Episode number 1 of Series “Edge of the Cold”.
First in a series of four films on the history and wildlife of Macquarie Island, 1,700 km South of Australia. The film shows man’s massive slaughter of the island’s seals and penguins for oil; the return after elimination 150 years ago of the New Zealand fur seal; stills and historical footage of the rape of the island’s resources, and a look at how the wildlife there is now being studied by the Antarctic division of the Australian Department of Science. Narrated by Sir Edmund Hillary. WARNING: CONTAINS SOME DISTURBING SCENES
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012554
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animal welfare
Animals & Wildlife → Animals and civilization
Animals & Wildlife → Animals, Treatment of
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife management
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Macquarie Island (Tas.)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Nature - Effects of human beings on
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)