Saint Helena - wildlife and heritage

Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
This mini-documentary explores the wildlife, culture and history of the remote island of Saint Helena, a UK Overseas Territory in the Atlantic. We discover Longwood House, where Napoleon Bonaparte was imprisoned for the last six years of his life after the Battle of Waterloo. And we find Saint Helena's unique wirebird and follow its confirmation. Saint Helena is home to many unique plants and arguably the island's greatest treasure; its unique arthropods (more than 400 of which occur on Saint Helena and no where else on Earth).
This film is one of forty mini-documentaries made from the footage not used in the broadcast series.
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BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories • Overview of the UK Ove...
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series • Filming the Britain's ...
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society • Stewart McPherson’s le...
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
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Saint Helena - wildlife and heritage • Saint Helena - wildlif...
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Falkland Islands - wildlife and heritage • Falkland Islands - wil...
South Georgia - wildlife and heritage • South Georgia - wildli...
British Antarctic Territory - wildlife and heritage • British Antarctic Terr...
British Indian Ocean Territory - wildlife and heritage • British Indian Ocean T...
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Saint Helena - wirebird conservation • Saint Helena - wirebir...
Saint Helena - plant conservation • Saint Helena - plant c...
Life on Tristan da Cunha - the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island • Life on Tristan da Cun...
Tristan da Cunha - the Monster Mice of Gough Island • Tristan da Cunha - the...
Falkland Islands - Jimmy the ex-whaler • Falkland Islands - Jim...
British Indian Ocean Territory - coconut crabs • British Indian Ocean T...
British Indian Ocean Territory - seabirds • British Indian Ocean T...
British Indian Ocean Territory - underwater • British Indian Ocean T...
Pitcairn Islands - Henderson Island’s wildlife • Pitcairn Islands - Hen...
Life on Pitcairn Island - home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty • Life on Pitcairn Islan...
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories • Terrestrial Invertebra...
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories • Amphibians and Reptile...
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories • Plants of the UK Overs...
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories • Mammals of the UK Over...
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories • Birds of the UK Overse...
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories • Marine Life of the UK ...
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs • Conservation Lessons o...
Islands of Evolution • Islands of Evolution
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book • Overview of the Britai...
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[@Mr91495osh]

I am drawn to this island. I am fascinated by this island.

[@alexk7973]

I always wonder, if they only remove the cats, doesn't that increase the problems of rats and mice? At least the cats hunt them (mice especially) aswell as the birds...

[@Ginverh]

So wonderful place.

[@hughvane]

I struggle to understand keeping cats - any cats - on an isolated island with ground nesting birds. Domestic cats never did and do not belong there.

[@bugabateinc971]

hughvane '. ,l , . .

[@johnmccrank7170]

Humans are also alien, it ok for them to being there ?

[@NsegGqrqlg4507]

Rats come off ships passing by...

[@gonorrheabreath3774]

hughvane people are not rational beings... so of course some would bring their cats. Ya silly goose.

[@alexk7973]

I agree with funtorture. The cats, rats and mice would probably have been introduced quite early on by the ships coming to the island. All the ships used to have cats on them to control the rodent infestation that naturally occured with all the stored food items. And I guess with spaying and neutering not yet being a thing, they would have an overpopulation of cats every few months, happy to drop some off at the next island. It probably was either that or just kill off the excess...

[@-M0LE]

A SHRUBBERY

[@kumarsatyam3314]

Why don't they introduce these species into the rest of the world?

[@Q_QQ_Q]

no

[@Zinimust]

It's so un-dominating accent this British accent. The world should accept the strong and beautiful North American accent.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

lol

[@Mr91495osh]

Attacking Russia was really really stupid.

[@anbanathan78]

What's so great? Dragging, Irritating