Mysteries of the Canopy (The)

Mysteries of the Canopy (The)

Directed by

Jean-François Bordier

Written by

Jean-François Bordier

Produced by

Gédéon Programmes

Documentary, France, 2007, 13 min

The treetop raft, a huge inflatable device for exploring and studying the canopy, heads to the island of Madagascar for an exciting expedition. Fiftysome researchers gather together to carry out an indepth study of the flora and fauna of this exceptional region. The scientists initiate us into the mysteries of an ecosystem that needs protecting.

Clipperton, an Island of Coral

Directed by

Jean-François Bordier

Produced by

Gédéon Programmes, Planète Junior, TV5 Monde

Documentary, France, 2007, 13 min

The biggest colony of masked boobies in the world is to be found in the middle of the Pacific, on Clipperton atoll. It numbers almost 120 000 birds! A team of ornithologists is trying to evaluate the state of the Pacific’s waters by watching what these birds eat; the fish that they bring back from the furthest ocean.

Ecuador: insect paradise

Directed by

Jean-François Bordier

Produced by

Gédéon Programmes, Planète Junior, TV5 Monde

Magazine, France, 2007, 13 min

The entomologists Sally Love and Terry Ewin penetrate the heart of virgin Ecuadorian forests hunting new live specimens for zoos. Get ready to catch some bugs!

Debate with :

• Eric Guilbert, entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History, Systematic and Evolution Department

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