Nature - Season 29 Episode 4 Braving Iraq
As recently as the 1980’s, Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes were reminiscent of the Garden of Eden – indeed, many biblical scholars believe they are one and the same. Fed by the combined waters of the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, this enormous marshland of over 6,000 square miles dominated southern Iraq. For more than 7,000 years, these wetlands provided a bountiful home for both wildlife and humans. A large population of indigenous people, the Ma’dan Tribes known as Marsh Arabs, had thrived there for centuries. But in the 1990’s, due to political conflict, Saddam Hussein attempted to eradicate them – not through systematic extermination, but by destroying the marshes on which they depended for survival. Massive canals were dug, diverting river water away from the wetlands and towards the Persian Gulf. Huge embankments were built to prevent water from entering the marshes. What had been a green paradise twice the size of the Everglades shrank to less than 10% of its original size. Most of it was transformed into a parched, lifeless desert. The wildlife and the people were forced to leave.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Family
Country: Germany, United States of America
Studio: PBS
Director: George Page, Thomas Lovejoy
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First Air Date: Oct 10, 1982
Last Air date: Oct 23, 2024
Season: 43 Season
Episode: 667 Episode
Runtime: 53 minutes
IMDb: 8.10/10 by 30.00 users
Popularity: 85.427
Language: English
Keyword : love of animals, animal species, wildlife, nature, environmental, helping animals, animal kingdom, knowledge, nature documentary, animals & nature, people and nature
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Cuba: The Accidental Eden
Echo: An Elephant to Remember
A Murder of Crows
Braving Iraq
Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom
Revealing the Leopard
Elsa's Legacy: The Born Free Story
Birds of the Gods
The Himalayas
Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey
Outback Pelicans
Survivors of the Firestorm
Salmon: Running the Gauntlet
Bears of the Last Frontier: City of Bears
Bears of the Last Frontier: The Road North
Bears of the Last Frontier: Arctic Wanderers
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