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British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage

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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, history and heritage of the British Virgin Islands, a UK Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Famed as a premier tourist destination, the British Virgin Islands are a treasure trove for wildlife, a home for endangered iguanas, red-footed tortoises and flamingos. It was here where Christopher Columbus called in during his second journey to the New World. Following decades brought copper miners and sugar plantations. Hints at the presence of Amerindians can be seen across the islands in enormous mounds of queen conch shells. Even larger modern deposits of conch shells form giant islands offshore - millions of conchs strong. On land, vast sea bird colonies also abound, including magnificent frigate birds. But the frigates suffer from a deadly menace - fishing line - which causes a deadly trap that kills hundreds of birds each year. We follow local conservationists who free the birds from the deadly fishing line. On the main islands, wildlife has faced intense pressure as well, but much of the vegetation of the Territory is now regenerating, thanks to diverse conservation efforts and a network of well managed preserves. http://www.BritainsTreasureIslands.com Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC. MINI-DOCUMENTARIES Introduction Overview of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/gl9As81DiDE Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series https://youtu.be/W2_yNNE-mCw Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society https://youtu.be/xOt93lM2F2I Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/XpLeHUCuY8c Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/qIsI6paJYZs Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/Fspkfxcrfwc Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/DzOIb4D8SQE South Georgia – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/oHZUibDpWuk British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/_V88voefIQk British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/nnDKVZQhCbI Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/yJZQyhx13AA Bermuda – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/oIxF74vcfzM Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/TrSetBtLAB8 British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/z1lvLLG1Csg Montserrat – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/BFnetjV8W2c Anguilla – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/Bf3E6pD1nHM Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/JR_vLHHCO10 Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/t4vqTl3EozM Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage https://youtu.be/F4ueaYy9TRM Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories Ascension Island – natives and aliens https://youtu.be/F0xMAIFgPg4 Ascension Island – supplying the garrison https://youtu.be/8BUDEUwx0hE Saint Helena – wirebird conservation https://youtu.be/dlXg5zrBIlA Saint Helena – plant conservation https://youtu.be/bL-pAsNHLdY Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island https://youtu.be/n4ElF8awm90 Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island https://youtu.be/wT14Q7pZJzo Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler https://youtu.be/alaCe4LbWyo British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs https://youtu.be/JCkNSWz-IDc British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds https://youtu.be/quksfCDxbGE British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater https://youtu.be/cTJd_WW_NHI Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife https://youtu.be/6jK3As_VAjc Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty https://youtu.be/vPZHzfRXzjA Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/16AuBMsI_GY Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/JrFeLvyJ0Io Plants of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/JimYKMzLaqY Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/lnthUbLaBFk Birds of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/A0irRRrUbKk Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories https://youtu.be/Bu5TydBKFFo Overview mini-documentaries Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs https://youtu.be/8VIK87Gd134 Islands of Evolution https://youtu.be/dP7nFXkOg48 Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book https://youtu.be/OYgKyuC3xVY Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series https://youtu.be/ynR40R50Unc