What Would Darwin Think? Man vs. Nature in the Galapagos

Original Title: What Would Darwin Think? Man vs. Nature in the Galapagos
Country of Origin: USA
Year of completion: 2010
Duration: 48 min.
Format: DVD
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish

Film Credits:

Director/Writer: Jon Bowermaster, Christopher Cavanagh
Producers: Jon Bowermaster, Summer Damon, Dawn Porter, Mark Terk
Cinematography: Jon Bowermaster
Editor: Christopher Cavanagh

Film Synopsis:

After Charles Darwin first visited the island archipelago of Galapagos in 1839, it took him another twenty years to decipher what he’d witnessed - the most perfectly preserved biodiversity on the planet. His theory of evolution, published 150 years ago, pulled back the curtain on a debate that had been simmering for years, and still percolates. Today, Darwin would be surprised by the tourist mecca Galapagos has become - 200,000 visitors a year and 40,000 permanent residents. The impact on the most unique collection of endemic wildlife in the world has been heavy; too many people bringing too many of their ways (and invasive species) from the outside world threatening the future of this one-of-a-kind place. What would Darwin think of how Galapagos has evolved in the twenty-first century?