British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs

Watch the three-part Britains Treasure Islands documentaryon BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00). \r
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The British Indian Ocean Territory is home to the largest terrestrial invertebrate alive today - the coconut crab - a relative of the land hermit crab that can have a 90 cm leg span and can climb coconut trees. In this film, we follow naturalist Stewart McPherson on a life-long mission to observe full-size coconut crabs in their natural habitat.\r
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Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR , the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.\r
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BRITAINS TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES\r
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Introduction\r
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Overview of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Filming the Britains Treasure Islands TV documentary\r
Stewart McPhersons lecture at the Royal Geographical Society \r
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Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories\r
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Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage \r
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage \r
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage \r
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage \r
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage \r
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage \r
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage \r
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage \r
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage \r
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage \r
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage \r
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage \r
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage \r
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage \r
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage \r
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage \r
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Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories\r
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Ascension Island – natives and aliens \r
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison \r
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation \r
Saint Helena – plant conservation \r
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the Worlds Most Remote Inhabited Island \r
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island \r
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler \r
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs \r
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds \r
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater \r
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Islands wildlife \r
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty \r
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Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories\r
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Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories \r
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories \r
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Overview mini-documentaries\r
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Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs \r
Islands of Evolution \r
Overview of the Britains Treasure Islands book \r
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON\r
Overview of Britains Treasure Islands TV documentary