Panama Wild Rain Forest of Life (1 of 19)
It appears out of the dawn of time...
...a creation of the sun, caldron of life.
This is the tropical forest nature at her most extravagant.
Sustained by the partnership of animal and plant, it has produced more than half the species on earth.
It is a sea of green -- seemingly spellbound -- changeless.
But look again.
Behind the green curtain are countless battles for survival.
lnto this complex world has come a rare breed of adventurer.
Scientific knowledge is the treasure they seek, and to find it, they're not afraid to go out on a limb.
This is a place unlike any other in the world.
Panama's Barro Colorado lsland, known as BCl to the scientists who Journey here.
A protected realm in the middle of the Panama Canal, BCl is home to the Smithsonian's Tropical Research lnstitute.
Scientists come to this island from all over the globe to unravel the mysteries of life in the tropical forest.
It is an adventure beyond the reach of one person, or one lifetime.
BCl's a very special place for me Just because the more I come here, the more familiar I get with the island.
It 's Just home, it's comfortable, it's exciting.
I think Barro Colorado lsland offers for me a lot of things that I would not find in any other place.
It 's a really highly diverse forest, the research facilities are Just fantastic, you come there, you go out and do the work, and Barro Colorado lsland is protected so that your work is not destroyed at all.
I discover things. |
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