Mizoram bamboo rat crisis on TV

[Tara]

On Tuesday, February 24, the US Public Broadcasting (PBS) science show NOVA will present "Rat Attack" about the bamboo flowering and rat population explosion famine crisis known as the Mautam. The documentary was filmed in India's Mizoram State, but conditions are even worse in the Chin (Zomi) regions of western Burma.

NOVA is usually shown at 8:00 PM, but check local (US) TV listings for the exact time and channel.

For more information about "Rat Attack" see: 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/rats/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/NOVA/29589997195

For the 2008 Project Maje report on the Mautam effects in Burma see:

http://www.projectmaje.org/mautam.htm

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Donations to help the people of Burma can be made to:

Global Health Access Program, funding indigenous medical teams and clinics: 

www.ghap.org/

Burma Humanitarian Mission, delivering medical supplies and training:

www.burmamission.org/

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