# Wade Davis: Gorgeous photos of a backyard wilderness worth saving

Ethnographer Wade Davis explores hidden places in the wider world -- but in this powerful short talk he urges us to save a paradise in his backyard, Northern Canada. The Sacred Headwaters, remote and pristine, are under threat because they hide rich tar sands. With stunning photos, Davis asks a tough question: How can we balance society's need for fuels with the urge to protect such glorious wilderness?

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 6 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/WadeDavis_2012)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/WadeDavis_2012?play=1)