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After the disappearance of wolves from Washington state in 1930, packs began re-emerging in 2008. This short documentary details the work of the wolf biologists and other specialists tasked with generating the state’s annual year-end wolf count. A rare on-the-ground look at conservation biology in action, the film follows the team as they fire darts from helicopters, set rubber traps, and strategically place audio monitors and trail cameras in the wild. In doing so, it explores the intricacies, challenges and risks of the operation, while illustrating how even wild animal populations often tend to exist under the watchful eye and at the mercy of people.
Directors: Benjamin Drummond, Sara Joy Steele
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Language and linguistics
Do button-pushing dogs have something new to say about language?
9 minutes
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Meaning and the good life
Why Orwell urged his readers to celebrate the spring, cynics be damned
11 minutes
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Animals and humans
One man’s quest to save an orphaned squirrel, as narrated by David Attenborough
14 minutes
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Earth science and climate
Images carved into film form a haunting elegy for a disappearing slice of Earth
3 minutes
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Nature and landscape
California’s landscapes provide endless inspiration for a woodcut printmaker
10 minutes
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Animals and humans
Join seabirds as they migrate, encountering human communities along the way
13 minutes
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Biology
‘Save the parasites’ may not be a popular rallying cry – but it could be a vital one
11 minutes
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Evolution
The many ways a lizard tongue sticks, grasps, pinches and plops – in slo-mo
6 minutes
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Animals and humans
Villagers struggle to keep their beloved, endangered ape population afloat
19 minutes