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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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Wellbeing
Born in China, Zee seeks a gender-affirming life in the American Midwest
11 minutes
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Chemistry
Why do the building blocks of life possess a mysterious symmetry?
12 minutes
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Rituals and celebrations
A whale hunt is an act of prayer for an Inuit community north of the Arctic Circle
8 minutes
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Cosmology
Tiny, entangled universes that form or fizzle out – a theory of the quantum multiverse
11 minutes
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Music
The peculiar beauty of a song caught between composition and improvisation
3 minutes
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Rituals and celebrations
A beginner’s guide to a joyful Persian tradition of spring renewal and rebirth
3 minutes
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Astronomy
The history of astronomy is a history of conjuring intelligent life where it isn’t
34 minutes
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Politics and government
How it looked to Afghan women to see the Taliban return to power
33 minutes
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Love and friendship
Love looks a bit different for a chain-smoking couple in a small apartment
11 minutes