Environment Films

03/07/2023

https://vimeo.com/293352305

73 Cows is the story of Jay Wilde, a beef farmer who battles with his conscience every time he takes his cows to slaughter. Feeling trapped within an industry he…

10/05/2023

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Hold the Met Police criminally accountable for the barbaric killing of two leashed dogs

09/05/2023

Please vote for this image… taken by the one and only Jo-Anne McArthur. It’s an important image and one that can make a difference simply by voting for it.

2023 The People’s Vote Awards by reFocus Photo Awards is now open

29/04/2023

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25/04/2023

They're building the world’s first octopus farm, which would cram a million of these highly intelligent creatures into tiny tanks, and then kill them by freezing them to death. But our outcry could pressure local authorities in Spain to stop the plan and ban factory farming before it starts:

They're building the world’s first octopus farm. Here's how we can stop them:

19/04/2023

What’s your take on this?
It’s complex and conflicting.
For us at EF we were very sad to hear she was taken from her three cubs.

The governor of a province in a mountainous region of the country’s north sought to euthanize the bear, known as JJ4, but a court is reviewing the matter.

15/04/2023

We recently produced this short film for our friends at Animal Aid https://youtu.be/dWnElr6NvIo

Sad day today. Find out more here: https://www.animalaid.org.uk/grand-national-chaos-kills-more-horses/

The 2023 Grand National Meeting has left in its wake a tide of horses dead and injured.

31/03/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/us/lolita-orca-whale-return-home.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

The killer whale, also known as Tokitae, has been in captivity for more than 50 years. Amid increasing pressure, the Seaquarium has agreed to release her.

26/03/2023

17/03/2023

Check this out!

We are now accepting applications for the second annual Animal Photojournalism Fellowship until March 31.

09/02/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/business/china-pork-farms.html

High-rise hog farms have sprung up nationwide as part of Beijing’s drive to enhance its agricultural competitiveness and reduce its dependence on imports.

05/02/2023

Really worth listening to this interview with the brilliant Jo-Anne McArthur!

The Talking Apes podcast and Apes Like Us video channel are outreach channels of GLOBIO, a conservation nonprofit in Portland, Oregon. GLOBIO's mission is to inspire a positive relationship with our environment by connecting species, people and planet.

27/01/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/jan/27/winners-of-the-dpgwetpixel-masters-competition-2022-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

From an eerie flooded cave in Mexico to a lone jellyfish in Cornwall, the winning images of the 2022 DPG/Wetpixel Masters competition highlight our planet’s breathtaking diversity and the art of underwater photography

24/01/2023

Our favourite lioness has been made a Dame in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation in the New Year Honours List 2023

Virginia McKenna OBE, has been made a Dame in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation in the New Year Honours List 2023.

20/01/2023

https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/drone-captures-rare-footage-of-moose-shedding-its-antlers/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=video_moose-shedding-antlers

Antler-collector Derek Burgoyne filmed the rare moment a moose shed its pointy headgear, before following its tracks to retrieve the fallen prize.

17/01/2023

In 1963, at the age of 31, Dian Fossey used her entire life savings and took out a bank loan equivalent to one year's salary to fulfill her lifelong dream of traveling to Africa. After her trip, Fossey -- who was born on this day in 1932 -- was determined to permanently relocate there and dedicate her life to studying the shy and reclusive mountain gorillas, whose population was teetering toward extinction.

Following her first seven-week safari through Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Fossey returned to Louisville, Kentucky where she had been working as an occupational therapist. There, she encountered anthropologist Louis Leakey when he was on a lecture tour and he suggested that Fossey start a long-term study of mountain gorillas. Similar to how he helped support Jane Goodall begin her study of chimpanzees in Tanzania, Leakey helped line up funds for Fossey's project and she left to establish the Karisoke Research Foundation in a remote rainforest in Rwanda in 1967.

Fossey ran an extensive study of mountain gorillas for 18 years and was considered the world's leading expert and a fierce protector of these "gentle giants." After one of her favorite gorillas, Digit, was killed by poachers in 1977, Fossey created the Digit Fund, now the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, to fund anti-poaching efforts. Fossey and her colleagues devoted significant attention to anti-poaching activities, including running poaching patrols, destroying poacher's traps, pressuring local authorities to enforce anti-poaching laws, and helping in the arrest of poachers.

In 1983, she published a book based on her experiences, "Gorillas in the Mist," which became a bestseller and was turned into an Oscar-nominated film starring Sigourney Weaver. Tragically, Fossey was killed in her cabin in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in December 1985. Although the case has never been solved, it is widely believed that she was killed by a poacher in response to her aggressive anti-poaching efforts.

Dian Fossey left behind an amazing legacy – both one of greater knowledge about these previously poorly understood animals and one of inspiration which has motivated many people to join the fight to save the critically endangered mountain gorillas. As her final diary entry read, "When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future."

To learn how you can help carry on Dian Fossey's work of protecting the mountain gorillas, visit the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International at https://gorillafund.org/

To introduce children to Dr. Fossey's incredible story, we recommend "Unforgotten: The Wild Life of Dian Fossey and Her Relentless Quest to Save Mountain Gorillas" for ages 8 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/unforgotten) and "Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey" for ages 9 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/light-shining-through-the-mist)

Dian Fossey is also one of three female primatologists, along with Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas, whose story is told in the fascinating graphic novel “Primates,” for ages 13 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/primates

To learn more "Gorillas in the Mist," the film about her life story recommended for viewers 13 and up, visit https://www.amightygirl.com/gorillas-in-the-mist -- or to find Dr. Fossey's book on which it is based, visit https://www.amightygirl.com/gorillas-in-the-mist-book

There is also an excellent book for adults about all three 'trimates', "Walking With The Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas," at https://www.amightygirl.com/walking-with-the-great-apes

To encourage children's interest in protecting wildlife and the environment, visit our special feature on "The Top Children's Books on the Environment" at http://amgrl.co/2Di7J8w

Photo credit: Bob Campbell / UF Special Collections CC

12/01/2023

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64235024

New research reveals dolphins struggle to communicate and work together as noise pollution increases.