Birds of prey make some of the most impressive appearances in the sky. Eagles, falcons, and hawks are most known. However, they aren’t the typical hunters circling around fields and grasslands: it is kites and harriers – the lightest of all birds of prey – that is the most fascinating. With their acrobatic aerial plays, they look for partners for the next breeding season. And sliding calmly over open areas, they go hunting. Human-made changes in the landscapes, and hence the declining numbers of mice and hamsters, put their mesmerizing aerial performances at risk. Yet, thanks to their remarkable adaptability, they are once again on the ascent.
With fewer than 2500 left in the wild, Red Pandas could be at the brink of extinction due to illegal trafficking and habitat loss. In a small village in Nepal, a native woman steps up as an unconventional warrior to change the unfortunate fate of the Red Pandas in her community forest. This film ...
The Canary Islands were born in the depths of the ocean. Forged by fire and sculpted by winds and waves, this volcanic land offers landscapes of colossal force and almost unreal beauty. A legacy of lava and ash stamps the whole of the archipelago with a unique character. Yet, this reign of fire h...
Fisherman Zosimo’s dearest wish is for his children to graduate from high school one day. Yet the chance that this wish will come true is tiny, since at times Zosimo doesn’t even manage to feed the family. Typhoons and overfishing make the lives of Oslob fishermen difficult.
With one fish, the p...
