BRAVE NEW WILDERNESS

This is a modern-day conservation success story offering hope and inspiration. It’s the story of two of earth’s rarest wild creatures and the remarkable work being done to keep them safe, increase their numbers and establish a brave new wilderness for them to call home.

This is a film about New Zealand’s unique and endangered landscapes told through the stories of the kakapo, the worlds rarest parrot, and the takahe, a giant mountain swamphen that was once thought extinct. Though once widespread these birds are now absent from almost all of their former range, wiped out by land-use change and introduced predators like stoats, rats and cats.

For half a century superhuman efforts have kept them alive. Scientists, conservationists and veterinarians, pioneers in the field of conservation, have fought many battles in an effort to increase numbers. It has been a rollercoaster ride of successes and failures but today, thanks to some incredible efforts, these birds have a firm foothold in the land of the living and their numbers are increasing. This population growth means that today the recovery teams can turn their attention to an even bigger goal, creating a Brave New Wilderness and returning these species to the landscapes they once called home.

GENRES

Documentary / Nature

DURATION

1 x one hour

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

2020

PRODUCED BY

ELWIN

COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION

New Zealand

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