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 ProjectsGrasslands: FilmsAll films mentioned below are reviewed in the Video section.
"Crane River" is a celebration of the huge flocks of Sandhill Cranes that
migrate across North American prairies.
"Durrell in Russia" is a 12-part series which includes films on the Saiga,
European Bison and grasslands of Russia.
"Emas. High Plain of Brazil" centers on this large grassland, surrounded
almost entirely by agriculture that serves as an island for Brazil's
unique grassland animals, including the Giant Anteater and Maned Wolf.
"Grasslands," a Canadian Broadcasting Company documentary, describes the
biodiversity and ecology of North American grasslands and their destruction.
"Land of the Eagle," a series, concerns North America as it was prior to
settlement by Europeans, with segments on the prairies and their wildlife.
"Mysterious Black-footed Ferret" focuses on this extraordinary and highly
endangered prairie native, filming its graceful, sinuous movements and
rapid leaps while hunting prairie dogs.
"Nature of Australia" explores the natural history of the continent in six
parts, from its grasslands to drylands, how native wildlife has been
affected and what ecological harm has been done by humans.
"The Saiga of Kazakhstan" chronicles the decline in the herds that numbered
more than 1 million animals as a result of hunting, fencing off of
grasslands and loss of habitat. They have disappeared from the center of
their original range in Central Asia.
"Sea of Grass" (segment of "The Living Planet") is one of the parts to this
BBC series that describes the evolution of various ecosystems of the Earth.
"The Tiny Carnivores" introduces one to Australia's small marsupials,
many of which are nocturnal and endangered, driven from their habitats
in grassland, savannah and desert by human activity.
"Vanishing Prairie," a Disney classic, shows the inside of a prairie dog
burrow and the wildlife that teems in this habitat.
"Varmints" documents the decline of prairie dogs in the American West through
systematic poisoning programs by federal, state and local authorities,
placing them in endangered status, and explains their important role in
prairie ecosystems.
"Wildebeest Race for Life" follows the trail of 1 million of these odd-
looking ungulates as they migrate in a large circle around the Serengeti.
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