Field Notes

Nature filmmakers have, for some time, documented wildlife and the environment, so that people can learn more about the different animals and insects that are in our ecosystem. Each insect and animal is crucial to the planet, as well as to humans, so we must understand each, and the value they bring to us. The [...]

Porcupines hold a unique place in the animal kingdom. They are rodents, the largest of their kind in Africa. In the world, the porcupine is trumped only by the beaver and the capybara in terms of size. Porcupines are easily recognizable because of their appearance. An adult porcupine can have at least 30,000 quills on [...]

Wildfires played an important role in developing the prairie ecosystem we know today, and the prevention of those fires has major consequences for those regions

The Siberian tiger is one of the world's largest cats, but there are only a few hundred of them that exist, because they are considered endangered animals. To see life through a Siberian tiger's eye, you would have to go to remote places like far east Russia to film these rare creatures. The Siberian tiger [...]

Bees are benevolent little workers who pollinate and beautify the blooms of the world. An integral part of the landscape, they burrow their furry yellow and black backs into the luscious center of flowers, gather nectar and then cross-pollinate other flowers. It's estimated that insects, particularly bees, are responsible for the growth of a third [...]

In May of 2011 gray wolves were taken off of the endangered species list. This is the first time in history that the US Congress has taken this sort of action. The wolf is an apex predator, and has expanded into only small fractions of what had been its historical range over the last two [...]