Red Wolf Revival
Red Wolf Revival is a short film about the last remaining wild population of red wolves. Centered on the historic recovery effort in Eastern North Carolina, we document the multifaceted struggle to reintroduce one of the rarest animals on earth in the face of cultural, economic, and biological challenges in North Carolina.
Running Time
25 mins
Year
2015
Kanopy ID
1240405
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Sept 22 2016: RED WOLF REVIVAL, STUDENT/EMERGING winner in the SCIENCE AND MEDIA AWARDS & SUMMIT. I met director ROSHAN PATEL at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival last year. He is an MFA Candidate for Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. Wishing him ...Read more
Sept 22 2016: RED WOLF REVIVAL, STUDENT/EMERGING winner in the SCIENCE AND MEDIA AWARDS & SUMMIT. I met director ROSHAN PATEL at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival last year. He is an MFA Candidate for Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. Wishing him a brilliant natural history filmmaking career ahead.
Read lessGreat news! Red Wolf Revival is a finalist at the Science Media Awards and Summit at the HUB in Boston. From September 20 - 22, 2016, more than 300 science media stakeholders will gather to celebrate exceptional media, cutting-edge discoveries and explore new ways of communicating the ...Read more
Great news! Red Wolf Revival is a finalist at the Science Media Awards and Summit at the HUB in Boston. From September 20 - 22, 2016, more than 300 science media stakeholders will gather to celebrate exceptional media, cutting-edge discoveries and explore new ways of communicating the wonders of science to a global audience in a rapidly-changing media landscape. Watch it now here on Kanopy.
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