animals

Thomas R. Dunlap discusses the development of birding and its long-term public influence in the USA through the history of field guides.

A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.

The book reviewed deals with an animal, which, along with the bear, has been at the core of environmental conflicts in France since its reappearance around 1992.

This film follows one farming couple’s efforts to maintain the mountain farmers’ way of life through an organic cheese dairy in the Swiss Alps.

The Brauns started farming organically in 1984. This documentary film explores the day-to-day operation of their farm in Bavaria. Among other things, it shows how vital earthworms are for soil fertility.

Animal feed dealer Josef Feilmeier supplies 500 Bavarian farmers, from Straubing to Passau, with non-GM animal feed. This film profiles his approach to farming.

A cultural critique of zoos that seeks to problematize their role as a sanctuary for animals.

In this show, host Michael Asch jumps into the world of animal sounds and songs about animals.

Mosquito Empires, spanning nearly three centuries and the histories of many peoples, nations, and empires in the American tropical world, places considerable responsibility upon mosquitoes for the course of events in this region.