animals

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.

Timothy LeCain, Carson Fellow from September 2011 to May 2012, discusses his comparative history of Japanese and American copper mining.

Scrubland grazing by the omnivorous goat could reduce the risk of widespread fires. But goat populations have been controlled by bans and restrictions for many centuries. The political, economic and cultural reasons why the animal had such an unsavoury reputation are explored.

Three species of the family Mustelidae (stoats, weasels and ferrets) were initially introduced into New Zealand (and granted statutory protection) in an attempt to control a burgeoning rabbit population…