Watch detection dogs learn to sniff out illegal ivory and other contraband. The Luangwa Valley is Zambia’s wildlife stronghold, and it is under increasing attack from poachers. In response, WD4C has trained a team of detection and tracking dogs to live and work in the area permanently.
The dogs travel to Zambia WD4C’s trainer/biologists, who spend several months on site training handlers from SLCS and the Zambia Wildlife Authority. The dogs have found poaching contraband that law enforcement would never have discovered without them, such as gun parts concealed in the thatched roof of a hut, or, incredibly, a tiny primer cap (used to fire a muzzle loader) that was placed in a matchbox, hidden inside a suitcase, and buried among bags and parcels in a tightly packed van. Searches like these often happen along roads or in villages, when many bystanders are watching, which adds to the dogs’ deterrence value. Learn about Working Dogs for Conservation's program at www.WD4C.org.
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Produced for The Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent. The Roundtable addresses changing land use and climate in one of the largest intact landscapes in North America. Home to diverse stakeholders, this northern Rocky Mountain ecosystem bridges the United States and Canada, including Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park.
Learn more at the Roundtable website: www.crownroundtable.org/ Produced by Wimberg Productions. Still images by Tony Bynum. Music by Stuart Weber. Randy Wimberg, Director of Photography; Geoff Stevens, Producer
The wolf has had a profound impact in Greater Yellowstone since its reintroduction 15 years ago. Yet, living with wolves is not easy. In 2004, Keystone Conservation put Range Riders on the ground--"cowboys of yore" with a modern twist. The riders work to keep wolves and livestock out of harm's way.
Producer/Editor: K.Wimberg, DP: R.Wimberg. For Keystone Conservation: www.keystoneconservation.org As more and more fence lines crisscross the western landscape, migrating pronghorn have a difficult time moving through the land to forage and thrive. Fence alterations help pronghorn squeeze underneath fences. Producer/Editor: K. Wimberg. Cinematography: R. Wimberg
Wimberg Productions was invited by The Tributary Fund to cover a celebration of religions and conservation at Windsor Castle, hosted by Prince Phillp and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. These are excerpts from interviews with world religious leaders.
Produced for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, an all-volunteer organization that believes in keeping public lands healthy and accessible, in managing wildlife as a public trust and in keeping all native wildlife as a priceless resource.
Promotional video for American Wildlands, co-produced and edited by K. Wimberg
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