OUT OF YELLOWSTONE

OUT OF YELLOWSTONE (USA, 2010, 40 min.)

Co-presented by The Nature Conservancy

Washington, D.C. Premiere For the deer, elk and pronghorn in and around Yellowstone National Park, surviving the winter means finding adequate food in areas with low snow accumulation. In a vast seasonal ebb and flow, these herds migrate in the winter from the highlands within the Park outward to low-elevation valleys, returning to the relative safety of the high ground in the summer. But this age-old migration is increasingly threatened. Energy development and subdivisions in critical wintering areas scare wildlife away. Animals that cannot find adequate forage in the harsh winter months will not survive. If a whole herd dies, the ancient inherited knowledge of migration dies too, along with a delicate balance of predator-prey relationships. At stake is the very future of our region’s iconic wildlife. This film documents the untold story of the critical importance of winter range for wildlife in Greater Yellowstone through the voices of those working to save these magnificent herds: ranchers, conservationists, scientists and others. Together, these sometimes unlikely partners are forging a new way for conservation to work in this rapidly developing region. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and created by Fish & Cow Productions.

Introduced by Nat Williams, State Director for The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC Chapter. Discussion with filmmaker Rick Smith follows program.

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