Wheatbelt Wildlife Recovery Film Debuts on Global Stage
A new documentary showcasing a decade of conservation efforts in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region has been selected for the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival. The film highlights the recovery of threatened species at the Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary.
A decade of tireless conservation efforts in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region has been immortalized on film, showcasing the remarkable recovery of threatened species at the Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary.
A 21-minute documentary, capturing the 10-year journey, has been selected for the prestigious Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, shining a spotlight on Australia's largest reintroduction project.
A Decade of Conservation
The film, which took hundreds of hours of footage to produce, documents the establishment of a predator-free fence and the reintroduction of 10 species on the brink of extinction. Brad Leue, photographer and videographer with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), worked tirelessly to record the native wildlife, often going on late-night stake-outs to capture their natural behaviors.