In January 2023, the Running Wild Media team traveled with the University of North Texas on an NSF Grant funded expedition to the southernmost forests of the world in Chile. Our original goal was to document the experience for grad and PhD students - students learning how to catch birds with mist nets and collect data, learning about forest ecology, the indigenous culture that had existed in the remote regions of Navarino Island and Yendegaia. But what we didn’t expect, was that we would capture footage of a pivotal moment in the bird research being conducted.
This short piece is a part of CNN’s Call to Earth series which is CNN’s commitment to reporting environmental challenges facing our planet together with solutions in partnership with Rolex.
Behind the scenes
Filming at “El fin del mundo” wasn’t easy, but the views were absolutely stunning. Our crew worked in some incredibly remote areas, where rugged peaks meet rough coastal waters to help cover this story.