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Creative Cowboy films

Connecting cultures around the world through research, authorship, photography and moving image

In less than
our lifetimes

Of the nine million species on Planet Earth

Planet Earth

“Some of the most precious moments in our lives are those spent with other animals in the natural world. Learning about the diversity of animal and plant life and filming and photographing that diversity is one of the most enthralling, enjoyable and creative things we can do”. 

The problem
“Of the nine million species that live on Planet Earth, one million species are threatened with extinction, many more will follow”.Andrea and Peter Hylands

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Become a campaign champion. Choose and donate to one of our campaigns. Living with wildlife — Kangaroos are forever — Action on wildlife crime 

Become a campaign champion. Choose and donate to one of our campaigns. Living with wildlife — Kangaroos are forever — Action on wildlife crime 

Life on land

"When dealing with a species people always delude themselves as to numbers, oh there are plenty of those, is the usual phrase." Gerald Durrell 1965

Earth

In Durrell's footsteps

In 2012 Andrea and Peter Hylands travelled to Corfu to catch up with the Durrell team.

Ghost in the machine

State based Kangaroo population estimates are calculated from surveys where small numbers of Kangaroos are counted and then these counts (mostly from fixed wing aircraft or helicopters) are extrapolated across likely habitat landscapes.

Reflecting NAIDOC: Connection and disconnection in Australia

Many of the stories we write for the Nature Knowledge Channel are about the consequence of disconnection. In contrast, and in this story, we meet the most connected of all.

Ghost in the machine

State based Kangaroo population estimates are calculated from surveys where small numbers of Kangaroos are counted and then these counts (mostly from fixed wing aircraft or helicopters) are extrapolated across likely habitat landscapes.

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The Australian Wildlife Protection Council reports on the circumstances facing Australian species

The Australian Wildlife Protection Council reports on the circumstances facing Australian species

Life in the air

“In western society we have lost the capacity of connection to the Earth as described in the landscapes destroyed, in the land lost, in species lost, in knowledge lost, in care lost, in purpose lost and in future lost.” Peter Hylands

Sky

A problem for parrots is a problem for us all

Loss of mature trees as a result of wildfire and reduction burns, all of which are entwinned with rapid climate change, means a hard road ahead for species that call tree hollows home.

The Australian Wildlife Protection Council prepares submissions to governments across Australia as they relate to government inquiries that impact our wildlife. We are a voice for all Australian species

The Australian Wildlife Protection Council prepares submissions to governments across Australia as they relate to government inquiries that impact our wildlife. We are a voice for all Australian species

Life in oceans, rivers, lakes and seas

A great deal of the marine debris in Northern Australian waters originates from the fishing industry and much of this comes from South East Asia. Large numbers of ghost nets drift into the Gulf of Carpentaria during the Monsoon capturing the fish, reptiles, birds and mammals that live in the Gulf.” Peter Hylands

Water

Ramsar: To be, well not to be

Lake Saroma (Hokkaido) is the third largest lake in Japan. Its waters are brackish and the lake is shallow. It is separated from the Sea of Okhotsk by a sandbar.

Lake Tyrrell: Counting the missing

As the sun sets over Lake Tyrrell, we reflect on what has been lost and what will be lost. When the sun rises again, we can begin to answer some of our own questions.

A note on hunting on Ramsar sites around the world

The world currently has 2,522 Ramsar sites with an area of 257,317,367 ha. Hunting of various kinds still occurs on some.

Lake Tyrrell: Counting the missing

As the sun sets over Lake Tyrrell, we reflect on what has been lost and what will be lost. When the sun rises again, we can begin to answer some of our own questions.

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