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Wild Commons is a home for independent films about science, nature, and conservation.
Here, we go behind-the-scenes to explore the characters, context, and creative questions behind the films. Our goal is to dissect the process and purpose of environmental storytelling in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
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The True Story Behind Bluebird Man: How Ordinary People Helped Bring Bluebirds Back
Discover the remarkable conservation story behind Bluebird Man and learn how thousands of citizen scientists helped restore bluebird populations across North America.
The Channel Island Fox: one of America’s Greatest COnservation COmebacks
The Channel Island Fox nearly disappeared from California’s Channel Islands in the span of a single decade. The Little Fox of Limuw examines the ecological collapse that drove its decline and the extraordinary conservation efforts that brought this unique species back from the brink.
What PHIR BHI Reveals About wildlife coexistence
As human-wildlife conflict intensifies across the globe, PHIR BHI (EVEN SO) offers a rare and deeply hopeful story about coexistence. Set in Gujarat, India, the film explores how local communities live alongside mugger crocodiles, revealing the fragile relationships that allow humans and predators to share the same world.