World Nomads Film Festival

Guardians of the grasslands

⏱️ 13 min 🌍 Canada 🎬 Sarah Wray & Ben Wilson / CRSB 👥 Canadian Prairie Ranchers
Guardians of the grasslands

Official Synopsis

Canada’s native grasslands are disappearing at an alarming rate; they are one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. This film – the result of collaboration between conservationists and local pastoralists (ranchers) – shows how cattle grazing still creates hope on what is left of these iconic landscapes for the plant and animal species that call them home.

Filmmaker Biography

Filmmaker(s): Sarah Wray & Ben Wilson / CRSB

Sarah Wray and Ben Wilson are Canadian environmental documentary filmmakers collaborating with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) to document grassland ecosystem services.

Alemu, A. W., Kröbel, R., McConkey, B. G., & Iwaasa, A. D.. (2019). Effect of Increasing Species Diversity and Grazing Management on Pasture Productivity, Animal Performance, and Soil Carbon Sequestration of Re-Established Pasture in Canadian Prairie. Animals , 9 (4) , 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9040127
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