Running Wild

40th IWFF
Film Info
Series:40th International Wildlife Film Festival
Run Time:7min
Release Year:2017
Country:USA
Hosted By:Filmmaker Daniel Schmidt in attendance.
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Daniel Schmidt

Description

In February of 2014, a remotely triggered camera in Utah’s rugged Uinta mountains captured a picture of something no one thought possible in the area: a wolverine. This elusive creature hadn’t been spotted here for nearly 40 years. This one photograph set in motion a massive undertaking to find if these badasses of the animal kingdom were setting up shop here for good. Under the guidance of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, ultrarunners took to the mountains setting up and checking camera traps around the ecosystem in search of more photographic evidence. The result? A comprehensive survey of wildlife in the range and a model for citizen science projects everywhere.