Origins Foundation Uplands Film
The Film
Recently, the IUCN Congress concluded its meetings in Abu Dhabi. As a parting message coming from the congress around sustainable use of wildlife was “show me” don’t “tell me”. Today, the digital media world is the consumer of information, and the highway by which message, content, and the truth around management actions and their respective consequences on wildlife needs to be disseminated.
Grouse moors and the idea of grouse shooting in the United Kingdom are constantly in the proverbial crosshairs for removal of the activity from the rural countryside, contending it is an outdated activity and no longer socially acceptable. The story of what hunting/shooting is doing for grouse moors as an activity driving biodiversity is the opposite of this message.
Robbie Kroger – Founder Origins Foundation
The Work
Our work will take an investigative look into the management of and shooting on grouse moors as well as the economics and communities around them. Having never been to the United Kingdom, nor seen a grouse moor, the perspective that we bring is unbiased. As a Ph.D. scientist having spent 25 years in the restoration ecology field, questions can be asked that will point to the outcomes – which is what matters the most. Those outcomes must be seen in context between moors managed under different regimes and operators. Only then could one plainly show whether there is a difference.
The Origins Foundation has been in the “show me” business tied to benefits of sustainable use conservation for the last 5 years. We take a very non-biased, investigative approach to situations to truly understand the outcome. We also connect to the emotional component of the story, by capturing the lives of the people doing the work in an authentic manner that allows anyone to truly understand their heart.
We will be visiting the Co Durham uplands, north Wales and Dartmoor during the course of the spring to contrast and compare these landscapes.