The overlooked biodiversity of industrial farmland
In short: Most people see a wheatfield as mere food production, but it is actually a complex habitat teeming with hidden life. This video uses high-end visuals to reveal the diverse inhabitants living in our most common rural landscapes.
While cornfields and woods dominate rural land in western industrial nations, their ecological significance is often overlooked. The footage explores the balance between harmful and useful species within these fields, as well as the biodiversity promised by flowers at the field's edge.
The narrative follows a hamster family through an entire season to illustrate how much of this world remains unknown even to those who think they understand it.
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