Latest Wildlife Winners and Losers film from Richard Brock, "Chuffed to be Back"!
By Jason Peters
14th January 2024

Richard Brock has been making a film about choughs over the past year, following the publishing of his "Planet Crunch" book and films, and the release of his POODUNNIT? film. He's a busy man! If you're lucky enough to be on his Christmas card list, you will have recieved this:

Cornwall was the last place choughs bred in England, in 1947, before becoming extinct in the country.

Now, in an exciting new success story, they’ve been brought back with a lot of help from their friends.

Captive-bred birds from Cornwall are now flying free in Kent, and Jersey in the Channel Isles.

And the aim is to expand the populations further afield over time.

We follow progress of nesting pairs in Cornwall and see how they get on in this wonderful rescue project in beautiful places.

Watch the Promo:

Chuffed To Be Back Promo?

The film marks “The Return” of ”Wildlife Winners and Losers – How to turn losers into winners” ... A revised, updated, increasingly relevant “archive” from Richard Brock of the Brock Initiative and Living Planet Productions, and author of the book “Planet Crunch” with 3,000 copies donated free worldwide.

Richard, who was previously a producer with David Attenborough on the BBC’s “Life on Earth” and an executive producer on the BBC’s “The Living Planet” from the BBC’s Natural History Unit says “Now there is a greater urgency and need, and action, than ever.  So I’ve decided to re-launch and refresh the earlier release of the “Wildlife and Winners” series – how to turn losers into winners”. It so happens that much of that previous message is valid today, and into the future. And it’s that which concerns many, especially young people who are frustrated by the lack of political will and decisive action. So the so-called “Brock Archive” of some eighty (80) titles of various lengths (with many short promos); looking back, now, and forward could have a wide appeal with everyone, everywhere. So, please, consider the best use of this free offer and share it too, so we can, perhaps, make a difference. Just maybe?." 

So, start by watching (and sharing please!) the full "Chuffed to be Back" film here:

Chuffed To Be Back?

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There are plenty more stories to be discovered:

Did you miss BBC’s Autumnwatch, not shown in 2023? Now is your chance to catch up with rescue, rewilding and recovery instead. You can help! Please do. View and share a great choice of movies from then, now and next… - with lots of versions from all over the world especially about our Great British Wild Isles, and what is happening to our “State of Nature”, as in the government’s latest 2023 report, which could affect us all and the wildlife that depends on us.

Watch POODUNNIT? – A Wildlife Detective Story, Best Beaches for British Nature and many more films here.

Nature needs you and the Wildlife Winners and Losers film series can be used a a tool to help make change happen. Richard says “Some years ago when I was in the renowned BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol I was getting more and more angry that some programmes were basically “lying”. I even said that to David Attenborough, perhaps not a great career move. But there was a definite reluctance to show much at all about what was really happening to the planet. In fact, any “gloom and doom” was rejected by the commissioners – in their apparent wisdom. Indeed, the series Blue Planet (One) was shown in full on BBC1 but the truth, in the last episode, was hidden away on BBC2. In the USA, where that last episode “Deep Trouble” was not shown at all, a potential donor to charity said he’d seen the series, as shown, with no problems visible in the oceans. Now, years later, David tells it as it really is – plastics and all. What a difference the truth makes.

Richard Brock

He explains, “My series “Wildlife Winners and Losers” looks carefully with well-documented evidence at these changes – past, present and particularly the future.“My series “Wildlife Winners and Losers” looks carefully with well-documented evidence at these changes – past, present and particularly the future.

Using previously unseen footage from the recent past we bring the story right up to date and try to look forward as to the winners and the losers we might expect – and why. As far as I know, no one has done this so deliberately around the world with so many species and places. And you can help too…

With films across over eighty subjects, we find many examples of winners, or, at least those trying not to be losers!”

My Wildlife Winners and Losers series shows that films can be made – with basic footage filmed on any device – to help get the word out about conservation. “There is still time to save the planet. My Wildlife Winners and Losers series is my contribution."

Now it’s your turn. Watch these free films. Choose from these 80+ films of different lengths to inspire you to take action.

They’re free to watch and share with as many people as possible. Use the Series to give you ammunition to help save the planet.”

Watch these here on our website or visit our YouTube channel: youtube.com/brockinitiative

All this is free for use anywhere around the world in my attempt to help the planet and its wildlife.

The main idea is that social media will enable people to spread the word using these Wildlife Winners and Losers films as “ammunition” at a time when I believe they are particularly needed.

With so many, and such a variety, it is easy to put together a mix-and-match permutation, under various headings and many aspects of conservation e.g marine, plastics, Africa, tourism, wetlands, rainforests, big corporations, human conflict, etc. – how to turn losers into winners.

Wildlife Winners & Losers - How to turn Losers into Winners!

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