Death of rare wolf after Planet Earth filming ‘reminder of what could be lost’By Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment ReporterThe death of a maned wolf and her two pups due to farmland encroaching on their habitat is an “upsetting and poignant reminder of what could be lost”, says one of the filmmakers behind Planet Earth III. The area is the “richest grassland on Earth” and home to the “thousands of species of plants and animals found nowhere else” including the rare, fruit-eating maned wolf, according to the BBC. To better understand their behaviour, they devised a system of small remotely controlled cameras which allowed them to film inside the den of a maned wolf for the first time. The first images ever of wild maned wolf puppies playing inside their den (BBC Studios/PA)Producer and director Kiri Cashell said: “The death of our maned wolf, Nhorinha, and her puppies is truly heart-breaking. “The death of these maned wolves is an upsetting and poignant reminder of what could be lost.”Planet Earth III continues on Sunday nights on BBC One

Source: Irish Independent November 06, 2023 17:27 UTC