The Ark In Space

The Monkeys of Gibraltar

Sunday, 22 January 2017

The rock of Gibraltar is shared between two primate species: people and monkeys. The Barbary Macaques (the only wild monkey population in Europe) came to live on the upper rock long before the latest human inhabitants, the British, arrived, and now, 300 years on, there are tensions between the two. Attempts to expel the monkeys from the town with peashooters are in vain, as the animals rise to the challenges of the new game. This leads the government to resort to more drastic tactics.

The Rise of the Common Crane Migration

During the 18th and 19th century the Common Crane almost disappeared from Western Europe. We drained their wetland habitats and hunted them. But right now over 300.000 Common Cranes migrate each year from their breading habitats in Scandinavia to Southern Spain. The numbers rise each year too – but as you will discover from this wonderful short by Tim Visser Creations, although we helped to restore the number of cranes to their former heights, it was purely accidental conservation.

Saving the Last Wilderness

Sunday, 15 January 2017

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to many remarkable creatures. In the language of the original Alaskans it means sacred place where life begins. It is vast, serene and other-worldly yet our own world is impinging on it more and more. Can this lovely place be saved before its pristine beauty is destroyed forever? There are many who wish to see its preservation – as this superb film by Florian Schulz shows. Sit back, grab a coffee and open your mind to wonder - this contains some of the best wildlife photography you can see. For more information about how to help save this place, visit We Are The Arctic.

The Rhino Guardians

In 2016 Dan Sadgrove traveled to South Africa to visit The Black Mambas - the worlds first all female anti-poaching unit operating in the Balule Game Reserve in South Africa. Coming from disadvantaged communities and breaking strong patriarchal tradition, these courageous women focus on eliminating illegal wildlife trade through conservation, education and the protection of wildlife, helping to ensure the long term survival of threatened and endangered species in the area. Each day they patrol up to 20km, unarmed, looking for poachers, wire-snares, and break-ins along the fence line. Their lives are at constant risk from poachers and the dangerous wildlife they protect.

The Birdman of Chennai

Sunday, 8 January 2017

Twice a day, Joseph Sekar goes to the roof of his camera repair shop in Chennai, India, and feeds 8,000 parakeets. That's right, 8,000 birds, twice a day. He spends 40% of his income on feeding the birds, who were displaced after the 2006 Southeast Asia floods. It's a lot, but for Joseph, nothing brings more joy than watching the birds fly and knowing they are well-fed and healthy. He's the Birdman of Chennai—and he couldn't be happier.

The Cutest Moments of 2016

We don’t just publish serious reportage and videos about animals on this website – there is plenty of room for cute on the Ark in Space too! So, Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary in Australia has furnished the world with this – the cutest moments from 2016 of life on the farm. If you don’t go ‘aaaw’ about ten times through this video then you are probably quite heartless! Enjoy!

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