The Landscape of Fear

African wild dog. Photo: Mathias Appel, via Wikimedia Commons.

At Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, a bold experiment is playing out to rescue a wilderness on the brink — and demonstrate the powerful role that fear plays in healthy ecosystems.

A new film from NOVA and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios documents one of the most ambitious wildlife recovery projects ever: the reintroduction of African wild dogs into Gorongosa. The project could be a victory for conservation but it’s also an opportunity to test a hypothesis about the role of fear in nature.

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: Healthy Ecosystems Need Fear.