Racing Extinction was released in 2015 and one of the stories that resonated with you all followed Shawn Heinrichs and Paul Hilton Photographer as they investigated the manta ray gill trade in Lamakera, East Indonesia. With Elon Musk, Joel Sartore, Louie Psihoyos, Charles Hambleton.
Racing Extinction: An inspiring and eye opening film. Not too long after we had placed second at a startup event for CritterFacts, we sat down to watch a documentary called Racing Extinction. Louis Psihoyos' new film, Racing Extinction, airing December 2 on Discovery, explores the man-made causes of what biologists call the sixth mass extinction.
A documentary that follows undercover activists trying to stave off a man-made mass extinction. Since then, so much has happened and we want to start bringing you some monthly updates for #MantaMonday! [1] In 1965, a woman who ran an equestrian center for children discovered a 3-4 foot pony prancing along the shore of the Caspian Sea. Extinction occurs at a natural background rate of 1-5 species per year. However, human influence has now sped up this process 1,000-10,000 times this rate. “When people’s hearts are moved, they will take action,” Psihoyos says. Directed by Louie Psihoyos. Posted by William Colaw | May 7, 2020 | Film. Racing Extinction, however, manages to repackage these startling facts in emotional wrapping.