BBC Natural History Unit research request
The BBC Natural History Unit is looking for stories for the following new productions. We would be very grateful to hear of any scientists working in these areas.
NEW! Survival
SURVIVAL is a new 6 part series about animal behaviour on BBC 1. The series will follow animals through all the stages of their life with one programme each on growing up, independence and finding food , home-making, interactions within and between species, courtship, birth and death
I would love to hear from you if your study focuses on these aspects of behaviour in the field, especially where there is the opportunity to observe the animals over several months. We are interested of course in well known animals like crocodiles and tigers, but we are particularly keen to focus on less obvious species too.
Please drop me an email if you think that your project might be suitable for this. I would be really interested to hear about projects with surprising or new discoveries about everything from sibling rivalry and parental care to nest building and culture
Thank you very much for your help
Posted April 12 2011
Behavioural projects on lions
We are looking for any new projects on lion sociality and pride behaviour - either from a genetic point of view or from an observational perspective for a 2-parter on lions.
Contact: Colin.Jackson@bbc.co.uk.
Earth News
We publish exclusive stories about natural history and bring together the best wildlife news on bbc.co.uk. We have a growing UK and international audience averaging half a million unique users a week.
We are always on the look out for stories, especially any new research, presentations, or interesting things encountered in the natural world. But generally things with a more 'timely' or news bent.
Our stories appear on the NHU's Earth News web site here and also throughout BBC news.
Any ideas - please contact: Jody.bourton@bbc.co.uk or Matt.Walker@bbc.co.uk.
Africa
The Africa series is a 6-part landmark series for BBC1. We are aiming for it to be the ultimate portrait of the continent showing how each region's habitat affects the animals that are found there and the behaviours that they display.
We are looking for interesting animal behaviour stories, especially those that are in response to the habitat in which they live. We are also keen to learn about amazing spectacles, interesting types of flora, spectacular landscapes and unusual land formations as well. Think 'LIFE' with an added habitat element!
There are six programmes and each is on a different region - south (a coastal film), south west (the sands and swamps), east (the savannah), west and central (the forests), north (desert) and the horn of Africa (mountains etc). We are particularly strugglng with the central/west and the horn, but would be keen to hear about stories anywhere in Africa.
Contact: Rosie.Thomas@bbc.co.uk.
Desert ecology
We are interested in desert ecology stories for our new series about biodiversity ‘How Life Works’.
Contact: Mark.Jacobs@bbc.co.uk.
Saving species
We are looking for conservation stories across the UK as well as the world, either short-form stories, for example a piece of research which is happening during our transmission year, or long-form involvements, whereby we can revisit a topic regularly. Our aim is to use the individual species as the hook for the audience, which can then open up the wider potential of survival/re-introduction and conservation programmes being undertaken, either just for this species, or at a larger biosphere level. Capturing these stories can be either by pre-recordings, interviews or possibly live conversations, using either our own staff, or locally sourced media providers.
Contact: Andrew.Dawes@bbc.co.uk or Julian.Hector@bbc.co.uk.
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