Helen McGinnis of Cougar Rewilding Foundation(formerly Eastern Cougar Foundation) alerting all of us to check out LORDS OF NATURE film running on PBS............

Top predators may hold a key to life itself. Can people and predators coexist? Can we afford not to? Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? Narrated by Peter Coyote, Green Fire Productions has created a captivating documentary that goes behind the scenes with leading scientists to explore the role top predators play in restoring and maintaining ecosystems and biodiversity. Wolves and cougars, once driven to the edge of existence, are finding their way back -- from the Yellowstone plateau to the canyons of Zion, from the farm country of northern Minnesota to the rugged open range of the West. LORDS OF NATURE: Life in a Land of Great Predators tells the story of science now discovering the great carnivores as revitalizing forces of nature, and a society now learning tolerance for the beasts they had once banished. Filmed in high-definition, 60 minutes. LORDS OF NATURE is a documentary and education campaign about the vital ecological role large predators play in restoring the health of America's wild ecosystems.         -----Original Message----- From: Helen McGinnis [mailto:HelenMcGinnis@frontiernet.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:05 AM To: Helen McGinnis Subject: LORDS TO NATURE to be shown on many midwestern and eastern PBS channels in September and October   These channels include Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.  The program has been widely shown on big screens to the acclaim of ecologists and conservationists.  Conservation biologists Bill Ripple and Bob Bechstra, basing their research on pioneering studies by CRF's Vice President Dr. John Laundre', explain why predators at the top of food chains are so important in maintaining biodiversity, and take us on field trips to Yellowstone and Zion National Parks.  The explanation?  It's not because of the number of prey animals that large carnivores kill!  Could wolves and cougars help save our eastern forests from ravenous herds of deer?    Go here for program schedules:  http://www.lordsofnature.org/PBS/index.html Green Fire, producer of LORDS OF NATURE, says, YOU CAN HELP We need your help to promote the broadcasts and ensure as many people as possible tune in. Tell your friends to watch or organize a home viewing party and invite your friends when it airs in your community. We have home screening kits to make it easy to do – email us to receive one. We can also provide a press release you can submit to your local media to promote LORDS OF NATURE airing on PBS in your community or state. Email us to receive it.

Purchase LORDS OF NATURE DVD Enjoy Lords of Nature at home and share with your family, friends, neighbors, & colleagues. Purchase Now   Screenings of LORDS OF NATURE In an extensive collaboration with conservation organizations, universities, and individuals, LORDS OF NATURE is screening nationwide. Check for screenings where you live. Host a LORDS OF NATURE Event Contact Green Fire if you would like to host an event. A Screening Guide, including posters and promotional materials, is available with all you need to organize your own LORDS OF NATURE community event. Download