A pair of piping plovers appeared on a busy Chicago beach two years ago, and filmmaker Bob Dolgan recorded the human effort to protect the birds’ nest.
The result: a documentary film. Dolgan shared some of his footage with Great Lakes Now, which can be seen in this segment:
API key not valid. Please pass a valid API key.GLN’s Nick Austin spoke with Dolgan about his work chronicling “Monty and Rose,” the plover pair that’s inspired so much conservation of habitat in Chicago.
“The goal of the film was to show how people and birds can interact and co-exist,” Dolgan said. “The fact that this could happen in a metropolis and in the center of Chicago with that very stunning backdrop of the skyscrapers and Lake Michigan, those were all goals of mine to hopefully show in the film and to tell the plovers’ story.”
API key not valid. Please pass a valid API key.Dolgan has advice for other aspiring nature film makers who may want to inspire action or stewardship.
“Documenting your surroundings, documenting everything about a place is important,” Dolgan said.
A full-length documentary is coming soon. Check HERE for more information.
Here is other Great Lakes Now work on bird conservation:
- Piping Plovers: Film fest spotlights endangered bird’s return to Chicago’s Lake Michigan shore
- Habitat Focus: To help the birds, nonprofit organization looks to Great Lakes habitats
- U.S., Canadian researchers conduct binational birds conservation research
- Trump administration rule ends prosecuting industry for unintentionally killing birds
- Upside-Down Eagle: Bald eagles have faced a number of pollutants but are now a Great Lakes success story
Featured image: Bob Dulgan (Great Lakes Now image)
