In dry years, it’s easy to convert wetlands to crops by plowing through them, forever altering the region’s ability to produce wildlife. According to Cornell, grassland bird species have declined by 53 percent, or 720 million birds over the last half century. Much of the drastic decline in continental bird numbers can be attributed to the loss of prairie habitats. “The idea wasn’t so much to make a movie,” says Potter, “as it was to ignite a movement to save the prairies.” That’s where the idea of producing an IMAX film became the cornerstone of a much broader mission to help brand the prairie wetlands, elevating awareness of the region to something more on par with other of the world’s famous wild places. ![]() The 3-D film was more than two years in the making and celebrates the rich diversity of bird life found on the 300,000-square mile prairie wetlands. Bird lovers flocked to a recent premiere screening of □□□□□ □□□□ □□□□□ at the Denver.
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