Where the Road Leads
Stunning scientific and natural sciences stories of the unusual life of the Ural owl, a mysterious nocturnal predator that can fearlessly attack even humans. The film BOJEVITA KRALJICA NOCI / FEARLES…
Where the Road Leads
Stunning scientific and natural sciences stories of the unusual life of the Ural owl, a mysterious nocturnal predator that can fearlessly attack even humans. The film BOJEVITA KRALJICA NOCI / FEARLESS QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, which takes place over a period of just over a year, provides the viewer with an exceptional insight into the lives of several Ural owl specimens. It intertwines and relates to human factors that, in one way or another, influence or coincide with the animal stories. Film is a dynamic natural science research story about the Ural owl (Strix uralensis). It is an interweaving display of its life, interactions with other animal species, humans, and the scientific study of the species. In film we will get to know the mysterious life of one of the largest European owls, which is extremely aggressive during the nesting season. It will also showcase activities in which humans are actively involved - rehabilitation of injured specimens in shelter for wild animals, breeding and resettlement of the Ural owl in Austria, the effects of deforestation, an unusual encounter with the Ural owl in an urban environment, interesting hunting story.... Documentary will gradually uncover the very unusual daytime and nighttime behavior of the species and at the same time get acquainted with the latest scientific findings of Slovene biologist dr. Al Vrezec, one of the world's foremost experts on Ural owls. In Europe, Ural owls inhabit two areas. In the south there's the Dinaric-Carpathian population, and in the north, the Fennoscandian population. However, these birds are also distributed over a large part of northern Asia, all the way to Japan. Very rarely, one sees »melanistic« ones, with entirely black plumage. These are found only in southern populations, in the Dinaric Alps and in the Carpathians. In Slovenia, 5 to 10 percent of the owls are black. The Ural owl is extremely protective and thus very aggressive during the nesting season. It fiercely attacks any intruder trying to reach its chicks. It is not afraid of wild cats or martens, or even much larger intruders like bears or humans. If researchers want to determine the paths of the chicks more precisely during their independence, they use GPS trackers. This way, they can precisely track their route when searching for their own territory after leaving the nest. In winter-time, especially young individuals wander into areas where food is relatively abundant. This includes non-forest areas, particularly settlements where can hunt rats, pigeons, and the like, seeking easy prey. The Ural owl became extinct in Austria. Reasons were people's superstitions and the lack of suitable habitat. The resettlement of the Ural owl in Austria began in 2009. When a certain animal species goes extinct, it is extremely difficult to reintroduce it. It is always easier to act sooner rather than later.
Where the Road Leads
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Stunning scientific and natural sciences stories of the unusual life of the Ural owl, a mysterious nocturnal predator that can fearlessly attack even humans. The film BOJEVITA KRALJICA NOCI / FEARLESS QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, which takes place over a period of just over a year, provides the viewer with an exceptional insight into the lives of several Ural owl specimens. It intertwines and relates to human factors that, in one way or another, influence or coincide with the animal stories.
Film is a dynamic natural science research story about the Ural owl (Strix uralensis). It is an interweaving display of its life, interactions with other animal species, humans, and the scientific study of the species. In film we will get to know the mysterious life of one of the largest European owls, which is extremely aggressive during the nesting season.
It will also showcase activities in which humans are actively involved - rehabilitation of injured specimens in shelter for wild animals, breeding and resettlement of the Ural owl in Austria, the effects of deforestation, an unusual encounter with the Ural owl in an urban environment, interesting hunting story.... Documentary will gradually uncover the very unusual daytime and nighttime behavior of the species and at the same time get acquainted with the latest scientific findings of Slovene biologist dr. Al Vrezec, one of the world's foremost experts on Ural owls.
In Europe, Ural owls inhabit two areas. In the south there's the Dinaric-Carpathian population, and in the north, the Fennoscandian population. However, these birds are also distributed over a large part of northern Asia, all the way to Japan.
Very rarely, one sees »melanistic« ones, with entirely black plumage. These are found only in southern populations, in the Dinaric Alps and in the Carpathians. In Slovenia, 5 to 10 percent of the owls are black.
The Ural owl is extremely protective and thus very aggressive during the nesting season. It fiercely attacks any intruder trying to reach its chicks. It is not afraid of wild cats or martens, or even much larger intruders like bears or humans.
If researchers want to determine the paths of the chicks more precisely during their independence, they use GPS trackers. This way, they can precisely track their route when searching for their own territory after leaving the nest. In winter-time, especially young individuals wander into areas where food is relatively abundant.
This includes non-forest areas, particularly settlements where can hunt rats, pigeons, and the like, seeking easy prey. The Ural owl became extinct in Austria. Reasons were people's superstitions and the lack of suitable habitat.
The resettlement of the Ural owl in Austria began in 2009. When a certain animal species goes extinct, it is extremely difficult to reintroduce it. It is always easier to act sooner rather than later..