Our work at Hoja Nueva was recently published in Geo Magazine
PDf provided by Geo Magazine Germany
Written by Martin Zinggl
Photos by Angela Ponce
New Research in Biotropica -
Effects of Human impacts on Ocelots in Peru
Amazon Prime's "WILDCAT" - the origin story of Hoja Nueva's Khan Rewilding Center - won an emmy!
Outstanding Nature Documentary “Wildcat” – a News & Documentary Emmy Award
Samantha Zwicker, founder and co-director of Hoja nueva, obtained her doctorate in late 2023
Her Dissertation “Elusive felids of lowland Amazonia: Assessing the effects of human disturbance across an unprotected landscape” was published in early 2024 – click here to read it!
A journey into a rarely seen, often misunderstood world of extraordinary beauty, lush biodiversity and deep emotion, the documentary Wildcat follows the journey of an unlikely family unit: a traumatized veteran of the war in Afghanistan, a visionary scientist looking for sanctuary from her chaotic childhood, and an orphaned ocelot kitten with little chance of surviving without their help.
Directed by Melissa Lesh & Trevor Beck Frost. Produced by Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost, Alysa Nahmias, and Joshua Altman. Executive Producers for the film include our very own board member, Stephen Hall. An Amazon Studios Film.
Wildcat premiered at Telluride Film Festival on Friday September 2, 2022. Its international premieres were at Jackson Wild in Austria on September 26th, and at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), November 9-20.
The film will be in select theaters starting December 21st, and will be available on Amazon Prime December 30th. Check out the official film website!
Wild Women: Sam Zwicker
Wild Women Panelists
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