The Loneliest Animals | Partisan Pictures

What if you were the last of your kind on Earth?

Earth is facing an extinction crisis. Animals are disappearing from the planet 1000 times faster than at any other time in history. What happens when the fate of an entire species in the hands of just a few last individuals?

THE LONELIEST ANIMALS follows the extraordinary efforts of dedicated scientists to breed these survivors and save what remains of the planet’s biodiversity….from the last two Yangtze giant softshell turtles on the planet, to resurrecting a whole species from the dead. Featuring interviews with preeminent scientists E.O. Wilson, Russell Mittermeier and others, THE LONELIEST ANIMALS reveals the extraordinary efforts of tireless biologists around the world to ensure a future for these incredible, charismatic creatures…before we lose them forever. Filmed on location in China, Indonesia, Qatar, Panama, Ecuador, Spain and the United States.

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Written, Produced and Directed by: Doug Shultz
Editor: Brett Young
Director of Photography: Peter Schnall; Daniel Traub; Jerry Risius
Supervising Producer: Peter Schnall
Associate Producer: Andréa Borrero
Coordinating Producer: Whitney Johnson
Original Music: Gary Pozner
Production Assistant: William Kerr
Additional Cinematography: Neil Higginson; Julian Navarro; Stephen McCarthy; Erich Roland
Production Interns: Bonita Cutliff; Sara Kinney; Sejan Yun
Sound Recordists: Amir, Tamer El Demerdash, Fernando Caseres; Lee Frank, Paul Hellard, Don Mercz, José Joaquin Panchon; Len Schmitz, George Shafnacker, Hector Valdes; Yan Bo Wu, Aaron Webster
Location Managers: Jiaxi Chen, China; Novi Jenkins, Indonesia; Michael Moffett, Camino Media, Spain; Paola Toapanta, Urbano Films, Ecuador; Terri Thrush, Blue Morpho Media, Panama
Additional Crew: Ethan Johnson; Dian Suryansyah; Toni