Nature movie night at Researchers' Night science outreach event
BEPREP organised a nature movie night with Q&A sessions at Researchers' Night science outreach event in Helsinki, Finland, on 25 September 2026. Researchers’ Night is an annual science event where researchers across Europe open their doors to curious minds of all ages. We had the great opportunity to screen BEPREP documentaries at University of Helsinki Researchers' Night to a small but incredibly engaged audience. It was wonderful to see such strong interest and enthusiasm for our research and the stories behind it.
In the event, BEPREP presented two documentaries:
The BEAVER
Language: Swedish (English subtitles).
Dive into the fascinating life and history of the beaver, Sweden’s largest rodent captured in an intimate and immersive film. What unfolds when this charismatic, yet controversial species reclaims its place in the landscape? Explore the surprising connection between King Gustav III’s fashionable hat and the beaver’s disappearance from Sweden. Delve into current research revealing how beaver dams reshape ecosystems, influencing everything from fish migration to the dynamics of zoonotic diseases. And yes, hear the unexpected sound a beaver makes when it passes gas. Everything you could want to know about beavers.
Beyond sustainable livestock farming: weaving communities around biodiversity
Language: Spanish (English subtitles).
In the Colombian lowlands, a vast 4,440-hectare cattle ranch becomes the stage for a race against an invisible threat. Set against the realities of an agriculture-based economy, this documentary follows a pioneering case study where science, conservation, and sustainable livestock management converge. As researchers track wild mammals and their encounters with domestic animals, they search for the hidden reservoirs of pathogens such as Leptospira, Rickettsia, Plasmodium, and respiratory and hemorrhagic viruses. Every footprint, movement, and animal interaction may reveal how diseases travel across the boundaries between forest, farm, and home. But the mystery extends beyond the animals. Through conversations with local communities, the research team explores how people understand biodiversity, ecosystem health, conservation, and the risks of zoonotic disease. At the heart of the investigation lies one question: can a healthy, conserved forest protect both wildlife and people through a natural “dilution effect”?