The Wolf And The Lion (2021

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TheWolf and the Lion (French: Le loup et le lion) is a 2021 family film directed by Gilles de Maistre who also wrote the script with his wife Prune de Maistre. The film stars Molly Kunz as Alma, who returns to her late grandfather's cabin and finds herself taking care of a wolf pup and a lion cub who grow up together as brothers. The film premiered on 25 September 2021 at the Zurich Film Festival where it won best children's film. It went on to wide release on 13 October 2021. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.

While Alma is off on a 2-day trip involving a classical music audition for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the wolf mother disappears. It turns out that she was hit by a tranquilizer dart fired by one of the two scientists. Both of them wishing to transfer her to a breeding facility for the (fictional) endangered wolf species Canis lupus nyx. This leaves Alma the only one available to raise and protect the cubs while the three of them live in peace for a year or two. During that time, she names the wolf pup Mozart and the lion cub "Dreamer" (in apparent reference to the Ozzy Osbourne song). After Alma has an accident, her Native Canadian godfather Joe must notify the authorities to save her, despite the fact that this separates the trio.

Mozart is reunited with his mother at the rescue facility, where the two zoologists hope he'll breed with the available younger females as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the lion trainer of the circus who bought Dreamer begins showing his classical music-loving son Raphael how to show a lion who is "boss". The brutal methods demonstrated (off-camera) visibly horrify the boy. In the meantime, Alma has left the hospital where she had been recovering from a concussion. With Joe's help, she begins tracking down which particular circus bought Dreamer, as the local forest ranger in charge is also Joe's bitter ex-girlfriend, making her doubly uncooperative.

The circus in question eventually passes by the wolf breeding facility, allowing Mozart to catch his foster brother's scent. Mozart therefore escapes that night by digging a tunnel under the mesh-wire fence. Upon discovering this, Eli (the senior zoologist) has to apologize to Alma for their earlier misunderstanding to get her help in tracking down Mozart. By which point, Mozart has miraculously liberated Dreamer, allowing the two of them to head back towards Alma's island. Unfortunately, their journey does not go unnoticed and the police soon receive multiple phone calls about the two "dangerous" animals.

With Raphael's help, Alma and Eli track down Mozart and Dreamer not far from the child-sized log cabin where Alma used to play as a little girl. Raphael's father tries to take Dreamer back at gunpoint, but, Raphael manages to dissuade him just before a police SWAT team arrives on the scene. Alma takes Mozart and Dreamer through a secret tunnel from the play house to a certain hollow tree. From there, she and Mozart swim to the island without Dreamer, who wanders off to divert the SWAT team's attention. Tense moments later, however, it is revealed that Dreamer managed to outwit his hunters.

Gilles de Maistre said that during the filming of Mia and the White Lion he had a discussion with wolf trainer Andrew Simpson and lion trainer Kevin Richardson that gave him the idea for the film. He then wrote a script with his wife Prune de Maistre. Paddington (the wolf) and Walter (the lion) were raised together from the age of 5 weeks.[4] Only a few people, including Molly Kunz could approach them; the film crew and the other actors were behind cages. The production adapted to its star animals, which resulted in 16 script revisions. After filming, Paddington and Walter continue to live together in Canada on Andrew Simpson's reservation.[4]

The Wolf and the Lion premiered at the Zurich Film Festival on 25 September 2021,[1] and the wide release began on 13 October 2021.[2] Blue Fox Entertainment obtained the US distribution rights, where it was released on 4 February 2022.[5]

After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable bond, but their world soon collapses as the forest ranger discovers the animals and takes them away. The two cub brothers must now embark on a treacherous journey across Canada to be reunited with one another and Alma once more.

The production required a quiet place, a large area that would be safe for the animals and avoid the general public straying on to the set. It was found on Sacacomie Island, an idyllic reserve two hours north-east of Quebec. The shoot took place on specially designed sets in which the crew went into cages to get the footage, while the wolf and the lion roamed free.

The funny thing is that they learned from each other. For example, the lion started to dig burrows with the wolves! The wolf, on the other hand, started to catch leaves in the trees, like a cat. A sort of personality transfer took place between the canine and the feline, to the point where they could no longer make scenes without each other. When the four wolves were howling to death, the lion absolutely had to go and check out what was going on. They were very dependent on each other, they were like a set of inseparable species. It was very strong.

Whilst Simpson would be able to help with the furry members of the cast, de Maistre knew it was vital that he found the right actress to play the central character of Alma, who had to be able to work alongside the animals.

The Wolf and the Lion, a joint production of Studiocanal, Mai Juin productions, Galate films, Transfilm International & M6 films, and shot in English, premiers in France on October 13, dubbed in French (Le Loup et le Lion). It has been sold worldwide but currently there is no release date for the VO. Stay tuned for all relevant information.

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If you think you have seen a mountain lion, bear, or wolf and have a photograph, video, tracks or other evidence that you believe will substantiate your sighting, contact the KDWP Furbearer Biologist in the Emporia Research and Survey Office at (620) 342-0658 or report the sighting at the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page. Be sure to leave your contact information for someone to follow up with you.

The first confirmed mountain lion in Kansas in modern times was shot and killed in 2007 in Barber County in south-central Kansas. Prior to that, the last mountain lion documented in Kansas was killed in 1904 in Ellis County. Confirmations are still pretty rare, but distant confirmations within a 2-day period indicate there were three separate mountain lions in Kansas in Dec, 2020. Another notable case occurred in May of 2021, when presumably a single mountain lion was documented twice by Ring doorbells, eight days apart, as it made its way through the City of Wichita. In total, more than 60 confirmations have been made in Kansas since 2007.

Biologists believe most of these mountain lions have been young males coming from established populations in nearby states. It is not uncommon for young males to travel great distances looking to establish a home range in the proximity of other mountain lions. Mountain lions occur in Colorado within 75 miles of the border of southwest Kansas and have been documented with increasing frequency in the Oklahoma panhandle; They have also been dispersing from the Black Hills of South Dakota into several Midwestern states. So far, the animals appear to be passing through Kansas, rather than staying and establishing home ranges. KDWP has no evidence of resident mountain lions, or a breeding population, in the state at this time.

Kansas does not have a hunting season for mountain lions, and they may not be killed without legal justification. Landowners are permitted to dispatch wildlife, including mountain lions, found in or near buildings on their premises or when destroying property; However, reasonable efforts must first be made to alleviate the problem before resorting to killing the animal. NOTE: Landowners may not possess such animals with intent to use unless authorized.

American black bears once were common in Kansas, particularly in the eastern parts of the state, but they were extirpated from Kansas by the late 1800s. Black bears are found in nearby states. They occur in parts of Missouri and Oklahoma near southeast Kansas, and in New Mexico and Colorado not far from southwest Kansas. Grizzly bears once lived in Kansas but they were extirpated by the early 1800s, and there have been no verified sightings of these animals in modern times.

Today, black bears occasionally occur in the southeast and southwest corners of the state, but there is no evidence of an established wild population living in Kansas. Most confirmations occur from May through July when young bears disperse from their natal home range, but so far none of these bears have stayed in Kansas.

Bears can be a challenge to live with, and special measures must be taken by those who live near them to keep them from becoming a problem. KDWP has partnered with BearWise, a program that provides information and smart solutions that help homeowners, businesses and communities coexist with black bears. ( )

Kansas does not have a hunting season for bears, and they may not be killed without reason. Landowners are permitted to destroy wildlife, including bears, found in or near buildings on their premises or when destroying property. However, reasonable efforts must be made to alleviate the problem before to killing the animal. Landowners may not possess bears with intent to use unless authorized.

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