00:004.3 million square kilometers, that is the size of the European Union. About 40
00:06percent are used for agriculture. This land is not only the foundation for our
00:11food supply, but also wildlife habitat. However, we are facing a critical loss of
00:17biodiversity. As a xenotropic species, the common hamster was only able to
00:23propagate on the basis of agriculture. Today it is critical and endangered
00:28around the world, just like one million other species. And this? This is me,
00:35David. I am a nature filmmaker and ecologist from Germany. I am searching for this rare
00:41species not only in countries of Europe, but also in the Kazakh steppe. I talk to
00:47conservationists, scientists and farmers. And I want to find even rarer black
00:52hamsters. My documentary is meant to create awareness about species and to
00:58enable critical thinking. I want to show the negative impact of modern
01:02agriculture and explain why the protection of the common hamster is
01:07supporting biodiversity. We need a change in our agriculture system. The change
01:12could be a chance to combine the preservation of biodiversity and a
01:17sustainable and climate-friendly agriculture system. We need to conserve
01:21what we cherish. We can only change if we care. That is what I want to show in my
01:26documentary, the last common hamsters.
