28 euros – the eBay price of an endangered European species

Through an investigative documentary, the project raises the issue of illegal hunting and trade in rare and endangered European species and its consequences for biodiversity.

The Institute of Communication Studies received a grant to produce an investigative documentary on biodiversity, focusing on illegal hunting, trade and sale of rare and endangered European species.

The project “28 euros – the eBay price of an endangered European species” aimed, through journalistic investigation and documentary production, to raise the issue of the disappearance and neglect of endangered species and the responsibility of different actors in these processes.

The film was made in cooperation with Deutsche Welle, and filming took place at several locations in North Macedonia, Germany and other areas relevant to the topic. Through field research, visual storytelling and a journalistic approach, the project brought to the public the link between illegal trade, weak species protection and the wider consequences for biodiversity.

The project contributed to the development of environmental journalism and to greater public awareness of the need to protect rare and endangered species. It also highlighted the importance of investigative journalism in uncovering and explaining complex environmental problems that often remain insufficiently visible to the public.