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Glide over lofty peaks, ancient forests, and warm lakes, where water is life.
Glide over lofty peaks, ancient forests, and warm lakes, where water is life.
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Glide over lofty peaks, ancient forests, and warm lakes, where water is life.
In the heart of Europe lies a unique biotope and a landscape characterised by water: the Rhine-Meuse Delta. Around a third of the Netherlands lies in the heart of Europe, below sea level, with 3,500 polders as a buffer for excess water and numerous cities crossed by canals. It is also a region where nature borders directly on cities, where intensive agriculture gradually leaves its place to the water, where the largest nature parks are in the immediate vicinity of Rotterdam's largest industrial port. From the sources of the Waal to the port of Rotterdam, we encounter protected plant, bird and mammal species, as well as the Delta inhabitants who have created this unique habitat.
South of Barcelona lies the Ebro Delta. Its beaches and lagoons are an exceptional refuge for migratory and native bird species. The delta is known for the numerous pink flamingos that nest near the glittering white saltworks. Sea salt is extracted and rice is cultivated in the delta. The impressive lake landscape is endangered to a certain extent by human intervention. For fear of their harvest, some rice farmers take action against flocks of birds. Invasive rice pests are also a threat to farmers in Europe's largest rice growing region. Other problems make the situation more difficult, such as climate change and rising sea levels or dams holding back sediments. What can be done to preserve the unique Ebro Delta?
Hardly any other area is as unspoiled as the Yukon Delta in western Alaska. This fascinating network of swamps and river arms looks like a landscape at the beginning of mankind. Only 25,000 people live in this barren region, which is almost as big as Greece. Most of these inhabitants are indigenous and belong to the ethnic group of the Yupik. They make their living on the steep banks of the Yukon River. And in their villages, built on piles to protect them against flooding, you can see the effects of climate changes on nature - and on the community life of the indigenous population. On the trail of the national fish of Alaska, the salmon, the film follows the Yukon River and follows moose hunters, migratory birds and scientists who do research in the delta.
While the kangaroo is associated with Australia, few know how its ancestors even came to be on this continent. In the heart of the Pacific, Australia is now an island continent, a place where the rules are not really the same.
It is said that the horse is the most noble conquest of humankind. Thanks to it, humankind has been able to master the great spaces, to wage war, and to trace trade routes.
The La Macarena National and Ecological ReservePark, located in the heart of Colombia, is home to one of the most beautiful rivers in the world: the Caño Cristales. Due to the civil war, this river of five colors was cut off from the outside world for nearly 60 years. However, it shelters a unique fauna and flora.
Uncommon and hardly known, today the Dugong is the most threatened sea mammal on the planet. The species can only be found in certain parts of the Indian Ocean and in the western regions of the Pacific. Off the coast of Mozambique, in the Bazaruto archipelago, Karen is on a mission to monitor this species and implement policies to bring it back from the brink of extinction.
Sloths – famous around the world for their slow pace of life – are under threat. In Suriname, their numbers are falling at a staggering rate as their forest habitat is transformed into towns and roads. Since 2005, Monique Pool, nicknamed the Sloth Lady, has been working tirelessly to protect this unique species with a shelter for injured sloths and an area of forest protected from development to ensure that the local sloths have a safe place to live. Get up close with this amazing animal as she rescues sloths from urban areas, nurses injured sloths back to full health and releases them back into the forest.
Kerstin Forsberg has devoted her life to protecting Manta Rays in her native country of Peru. This magnificent species migrates here every year but is under serious threat from fishing in the region. With her organization, Planeta Oceano, Kerstin is engaging with the local community to ban harmful fishing practices and to include conservation in the local school curriculum, to ensure the future of the Manta Ray in Peru for centuries to come.
Forest in the Sea captures the unusual beauty of undersea kelp forests from Alaska to Southern California.
Bejeweled Fishes captures the spectacular beauty of fishes inhabiting the coral reefs of the Tropical Pacific.
Grieve the lost Kakumbi pups and cheer as the Manzi pack repels big predators.
Tangle with a leopard, explore mealtime hierarchy, and witness a sad vigil.
Examine the role love plays in animal alliances and learn how creatures flirt.
Travel to the extreme south to experience one of Earth's most diverse regions.
The jungle in the north of Vietnam is nearly impenetrable and there are parts where no human has ever set foot on before. The rainforest oft he Pu Mat Nationalpark is a retreat for threatened animals like the Asian black bear, pangonlins or rare species of monkeys. Tuan, a biologist and specialist for bears, explores the untouched regions of the nationalpark to find the black bear. The animals which are hunted the most are Pangolins. It is believed that their scale has healing power and their meat is considered a delicacy. A small vietnamese animal protection organisation fights for the suvival of this species.
The Kinabatangan winds for over 560 kilometres across the north of Borneo. Nowhere else in Sabah live as many wild and rare animals as along the river: Orang-Utans, Elephants, crocodiles and proboscis monkeys. But the biodiversity is endangered because more and more palm oil plantations replace the rainforest. The natives fight for the preservation of the forest and the unique wildlife.
Tour the last temperate cloud forest and the islands' remarkable microclimates.
Experience scorching summer heat and the cool relief of fall rain on the Dehesa.
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