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S28 Ep7

Wild Balkans

Premiere: 6/12/2011 | 00:00:30 | NR

In the landscape of the Balkans live wild animals that have all but vanished from the rest of Europe. 6/12/11

About the Episode

The Balkan Peninsula is notorious for being one of the great battlegrounds of history. And yet, it possesses another side unknown to many, where ancient forests and vast wetlands harbor pristine wilderness, and sheer cliff walls and desolate plateaus preserve a seemingly unchanged past. Surveying these striking and stark landscapes, one might think they’ve ventured into the Middle-earth of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

Indeed the Balkan Peninsula is home to a variety of regions that border on mythical. In Croatia’s Kopacki Rit Wetlands, land mines keep people away, but enable native wildlife to thrive. Further south, Montenegro’s Tara River carves through Europe’s longest and deepest canyon, and neighboring forests provide refuge to rare animals such as the Balkan Lynx. To the east, millions of birds flock to the Danube Delta to feast on swarms of mosquitoes. And at the west of the Balkans is Skadar Lake, a remarkable landscape of peaks and water.

This is a journey to a world seemingly forgotten by time. This is the wild Balkans.

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Narrated By
ALAN COATES

Written & Directed By
MICHAEL SCHLAMBERGER

Photography
MICHAEL SCHLAMBERGER
ROLANDO MENARDI

Additional Photography
JIRI PETR
THOMAS EMRICH
GERHARD POCK

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ANDREW NAYLOR

Graphics & Animation
OMER SACIC

Music
ANDREAS FABIANEK

Dubbing Editor
MARTIN ROHRMOSER

Dubbing Mix
RUPERT METNITZER

Writers
JEREMY HOGARTH
WALTER KÖHLER

Special Thanks
AUSTRIAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

Production Manager
ANITA PFEFFINGER

Unit Manager
ELEONORA FREY

Producer
RITA SCHLAMBERGER

Co-Producers
YVONNE VON ZEIDLER NORI
UDO ZIMMERMANN

Executive Producer
WALTER KÖHLER

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WILLIAM GRANT

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FRED KAUFMAN

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