Summary The third part of the great nature documentation on the most powerful river in Europe begins in the salt pans and semi-deserts of Kalmykia. In the river bed of the Urvolga, which fell dry thousands of years ago, sea sediments and sand are a plaything of wind and sun. This created landscapes full of magic and the only sandy deserts in Europe in which strange lizards go hunting. The steppes on the southern Volga riverbanks are sparsely populated, but rich in wildlife. In abandoned farms, nature temporarily takes control: rose starlings, buzzards, ground squirrels and hoopoes find shelter and breeding grounds here. On its last kilometers, the Volga splits up into countless single arms and creates a spectacular landscape: The legendary Volga Delta is the largest inland delta on earth, which flows into the largest inland lake on earth, the Caspian Sea. Where the river and the sea meet and millions of tons of sediments carried change the appearance of the landscape every year, you will find a diverse wildlife. White-tailed eagles, pelicans and one of the largest known collections of mute swans and whooper swans, as well as wild boars roaming through the bottomless reed wilderness.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Christian Berkel Wladimir Kaminer
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Nov 18, 2019
Countries of origin : United States Germany Russia Austria
Official sites : Official site (Altayfilm) Official site (Das Erste / ARD)
Language : German
Production companies : Studio Hamburg DocLights NDR Naturfilm Altayfilm
Summary The third part of the great nature documentation on the most powerful river in Europe begins in the salt pans and semi-deserts of Kalmykia. In the river bed of the Urvolga, which fell dry thousands of years ago, sea sediments and sand are a plaything of wind and sun. This created landscapes full of magic and the only sandy deserts in Europe in which strange lizards go hunting. The steppes on the southern Volga riverbanks are sparsely populated, but rich in wildlife. In abandoned farms, nature temporarily takes control: rose starlings, buzzards, ground squirrels and hoopoes find shelter and breeding grounds here. On its last kilometers, the Volga splits up into countless single arms and creates a spectacular landscape: The legendary Volga Delta is the largest inland delta on earth, which flows into the largest inland lake on earth, the Caspian Sea. Where the river and the sea meet and millions of tons of sediments carried change the appearance of the landscape every year, you will find a diverse wildlife. White-tailed eagles, pelicans and one of the largest known collections of mute swans and whooper swans, as well as wild boars roaming through the bottomless reed wilderness.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Nov 18, 2019
Countries of origin : United States Germany Russia Austria
Official sites : Official site (Altayfilm) Official site (Das Erste / ARD)
Language : German
Production companies : Studio Hamburg DocLights NDR Naturfilm Altayfilm
