Elstner's travels - The rescuers of marine animals
The new episode takes presenter Frank Elstner to seven islands in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. They are all united by fauna that is highly endangered - from giant lizards and vultures to whales, dolphins and sea turtles. On the Ilhas Desertas near Madeira, Elstner visits Europe's rarest mammal, the monk seal, of which there are only 22 left. On Mallorca, he is on a garbage collection boat that fishes tons of plastic out of the sea and visits a sanctuary for injured vultures. In the Azores, his biggest dream comes true: an encounter with the largest animal on earth, a blue whale up to 33 meters long. “I spent days in wobbly rubber dinghies - and once it even got really dicey,” reports Elstner, who actually got into distress briefly during filming off La Gomera.
Broadcasting on 21th of June 2025 at 09.00am on SWR/SR/ARD
Music: POPVIRUS Library