Wild Baltic Sea

★ 9.0•2017•1 Seasons•ANIME

Documentary

The nature of the Baltic Sea offers many surprises as demonstrated in the three-part series Wild Baltic Sea. From the Northern most tip of Denmark to the Curonian Spit, from the Estonian island world to the Bay of Bothnia. For the first time bottlenose dolphins and a Sowerby's beaked whale could be filmed in the Baltic Sea.

Top Cast

Sascha Rotermund

Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Season:

1. From Denmark to Latvia

50m

The first episode takes us from Denmark, via the Darss Peninsula in Germany and Lithuania’s Curonian Spit to Latvia. In June, hundreds of seals gather on the island of Anholt. In the autumn of 2015, an absolute rarity appeared: a Sowerby’s beaked whale. The Darss Peninsula attracts thousands of cranes in the autumn. The Curonian Spit is home to many sea eagles. We end along Latvia’s primal coast. The biggest seal in the Baltic Sea, the grey seal, lives here.

Aired: 9/18/2017

2. From Estonia to Finland

50m

The second episode presents a world of thousands of islands between Estonia, Gotland in Sweden and Finland. In the autumn, the mating calls of the moose can be heard everywhere. The largest gathering of grey seals in the Baltic Sea can be found in the Bay of Riga. On Gotland, golden eagles breed in trees. Close by is the biggest guillemot colony. In June, the young jump from the cliffs in their hundreds. 300 kilometres further north is Finland’s archipelago. Home to brown bears.