Season 2
16 episodes · 2019
1High Up in the Jura Mountains
In contrast to the tourist hot spots in Switzerland, the multifaceted low mountain range of the Jura is still comparatively unknown.
2Through the Seasons in the Jura Mountains
The Jura region in the Swiss Romandy has a surprisingly diverse natural landscape, from idyllic Vallée de Joux in the south to the bitter winters.
3Lake Maggiore
Among the palm and citrus trees and fragrant camellias, great crested grebes and lizards are evidence of just how wild nature can be at Lake Maggiore.
4Lake Maggiore
Among the palm and citrus trees and fragrant camellias, great crested grebes and lizards are evidence of just how wild nature can be at Lake Maggiore.
5Graubuenden in Winter
For animals, the snow, cold, and ice mean a constant struggle for survival. They all have very different strategies for surviving the Alpine winter.
6Along the Aare River
The Aare is the longest river whose entire course lies within Switzerland. This episode portrays the river and its surroundings.
7The Bernese Oberland
Pretty alpine meadows with colorful flowers and rugged rocks, framed by icy glaciers, nature in the Bernese Oberland is truly diverse.
8Days of Eternal Light
This episode reveals how, in summer, one of the coldest regions on earth turns into a paradise for animals.
9A Summer With Polar Bears at Hudson Bay
This episode accompanies the polar bears during the ice-free, colorful summertime and shares their unusual lifestyle in the ”Polar Bear Summer."
10Summertime Wilderness
Although snow and ice melt late in the year in Hudson Bay, during its brief summer it offers ideal living conditions for numerous animals and plants.
11Season of New Beginnings
Stocking up on energy, growing and breeding the next generation: these are the major challenges that come with the spring.
12Time for Awakening
This episode portrays in fascinating images how animals and plants in Central Europe survive and proliferate in early springtime.
13Autumn and Winter
This episode shows the traditional mixed orchard as a crucially important cultivated landscape and concentrates on the last two seasons of the year.
14Spring and Summer
In spring and summer, the orchard meadow reveals its true nature: it's an invaluable habitat for the local birds, small mammals, and more.
15The Magic Wishing Table
In the winter wilderness of Central Europe, deer and more show that local animal populations have very different strategies for surviving winter.
16Animal Survival Experts
This episode embarks on an exciting journey through the winter wilderness of Central Europe. Many native animals are real survival artists in winter.