Natural World
Season 28 Episode 15 - Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life
When communism crumbled in 1989, it created an opportunity for wildlife. The Iron Curtain that divided communist Eastern Europe from the capitalist West had created a no-man's-land protected by barbed wire and minefields - a last haven for many rare animals and plants. This film tells the story of the movement, led by biologist Dr Kai Frobel, that set out to save the wildlife of this precious strip. Now as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain, we can also celebrate the birth of the biggest conservation movement in the world, a ribbon of life stretching 13,000 kilometres across Europe, protecting everything from bears and wolverines in Finland to rare eagles in Bulgaria.
Episodes in Season 28
Titus: The Gorilla King
Whale Shark
Clever Monkeys
Crocodile Blues
Cork - Forest in a Bottle
Great White Shark: A Living Legend
Cuckoo
The Mountains of the Monsoon
Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World
49 min
Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans
Elephants without Borders
Snow Monkeys
Cassowaries
A Farm for the Future
Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life
49 min
