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00:00What a sea! A coastline lined with 1,000 islands, mysterious lagoons, miles of sandy beaches,
00:19and impressive cliffs. The Adriatic is as diverse as the cultures it connects.
00:30With people who work and live closely with her.
00:43Who have experienced the vulnerability of nature and want to protect the sea.
00:56The Adriatic. Unique and beautiful. Familiar and yet full of surprises.
01:03The Adriatic. Unique and beautiful.
01:12The Adriatic. Unique and beautiful.
01:18The Adriatic. Unique and beautiful.
01:23The Adriatic Sea connects Italy with five countries on the Balkan Peninsula.
01:37Between Kotor in Montenegro and Karaburun in Albania, the rugged rocky coastline transforms
01:44into a lagoon landscape with endless sandy beaches.
01:52The Adriatic Sea has dug deep into the rugged rock and created one of the most impressive
01:57bays on its coast.
02:00The Bay of Kotor in Montenegro is considered the southernmost fjord in Europe.
02:10The four interconnected basins and their historic cities bear witness to 2,000 years of history.
02:17Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, Habsburgs, they all left their mark.
02:30The bay is home to many marine creatures, but the dolphins in particular attract tourists.
02:37The DMAD Marine Mammal Research Association is interested in the dolphin population off
02:42the Montenegrin coast for scientific reasons.
02:48Every morning and evening, Thalia de Haas and her team keep an eye out for the animals,
02:54on this day from a boat.
02:56They've been collecting data on the population size and behavior of the animals since 2016.
03:03The aim is to develop better strategies to protect them.
03:06It's a very interesting area.
03:09We're not completely sure yet why the dolphins like the bay area, but they seem to really
03:16have an interest in this area, especially with all the threats and the multitude on marine
03:23traffic that is around here.
03:25The bay is popular and very busy.
03:29For the dolphins, whose natural behavior is disturbed by people in boats, it is becoming
03:34increasingly crowded.
03:36The researchers want to use a hydrophone to find out whether the dolphins are in the water
03:40below them.
03:41We're trying to listen if we can hear any clicks or whistles from the dolphins in the water,
03:49in case they're really good at hiding, when we might be able to hear them.
03:55Maybe that was what you heard.
04:04Maybe that was what I heard.
04:06Yeah, the boy that came in the back.
04:09This is the quietest part of the bay.
04:13Three individuals.
04:15Definitely three.
04:16Yeah.
04:17Yeah.
04:18The third adult is down.
04:20The third one, the adult.
04:22What is he doing?
04:26We saw one individual.
04:27I just saw a picture of them that we indeed recognized, and it has been here numerous times
04:33in the bay, and we've seen it, I feel like, quite often now.
04:38And it's quite fun to see, actually, that you see dolphins multiple times, especially on
04:43survey.
04:44They're literally just there.
04:49And it's exciting to see that an individual that we recognize has been a repeated visitor,
04:53or maybe a resident, is actually present with a cough, so that's really exciting for the
04:57population that is here in Montenegro.
04:59It's really cool.
05:00Yeah.
05:01The bay of Kotor de Boka Kotorska is a tourist magnet.
05:17More and more and ever larger cruise ships are crowding into the narrow bay alongside
05:21countless excursion boats and yachts.
05:26So far the dolphins have not been driven away by the noise, hustle and bustle, and crowds
05:30of people.
05:42They get annoyed by little tour boats, or too much traffic, and all these things, and then
05:48they go like, eh, okay, and then they leave.
05:51But there is a reason why they're trying, still.
05:54Because otherwise they would just learn that this is not a fun area, and they wouldn't come
05:59here.
06:00We're not completely sure.
06:01We do see them a lot with coughs, so that might be an indication of either a nursing
06:07ground or a training ground even for hunting.
06:17The most widespread dolphin species in the Adriatic is the bottlenose dolphin.
06:22Their numbers in the entire Adriatic Sea are estimated at 10,000 animals, around 100 of
06:28which are found off the coast of Montenegro.
06:31They have regularly been spotted in the Bay of Kotor for decades.
06:36Researchers are very concerned about the increasing shipping traffic.
06:41four cruise ships are queuing up in front of Kotor today.
06:51The city, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most popular
06:55destinations for Mediterranean cruises, alongside Venice and Dubrovnik.
07:01If you want to enjoy its beauty and special atmosphere, it is better to visit in the low season.
07:08Every day at dusk, Talia de Haas and her team also collect data on dolphin behavior and ship traffic from the shore.
07:15Every day at dusk, Talia de Haas and her team also collect data on dolphin behavior and ship traffic from the shore.
07:28Every day at dusk, Talia de Haas and her team also collect data on dolphin behavior and ship traffic from the shore.
07:36We can not only map our dolphin data, but we can also map the marine traffic data.
07:54And if you combine those two, you can see where the hotspots are for both of them,
07:59where they're overlapping and how much impact they have on each other.
08:03So, yeah, that's what we're doing right now.
08:06Another important task of the researchers is educational work.
08:12Above all, they try to sensitize boat owners to the needs of dolphins and the dangers that boats pose to them.
08:21We're just trying to teach them how to be respectful around the dolphins.
08:24Come alongside. Don't block the dolphins. Don't chase them.
08:28Don't make any sudden movements. Switch your engine slowly to slower or even to idle to just watch them from a little distance.
08:36Don't get too close. You only scare them away.
08:39So if you actually want to watch them, be nice and careful and respectful.
08:42And then you actually have the chance to see them a little bit better, a little bit longer,
08:46and maybe also even experience their natural behavior instead of them just being sketchy and a bit scared of the boat
08:53and thinking, what are you going to do? Do I need to hide? Do I need to run away?
08:57The Sea.
09:01Herzeg Novi is the largest town in the bay. It is located in the northernmost of the Four Basins at the foot of the Orian Mountains.
09:08Medieval fortresses and the remains of the town walls bear witness to a rich history.
09:14As everywhere in the Bokakotorska, the life of the inhabitants is closely connected to the sea.
09:20Sea, the boat, is their second living room.
09:24Jana Radan was born here and has been sailing since she was a child.
09:29She has a sailing date with Nikola, a family friend.
09:37As a filmmaker, Jana talks about life on the coast.
09:42Like most people here, she earns her living from the sea and boats.
09:59As a skipper, Jana has also sailed the world's oceans and has already ferried a 40-meter yacht
10:04across the Atlantic to Uruguay.
10:07The Adriatic has remained her home, and the sea continues to cast a spell over her.
10:18Jadran is for me the most pleasant spot of color, climate, especially this part of the Crnogors and the Croatian
10:27region.
10:28It's very interesting to people when they come to the first place, because it's different
10:32in a very small place, from this river to the Croatian boats, which are all different.
10:41There are a lot of them.
10:42Again, the Cnogors, which is lower when it goes to the west, is also very specific,
10:46completely different from this one here.
10:49Nikola has just bought the boat.
11:01Together with Jana, he is testing it for a regatta they want to take part in.
11:06The bay offers ideal conditions for sailors.
11:10At the moment, however, it is the owners of motorized mega yachts who are enjoying the benefits.
11:16Jana hopes that sailing will become more popular here as a quieter, more natural way of being
11:29at sea.
11:31It's good and specific because the micro-climate that exists here is because of the high plains,
11:38because of the whole state of the sea and the wind that comes here, for the sport, I think
11:46it's ideal because it is a few unexpected situations and that it needs to be well known and
11:55to follow.
11:56I think that Boka will only be discovered in that sense as a desert destination, not just
12:03for aviation tourism.
12:05I think it's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of tourism.
12:30Exclusive marinas, numerous hotels and tranquil fishing villages in between.
12:37While life pulsates in the bay, it is quiet and almost empty at its entrance.
12:43The fortresses that guard it bear witness to the fact that Boka Kotorska was already a sought
12:49after location in the past.
12:56When he wants to relax, Pavle Celanović goes fishing, just like he learned from his grandfather
13:03here, off the shore where he grew up.
13:08This is such a kind of fish that I don't know what I'm going to do.
13:13And only the upright fish.
13:15It's not like this.
13:17You don't need to be upright.
13:18Every day, everything is done.
13:20Here's the opportunity.
13:22Here's the opportunity.
13:23Here's the opportunity.
13:24Here's the opportunity.
13:25Here's the opportunity.
13:27Let's see how happy it will be.
13:30Even if he doesn't carry a bird or a bird.
13:33Even now, of course, when he is actually on his way to pick up his daughter, Bozica.
13:50Here's the opportunity.
13:51Here's what I think.
13:52There's nothing here, but there's nothing here.
13:54There's nothing here.
13:55There's nothing here.
14:02This is.
14:08Oh!
14:09The head.
14:10The head.
14:11Yes, yes, yes.
14:12Here's what I want.
14:13Wait, I don't know.
14:15I don't know.
14:17Do you want to give me the pendulans and just take it away?
14:21Yes, we wouldn't be able to do it better than me.
14:24Yes.
14:25Nothing?
14:26Yes.
14:27When we go, we'll have a little bit.
14:29Okay.
14:30When we go to Sidro, we'll go to the ground and we'll go to the ground.
14:33Okay.
14:34Father and daughter are often on the water together.
14:37First, we'd go and go and go and go.
14:40And then we'd go to the ground and then we'd go to the ground.
14:44Now, sometimes, sometimes, I don't.
14:47Then I'd start to sing and I'd better be able to sing.
14:51Then I'd start to sing and I'd better be able to sing.
14:53Let's go.
14:54Let's go.
14:55When your mother is a little,
15:00that matters from all sides,
15:03like our love and our love,
15:07we'll just be quiet.
15:10When your little mountain is a little,
15:15and the day is a little,
15:18like our love,
15:20like our love,
15:22we'll just be quiet.
15:25You're better.
15:26Yeah.
15:27When I sing,
15:28we'll be more than a little.
15:30When I sing,
15:31we're better walking.
15:33Okay.
15:34Let's go.
15:35You're good.
15:36You're good.
15:37You're good.
15:38I'm good.
15:39You're good.
15:40You're good.
15:41You're good.
15:42You're good.
15:43You're good.
15:44You're good.
15:45I thought you were a good.
15:46You're good.
15:47You're good.
15:48What is it?
15:49You're good.
15:50Unimpressed by the many tourists hungry for adventure, the locals try to get on with their
16:11daily lives here.
16:14For Pavle and Bozica, this includes not only fishing but also playing boccia.
16:30The family meets several times a week to train in the fishing village of Doña Lastva.
16:37Boccia is a popular sport in the Bay of Kotor and has been since the beginning of the last
16:42century.
16:43Zubat has even hosted a boccia Olympics for over 70 years, a competition between the
16:50best local teams.
16:52Last year, the women of the Chelanovic family won the title of best women's team, much to
16:57the delight of their coach Pavle.
17:04The Olympic champion's self-confidence has grown since then.
17:09Even in spontaneous family games like this, they give their all and make it difficult for
17:15every opponent.
17:16their children.
17:17This is my mother, father, father, mother, sister, her daughter, all their families.
17:24And again, we have children from the generation, from the generation, from the generation.
17:29It's better for us.
17:30all of our families, they have children from the generation since then.
17:32It's better for us.
17:34It's the best for us to sing, sing, drink, and drink.
17:37After they sing, they drink, they eat, they eat, and so on.
17:42They also have sports, because they have such a character
17:45who will be better and so on.
17:47But it doesn't need to be necessary.
17:56Bravo, Dragane!
18:00The showdown between the men's and women's teams and the family
18:03is a regular fixture on the program,
18:06and more and more often, the women come out on top.
18:11The joy of the older men who once taught them the game
18:14is then somewhat dampened,
18:17and winning suddenly no longer seems so important.
18:36We'll keep it in mind.
18:37And we'll play the game on top of this!
18:39Okay, let's get to the game.
18:41How are we going to do it?
18:42How are we going to do it?
18:43Have fun!
18:45Good job!
18:46We're good!
18:47Come on, Sandra!
18:49Bravo Sandra!
18:50Bravo Sandra!
18:51Come on!
18:52South of Boka Kotorska lies another attraction of the Montenegrin coast, the island of Sveti Stefan.
19:00Settled in the 15th century, it was once a poor fishing village, but is now a luxury resort with access for hotel guests only.
19:13The beauty of this wild backdrop attracts more than just nature lovers.
19:18Years ago, investors sensed big business here.
19:22The city of Budva is a sad example.
19:25The historic old town is literally being crushed by concrete buildings.
19:29This is not an isolated case on the southern Adriatic.
19:33Some bays have so far been spared from the construction boom.
19:37Only a few islands line the southern section of the coast.
19:49There are many legends surrounding this small one off Petrovac.
19:53What is certain is that survivors of a shipwreck found refuge here after a heavy storm.
19:59In gratitude for their rescue, they built a small chapel.
20:04As the shipwreck happened on a Sunday, the church and the island were given the name Holy Sunday.
20:12The small church has been destroyed and rebuilt several times.
20:16Father Ranko Lonchar take care of this heavenly place.
20:20Ultsin is the southernmost town on the Montenegrin Adriatic coast with a predominantly Albanian population.
20:38Formerly known for its pirates and slave traders, today it is known for its mixture of tradition and modernity,
20:45and for its endless sandy beaches.
20:48The Velika Plaga Beach with its 13 kilometers is a hot spot for kite surfers.
21:18Sunrise in the salt marshes of Ultsin.
21:25For many bird species, this is the most important area along the Adriatic migration route for breeding, wintering, or resting.
21:34Thousands of birds and more than 250 different species depend on this special wetland.
21:41In operation since 1926, the salt works was run down as an object of speculation after privatization and finally closed in 2013.
21:55Its decay threatens this unique habitat for animals and plants.
21:59Zene Palika has returned to her hometown after 30 years in Germany and is working to rebuild the salt works as chairwoman of an environmental organization.
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22:40Only a functioning salt works with regulated water circulation is a suitable breeding and
22:50resting place for many bird species, including flamingos and rare Dalmatian pelicans.
22:59An unusual symbiosis in which ecology benefits from industry.
23:05Under pressure from local environmental organizations and international politicians, the attempt
23:09to turn the salt works into a luxury resort was stopped.
23:12It has been protected as a nature park since 2019.
23:16However, inadequate water management means that the salt works are deteriorating day by
23:21day.
23:22Dams are collapsing, pools are drying up or flooding.
23:26The diversity of birds is decreasing.
23:29Zenepalika and Aleksandar Perovic represent two local environmental organizations that
23:35have taken on restoration measures.
23:38Viktor Gazivoda, who has worked at the salt works for many years, is advising them and
23:42is confident that salt will soon be produced here again.
23:45So, we have to pay attention to that, during the work, we follow the level of water in the
23:52plants.
23:53Yes.
23:54There is hope.
23:55Yes, there is hope.
23:56Are you optimistic?
23:57Yes.
23:58I am not optimistic.
23:59We would not have been here.
24:00You see, it means a lot when someone who has 30 years of experience producing salt is
24:05a optimist.
24:06Yes.
24:0750,000 square meters of retention and crystallization basins have to be rehabilitated, countless
24:17kilometers of earth dams reinforced and new ones built.
24:21A mammoth project that not only restores biodiversity, but also creates new jobs.
24:27Solana is full of sea water from the sea through large pumps,
24:34but when the birds are in question, the water comes from their food.
24:40This is a closed system that works perfectly.
24:44I always say that a person with his work,
24:49if he works on the right way,
24:51he enables the biodiversity of the flower,
24:54and that it is not suitable.
24:56All of these processes that we will do
24:59are to have a long period of this biodiversity.
25:26Another endangered cultural landscape surrounds the secluded bay of Valdanos nearby.
25:33Ulcinska Maslinada, with more than 80,000 trees, is the largest olive grove in Montenegro.
25:39Most of the olive trees are on average over 300 years old,
25:44and many are even over 2,000 years old.
25:51Olives have always had a value comparable to gold in this region.
25:57Their oil was transported from here in Amphorae along the trade routes to Venice, Rome and Cairo.
26:04The state has even placed the cultivation and every single olive tree in the country under protection.
26:11Zenepalica fears that, like the salt works, this place will be destroyed over time.
26:17Some plot owners see the potential of the old olive grove more in tourism and are building houses in the middle of it.
26:26The Bedrohung is the human being.
26:28The tourism is a important reason.
26:31And we in Montenegro mean that only through the building of cottages,
26:37also small houses and buildings,
26:41that we only do the tourism in the middle of it.
26:45That means that we die Authenticität
26:48and the culture of this ancient place
26:53that we will destroy.
26:55And the main feature of olive trees and olive production is in the background.
27:01And that is something that is bad for the identity of this region.
27:07The border between Montenegro and Albania runs along the Bojana River.
27:14The western arm of the delta, which belongs to Montenegro,
27:17is lined with stilt houses.
27:25In the past, they were exclusively fishermen's huts,
27:31but today most of them have been converted into sought-after vacation homes.
27:42A nature reserve that is increasingly becoming a tourist hotspot.
27:48Goran Masanovic is one of the last people who still fish here regularly.
27:52More than 40 years ago, his father built a hut here on the shore
27:57and constructed a calimera,
27:59a fishing device copied from Italian fishermen
28:02and now typical of the region.
28:08The net, measuring around five by five meters,
28:11is weighted at the four corners
28:13and is lowered into the water using a rope mechanism,
28:17only to be raised again after a while.
28:20Calimera are mainly built where large schools of fish pass by.
28:25Calimera does not feed fish at the same time,
28:30so they fit their own room,
28:34but the fish will go on their own serve,
28:37and they take it on their own serve.
28:38Calimera load goes on their own serve.
28:39Calimera does not feed in their own serve.
28:42So if the water is flowing,
28:44the fish will fall here and then
28:48it can feed it, or not.
28:50It's simply possible to catch it or not.
29:20correspondingly meager.
29:27Since it is less than here, 25 cm, we have to go back.
29:33Otherwise, it falls into the most quality breed of fish in Bransia.
29:50This is a black rock. It is extremely tasty, but there is no natural friends.
29:56It is a lot of different species, such as rice and rice.
30:02We will return it to him, since we don't need it.
30:10There are only rivers, especially rivers that live in the sea.
30:15They produce so-called wet water.
30:17The sea and sweet water is the ideal conditions for migration,
30:22migration of fish.
30:23There are rivers that are mixed in the sweet water.
30:28The river has always been very rich.
30:35However, fish migration and the abundance of fish in the delta
30:38are being severely disrupted by new dams and gill nuts in the upper reaches.
30:42The Albanian Adriatic Sea begins behind the river
30:46Boyana.
30:47The coast is almost completely flat and characterized by extensive lagoons.
30:52The Caravasta Lagoon is only separated from the sea by a narrow dune.
30:55With an area of 45 square kilometers, it is the largest lagoon in Albania.
30:59It is an important wintering area for migratory birds and one of the last safe habitats for some endangered bird species.
31:06bird species.
31:07The Caravasta Lagoon is the largest lagoon in Albania.
31:08The Caravasta Lagoon is only separated from the sea by a narrow dune.
31:11The Caravasta Lagoon is only separated from the sea by a narrow dune.
31:12With an area of 45 square kilometers, it is the largest lagoon in Albania.
31:17It is an important wintering area for migratory birds and one of the last safe habitats for some endangered bird species.
31:30Since 1994, parts of the lagoon and the adjacent pine forests have been protected as a Diviyaka Caravasta national park.
31:43Park rangers are out and about every day to monitor compliance with the strict rules.
31:49The park is home to five percent of the world's population of the extremely rare dune.
32:18Dalmatian pelican, which is endemic to the area.
32:22The birds breed on this island, which was created especially for them.
32:26The rangers want to ring the young birds.
32:29To catch them, they have to be tactical.
32:32With the park, they have to be taken.
32:33How do you do this?
32:34OK.
32:35To catch them, they will go out.
32:36OK.
32:37If you do that, you will get to the park.
32:39OK.
32:40But don't you do that.
32:41We will have to get them out.
32:45Park director, Ardian Koci, has been campaigning for bird conservation for years.
32:49for years.
33:19There is a problem in the pond.
33:21I don't have any fishing.
33:23Let me keep it.
33:24I need to keep going.
33:26I don't like this.
33:28I don't need a boat.
33:29I don't need it.
33:31I don't need it.
33:32I need a boat.
33:34I need it.
33:35I need that.
33:36I need it.
33:38I need it.
33:39I need it.
33:41I need it.
33:42I need it.
33:43I need it.
33:44Here it is.
33:46The ring indicates where the bridge is.
33:49where the bird hatched, if it is later sighted at a different location,
33:53this is documented and reported.
33:56This provides ornithologists with valuable information for even better protection measures.
34:19This pelican colony shows how important and effective consistent measures to protect the animals are.
34:49Wetlands, salt marshes, reed beds and forests.
34:59The Divyaka Karavasta National Park is considered an important protected area of international
35:05importance due to its diverse landscapes and the large number of different animal and plant species.
35:19Deep in the forest in the old riverbed of the Shkumbim, fishermen discovered a heron colony
35:25with around 350 nests eight years ago.
35:29Here, far away from human influence, they can nest and breed undisturbed.
35:35Over the years, their numbers have increased tenfold.
35:38In the meantime, other bird species have also settled here.
35:56The colony has been monitored for several years, mostly from the air.
36:06Ardian Kochi makes the arduous journey through the swamp every few months to observe the birds
36:11up close and better assess their condition.
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36:42and the physical monitoring will be able to look at some species in this colony.
37:12and each time he's rewarded with the sight of a growing healthy and species-rich colony
37:31today it numbers more than 3 500 nests of numerous species including pygmy cormorants
37:40and brown ibises
38:10you can see the results
38:17100 kilometers further south, Andorra Chelohochai is out and about with her
38:47team on the Viosa Delta beach at dawn. It's the beginning of June and the sea turtle nesting season is starting. This beach offers ideal conditions for their nests.
39:17The environmental biologist researches the nesting behavior of sea turtles and leads a project to protect them. During the nesting season, she and her colleagues regularly search the beaches for the nests, to protect them from predators with grids. If they are too close to the sea, they also move the nests.
39:35So that they are not washed away.
39:42So that they are not washed away.
39:49Look, this is a sea turtle, but it seems to me that it is the fact that the sea turtles make a problem for us.
40:00Andorra and her colleague use a drone to search the miles of beaches for turtle tracks from the air. They are large and easy to spot even from a height of 10 meters.
40:15Andorra and her colleague use a drone to search the miles of beaches for turtle tracks from the air. They are large and easy to spot even from a height of 10 meters. If they spot any, they set off. On this day, they find none.
40:36Sea turtles are living fossils that have hardly changed since their formation around 200 million years ago.
40:54Today, there are only seven species left, three of which are also found in the Adriatic.
41:00The most widespread is the loggerhead turtle.
41:04All turtle species are threatened with extinction and are strictly protected.
41:10Finding and protecting their nests is therefore of the utmost importance for the survival of the species.
41:17It leaves clearly visible traces that are very similar to those of car tires.
41:30In the countries where we have much more information, we will have the ability to recover and then the ability to recover and increase the population of their population.
41:44Of course, the studies related to the Breschka Vezetetet are very similar to the Breschka Vezetetet, but according to the studies, they show that all the deltas are very significant for the Breschka Vezetetet.
42:03It will take 20 to 30 years for these turtles to reach sexual maturity.
42:10Then, they will return to the beach where they hatched to lay their own eggs.
42:16Experts estimate that only one in 1,000 will live to see this.
42:22The Vyosa River is considered one of the last wild rivers in Europe.
42:41It meanders over 200 kilometers through Albania, undeveloped, rich in species, and since 2023, strictly protected along with many tributaries as the only wild river national park.
43:00Where the Vyosa flows into the sea, sediment deposits from the river have created a lagoon.
43:06The Narta Lagoon is an important coastal wetland on the Adriatic.
43:16Over 200 different bird species have been documented here, including pink flamingos, which find the shallow water ideal for eating crabs and shrimps.
43:28This will soon change, as an airport is being built in the immediate vicinity.
43:33The employees of the Organization Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania, PPNEA for short, are observing this with concern.
43:43They regularly monitor the bird population in the Narta Lagoon, especially the flamingos.
43:50Joni Vorpsi leads the study.
43:52There are three different parts to the island of Albania in Albania.
43:53The island of Albania.
43:55There are four of them here in the Tariqe.
43:56In the main part, the island of Albania is also known asifies the island.
44:01The island of Albania that we have used to live to be used for years.
44:06The island of Laita, okay, we have a very warm experience for years
44:09because there are a lot of flowers, a lot of flowers.
44:22I don't think I'm going to have a good one.
44:25I'm going to have a good one.
44:39In order to breed, flamingos need special places that offer sufficient food as well
44:59as protection from disturbance and the intrusion of predators.
45:05Due to these requirements, the maximum number of internationally significant breeding colonies
45:10worldwide is 30, which is why it's so important that they find sufficient peace and quiet and
45:17remain undisturbed in the Narta Lagoon, where the conditions are still right.
45:35In the middle of the area that the government has just declared a national park, it is building
45:42an airport. It will not only make it impossible for the flamingos to breed, but will probably
45:48also drive other bird species away from the lagoon.
45:53At the same time, the large number of birds will pose a serious threat to air traffic.
45:58Conservationists are certain that the airport will irritate the sun and will irritate the
46:03birds and the air.
46:05In the middle of the area that the government has just declared a national park, it is building
46:09an airport.
46:10a large number of birds will pose a serious threat to air traffic.
46:15Conservationists are certain that the airport will irretrievably destroy this wealth of nature
46:21and change the entire ecosystem.
46:24And that will not only harm wildlife, but also people.
46:40We said there is a land where there is a land where there is a airport in the same time.
46:52Together with other environmentalists, Joni Vorpsi has sued the Albanian government.
46:58The trial is ongoing.
47:02The Karaburun Peninsula forms the eastern edge of the Strait of Otranto,
47:07which separates the Adriatic from the Ionian Sea.
47:11Here, the Adriatic Sea is only 71 kilometers wide and in some places almost 1,000 meters deep,
47:18its most fish and species-rich area.
47:25Fishermen have spotted Mediterranean monk seals,
47:28the world's most endangered marine mammal in these waters.
47:31Despite several indications, Sabina Chano, project manager at PPNEA,
47:36has not yet succeeded in finding sea caves in which the species could breed.
47:42Since 2018, the biologist has been monitoring and registering caves
47:46where monk seals might be found in order to better plan the necessary conservation measures.
47:51Our living room is only 57 miles, but only 50 miles away from the other people,
47:56our homes are also Ecrakis and other people who have not been on the metro level.
48:06Our hopes are not going to be on the limit of the world.
48:08Our homes in the region is where the locals are going to be on the other people.
48:11No, I'm not going to give you back this time.
48:13But we're all in the large area?
48:15Yes.
48:17We have a lot of work to do.
48:19I've got a lot of work to do.
48:21Yes.
48:25I have a lot of work to do with you.
48:29With the work, we are also going to go in.
48:32Because sometimes, we are going to go in and see the water.
48:37We just want to get into the water.
48:39We are going to get into the water or water.
48:42In this case, I would like to have some questions.
48:45Therefore, I would like to leave and ask for questions...
48:48...to understand if we have to go to the hospital...
48:52...to understand the vision of what we can do.
48:57Everything they observe is noted down.
49:01At the moment, we have to register...
49:04...coordinates to see where we have left...
49:08...and in the next few seconds we can take the food.
49:13Even a few times, when we take the different food...
49:18...or we even have to collect the food...
49:20...that is, the present food is the same...
49:24...that is to go to the hospital and the food.
49:28The fishermen have spotted a monk seal near this bay.
49:31The cave under the rock face has all the signs that the animals are most likely to be there.
49:44Sabina therefore wants to install a surveillance camera in it to record all movements over
49:50the next 14 days.
50:19The cave has a narrow entrance corridor, two exits and is only partially accessible underwater.
50:27The seals can rest on the small beach and give birth to their young.
50:32The camera is positioned so that it covers the entire beach.
50:37Everything is then recorded in detail.
50:39The water is in the water, the water, the batteries are alkaline.
50:51And they do much more than the water.
50:53The water is in the water.
50:55It is more potential because of the geological development,
50:59geography, distance, and distance from the area where the area is located
51:07and the area where the area is located.
51:10At the moment, we have to set a camera
51:14which will be spent for 15 days,
51:17and we will express the presence of the area.
51:25The careful and respectful treatment of nature by environmentalists
51:29gives us hope that the Adriatic can retain its original biological balance
51:34in as many places as possible
51:38so that people and animals can continue to live here together.
51:55In the UK
51:59The Adriatic Council of The New Mexico
52:14In the UK
52:16You
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