Geheimnisse Asiens - Die schönsten Nationalparks — Season 1, Episode 2: India's Realm of Big Animals
Documentary • 43 min • 2 seasons, 10 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO site, shelters royal tigers, Asian elephants and the world’s largest wild water‑buffalo population. Human settlements, a busy southern highway, rice fields and tea plantations fragment habitat; blocked elephant routes cause raids on crops and villages. Poaching endangers the Indian one‑horned rhino. Protector Raju Kutum cares for orphaned elephant calves at a rescue center and educates locals. The Brahmaputra forms Kaziranga’s north; sandbar cattle farmers rely on valuable offspring sired by swimming water buffalo, yet tigers that cross the river often kill their livestock.
About Geheimnisse Asiens - Die schönsten Nationalparks
Sacred mountains, biodiverse reef areas, or active volcanoes – in Asia's national parks, people and animals often share the same habitat. But how can this fragile ecological balance be preserved while simultaneously ensuring a secure future for the local population? This documentary series showcases dazzling natural landscapes and portrays the people who are finding their place within them.