Unter Eisbären - Abenteuer in Russlands Arktis
Directed by Heiko De Groot45mDocumentary
Wrangel Island, located in the Arctic Ocean straddling the International Date Line and belonging to the Republic of Chukotka, is considered as one of the most remote islands of the Russian Federation. The last wooly mammoths are said to have roamed through the tundra here, while their conspecifics on the continental mainland had long since died out. Today the island is considered as the famous home of the polar bears, which gather in large numbers on the island in summer when the pack ice has become too fragile. In addition, the rough landscape of the rugged island surprises with a diverse ecosystem in which arctic foxes, seals, walruses, little herds of musk oxen, lemmings and many species of birds feel at home. The German cameraman Uwe Anders spent four months capturing impressive images of the island's nature and came very close to the largest land predators on the planet, which sometimes ended in very dangerous moments.
