Ocalony Świat - odc. 1 - Z dziobem i szponami

In the first episode of the series, Grzegorz Miśtal embarks on a journey across Poland to discover the extraordinary world of birds of prey and their researchers. He is accompanied by one of the most talented actors of the younger generation, Mateusz Damięcki. In Podlasie and Masovia, ornithologists participate in campaigns, devoting much of their time and energy to saving endangered species. The white-tailed eagle is Europe's largest bird of prey. Mateusz accompanies scientists from the Eagle Conservation Committee on the ringing of its chicks. To remove them from the nest, he climbs a tall tree and brings them down to be ringed. In the program, we will learn about the purpose of raptor ringing and how monitoring contributed to saving the white-tailed eagle population, which was drastically declining in the early 19th century. The lesser spotted eagle is one of the rarest Polish birds of prey. While this may seem surprising for such a wild creature, demographic and technological changes in Polish countryside have had a significant impact on the collapse of this bird's population. Just a few decades ago, spotted eagles lived near human fields and settlements; clear-cut and mowed meadows and pastures provided ideal feeding grounds for them. Now, as young people flee the countryside for cities, and farmers find it unprofitable to mow and graze cattle, the birds have a difficult time catching their prey. Mateusz and Grzegorz will learn how people are trying to help them regain good feeding grounds and thus save this endangered species in the vicinity of Białystok and the Białowieża Forest.