Marker Wadden: How the Netherlands Built New Land for Wildlife (Documentary, 2021)

Through their mastery of water, the Dutch created land from areas of sea by use of waterworks and dykes. Immense mega-structures were built to protect the land from the water, large parts of which are below sea level. These measures were unkind to natural biodiversity and were built for the benefit of human beings. Five years ago a hugely ambitious project began its gradual journey towards completion. The construction of a unique archipelago started, deliberately fashioned for the benefit of nature. In 2021 the Marker Wadden project was completed. This blue chip wildlife film shows the development of the islands and how nature starts to take over from the moment the first land appears. Now already over 650 plant and animal species are found on the islands and the abundance of birdlife is beyond believe. With stunning footage, the development of nature is presented and the film shows how the map of The Netherlands was changed to successfully increase biodiversity. This is a first for the world! ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 00:31 - Marker Wadden ▷ 04:47 - Algae, Water Fleas, Birds Arrive ▷ 06:10 - Avocets, Plovers, and the First Chicks ▷ 11:39 - Migrating Terns and Gulls Claim the New Land ▷ 13:40 - Marshes, Insects, and Reeds Transform the Islands ▷ 17:23 - Colonies Thrive ▷ 27:48 - Nature Tourism on Marker Wadden ▷ 32:08 - Winter Migrants and Reed Birds Find Refuge ▷ 49:39 - More Islands to Come ▷ 51:30 - Credits #documentary #animals #wildlife #markerwadden #naturerecovery #biodiversity #island #birds #sanctuary #wildnature #wildlifeconversation #conservation #animalbehavior #animalplanet ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- Original title: New Land - The Islands of Marker Wadden A film by Cees van Kempen © 2021, Licensed by Albatross ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.