Environment Nature and animals
En terre animale
2024
On the farm, at work or pets at home: they all have an important place in our lives. Franck Menestret explores the animal world amidst some grandiose landscapes. Accompanied by his two dogs, Muffin and Praline, he also shares a host of amusing and moving stories about their daily lives.
Environment | Nature and animals
Episode 36
26 min
Unusual activities with animals
In Loiret, at Sury-aux-Bois, Franck, Muffin, and Praline visit the backstage of a structure specialized in filming movies with animals. Deer, birds, and wolves play along with the camera, outdoors or in a specially equipped virtual studio.
Episode 35
26 min
Les animaux de petite taille
Episode 34
26 min
Animals at the heart of families
In the Doubs, around Besançon, Franck, Muffin, and Praline meet families who are not like the others. Whether they run a farm, organize equestrian shows, or passionately love dogs, they all place animals at the center of their lives.
Episode 33
26 min
Professional training around animals
In the Jura, Franck, Muffin, and Praline visit two agricultural high schools where students learn to care for cattle and horses. In Saône-et-Loire, they meet with animal osteopathy apprentices, veterinary students, and a future groomer for dogs and cats.
Episode 32
26 min
Animal shelters
In Lorraine, Franck, Muffin and Praline meet some of the animals cared for by the local shelters after going through a difficult time. These specialist centres not only take in pets but also farm and wild animals.
On the farm, at work or pets at home: they all have an important place in our lives. Franck Menestret explores the animal world amidst some grandiose landscapes. Accompanied by his two dogs, Muffin and Praline, he also shares a host of amusing and moving stories about their daily lives.
By the end of the 21st century, the majority of Alpine glaciers will have melted away. What will become of the 'bisses du Valais', the traditional irrigation network of canals for thaw water? In Switzerland, like elsewhere, the issue of mountain water is at the heart of the debates.
Exploring the edge of the boreal forest, where the Arctic, alpine regions and ocean meet. This project is led by Karine Genest. The explorer is intrigued by the overlapping of species and their capacity to survive. With scientists and guides, she discovers the secrets of the wild.
Arctic winters are merciless. Yet, through thick and thin, marine mammals and birds manage to survive in this hostile environment. From the open waters to the centre of the ice field, where caribou herds take refuge, Kelsey Eliasson explores this ecosystem in the company of experts in Inuit traditions.
"If we do nothing, in twenty years, the Mediterranean will be a dead sea!": this phrase by Jacques-Yves Cousteau was uttered in 1979. Forty-five years later, despite a certain amount of progress, his observation remains just as valid. Has the battle been lost? Franck Lorrain investigates.
