1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,920 It's minus 20 degrees in the Italian Alps. 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,480 And an extraordinary adventure must to begin. 5 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,880 This wolf has led his family through ten dangerous winters. 6 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,960 It is the most difficult time. There is not much food. 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,560 The mood is tense in the couple. 8 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,200 The she-wolf is the mother of them all. 9 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:54,480 But to survive may she leave them this year - 10 00:00:54,560 --> 00:01:00,160 - and embark on a journey to find a new home alone. 11 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,400 She has to endure blizzards and biting winds. 12 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,000 Along the way, she gives birth to six cubs. 13 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:17,440 She has to find food and protect his new family. 14 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,480 On the run from predators and hunters - 15 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:32,360 - she is forced into the unknown and hostile territories. 16 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,200 It will be biggest challenge of her life. 17 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:42,120 This is the dramatized story about an unusual wolf. 18 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,520 The Dolomites... The strangest peaks in the Alps. 19 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:05,240 The mountains were once a coral reef and was forced up out of the sea - 20 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,480 - millions of years ago. 21 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,720 Winter is almost over. There is almost nothing to eat. 22 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,560 The animals are tired, weak and desperate for food. 23 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,560 For all who live here, It is the most difficult time of the year. 24 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,600 The she-wolf prepares to hunt. 25 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:07,200 But she is not alone. She is surrounded by the clutch. 26 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:31,880 By her side is the alpha male. And together they decide. 27 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:37,120 The young deer does not stay an easy prey. 28 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,480 But she has a plan. 29 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,920 On her cue the clutch goes into action. 30 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,720 Instinctively at the young deer, what it should do. 31 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,320 It's in its genes. 32 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,800 It knows how to trick them. 33 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,080 It carries the clutch into the middle of the pack. 34 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,680 It is exactly what the she-wolf had planned. 35 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,080 Now she can shut down the easiest swap. 36 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:15,800 A sick deer. 37 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:24,160 By sacrificing one of his own will this deer survive. 38 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,920 In the winter the deer gather in large herds. 39 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:39,760 More ears to hear dangers. More eyes to see them coming. 40 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:48,640 They cower against the cold and lowers their heart rate. 41 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,480 They save energy - 42 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,360 - the key to survival under these icy conditions. 43 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:07,120 The wolves' teamwork and tactics paid off. Their first meal in weeks. 44 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,520 Lured by the promise of food - 45 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,960 - tests the oldest youngster boundaries of hierarchy. 46 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:27,080 He challenges his father, the alpha male. 47 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:38,520 He has to follow the rules. The alpha couple eats before the young. 48 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,279 He must wait his turn. 49 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:20,920 In these mountains the wolves have only one rival. 50 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,320 The brown bear. 51 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:35,800 This one just woke up after a long hibernating and haven't eaten in months. 52 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,960 The alpha male knows he can't hit a bear that size. 53 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,560 Normally he would have pulled back off now, but today - 54 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,080 - with tensions in the herd - 55 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:18,400 - must he assert himself and show, that he still decides. 56 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,880 He stresses the bear to prevent it from eating - 57 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:33,040 - chasing it from every angle and trying to exhaust it. 58 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:51,080 But the bear is not afraid. It is the strongest and it knows it. 59 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,640 He is badly injured and can no longer lead. 60 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:51,480 It is a critical moment. The pack needs a new leader. 61 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,520 Everyone's eyes turn against the eldest son. 62 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,400 The herd submits a new chief. 63 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,880 The she-wolf stays with her mate. 64 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:19,400 Loyal to the end. Wolves mate for life. 65 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:30,800 Their bond is one of the strongest in the animal kingdom. 66 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,280 The alpha male has succumbed for his wounds. 67 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:16,240 The she-wolf must now find the strength to leave his side. 68 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,520 She can't go back to his own flock. 69 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,840 Her place is already taken by one of her daughters... 70 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:37,600 ... which immediately comes into heat and gives birth to her own litter. 71 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:46,040 This ensures the success of the coupling for the future. 72 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,360 If she stays, must she fight her own daughter. 73 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:34,800 She has to go. 74 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,800 But she is not alone. 75 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:10,559 In a few weeks she gives birth to another litter of young. 76 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:23,520 In the wolf community can only the alpha female reproduces. 77 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,920 Her cubs almost completely wanted likely to be killed at birth. 78 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,960 Her instinct tells her, that she must leave the mountains - 79 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:45,120 - where she has always lived, and take as far away as possible... 80 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,760 ... to find a new home for himself and his family. 81 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,679 What lies behind the mountains? 82 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,559 She will find out. 83 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:40,680 Heading north, the she-wolf moves along the top of the ridge. 84 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:48,200 She holds herself up high to avoid meeting other wolves. 85 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,160 She moves up to 65 kilometers per day. 86 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:04,080 There are only three weeks until the birth. 87 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,360 She leaves the Dolomites at Brunico - 88 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:17,280 - and it's the end of March, when she comes to Austria. 89 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:22,040 In a few days she crosses several mountain ranges and rivers - 90 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:26,480 - before she moves towards Tyrol in western Austria. 91 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,480 The she-wolf braves the elements in the vast wilderness - 92 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,040 - while she is followed by many eyes. 93 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:46,360 She has a shadow. A lamb vulture is her traveling companion. 94 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:02,880 They also return to the Alps after an absence of more than a hundred years. 95 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,680 Feared and hunted until they were endangered - 96 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:51,720 - became the lamb vultures reintroduced 20 years ago. 97 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,160 And they are slowly becoming more numerous. 98 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,040 This male is six years old. 99 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:04,520 It was born on Mont Blanc, but left when it was very young. 100 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,080 It flies thousands of kilometers every year - 101 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,880 - and looking for travelers to follow for days. 102 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,440 The wolf is the vulture's favorite companion. 103 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,800 They offer the best loot in a barren landscape. 104 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,920 But it doesn't wait, that the she-wolf dies. 105 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,560 It has other dietary needs. 106 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,200 Six days have passed, since the she-wolf escaped from the pack. 107 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:48,400 In western Austria she fights the mountains. 108 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,640 The winds can reach up at 130 kilometers per hour - 109 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,280 - with a temperature of minus 30 degrees. 110 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,840 A few hours in such conditions can be deadly. 111 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:13,480 Without her cobble, the she-wolf could be buried in the snow. 112 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,840 She has to go on. 113 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:28,680 With her thick fur, she can resist temperatures of minus 50 degrees. 114 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,800 During the storm have piles of snow piled up - 115 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:03,400 - and the slightest tremor can cause them to fall. 116 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:48,480 Starving mountain dweller finds quickly exchanged. 117 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,080 Also the lamb vulture. 118 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:04,840 Its persistence has paid off. 119 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,480 It does not compete about the same meal as the she-wolf. 120 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,840 It waits patiently a moment longer - 121 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:29,960 - until she's had enough. 122 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,320 It is not like other vultures. 123 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,720 Its diet contains neither flesh nor skin. 124 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,080 It has its own special recipe. 125 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,800 First, it divides the carcass into smaller pieces. 126 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:06,920 Then it takes the chosen one treat with 50 meters up in the air... 127 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:15,200 ... and throws it carefully down on the rocks. Et voilà! 128 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,240 Dinner is served. 129 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,080 Broken bones are the only thing the lamb vulture wants. 130 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:36,680 Its stomach contains the world's strongest digestive acid. 131 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,680 And it easily digests that, other cashiers. 132 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,920 The she-wolf only has a few weeks left, before she gives birth. 133 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,240 Driven by will to find a safe home - 134 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:07,000 - she continues to move 50 to 60 kilometers a day - 135 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,960 - and crosses Austria from east to west. 136 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,400 Over the Zillertal in Tyrol - 137 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,560 - she comes to Switzerland through the canton of Grisons - 138 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,840 - Saint Gotthard and Monte Rosa. 139 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,280 She crosses the impressive Matterhorn. 140 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:34,520 In a few weeks, she has covered almost 1000 kilometers. 141 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:41,119 She is now in the Mont Blanc massif, the highest mountain range in the Alps. 142 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:50,000 She is tired and weakened by the journey. She must find a place to rest. 143 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:55,920 The season changes. 144 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:02,640 The days are getting longer, and the temperature rises slowly. 145 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:07,840 Spring has come. 146 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:43,000 Because nature is the busiest time of the year. 147 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,040 A race against time has begun. 148 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:49,160 It's a short season to find a mate - 149 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,840 - and feed and raise next generation. 150 00:23:56,320 --> 00:24:01,160 With only a few days left to go the she-wolf find the perfect den. 151 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:05,119 Warm, dry and close to water. 152 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,320 She must be away from predators. 153 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,000 It's the perfect place. 154 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:55,520 During the night she gave birth. A litter of six cubs. 155 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,720 Four males and two females. 156 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:17,600 She can't leave them alone. Many predators roam the mountains. 157 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:23,160 Foxes, crows, marten, wild boar ... 158 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,119 A lynx has found the wolf's den. 159 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:57,880 The she-wolf can sense the wolf, but she can't see it. 160 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:15,200 The cargo is perfectly camouflaged and can lie still for hours. 161 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,400 It waits for the she-wolf to leave. 162 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:28,640 The she-wolf has six mouths to feed and must go out to find food for himself. 163 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,480 She has only eaten grass and earthworms. 164 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,000 If she was with the pack - 165 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,280 - could she leave the kids behind in the other females - 166 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,080 - which would protect and feed them to her. 167 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:08,320 In every litter there is always an adventurer - 168 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:13,200 - there is more brave than the others and gets into trouble. 169 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:05,280 Lossen has given up for today, but can come back at any time. 170 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,800 The she-wolf knows she is trapped. 171 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,840 She won't get a proper one meal for a while. 172 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:31,720 Lossen also has hungry children to feed. 173 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:38,480 Like all mothers, it needs to be fed and protect her own young. 174 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,680 The cubs are now eight weeks old - 175 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:32,480 - and are still addicted of their mother for milk and food. 176 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,760 She is weaning them now, so hunting is important. 177 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:46,920 They leave the cave and explores the world around them. 178 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,560 The little adventurer is still the bravest in the pack. 179 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:55,680 Led by his curiosity he wanders away without warning. 180 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,920 The hunting instinct of the young is still untested. 181 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:16,240 They don't learn to hunt in packs, before they are almost a year old. 182 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:22,360 Now they are learning the skills by playing together. 183 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,920 The adventurer is exploring again. 184 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,680 He learns the difference on friend and foe. 185 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,440 The she-wolf has found a new den. 186 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,200 But there is still not much food. 187 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,720 It is the most difficult time for the family. 188 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:27,560 Six mouths to feed and not enough milk. 189 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:43,160 They are starving. The more they need, the less she has to give. 190 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,880 They lick her mouth - 191 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:52,320 - and begs her about gobbling up his last meal. 192 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,960 But her stomach is empty. 193 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,800 She needs a new plan. 194 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,760 There is a possibility that can solve the she-wolf's problems. 195 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:15,200 Sheep. They are easier to catch. 196 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:16,840 But if she wants to eat them - 197 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:21,520 - must she stand face to face with a different opponent. 198 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,160 This man has decided for himself to defend his sheep. 199 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,600 His name is Matthias Korneli. 200 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,520 This year, Matthias has said yes to take a bunch - 201 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:18,360 - with into the most fertile of the Alps summer pastures: Vercors. 202 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:23,160 But this lush meadow is notorious for wolves. 203 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,760 About 35 sheep were killed here last season. 204 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:38,800 This year, the local farmers have trusted Matthias a record-breaking - 205 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,120 - herd of 650 sheep to guard. 206 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:49,239 The sheep have spent the winter in shelter, but now they have to eat the soft - 207 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:53,320 - young grass on the highest pastures to get fat. 208 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,320 Matthias' mission is to follow them up the mountain - 209 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,160 - and guarded them for two months... 210 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:04,480 ... and return at the end of summer with all the sheep. 211 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,880 No shepherd has managed that here for 20 years. 212 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,680 The wolves are back. 213 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:19,840 Because the she-wolf wants a sheep feed her young for a week. 214 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:23,360 But it is not easy to catch them. 215 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,920 The high plateaus of the Vercors - 216 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,680 - between the mountain ranges Obiou and Dévoluy. 217 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:55,560 Matthias is on his way to the pastures further ahead. 218 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:01,880 As companions on the mission he has two trusted teams - 219 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:05,400 - which he himself has selected and trained. 220 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:19,239 The first team is herding dogs, light and fast. The second is guard dogs. 221 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:21,960 They are powerful and strong. 222 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:28,280 Raga is a beauceron bitch. She is the most active. 223 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:33,000 She looks out for sheep, that gets away from the herd. 224 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:49,239 She does it to please Matthias. 225 00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:59,480 Leo is a small Pyrenean shepherd dog. Fast and with the heart of a lion. 226 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:02,560 He does not cover such a large area as Raga. 227 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:08,160 But they can be counted on his vigilance. he overlooks nothing. 228 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,600 The older Kai is retired. 229 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:17,920 She doesn't work anymore, but is important for team spirit. 230 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,640 Soon she won't be able to make the trip up into the mountains. 231 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:31,120 Today, Matthias leads his flock out in the most dangerous area - 232 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:35,120 - where there have been the most attacks. 233 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,600 The locals call it the dangerous valley. 234 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,000 They must be on guard. 235 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:04,800 They make themselves known, as soon as they arrive. 236 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:09,200 'We are here! And we're not afraid." 237 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,920 The watchdogs take over their positions. 238 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:45,600 They know that in this valley is a wolf attack imminent. 239 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,400 Thor takes the high ground. 240 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:53,120 He sees everything, smells everything ... 241 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,360 ... and hears everything. 242 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:00,360 Rea walks into the middle of the pack. 243 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:03,160 She is particularly attached to the sheep - 244 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:06,680 - and raise them, as if they were her puppies. 245 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:14,000 Maura takes care of the outer edges. 246 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:17,239 Sometimes she dares get far away from the pack - 247 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:22,160 - to leave its scent and challenge wolves that get too close. 248 00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:31,480 And Mastin, the young Molossian, patrolling the herd's perimeter - 249 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:35,760 - often in the forest, out of the shepherd's field of vision. 250 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,760 The sheep are nervous. They can smell the wolf. 251 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:56,000 They don't know where she is but they know she's here. 252 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:08,080 She keeps a close eye on her prey, ready to attack on his own. 253 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:13,880 The smell of the sheep increases her hunger. 254 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,360 The she-wolf will not fight. 255 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:14,360 She prefers to find food without problems. 256 00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:20,760 If the dogs hold their ground, she goes somewhere else. 257 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:45,920 Matthias and the dogs guard the herd together and protect each other. 258 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:49,520 They act instinctively. 259 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,280 This is Matthias' cobbler. 260 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:11,120 For almost ten years - 261 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:17,800 - he has guarded 15,000 sheep and only lost three of them to wolves. 262 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:26,760 He is neither for nor against that the wolves return to the heights. 263 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:31,040 For him all life in these mountains is sacred. 264 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:04,760 At the age of ten weeks the adventurer still the most active in the pack. 265 00:43:23,719 --> 00:43:25,760 He can smell something interesting. 266 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:38,239 A bone from an ibex. Only for him. 267 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:54,200 Relationships are created during play. Personalities emerge. 268 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:57,800 There are leaders and there are followers. 269 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:04,040 Those who give up easily. 270 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,840 And some that never let go. 271 00:44:57,760 --> 00:45:01,920 Determined to find a new one territory, safe and full of food - 272 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,640 - the coupling continues its journey. 273 00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:07,000 She puts distance between herself - 274 00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:10,320 - and Mathias' dogs and crosses the Vercors - 275 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,640 - and the Chartreuse massif and reaches the Tarentaise valley. 276 00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:22,280 On unknown ground she gets the rush of something familiar. 277 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:27,920 It is not a welcoming smell. It's danger. 278 00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:33,520 She goes in on another wolf's territory. 279 00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:03,160 She can see that it's a big mess of a dozen or more. 280 00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:06,760 And they are not far away. 281 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:11,880 Wolves defend their territory with great violence. 282 00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:15,120 They kill if they see an intruder - 283 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:18,520 - and the shewolf's family is not welcome. 284 00:46:41,719 --> 00:46:45,640 She doesn't know that the pack just has attacked a flock of sheep - 285 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:49,560 - from the nearby village and now the hunt is on. 286 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:28,040 The she-wolf and her family are trapped in the middle of a war zone. 287 00:48:57,360 --> 00:49:00,239 She is trapped between the wolf pack and the hunters - 288 00:49:00,320 --> 00:49:04,160 - and must continue into a foreign world. 289 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:19,520 They must cross the city streets, when they are quieter. 290 00:50:00,239 --> 00:50:02,160 Since returning to Europe - 291 00:50:02,239 --> 00:50:06,400 - many wolves have been seen in the city streets at night. 292 00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:30,280 The herd has crossed the Ubaye Valley. 293 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:35,920 She has found a new and more peaceful territory, Mercantour. 294 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:41,239 It is a country without smell of humans or dogs. 295 00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:56,200 It is a land of plenty. 296 00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:01,680 And there is food. 297 00:51:15,120 --> 00:51:18,400 A sanctuary. Her new home. 298 00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:22,320 Here's another one too. 299 00:51:31,600 --> 00:51:33,320 The lamb vulture. 300 00:51:38,560 --> 00:51:41,600 It has returned to the rock, where it was born. 301 00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:44,719 And it has started a family. 302 00:51:49,719 --> 00:51:54,320 The she-wolf has succeeded to keep his family alive. 303 00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:56,600 But winter is coming. 304 00:51:56,680 --> 00:52:00,920 She must find a mate to secure the herd's future. 305 00:52:02,600 --> 00:52:05,680 It's time to call on other wolves. 306 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:21,520 A call so powerful that it can can be heard many kilometers away. 307 00:52:30,120 --> 00:52:34,040 But tonight there is no answer. 308 00:54:17,160 --> 00:54:21,600 Far away a young male hears her call. 309 00:54:36,120 --> 00:54:38,960 They meet in the early hours. 310 00:55:16,760 --> 00:55:22,840 In just four months the she-wolf has traveled 1300 kilometers. 311 00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:28,600 She left the Dolomites in winter, crossed almost the entire Alps - 312 00:55:28,680 --> 00:55:31,360 - and gave birth in the Mont Blanc massif. 313 00:55:31,440 --> 00:55:34,440 Then she traveled south through the Durance Valley - 314 00:55:34,520 --> 00:55:39,440 - to finally settle down in the Mercantour game reserve. 315 00:55:43,640 --> 00:55:48,000 Several weeks later a camera trap took these pictures. 316 00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:52,239 A pack of wolves with six children and two adults. 317 00:55:54,239 --> 00:55:55,920 They are the alpha couple. 318 00:55:56,000 --> 00:55:58,200 And together they will raise - 319 00:55:58,280 --> 00:56:02,000 - the next generation of wolves in the French Alps. 320 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:13,560 In the 20th century, the wolves were almost disappeared from Europe. 321 00:56:17,320 --> 00:56:21,320 They disappeared from France, Switzerland, Germany and Austria. 322 00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:29,560 There were a few couplets in the Italian Alps. 323 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:40,480 In the 1980s, the wolves expanded their area. 324 00:56:40,560 --> 00:56:44,080 They reclaimed that of the ancestors territories and formed new links. 325 00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:52,040 Today they are found in all the countries bordering the Alps. 326 00:56:52,120 --> 00:56:54,640 Their numbers are slowly increasing. 327 00:56:59,360 --> 00:57:03,760 It is estimated that 2000 wolves live in these mountains. 328 00:57:08,160 --> 00:57:12,160 Danish texts: Helle C. Østergaard Iyuno