Iron Jungle - Nature's Return to the Ruhr Valley

Iron Jungle - Nature's Return to the Ruhr Valley

2016 | 50 minutes |

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Director: Christian Baumeister
Cast: Dan Wesker

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Can urban decay turn into a paradise for the wild? In Germany, wildlife has made a comeback at industrial ruins. The Ruhr Valley, Europe's former biggest industrial area, now bursts with life as falcons, toads, deer, snakes have made the place their own. Abandoned factories, man made ponds, wastelands etc are now run over by erstwhile forest dwellers showing nature can triumph man made creations!

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