The fourth series of the immensely popular and uplifting 'Back from The Brink' presented by Derek Mooney will reach our screens this spring, beginning May 12th on RTÉ One.
Our planet is paying the price for generations of environmental mismanagement, but in this new two-part series Derek Mooney goes on a journey across Europe to find out how smart human intervention can bring Europe's wildlife 'Back from the Brink'.
The series showcases how European conservationists are working to stem the tide of a biodiversity crisis and climate change, one step at a time. The series is made by RTÉ Cork with the European Broadcasting Union, and ten other member broadcasters taking part with potential to be broadcast in 52 countries across the continent.
From the return of the magnificent Osprey to Ireland, persecuted into extinction over 200 years ago, to the giant task of removing 10,000 rats from an island to give its birdlife a chance to survive, the series celebrates the work of wildlife conservationists by showing how by working with nature we can help solve some of the problems we humans have created.
We’ll find out how an ancient breed of wild Irish goat might be the answer to the very modern problem of wildfires.... and we’ll try to understand why Killer Whales are attacking sailing boats off the Southern Coast of Spain and how the Beaver, nature’s master builder, is being brought back to Scotland.
Europe’s conservationists are fighting back, and delivering remarkable results, in the struggle to protect Europe's wildlife and biodiversity.
Derek Mooney commented;
Back From the Brink is telling a story of hope. It celebrates the people who are trying to make a difference in the climate and biodiversity crisis. This environmental disaster can be reversed. It will take all of us to make a difference. The fight isn't over yet, but the clock is ticking.
‘Back From the Brink’ episode one is on RTÉ One at 6.30pm May 12th and episode two is on RTÉ One at 6.30pm May 19th.