Overview

• ZDF confirmed it will discontinue the annual format after 16 broadcasts, according to a spokesperson quoted by dpa in Mainz.
• The nature-reportage series began in 2008, with Hannes Jaenicke fronting each installment.
• The most recent episode focused on the octopus and aired this week on ZDF.
• Across the series Jaenicke advocated for threatened species including wolves, pigs, salmon, rhinos, and dolphins.
• The films often included pointed social critique, highlighting high meat and fish consumption and practices in aquaculture.