In southeastern Germany lies Lusatia, a land of a thousand lakes with striking contrasts. Its tranquil ponds house rare creatures like European otters and great bitterns, while wooded swamplands witness elk raising their young. A short distance away, a lunar landscape unfolds, a result of decades of brown-coal mining, marked by massive slag heaps and mine lakes. Despite these changes, nature reclaims its territory, with wolves and deer on former military grounds. Vibrant birds like hoopoes and European bee-eaters inhabit re-cultivation areas.

In southeastern Germany lies Lusatia, a land of a thousand lakes with striking contrasts. Its tranquil ponds house rare creatures like European otters and great bitterns, while wooded swamplands witness elk raising their young. A short distance away, a lunar landscape unfolds, a result of decades of brown-coal mining, marked by massive slag heaps and mine lakes. Despite these changes, nature reclaims its territory, with wolves and deer on former military grounds. Vibrant birds like hoopoes and European bee-eaters inhabit re-cultivation areas.