Wild things
Aside
Grumpily I have become disenchanted with wild life programmes as the presenters try to humanise the wild animals and make up animal soaps instead of just observing these beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. However I made an exception for ‘
Great that they started with a map and one saw on the northern coast of
The purpose of the expedition was to explore the apparently pristine wilderness and prepare a case for the President of Guyana to convince him of the need for conservation before the loggers do their worst.
The team was composed of scientists, climbers and wild life photographers – all experts in their fields and all extremely brave; one woman spent most of the time on a small platform at the top of a tall spindly tree which swayed in the wind enough to give her motion sickness. All discomfort was forgotten when she saw the rare howler monkeys cavorting around her.
The man who was desperate to see giant otters and the elusive jaguar was rewarded and so were we. The film zipped along with each clip more extraordinary that the previous one. The sight of the
The insect expert Dr George McGavin looked and sounded just like my BIL and he delved into places no man should have to delve, with bites and scratches galore, but also many valuable specimens to help prove the case. I understood that this particular rain forest cancelled out 40,000million tons of carbon.
There are two more programmes and I feel certain that they will prove that this is the last pristine wilderness but Guyana is a poor country and somehow the money they would gain from the loggers has got to be found.
Wednesday BBC
