coming from a network of dedicated medics lawyers and activists the poisonous legacy. 30 minutes on d w. i see a sure shot up. in the world without beethoven i constantly begin to imagine . the total. start september 16th on d. w. . welcome to global 3 thousands. this week we meet south african safari top races hoping online alternatives keep them afloat. we check out the italian island of cap rate which after weeks of quiet is welcoming tourists again.

and we find out about the plight of elephants in the thai tourist sector and how help is a town and. humans have been exploiting animals for many then yeah. a shocking 90 percent of all mammals alive today are being raised for human consumption. most of these animals are kept in conditions which don't take their basic needs into account. unfortunately that's also true for on the most used for human and to 10 meant as pets in some zoos circuses or amusement parks at least 15000 elephants worldwide live in captivity in asia many of them are used as working animals all to provide entertainment for tourists. as part of our global ideas series our reporter félix noah

and his team went to northern thailand to meet a woman providing refuge for elephants. just one look and she knows exactly which elephant is which she now has 80 of them each one has suffered lect child learn knows all their stories. until just a few years ago this elephant worked in a nearby writing camp as the conservationist explains he had to carry tourists around every day if he didn't obey his trainer would pierces thick skin with a ball the tie activist has been working to protect elephants for 25 years. with her foundation she aims to improve the lives of the package durham's donations and able her to buy up animals who suffered especially harsh treatment most of the elephants have spent decades being ridden or in showbiz but in childbirth elephant

nature park they no longer have to work or be in chains paying guests are allowed to watch the elephants but nothing more. people come and visit they don't disturb i'm a friend they just be yours the money to come and the congress get more and more. again and again like china learned has exposed animal abuse using a hidden camera for centuries wild elephants have been subjected to prolonged violent taming methods now there are laws in thailand that prohibit animal cruelty . but charlie says this has done little to change the taming practice known as elephant crushing. the thai everything and that now is the plan for them to do with the whole. lot of the bribe breeding everywhere. the baby i call bravely you can see the blood when i walk on the.

i have the will i have the totem retained that i had ordered i don't care why i don't get that i don't get that from there. but up i called whole lot of how my cry i cry would a lot of disappointed about here when. i angry angry a bit. rude to people who have is. that. she's a lecture and her team are once again on a rescue mission this time the conservationists will collect 7 elephants from this writing camp southwest of bangkok and bring them to the reserve near chain mind the camp owners themselves contacted channelers foundation and asked for help as hardly any tourists are coming to ride the elephants to the coronavirus pandemic. an adult elephant is usually worth about $2000000.00 baht or more than $50000.00 euros but due to the pandemic the animals have become more of

a burden for their owners. it cost them nearly a $1000.00 euros a month for food and care. gonna pot kyra's happy to at least get $1000000.00 baht per elephant from china or its foundation. our situation has been dire since the start of the pandemic we had to close the camp from a month before but regardless of whether we're open or closed we still have to take care of the elephants and we need to feed them every day. we were allowed to reopen on july 1st but there are simply no visitors. that might make it. to. the camp owner and his elephant tamers don't want us to look too closely as the animals are loaded onto the trucks they say that fixing the reasons we must keep our distance. not really easy to go on the truck because

what in the truck is mean that life would be thin again. experience with. the prius . they might be a beautiful prayer. so now that. they would take them somewhere is there not quite . before setting off the elephants must be fixed into place on the platforms each animal gets its own frame made of bamboo stomachs. the elephants and their rescuers have a journey of about 800 kilometers ahead of them. the team has never transported so many animals that once before such a long distance. the convoy sets off in the early afternoon. after less than half an hour the vehicles have to make a stop. one of the elephants went into

a rampage on the truck bed and destroyed the restraining bars holding it in place now they have a major repair job on their hands many up. no was this is all the time. to. have broken the frame i'm told to frame the roll and it be if we keep carry on david over the top. after about an hour the problem is fixed and the adventure can continue. the elephants now seem somewhat more relaxed with. their rescuers knew just what to do to calm them down. listen to. that feeling. that i'm hungry and know one. thing the journey old case of. the

rest of the journey doesn't go smoothly. but cool dusk is refreshing for both the elephants and their rescuers. the next morning after a nearly 20 hour drive the convoy reaches its destination the elephant nature from north of chainline the team is exhausted has hardly slept but nothing can dampen her mood. although they have. spliced elephant so yeah like. i feel believe. once the restraining bars have been removed it's time for the elephants to take their 1st cautious steps into a new life. look at the newcomers will have to be isolated from the rest of the herd for 2 weeks in

order to prevent the possible spread of dizziness. the rescuers freeze the animals from all their ropes and chains. you know much so beautiful. has provided a new home for well over 100 elephants a home where they're no longer forced to put on a show where they can simply be elephants. that. hank city's crowded beaches restaurants busting at the seams this is how many of the well tourist hot spots looked. that were $1500000000.00 tourists worldwide in 2019 this year it will be less than half that says the u.n. well to chill reasonable organization some countries have reopened for business but visitors are returning at least slaving. coppery is known as the island of the rich

and beautiful now visitors are slowly returning italy has been hit hard by the coronavirus the lockdown was long and tough italians are glad to be able to travel again. so again with the i can with my friends we haven't seen each other for ages it'll be great that whatever i feel safe again i've come from a long and i'm looking forward to a beautiful weekend with sun and see. the huge crowds of recent years have yet to return the stunning beauty of coppery can now be enjoyed by the few along with the exclusive shopping boulevards. in the center of comp prieto on this july chilly air borne a quarter of a famous for its homemade ice cream and other sweet treats at this time of year there's normally be long lines outside the shop giovanna born a quarter and her family were among the 1st to reopen when the lockdown ended in may but the regulations were so strict that hardly anyone came.

down to. we had to throw away a lot of ink the 1st 2 days back in may were a disaster astrophysical made the shamo a lot of muscle so then we just made small amounts each day and then gradually we made a little more and things got a bit better they were only gentlemen can we give you. at the weekends business is almost back to normal italians have returned to the island in recent years they've been avoiding it because of the crowds of wealthy visitors from abroad. given his brother mario bakes all the pastries and cakes he and his team pride themselves on making everything by hand using many local ingredients is important because this is the taste of coffee the flavor of our lemons the fresh recall and the yellow cream . this is a lot and these here are another specialty with nuts. with hazelnuts.

as a move. with all men's. so far sales have only reached 10 to 15 percent of last year's figures out of their 22 employees only 9 are working right now. during the week we're still missing the germans the americans the russians it's very different this year. no doubt they're missing your pastries too. yes i'm sure we'll get back to normal at some stage we just need to carry on. coupling went into complete lockdown earlier this year when the coronavirus hit italy so badly for weeks no visitors were allowed anyone still on the island was stuck here. mayor mario lembo tells us the island had very few cases of the virus he ordered

a cautious restart with many safety restrictions that all the bars of the square are open to meet up. they were starting their businesses and it feels almost like a normal summer's day to get been saying i thought that i think this has taught people to appreciate what we have here in italy that the beauty that we no longer noticed because it was so crowded that. if the mayor gets his way things won't return to the same levels of tourism seen in recent years he's even talking about setting up marine reserve areas. giovanni anastasio and luigi picker audio or both fisherman during the holiday season they normally take tourists out for trips along the coast to earn some extra income the highlight of any visit to coppery is the blue grotto which is only recently reopened expensive yachts would normally be jostling for space here now only the occasional one can be seen not all

their friends gennaro is out in his rowboat with a couple of tourists on board. i've got to get out we're open for visitors but business isn't great where we normally have 2000 people a day now we only have 200 i got my job with one of them we used to be allowed 4 people on the board and now we can only take 2 off but it's ok we'll do anything for a copy. but it was a column about what you can. do when the fishermen show us their catch there are a lot more enthusiastic the water is much clearer than it would normally be in summer. nobody called me after covered 19 we started getting a lot more fish because the waters were quieter cleaner coming up out there were fewer boats to frighten away the fish so they came closer to the coast you should know it all by. nature here has recovered somewhat now that most of the tourists and boats have disappeared. so what if you think you're going take

the siegel's for example we almost had a problem. what them because they had adapted to people now they've returned to their natural habitat and aren't feeding on land it anymore but back out at sea. this path leads down to a popular beach that's normally throned in summer the many visitors have left scars on the landscape. full of a difficult look at all the couples who've written their names here you get an idea of how many people we normally see here in. the coronavirus crisis has given carte pre-term to rest and recuperate yet tourism provides a vital source of income it's a difficult balancing act but at that magical time when the sun sets it's easier to forget the problems and just enjoy the natural beauty. with more than half

a 1000000 official coronavirus infections south africa is the worst affected of all african countries that despite the government swiftly introducing a strict lock down stay at home orders bans on the sale of alcohol and tobacco and widespread travel restrictions now its economy is paying the price unemployment has risen to a record high around a 3rd of south africans are now officially out of work and its tourism is being particularly badly hit. this expanse of bush has never seen so few visitors. today these 2 have it all to themselves as far as the eye can see broken in every one. of the soft and after the cold mist of the morning swelling the sun's farming come on come up to the northern part of the reserve. with their cameras alister lawyer and neil jennings capture the magic of the wilderness. for those who would normally sit in the back of the us

a far reaching. these animals become instant celebrities straight away people in america or the u.k. or europe actually know the lines maybe they kneel and sometimes we not short of a live but we post it on one of these on these pages and people that have never been to africa never even been to. tell us that it's. what they see today is a highlight even for the most experienced safari guide on the prowl. he set his sights on 2 male impalas. who are serving quest in that battle that they don't even notice the impending danger. but the females in the herd. and they sound the alarm. in the end the leopard gives up.

i mean terrorism which they come to a halt so we are very very worried he doesn't bring in anybody we do it just because because we love it. and this was just a way to try to soften it up but you know just keep boxing day. to day seems to be that lucky day. just before darkness falls they encounter with pride of lions with cups. back at the launch where the guests usually sleep neal and at that video. they release a new episode almost every day and viewers can give them feedback ran across. today they get a video call from brian now he's a regular guest at the reserve. near. the hard news really good news right forms no. more you

know a morning coffee break. we're going to give you. the . just know when to leave because the coronavirus. guests are no longer allowed to spend the night but on some reserves at least the locals can still go on safari be it in their own vehicles. but the reserves can i mean make enough money with overnight guests especially international ones. most of the employees have been laid off thousands of south african families work in the tourism sector and the lack of gas threatens our livelihoods. for the workers on the safari it's a matter of survival. the on site but donates me to them i wanted it to be for you and james to sherry and his wife have worked on the farm for a long time. but now that there are no guests there's nothing for

them to do you. know going to names well now i know that is a problem no they don't just drop us good just for the day. but what about the if you talked more. thing. the donated meat was sourced from the reserves on a most. time they were trying to do is to at least do some culling of animals so that we. might get me there by the both just off and also to our stuff that's been trained. to at least tell them that you know it's a difficult times but it's right on the system. back to. they've come across yet another great spots some very red wild dogs. south african tourism lives from attractions like these but it's uncertain how the sector

can survive. we obviously missed the gates you know he's not to show this this this to gates and hopefully when you look down in las vegas will be yes but at the moment it has been good spending time with with neil and sharing it with him. just to keep giving factual safaris for the time being. they hope that by doing so at least the large weren't seem to be forgotten. that well south africa's wildlife reserve speaking the await the return of visits to the pen demick has left others stranded a brawl with phone from home including some young scientists on the german island of heligoland. stranded on the island ahead of. these 2 young scientists have been hoping to return to their home countries of india and kenya for weeks but the coronavirus pandemic has thwarted their travel plans

i feel a little sad that i can't be home yet. it's been all quite some time that i've seen my family and i've been in there the 2 marine biologists were both awarded scholarships by the alfred begun our institute for polar and marine research. gabriela coco is interested in climate change he's researching how marine plants absorb c o 2 and how that might help mitigate the impact of climate change he's investigating how noise affects plankton. but he often thinks about his family's situation in kenya it's a sign that. this tradition is developing fast and it might be out of control and i'm the mayor dread may be me i swear i suffer from a pandemic. gabriella coco stays in touch with his family in kenya on line he's been in germany for about

a year. his wife home has already been cancelled 3 times you're helping. people and it really depends on how governments treatments are going up and how things are in there for the time being i'm kind of mom and my activity to do it and we hope that when the flights get back and i'm a water truck or a greeter chatter g.'s in the same situation the longer she stays and heligoland the more frequently she thinks about her home city of siliguri and northeastern india i am very worried when i think about india in this situation my hometown has been put back on the lockdown completely because. because the case is so lost and so high and. that there weren't any more facilities available or the hospitals to accommodate the people it's just scary. but as long as she can't go

back she'll continue her research and helical that and i want to be a good scientist. so that i can protect a major because i grew up very close to nature and i have seen. it being destroyed and the more i know about it through science the more i can help protect it so sushi's especially interested in protecting sharks in the indian ocean so interesting because they have always been portrayed. us monsters as. from movies and everything and people all this terrified of them that is extremely gentle creatures and. they can they're always more scared of you than you could ever be or that the oceanography center that eventually became part of the alfred begun an institute was founded on heligoland 130 years ago since then scientists

have been coming from all over the world to work here yes. the 2 aren't the only research scholars at the institute has stranded here. there are 6 young researchers who haven't been able to return home to this mode of course they all want their children home but given the coronavirus situation in some of their home countries the families are quite happy to see their children stay here a bit longer. other than this of tackler big case and destination. it's known for its beautiful nature which the young students here also enjoy. yeah the program was good we were able to numb a lot our. sounds pretty kept under we hope that when the time limits of our are we are able to go back to our countries and meet our families or spend a good time. even though they're enjoying their stay and heligoland their

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