>> welcome to global 3000! this week, we meet south african n safari tour r operas hoping online alternatives will keep them afloat. we check out the italian island of capri which after weeks of quieiet, is welcoming tourists again. and we find out about the plight of elephants s in the ti tourist sesector and howow hel at hand. humans have been exploiting animals for millennia.

a shocking 90% of all mammals alive today are bebeing 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 animals used for human entertainment as pets, in some zoos, circuses or amusement parks. at least 15,000 elephants worldwide live in captivity. in asia, many of them are used as working animals or to provide entertainment for tourists. as part of our global ideas series, our reporter felix nuhr and his team went to n northen thailand to memeet a woman providing rerefuge for eleleph. >> j just one lookok, and she s exactly which elephant is whwhi. she nonow has 80 oththem. eachne hasas sfered.d.

lek chaile knows all their ststories. lek chailert: you see the ea 's d damag from m thhook. > until just t a few years , thisis elephant woworked ina nearby riding campasas the consnservaonist t exains. had to cacay tourists around every daday. if he didn't o obey, h trarainr would pierce h his thick skikin with a b bull hook. the ththai activist t has been working to protect eleanants fofor 25ears.. with her fououndation she e ait impre the e lis of thehe pachyderms. donations enable her to b buy up animals s whoe suffered particularlhaharsh treaent. most of ththe elephants s have spent decadedes being ridddder in s show biz. but in c chailert's 'e'elephant nature park', they nlolonger haveo workrk obe in chchns. paying guests are allod d to watctch the elephahants but nog more. >> for o our project, , peoplee and d visit. they donon't disturb t the elelephants, thehey just watatc.

and d we u the money and we can scscue morand d more >> a again and agagain, lek chailertrt has exposeded animal abuse using g a hidden camame. for centurieies,ild elepepnts have been subjected to prononged vient t tami methths. nonow, tre arereaws in thailand that prohibit animalruruelty. but chailert says this h has de little t to change thehe taming practice known a'e'elepht crhihing'. >> t they tie evererything. now is t the time for r them te ththe hook. look at t all the blooood, bleg everywhere the bab u cacan sethe blbloo? whenen i work undedercover i e toto pretend thahat i don't c, or i don't get that foototage. bubut after i cocome home alle time i cry. i crcry with a lotot of disasappointment i in human. i am angry with the peoplele tt are a partrt of that.

>> today, lek chailert a and hr te are o once again onon a rese missssion. this time,e, the conrvatationis will collect seven elelephants from t this riding camp southwt of bangkokok and bring t themo the reservrve near chianang m. the camp owners themlvlves cocontacd chaiaile's foundndion anand asked for r help, as hay any touriststs are coming g toe the elephants due to t ronanavirupandememic. an adult elephanant is usually rth about t 2 million baht or more tn 5050,000uros.. budue to t t pandemic, the animals veve becommorere of burdrd for theirir owners. it costs t them nearly a a thod eueus a month h for food and ca. thanat k kayar is happppy at least get 1 million htht per elephant from chailertrt's fofoundation. >> ourur situation h has been e sincnce the start t of the pand.

we hadad to close the camp for monthshs. regardlessss of whether r we're open or clclosed, we stitill e to take care of thelelephant need d toeed thememvery day. we w we allowed re-open on jujuly 1 but t tre are simimpy no visitors. >> the camp p owner and d hs elephant tamamers don't want s to look too closely y as the animals are loaded onto the trtrucks. they s say that for ry rereasons, we e must keep or distance. >> elephanants areot really easy to gogo on the truck; becaususe when they are put ona truck ththat means theheir life will be changed again. they experienceded many times being moved from one plalace o anotr r and th migight he bebeen abused fromom one placo ththe other. so now thehey think we will tae themomomewheref whwhich ey are not quite sure. >> b bore settining off, the elephahants must be e fixed io

place on the platforms. chch animimal gs its s owframe mama ofof bamboo stalalks. the elephantnts and theirr rescuers have a joururney of out 800 kilometeters ahead of th. e team hasever transrted so many anims at once over such a lonong distance.. the convoy sets off in the eaearly afrnoooon. after less than half an ho, the e vehicles havave to make aa stopop. one of t the elephants went t o a rampage on the truck bed and deroyeyed threstraraining bars holding it i in place. they nowow have a majojor repr job on their hands. >> many ofof them are nenervo. this happepens all the t time n we transport they llll sta to damage. ey have bren theherame and thrown it to t r road.

ife e keptarryining on they coultip ovoverhe truruck. ? after about an hour, the prproblem fixixed a the adadventure can n continue. the elelephants now w seem somt more r relaxed. their rerescuers knew w just t to d do to calm themem down. most impoant: they ve to eat. so as long as they don't feel hungry and no one hits or beats them, think the urney will be o smooth. >> theest of theourney doe ined go smooly. ththe cool dusk k is refreshinr bothth the elephanants and thr rescuersrs. the next m morng afterer nearly 20-hour drive, theononvoy reaches its destination: the 'ephanant nare parark' noh of c cang mai. e teteams exhaususd.

lek chailertrt has hardly y st either. but t nothing can dadampen her . >> overwhelm, hahappy! because the journewawas quit me strtress, the elelephants angry.y. so n now that theyey arrived hi feel relieved. >> once e the restrainining bs ha been removed, i it's time for r the elephantnts to take r firs cautitiousteps inin a new lifefe. the newcomomers will havave te isolateded from the rerest ofe herdrd for two weeeeks in orr o prevent the possibleprpread of didiseas the rescuers free the imimals fromom allheir r rop and chahas. >> lek: no more chains, so beautif!!

>> lek chailert has provided a new homeme for well ovover one hundred elelephants a home w we they are n no longer fororcedo puon a show, where they can simply be elelhants. >> packeked cities, crowded beaches, restaurants bursting at the seams, this is how many of the world's tourist hotspots looked last yearar. ththere were 1.5 b bbillion tourists worldwiwide in 2019. th y year itilill beess thth halflf that: sasays the un world tourism organisation. some countries have reopened for business. visitors are returning only slslowly. >> capri is known as the islan the rich d bebeautiful; nowow visitors are slowly returning. italy's been hit harard by the coronavirurus, the lockdown ws long andnd tough. italians are glad to be able to travel again. >> i came with my friends. we haven't seen each other for ages, it'll be great.

>> i feel safe again. i've come from milan. i'm looking forward to a beautiful weekend with sun and sea. >> the huge crowds of recent years have yet to return. the stunning beauty of capri can now be enjoyed by the few along with the exclusive shopping boulevards. in the centre of capri town is gelateria buonocore famous for its homemade ice cream and other sweet treats. at this time of year there would normally be long lines outside the shop. giovanna buonocuore and her family were among the first to reopen at when the lockdown ended in may. the regulations were so strict that hardly anyone came. we had to throw away a lot. the first few days back then in may were a a disaster. so then we just made small amounts each day. ththen graduallyly we made a le

more and things got a bit better. >> at the weekends, business is almost back to normal. italians have returned to the island. in recent years they'd been avoiding it because of the crowds of wealthy visitors from abroad. giovanna's brother mario bakes all the pastries and cakes. he and his team pride themselves on making everything by hand, using many local ingredients. >> this is the taste of capri, the flavor of our lemons, the fresh ricotta and the yellow cream. and these here are another specialty with nuts, with hazelnuts, with almonds. >> so far sales have only reached 10 to 15 percent of last year's figures. out of their 22 employees, only nine are working right now.

>> during the week we're still missing the germans, thehe amamicans, thehe 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. >> capapri went intoto complete lockdodown earlier t this year, when the c coronavirus h hit iy so badly. for weeks,s, no visitorsrs were alallowed. anyone stitill on the isislands stuck hehere mayor marino lembo tells us the island had very few cases of the virus. he ordered a cautious restart with many safety restrictions. >> all the bars in this square are open now, they've restarted their businesses and it feels almost like a normal summer's day. i think this has taught people to appreciate what we have here in italy the beauty that we no longer noticeded, because it ws so crowded.

>> 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 pecorario are both fishermen. 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 capri is the blue grotto, which has only recently reopened. expensive yachts would normally be jostling for space here, now only the occasional one can be seen. their friend gennaro is out in his rowboat, with a couple tourists on board. >> we're open for visitors! business isn't great. where we normally had two thousand people a day, now we only have two hundred. we used to be allowed 4 people on board, now w we can only tae two.

but it's ok, we'll do anything for capri! >> but when the fishermen show us their catch they're a lot more enthusiastic. the water is much clearer than it would normally be in summer: >> after covid 19 we started getting a lot more fish because the waters were quieter and cleaner. there were fewer boats to frighten away the fish so they came closer to the coast. >> nature has recovered somewhat, now that most of the tourists and boats have disappeared. >> take the seagulls for example. we almost had a problem with them bececause they hahad adad to people. now they've returned to their naral habitat and aren't feeding on land anymore but back out at sea. >> this path leads down to a popular beach that's normally

thronged in summer. the many visitors have left scars on the landscape. >> look at all the couples who've written their names here. you get an idea of how many people we normally see here. >> the coronavirus crisis has given capri time to rest and recuperate. yet tourism provides a vital source of income; it's a difficult balancing act. but t at that magical titime e the susun sets, it's easier to foforget thehe problems and jt enjojoy the natutural auty. >> with more than half m million ofcial c coravirus infectionsns, south afririca ie worst t affected of f all afrn countrieies. ththat, despite e the governmt swiftly inododucing stririct lockckdown, stayay-at-home ord, bans on the e sale of alcohohod tobacco anand widespreadad trl restrictions. w w its ecomy y is ping ththe price. unemployment has risen to a

cord high h around a third of south africans arereow officially out owowork. anand tourism hahas been rticularly badlyit. >> this expanse of bush has never seen so few visitors. today, these two have it all to themselves, as far as the eye can see. >> good afternoon everyone, alistair and i are out this afternoon. after that cold, misty, cloudy morning this morning thehe sun has finally y come out. we've come out to the northern parts of the reserve. >> with their cameras, alistair leuner and neil jennings capture the magic of the wilderness for those who would normally sit in the back of their safari jeep. >> these animals become instant celebrities straight away. people in america or the uk or europe actually know the leopards and lions better than neil and i do. somemetimes if we're not sure f a leopard we post itit on one f

these papages and people who he never been to africa, never even been to tintswalo tell us that it's this leopard. >> what they see today is a highlight even for the most experienced safari guide: a leopard on the prowl. he's set his sights on two male impalas who are so engrossed in their battle that they don't notice the impending danger. but the females in the herd do, and they soundnd the alarm. in the end, the leopard gives up. >> tourism has virtually come to a halt, so we are very, very worried. it doesn't bring in any money, we do it just because we love it. and this was just a way to try and soften it a bit. you know, just keep our marketing going. >> today seems to be their lucky day. just before darkness falls they

encounter a pride of lions with cubs. backck at the lodge where the guests usually sleep, neil and alistair edit their videos. they release a new episode almost every day and viewers can give them feedback. today they get a video call from brian nel, who's a regular guest at the reserve. >> it means i can watch a story other than the hard news, i've got some realllly good news so watch but i cacat smelell, i cacan't feelel the cold from e morning, smell the cofoffee in the momorning cocoffee brea. and ththere's a fear of f thera lilion right nexext to thehe v. >> the lodge is now empty because of the coronavirus. guests are no longer allowed to spend the night here, but on some reserves at least the locals can still go on

safari, albeit in their own vehicles. but the reserves can only make enough money with overnight guests, especially international ones. most of the employees have been laid off. thousands of south african families depend in the tourism sector and a lack of guests threatens their livelihood. for the workers on this safari, it's a matter of survival. the on-site butcher donates meat to them. james zishiri 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. >> this is a problem now. i don't have a job. it's good that we get meat, for day. it's better. but what about the future of tomorrow? there's nothing.

>> the donated meat was sourced from the reserve's animals. >> currently what we're trying to do is to at least do sosome culling of animals so that we can make that meat available to our staff. and also to our staff who havee been retrenched. to tell them, you know, these are difficult t times but t wey and assistst them. >> back to neil and alistair. they've come across yet another great spot: some very rare wild dogs. south african tourism lives from attractions like these. but it's uncertain how the sector can survive. >> obviously we miss the guests. it's nice to show this to guests and hopefully when lockdown ends, guests willll e here. but at the moment it has been good spending time with neil and sharing it with him. >> the two will keep giving virtual safaris for the time being. they hope that by doing so, at

least their lodge won't soon be forgotten. while south africa's wildlife reserves eagerly await the return of visitors, the pandemic has left others stranded abroad, far from home. including some young scientists on the german island of heligoland. >> stranded on the island of heligolandnd. these twyoyoung scientisists he been hopoping to retururn to tr home c countries of f india and kenya for r weeks. but the coronavirus pandemic has thrteded the travevel ans. >> i i feel a littttle sad tti cacannot be homeme yet as it s beenen quite some e time thahae seen my family and i've been in india. >> the two marine biologists were both awarded scholarships by the a alfred wegenener inste for r polar and mamarine resea.

gagabriel akoko o is interesten climate chanange. he's resesearching howow marine plants a absorb co2 anand how t might help mitigate e the impat of climate change. he's investigating how noise affects plplankton. but he often thinkabouout his mily's situationn n keny >> it's s a concern ththat the situation n is developining far and it m might be out of contrl and theyey may as s well sufferr the paememic. >> gabelel ako staysysn touch withis f famy in ken online. he's been in germany for autut a yeyear. s fligig home has s alady been cceceled ree time >> iasas hopg g to tvel baback anand maybmeetet youeople.e. itit wildependndow corona situtuatns develop and h thingsre in n nya. for e e timeeing i im carryingn n withy resear tivity sll at thininstite and we hope when the flights

get back t then i am ablble to travel. >> adreeja c chattergee isis ih sa sitituati. the longer she stays in heligoland, ththe more freququy she thinksks about her h home y of siliguri, in northeastern india. >> i am ry worried when i think about t india in thihs situatation. my hometown n has been put b k ununder lockdownwn completey becacause the caseses rose so t and so high and therweweren't any more f facities avavlable thehe hospils t to commodate ththe pele. it's j jt scary. >> but as longs s she can'gogo back, shshe' continunuher research in n heligoland.. >> i want to be a od scientist sohat t i n protect the nature because i grew up veryry close to nanature and ie seen it being destroyed. the more i know about it

through science the more i can help protect it. >> she is especially interested in protectcting sharks i in the indian ocean. >o intereststg because they have aays s been porayayed as mindleless monsters s from mos and d everhing a and people ae alalways terrifified of them whereaeas they are e extremely gentle crereatures. they arere always morere scaref you then you can ever r be of them. >> the oceanography ntnter that eventuallyly became partrt ofe alfred w wegener instititute s found onon heligoland d 130 ys ago. sincece tn, sincecehen, scientists have be c coming from a all over the e world tok hehere. the two o aren't the l reresearch schololars at the institute e who are straranded . six young researcherhahaven't bebeen ae to r retn home.. >> of cocourse they all want theichilildren at home.

but given ththe coronavirurs situatn in s some of t their he countries, thehe families s are quite e happy to s see their childrenen stay here a a a bit longer. >> heligoland is a popular vacacation destinanation in ger. it's known f for its beaututil nature whichch the young s stus herelso o eny. > the program was good;d; we learnt a lotot regarding thehe science we came to do, andee hope thahawhen the pdemic c is over, we are ae toto go back t our cocountries and d meet our families a and spend a g good e there. >> eveven though thehey're enjg ththeir stay in n hegoland t tr homesickneness remains.. >> and that's all from us at global 3000 this week! 'd love e hear whatat you thought abouout the ow.

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