where of its systems for ten years when locals told us about it they said she had once been sheltered in the caves first tunnel when we first came here we did see tracks left by sheep yes that's right i remember the first time i came here we did see tracks left by sheep. the cave extends for more than a kilometer several narrow corridors hide a large central chamber the cave walls are covered in drip stones still lack tights and still like mines. the north caucasus largest battery hibernates deep underneath the ground they represent the red book species. and the horseshoe nosed bad more than two thousand bats gather here in the winter they cuddle together in order to survive the cold weather in summer they fly to the foothills and return again in

autumn they start preparing for migration in early spring when they split up into smaller groups. sometimes i find all of the boats covered with jew. they look very nice like covered in tinsel. ok visit closed ecosystem the humidity is one hundred percent and the temperature in the caves is constant which is exactly what bats need human should avoid staying in the caves for too long as they start to have an impact on the special climate conditions. and you hear them calling. this means we warmed up their confined habitat. if they start flying around they will use up their fat and may not survive until spring. so let's get out of here.

we back the rangers run into an unexpected obstacle to our riverbed starts to filling with water the water is now blocking their path. a few hours later novia to clear this hurdle the only path to the cave will be gradually immersed in water it will be impossible to use it again before next spring. the are doing river springs from the glaciers of the greater caucasus mountain range runs the length of a nature reserve scientists say more than one hundred mountain streams and springs swiftly replenished with water.

hunting in the reserves prohibited armed rangers make daily rounds of its territory as a rule their routes run through the wooded slopes of mountain gorges. inhabit the foothills unfortunately they still fall easy prey to hunters because they're obvious targets they like grazing in spaces and rarely go uphill. lyn march scattered across the reserve reflect a history of. people first began using caves and overhanging rocks as.

a loans where the ancestors of. they built stone fortifications overlooking mountain paths so they'd be more easily defensible. in those days even tempered was unable to cross this territory the highlanders blocked the mountain passes and pelted his troops with stones. these tel was built in the middle ages. period dates back to the fourteenth or seventeenth century. the most celebrated architectural landmarks of ancient north. they differ in height and shape as a rule extended families lived in short towers. were used as lookout points and for other defensive purposes the towers were built close to villages and gorges with paths used by troops on foot and on horseback many were extensions of

clips. protection from. was served as. if people manning which tell was in the lowest lying villages at the entrance to the noticed approaching enemy troops then they would lead. people in so the smoke. was in remote parts of the gold. in accordance with a long standing tradition. to take no more than a year if builders failed to meet the deadline the structure was pulled down and built a new towers belonging to the same clan were regarded as sanctuaries in due course they became symbols of the clans power and wealth as time went by they turned into veritable objects of worship.

one of the most revered sanctuaries of the people is a medieval architectural site called. located in the gorge one thousand nine hundred meters above sea level. well i can test indicates that here. from here in the tenth or eleventh century. this fence was built a couple of centuries later the. initially in orthodox church was here but. that exceed grew weaker turned into a pagan sanctuary. city to disclose an animal's killed by hunters were brought here. scientists don't yet know exactly when the recall was built only logs were used to make it no nails or anything made of.

carved poles support the wooden roof they feature patterns that look like a camel's head resting on a long neck. arrow and spirit heads have been found here according to legend the oldest city in prince tar was kept here. as a travelers visiting this place in the eighteenth century saw it. only natural features are destined to be the reserves eternal landmarks. over the centuries water and wind have crafted unique scapes. many of them are hidden from the inquisitive eyes of tourists. only the staff of the nature reserve are aware of their location. at the one that brought this will

file is called the ring it is a unique natural feature of this century it. has broken through limestone beds here to make a hole in the shape of a ring there was a reflector that it forms a rainbow. like this one are rare not only in the caucasus but in the entire world the stone is about two meters wide. its broadest part consists of three layers of limestone the age of the rock is estimated between one hundred and one hundred twenty million years. more than an. absolute. i would say it's the standard for natural water it's filmed in the coast examined in the limestone of the kerry range the most is crystal clear up to filtering through many kilometers of limestone not over.

the cut since q canyon with rock terraces grados and knishes begins right under the ring waterfall it took the car to go on mountain stream. thousands of years to force its way through the rock. swaying many tones tumble down from cliff tops and terrace hedges a stream of winds in loops through the stones and. this is what. it is very clean water for life but it's a rare species in the mountain streams of the caucasus. the canyons must seawalls date back to the dressing period in winter they're covered with tights they're known as we thing walls because of the constantly dripping water in summer.

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usually slides down slowly from the. place. in north. a lot. since the snow. and avalanche fell and. nobody was hit by snow slabs but the road was entirely

blocked. grazing somewhere in the mountains the rangers will have to go on foot to reach them. i mean several days ago about a week ago. higher than i'm sure a couple of metres. sometime ago there was a good chance of people encountering. on the mountain paths today scientists tend to observe them through their binoculars these graceful animals prefer the higher altitudes. have no difficulty clearing steep slopes they almost never slip off as they know how to spread their center of gravity evenly and choose the right foothold and they have no fear of heights.

the east asian variety of goats inhabits this reserve it's possible to tell them apart by the shape of their horns. like. the right horn. and the left horn points to the right. cohesion goats or wild animals. but high in the mountains they often allow rock climbers to come surprisingly close . at the most of them would do you typically a matter of ten meters you think those who got used to the presence of people. quite tolerant of them near the training camp so for rock climbers. when they can park for the night up in the mountains.

there are many fascinating routes for climbing into within the reserve law they often use the cliff faces and glaciers for training any ascent is always fraught with risk. a small cliff is the best place for training and testing out new gear right. careful is a goal down from here. what someone wants phones ourselves in an extreme situation through a strong gusts of wind during our ascent visibility was a mia ten meters in those conditions we couldn't climb down from the top of the mountain i was a beginner in rock climbing that was my third climb needless to say i was. a

wise climber never ventures into the mountains alone three climbers is the minimal number. summer is the ideal season for challenging climbs. in spring climbers examine the best way to get up the mountains work out new routes and compare mountain terrain with its map descriptions. well we are going to the ice sprints. well let's try and climb through that snow there and come from the right side through the rock. shooting rock steer. well we'll see when we reach the place. which. let's get going. climbing even to the lower peaks

of the mountain range takes no small effort. and rarefied. collapse. the climbers have to exert themselves to conquer the flat mountain. in accordance with tradition one. rock climbers drink tea with bitter chocolate. to help yourself. but you hear what attracts me to the mountain that's the most difficult question i can think of i don't think any climber or fan of extreme sports could answer simply i enjoy rock climbing and the beautiful landscape. on the mountains rapidly and in spring the weather could change very quickly the climbers need to get down as fast as possible.

mazes receiving. their group at thirteen forty five when beginning of a descend what's the weather like just fine everything's ok going down. yes thanks. the reserve is situated along the buck avoid range where the slopes are steep and rocky some of the peaks are four and a half kilometers above sea level rocks stones english years are scattered all around. discussed the scheme resort is situated in the glaciers melt in the city's korean gorge.

reserve staff get down to the most important work at the height of the springtime ski season. they're going to release this small bison herd into the wild for the time being the animals graze in a special pen. these bison have lived in captivity since birth the blood of a wild ox by the name of cubs because flows in their veins. was sent to a private nursery after being caught in one thousand nine hundred seven by the russian emperor while on a hunting expedition when all the bison had been exterminated in the north caucasus it was come cause at the forefront of the restoration of the caucasian bison subspecies. a great grandson of cause by the name of the dole was born in one

thousand nine hundred twenty five but though it is far as i can gather he was the forefather all the caucasian subspecies of the bison in the one nine hundred thirty s. he was taken to us county in nova. there he meted with. bison that was the origin of a bison subspecies with. since early this morning reserve staff have been trying to compel the bison to enter special cages for transportation during their quarantine period animals became accustomed to their pen and learned to trust people so they're in no hurry to go out and the wild. after several and successful attempts one of the females is lurd into the cage now the herd will follow suit mice and are known for their matriarchal behavior.

come on faster. well done. the bison steadfastly endured their temporary captivity all on their way to their new habitat . the return of caucasian bison to the wild is a joint project undertaken by the north essential nature reserve and the world wildlife fund. there are things ready so we go yes let's go. by sin already accustomed to the wild grays nearby. it's not yet known whether they'll accept or reject their newcomers. the forests and the mountains are beyond human influence. all that's left for the

reserve staff to do is monitor the animals and preserve this protected area of the north caucasus. first.

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r.t. coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program would have changed and that's what millions of russians living under a suffocating blanket of smog are praying for for days the sick layer of haze caused by force and p. fires has been hanging over manning cities including the capital of moscow hundreds of blazes are still. burning nationwide with other countries stepping in to how bad all the fires parties caterina's are reports from the mosque a region where one at one of so-called country of villages just outside moscow where people have their summer homes evidently used to be a really nice area there was a forest and people had their homes looking out into that forest it used to be obviously quite a nice place to be right now it looks like an inferno there is no more forest is just charred land and felled trees and here this is actually this used to be someone's home what's left of it is pretty unrecognizable because it's been charred

to a cinder this is somebody's bath this is probably where the bathroom used to be all of this house as you can see most of it is just charred remains and from where the firefighters were fighting the blaze and so everything is just strewn around this is part of a car there is a completely burned out car in the garage this is obviously a part of it we don't quite know how it got there and why just a little bit over there that was probably the bedroom because we can see the charred remains of the bed lying down there and this was evidently the kitchen there's the remains of us and some other kitchen paraphernalia like kitchen utensils and various other things so this was somebody whose home people lived there people accumulated their possessions and they lost all of it in a matter of hours one of the local residents here didn't want to go on camera but he showed us mobile phone footage of when the fire started and it was literally

just a wall.