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blame for his enormous wealth and abuse of power has shifted to western companies accused of funding him for decades. up next we'll report on the nature and wildlife of the caucasus stay with us. southern russia. this faraway place. by helicopter. special permission to travel around.

to film the landscapes it's all in this close read it's all set up i can't tell you how beautiful. weather is right i'll go. to. this place. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across

the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today their primal instincts occasionally bring hawks back to this past. me this is a bearded vulture i need to. have this kind bigger nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mt fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses.

let's try to get the mountains in frame filming is best done from the highest point on the bargo it's about nine hundred meters above sea level here dimitri is teaching a son killed how to set up for the filming. look. so you can see that the lighting is on one side of the mist covers most of the valley . we don't want to fill only the mist we need to focus on the foreground look at the grass gleaming in the sunlight its light of the valley is dark. so the light strips will show this shot to the best advantage. the great and northern slope is a continuous chain of mountain ridges tops by snowy peaks millions of years ago

there was a vast sea in this place the smallest part of it the black sea is now hidden behind mountain ridges they form a shield in the way of warm breezes blowing from the sea the warm air creates a sub tropical climate in the foothills of the southern slope of the great a coaxes ridge there is a moderate zone further upslope they kingdom of eternal snow an ice on the mountain tops is more than three thousand metres above sea level. which is what's the opposite i'm going to film these magnificent landscapes we never know in order to show the real this to the hundreds of people who never venture here. either because they have no time. when you go because they don't understand the meaning of nature. to

lie side by side with the past translated from the secant sea and language means the mountain of caucasian goats the reserve is the only habitats of western caucasian goats in the wild here they don't move about very much a small herd might well stay for decades in the same area high in the mountains one thousand nine hundred metres above sea level. the only trail. across the pos begins in the embargo grassland. caucuses reserve ranges often use it to make rounds of the area they always do it on horseback a round trip usually takes one week. where they come across perches interests on this path. in europe is the only way here the rocks on one side are in effect a tangle of red as android on the other is he's very difficult terrain. all

. the ranges camp out in small pots it's always cold in the mountains at night. or. shortly before dawn the metering killed head to a small flat mountain top according to an old caucasian legend do you often meets the

sunrise in the mountains lives a long and happy life. with all of the real you can now seem out you go and you're right. the sun will rise from behind the aspen pass. we're going to choose the highest point for filming we only have ten to fifteen minutes for that. you.

guys is a mystery. no single one is ever the same. it's truly wonderful. the nearest settlement is far away radio is the only means of communication with human civilization. hey folks you're listening to our movement of radio show us your host once again and you katrina and look at it last term i talked about on the history of the caucuses nature reserve most of the small studio broadcasting the movement show is in the town of scores of kilometers away from the above go for schoolchildren tell locals about the caucuses reserve journalists. oversees the programs the children talk about the reserves animals surviving trees mountaintops and rare plants. they draw on their experiences reporters and engineers working in

various protected areas therefore they are always fully prepared for the program when they go on air. then i think when people look at it and they try to imagine what these trees saw a long time ago. as for me i always have this on the county feeling that my agent stature martin significant in front of these or inspiring giant. one of the most famous parts of the caucuses nature reserve is the growth situated close to the black sea coast the oldest tree here is over

a thousand years old. the grove has survived several generations of tourists and many natural disasters. according to scientists the greatest of them took place some eighteen million years ago. a rupture in the earth's crust created a natural labyrinth and the gorge the gorges bed was filled with water from mountain streams. this landscape has undergone no changes since then. visitors are fascinated by the mysterious origin of the grove and the ancient trees there in they think of it as a living relic of the distant past. well i can tell you that i really do feel mystical about it is that people rarely break the rules here they're not eager to destroy or cut things down to the bush that some people might say i'm crazy but i honestly believe nature herself is that work here and i think this place is

protected by higher forces it's. a small canyon on the outside edge of the grove mocks its natural boundary in the north the west and east in the horns of an infamous mountain river called the hostile joint where the canyon is at its most narrow and the never ending war of war is a sign of its dangerous allure. and you'll know. this canyon is notorious because the water rises quickly when the snow melts or us to terentia. though the whirlpool formed a strong water splashing against one side of the ravine and then against the other . anything that falls into the whirlpool gets sucked down to the bottom people trying to swim will walk across and end up drowning. there have been several deaths as a result. that's why this place is infamous we know. that

. there are four major waterways in the caucasus reserve a river is one of the deepest which has been put up but the small hydro power station supplies electricity to the hearts in the upper reaches of the reserves northern sector ranges stay for the night. but the vote by. claiming there is a. good w. bush route where you can get from any spraying a small river or ditch your more grim about a soul fit for drink. international competitions take place. every year the route is extreme rapids a near impossible to clear.

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a cargo helicopter flies through a mountain gorge before it reaches the weather station and to go to good is situated in the mountains of the caucuses nature is a as an altitude of more than two thousand mixes above sea level it is the optimist station in the west and caucuses its total square is two hundred eighty two thousand hectors our reserve is the only one in russia that occupies the territory of three russian regions it's really unique. the directive the coaxes reserve personally oversees the rotation of stock and food supplies in this remote area the helicopter rarely stops at juga for more than twenty minutes but even such a short period of time is enough for dimitri says enka and his son kidd able to get

several shots on take. on. most of the world's weather stations located in major cities recalled changes in the atmosphere resulting from industrial waste and vehicle fumes the data collected juga and similar stations is important for fundamental research into how the earth's climate changes in areas. far away from manmade sources of pollution. now the temperature of juba is fifteen degrees above zero but a couple of days ago trees were falling to the ground under the impact of strong gusts of wind which by the way where the snow is usually one way to date around this time in december temperatures were unusually high in november and it may well

turn out to be the warmest november in twenty five years. each day caucuses reserve staff record temperatures wind velocity humidity and amice ferric pressure . one team is on shift for two months. i. on its way from to go to the grand old and slow the helicopter passes by mt fish to the highest point and the western ridge.

after an hour's trip by air dimitri and his son curial walk about the northern sector of the caucuses reserve in the company of ranges the jugo weather station is now scores of comments is a way. people and animals share the only path they raise in this area. to the bison left humans approach them most of the people traveling around there as a rangers and holds back. short while ago. in a different area. it's a short distance from. here you can see month to show that we came across knowing bison. the lettuce come quite close to them. we're only fifteen meters away thank you by some folks is reserved have no enemies sometimes humans can come very close to them provided they are on horseback buses

or ranger dismount the bison instantly make it clear they're poised for attack. horses are the most reliable and indispensable companions when people go on long trips in the mountains only horses with good training eligible for the job. this one is called chetan ish. is my favorite. but we became fast friends. writing him is no problem he does what he's told to do. this one is still young stallion. so that it will let anybody touch him. bloke. is scared of everybody.

to. cheer on his one of the remotest areas of the eastern sector of the koch. says reserve several reserve staff and their families live here on a permanent basis. even if the weather is warm it's only possible to reach this place with an off road vehicle schoolchildren from a nearby village upset by often visit reserve ranges they have organized an eco

movement called the little bison. hello hello glad to see you. to be our guests. that's thorough. that's. the top machine we are. chosen and richa is the starting point of a circular route for high just only visitors with a permit and a map are allowed to enter the reserve they gear is inspected and ranges teach them the elementary rules for surviving in the mountains children from the little bison ole ways welcome here they already have experience will can cross country children from the little bison often cross the river in that way but it's risky in winter time so today we're going to take a detour we'll cross the bridge and forest warden will take care of all stops.

pikas can choose between several popular routes in different areas of the coax is reserved. close to the trail stands no table used by ranges it's meant for hi can sponsor barring wanting to rest for a moment children from a little boston club are gathered here on the bank of the stream to discuss major new courage to action some testament we all know that on the eve of new year's celebrations many local people pick up axis and go to the forest to cut down on green beauties. save the green beauty is the name of the movement organized by the children. they make refinance their in the image of a thirty three you know they are a taxed on the leaflets and display them prominently into village.

the children hope their peaceful actions will help prevent fur trees from being cut down illegally. preserve ranges however take more radical measures against slow breakers their main task is finding and detaining poachers. one of the most challenging jobs takes rangers to mount yet. each time they go there under a veil of secrecy regardless of day or night or weather conditions they're painstaking job requires special knowledge and staying power they need to be skilled horseman as well as able to discern telltale signs showing the presence of trespassers and have no difficulty finding their bearings. new voters will always be tempted to enter the reserve because beasts are easy prey here. they're not as much afraid of humans as they are elsewhere because they're under constant protection. cultures see them as enticing tidbits because hunting for

them is so easy. as the path reaches higher out the cheese one climatic zone in the mountains gives way to another here the fog that enveloped the forests in the foothills is now a distant memory there is snow on the slopes and it is much colder the caucasian mountains gradually come into view. after several attempts to find the best point for filming the landscape dimitri

suddenly comes face to face with a brown bag one of the rarest and largest animals of the caucasus reserve. ranges did find fresh tracks they were close to the huts where the rangers put up for the night they reported the find of a walkie talkie could even use. there are wolf tracks here now this the wall he got from a wolf yes. keep still let me see them what are the other tracks now just those.

bases where they are two three three. eight calling one zero four eight calling one of four everything's ok tracks only some left by animals the latest tracks are those of wolves three of them over announce. different people visiting the coaxes nature reserve are often different things some seek shelter from the hostile and bustle of big cities others around the thrills only a few are able to blend in with this wonderful place and become possibly. just invested by old and yet i feel i'm an integral part of this world as i do you well know crazy romantic. i'm nearly drowned almost frozen to death and full of cliffs

of it. nature is wiser than we are given if our ingenuity is all pervasive. she is the creator that gave birth to us about enough but i do not and may bring us to ruin unless we come to our senses. they have led them i think that's what people should devote their lives to. let's go get the book i don't know if i can cope with the task but i'm going to try.

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