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look you. argue. that. you don't have to have a problem really only have to have a free education don't understand if you should read a review at which. you are that you got a problem. and welcome back a quick check of the top stories here on our t.v. russia's imposing weapon sanctions on the regime as a bar less reaches new critical levels between rebels and pro-government forces meanwhile nato and e.u. ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis any potential no fly zone that's despite deep authorization among libyans and no decision from the u.n. . or discussions about what to do with libya are hard to avoid as the u.s. vice president meets russian leaders in moscow on the other talk joe biden hopes to
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woo support for possible american military involvement. and it's not about turf for the u.s. lawmaker behind the congressional hearings into the radicalization of america's muslims congressman peter king a long time software boats and now he considers many as we enemy. all time for taken some fresh air next as we take you to the landscape of russia's north caucasus to stay with us. among the snowy peaks gorges rocks english years of the greater caucasian mountain range the republic of north the set. high in the mountains where men rarely venture wild nature lives on untouched. the habitat of the caucasian code and other animals is guarding closely here.
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from the top of the mountains the rivers rush into hundreds of streams which turn into endless waterfalls. this principle landscape attracts many rock climbers they can make their own roof among the rocks chains and mountain tops up to four thousand meters. in spring time the weather here can change several times in a day. is slowly coming to life snowdrops are the first flowers to welcome the warmth of spring the tiny blossoms lurk in last year's grass. the alligator gorge the river is the reserves main waterway water is only just
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beginning to flood its wide bay. in early spring people use the river to get to the rocky range where a cave. is situated along a tributary of the larger river nature reserve staff only learned about its existence by chance. when you're not here we have not been aware of its existence for ten years when locals told us about it they said sheep had once been sheltered in the caves first tunnel and when we first came here we did see the 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 are types and still like markets. in the north
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caucasus largest bat brokerage hibernates deep underneath the ground they represent the red books the sheets and now seared bat and the horseshoe nosed that more than two thousand bats gather here in the winter they cut all together in order to survive the cold weather and summer they fly to the foothills and return again in autumn they start preparing for migration in early spring and when they split up into smaller groups. sometimes i find that all of the boats covered with june. 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 cumin should avoid staying in the caves for too long as they start to have an impact on the special climate
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conditions. fuck that with lisa you know he can't fake it makes guys and you hear them calling him an i.v. you know this means we've warmed up their confined habitat. if they start flying around they will use up their fat and may not survive until spring. so like let's get out of here. on their way back the rangers run into an unexpected obstacle to our john river bed starts to filling with water and water is now blocking their path. a few hours later no vehicle will be able to clear this hurdle the only path to the cave will be gradually immersed in water and will be impossible to use it again
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before next spring. they are doing river springs from the glaciers of the greater caucasus mountain range and runs the length of the nature reserve scientists say more than one hundred mountain streams and springs swiftly replenished the outer dawn with water. punching in their reserves prohibited armed rangers make daily rounds of its territory as a rule their routes run for the wooded slopes of mountain gorges. why do bores inhabit the foothills unfortunately they still fall easy prey to hunters
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because they're obvious targets they light grazing in open spaces and rarely go uphill. landmark scattered across the reserve reflect the history of. people first began using caves and overhanging rocks as dwellings times. a loans where the ancestors of. they built stone fortifications overlooking mountain pass so they be more easily defensible. in those days even temper lanes mighty army was unable to cross this territory the highlanders blocked the mountain passes and pelted his troops with stones. you know. these tell was began to be built in the middle ages their earliest period dates back to the fourteenth or seventeenth century.
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towers are the most celebrated architectural landmarks of ancient north a set yet they differ in height and shape as a rules argent stand in families lived in wide short challenge taller ones were used as lookout points and for other defensive purposes the towers were built close to villages and in gorges with paths used by troops on foot and on horseback many were extensions of for beating clips. rock faces but they provided protection from clan infighting among the diverse or is tell was served as beacons if people manning which tell was in the lowest lying villages at the entrance to the goal which noticed approaching enemy troops then they would lie don't fall as people in all the town was so the smoke signal was in remote parts of the gorge. in accordance with a long standing tradition building
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a tower was 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 via set in people is a medieval architectural site called the record i'm located in that's a scary gorge eighteen hundred meters above sea level. what the fear of going to find a cure for a lie can test indicates that that cease could last year disappeared from here in the south or eleventh century with. this fence was built
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a couple of centuries later the lovely could all initially in orthodox church was here but what one orthodoxy grew weaker it was turned into a pagan saying. there that if it did the scholars or forms of animals killed by hunters were brought here. scientists don't yet know exactly when the recalled was built only logs were used to make it no nails or anything made of iron carved poles support the wooden roof they feature patterns that look like a camel's head resting on a long neck but it arrow and spirit heads have been found here according to legend the old assyrian prince also got tar was kept here or hasn't there been travellers missing displacing the eighteenth century saw it when the. only natural
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features are destined to be the reserves eternal landmarks. over the centuries water and wind have crafted unique mountain landscapes. many of them are hidden from the inquisitive eyes and tourists only the staff of the nature reserve are aware of their location. flip over that part but this will just file is called the ring and it is a unique natural feature of this century the coincidental river 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 for. one who falls like this one are rare not only in the caucasus but in the entire world the stone rate is about two metres wide. its broadest part consists of three layers of limestone the age of the rock is
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estimated between one hundred and one hundred twenty million years for. more than a start and the most is absolutely pure i would say it's the standard for natural water it's filmed in the coast examined in the limestone of the kerry range there also is crystal clear also filtering through many kilometers of limestone not over . the current since he came in with rock terraces rado's and knishes begins right under the ring waterfall it took the card to go in mountain stream thousands of years to force its way through the rock fall. did you know it's way too many tons tumble down from cliff tops and terrace edges the streams and winds and loops through the stones and blockages this is where troll.
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trolls need very clean water for life but it's a rare species in the most and streams of the caucuses or. the canyons must seawalls date back to the jurassic period in winter they're covered with ice they're known as weeping walls because of the constant dripping water in summer. the reserves melt and streams overflow their banks in early spring but they're not the main threat to the mountain paths rockslide said in with the arrival of warm weather.
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hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in spring caucasian goats open mating season and mountains of the north reserve. this is the best time for observing what are otherwise quite secretive animals and scientists take full advantage of the opportunity. getting to their habitats is quite a problem no avalanches stand in the way. one of them has blocked the road leading to the fuel gun gorge where rangers have seen caucasian goes up.
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we'll show that normal condition so we could go on to the village off a log by car but now we'll have to walk because the elements some hundred metres wide there have been two answers here a week ago the avalanche fell here. we'll try to take another road you mean the upper road. the train's caucuses highway is the reserves most avalanche prone area with up to two hundred fifty avalanches each season. a snow slide can be set off from a shout from skis touching it slightly or from a drift of snow. wet snow usually slides down slowly from the slope and avalanche of dry snow is the fastest and most dangerous current. i thought it
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was in place yes everything's ready. in north as a special militia fights avalanche six. attention i want. one accurate shot since the snow flowing down here it's. an avalanche fill and if your gun gorge during the night nobody was hit by snow slabs but the road was entirely blocked caucasian goats are grazing somewhere in the mountains and rangers will have to go on foot to reach them. i mean several answer occurred a few days ago about a week ago. since then was a fire then sure a couple of metres.
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sometime ago there was a good chance of people encountering caucasian goats on the mountain paths today scientists tend to observe them through their binoculars these graceful animals prefer the higher altitudes. cohesion goads 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 foot hold and they have no fear of heights but. the east caucasian variety of goats inhabits this reserve it's possible to tell them apart by the shape of their horns. with the info for the grail girls have warrants in the form of a partial spiral. like this like it that i've told the koreans outboards
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the right horn points to the left and the left horn points to the right. cohesion going so wild animals. high in the mountains and they often allow rock climbers to come surprisingly close. to the water the good the physical you can my damn matter of ten meters if he goes have got used to the presence of people who are the only owning. the goats are quite tolerant of them near the training camps of herat climbers go to or when they camp for the night up in the mountains and you know him. there are many fascinating routes for climbing into see a switch in the reserve law they often use the cliff faces in glaciers for training any ascent is always fraught with risk. a small cliff is the best place for
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training and testing out new gear was. careful as it all down from here. what's the one stones ourselves in an extreme situation there was strong gusts of wind during our ascends visibility was a mere ten meters in those conditions we couldn't climb down from the top of the mountain or i was a beginner in rock climbing that was my third climb needless to say i was a risk as a wise climber never ventures into the mountains alone three climbers is the minimum number. summer is the ideal season for challenging climates. and spring climbers examine the best way to get up the mountains work out new routes and compare melton terrain
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with its map descriptions. what we are going to be i spritz. let's try and climb through that snow there and come from the right side through the rock. treating rocks. well we'll see when we reach the place. which i thought ok let's get going. climbing even to the lower peaks of the mountain range takes no small effort. the air is humid and rarefied the sun is blinding. snow may collapse at any moment the climbers have to exert themselves to conquer the fight mountain. in accordance with tradition one setup the summit rock climbers drink tea with bitter
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chocolate. help yourself. which is why in my ear your attracts me to the mountains that's the most difficult question i can think of i don't think any climber or family stream sports could answer it but simply i enjoy rock climbing and the beautiful landscape. descends on the mountains rapidly and in spring the weather could change very quickly the climbers need to get down as fast as possible. but mazes received in. their group reached the top at thirteen forty five when beginning the descend what's the weather like just fine everything's ok going down . yes thanks. the bulk of the reserve is situated along the book avoid range where the slopes are steep and rocky
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some of the peaks are four and a half kilometers above sea level rocks stones in glaciers are scattered all around . discussed the scheme resort is situated in the glaciers melt in a sea scrape 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
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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 cub cuz flows in their veins cause was sent to a private nursery after being caught in one thousand and seven by the russian emperor while on a hunting expedition we know the vice and had been exterminated in the north caucasus it was comes because at the forefront of the restoration of the caucasian bison subspecies. this is to do with a great grandson of caused by the name of the daughter was born on or nine hundred twenty five of the record as far as i can gather it was the forefather all the caucasian subspecies of the bison in one thousand thirties he was taken to us carney and nova with a soviet nature reserve there are a meet and with female villar was by some of the latest that was the origin of a bison subspecies with cookies and blood who were.
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since early this morning reserve staff had been trying to compel the vice in to enter special cages for transportation during their quarantine period animals became accustomed to their pen and learn to trust people so they're in no hurry to go out and the wild. let us know that. after several and successful attempts one of the females is lurd into the cage and now the herd will follow suit mice and are known for their matriarchal behavior. come on faster if you're a well done. the bison steadfastly endured their temporary captivity while 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
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wildlife fund. everything's ready so we go yes let's go. to the. bison already accustomed to the wild graze nearby. it's not yet known whether they'll accept or reject their newcomers. the forests and the mountains are beyond human influence. three. all that's left for the reserve staff to do is monitor the animals and preserve this protected area of the north caucasus.
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