tv [untitled] November 9, 2011 3:30pm-4:00pm EST
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we have the most expensive health care system in the world and it's probably valued the least. hello this is our team moscow our top stories tonight says it will keep to its nuclear program tonight in claims of a new nuclear watch those leaked report that suggest is building weapons experts are worried the study is just a pretext for a preemptive attack on iran. high price of education tools thousands of students back to the streets of london at least twenty activists have been arrested though police abstain from using rubber bullets despite earlier warnings there might. be major peacekeepers have used tear gas to take control of a serbian barricade erected in northern cos of it was the long lasting standoff in the region between kafeel forces and local search continues. for the leaning tower
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of jets collapses on the sleeze pm berlusconi is probably as ignatius about fresh market public concerned rowland's borrowing costs or. coming out something completely different leopard taming and all of those work for one of russia's most unusual nature reserves. next in a special report. the primeau ski region in russia's far east nine thousand kilometers from moscow the natural environment here is like no other on the planet here taken african animals live side by side among the eight subgroups of leopards this animal is the most beautiful one of the most peaceful predator on the planet the left that is more accustomed to sub-saharan africa which has adapted very easily to the harshness of the russian winter they have been known to attempt to mest accountable but have never charged to humans who are struggling for.
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the peace of the great day the sea of japan is famous among divers around the world even veteran divers are amazed by some of its inhabitants but diving is a journey dobby is always an adventure. local divers rarely visit to the sea the waters close to home a fall more diverse harvest so much interest than lifetimes can be spent exploring . for dimitri who just diving is more than a hobby it is his livelihood his video camera hardly ever leaves his side he scrutinizes it before a plunge even a few drops of salty sea water leaking into the protective housing could ruin the film. this holy ghost writes my first experience
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with a video camera during a dawn if. i'm since there have been totally carried away by it all my thoughts my business i'm afraid saw him revolve around underwater photography well the woman you want to follow any time i guess in a team together is of utmost importance to stick to take it at least three divers are present at any one time to be underwater. to help the other in case of an emergency with the remains of the most like. our. ball i've been wanting to do the story of so much i've literally been counting down the days you know is the move i was one of the first to go into the water. this year i've been diving trail four times a week. the same goes for last year the to get this right i'm going to start doing
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some kills that one of. these is a great day in the sea of japan most of the islands in the surrounding waters are protected their rigs to me trees keep on the wall to marvel's disfavor diving spots in the far east movie nature's. show but how deep is it here at five meters. ok let's get going quickly. could actually a color and shape of flora and fauna on the shores of the bay are the result of evolution in a harsh environment it is too cold for the natives of the southern seas but too hot for the plankton and fish coming from the north.
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quite a few local animals have an unusual appearance to such as this alligator fish host of myths have sprung up around it fishermen believe that they have mystical powers some believe an encounter with them portends a bountiful catch others think it signals an approaching storm but in reality they are useless and harmless creatures as far as humans are concerned they're no good as food and only feed on tiny crayfish and other invertebrates they locate them with the help of a long snout. they have every saw is unique in its own way and. when you dive you see something underwater. but a couple of days later it might be totally different. in this way you learn something new every time you discover something you didn't know anything about.
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scientists at the far east marine nature reserve were not aware of its existence they asked him to show it to them if he ever saw it again unfortunately for dimitri it was a one off. divers can stay underwater between thirty minutes and an hour divers have to surface afterwards to have a rest and change their tactics sure. there are some three hundred species of fish in the to the great play alone they're the subject of several research institutes five hundred meters the bays in the coastline is also part of the far east marine nature reserve the hills and thick forests of the territory of the kid the rover parts nature reserve and was established in the early twentieth century after the region was subjected to de forest station of the handsome inhabitants falling prey to poachers today many of the species are thought to be on the verge of extinction for example only forty far eastern leopards remain here.
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sergei irony of works for the worldwide fund for nature each spring and summer he sets up so-called camera traps on trails where leopards look for prey this practice dates back to two thousand and two and if you want to catch them in the act you need to get inside the mind of a leopard you need to imagine that you are the predator then you will know the levers ways you will know that he will choose mountain ridges and ranges to have a good view of everything around him you are in such a position he can sniff out his prey from the breeze that comes over the slopes then he will go about planning his attack. the first camera traps were equipped with regular film now digital cameras are used to capture footage every leopard has a unique pattern of spots the markings help researches identify leopards each animal caught on film is given
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a name and you need two of these cameras to get snapshots of a leopard when you're there is because the spots on one side differ from those on the other and consequently you need to make sure that the leopard is in full view from every angle. to camera traps are lined up on both sides of the trail special care is taken to make sure they're at the same level of of ground so they knows of several instances of leopards taking a camera away therefore he uses steel wire can put in place. if you will we are going to identify the little bird by most of the spots on its body for. this so what we are going to do is make sure that the cameras are placed at the right level . if we were leopards on a trail we would realize that this twigs stands in our way for me for these unique shots were taken by the world wide fund for nature before camera traps were
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installed emigrated from their african homeland thousands of years ago since then they have learned to live in snow and become a species in their own right thick fur or bushy tail and gray eyes distinguish they are more leopard from other species the first inventory of these animals was taken in one nine hundred seventy two there were some forty individuals at the time since then the situation has not improved more than fifty leopards are thought to be necessary for the survival of the species but with only forty thought to be left they continue to survive somehow. reserve staff regularly tours of the far east marine nature reserve one of the miss valentino wysocki with every group should meet sounds on the list of strict rules
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tourists are supposed to follow. the directions i was in when i landed it keeps us navi denies i should remind you that this is a protected area it is strictly forbidden to take anything from this reserve or any other reserve for that matter even also you are not to pick up anything from the sea like this way tourists of the reserve have to take street paths they are not supposed to leave the trail or seek detours but once they reach the top they are awarded with a spectacular sight these sculptures of the results of the wind and sea eroding the rocks over millions of years extraordinary trees have taken root here to climb with the typical of these japanese red fine is more commonly known as the gravesite pine carrying this is because it's also found in south korea where it's a symbol of mourning in that such trees are planted on grace there. unlike other
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trees if it prefers to grow on rocky coast so in many cases the roots of such trees stick out of the shale. by showing perilous island ranger igor cotton stays here in the far east marine nature reserve a small outpost for months on end. the bay near his makeshift home is an ideal place for monitoring fish. alexander marquis of h. and the rain biologist is a frequent visitor to peril as island. with the bullet hole is on hold and you tires. his diving gear travels with him wherever he goes what his work place is the sea floor twice a day he goes underwater to study the behavior of fish in the natural environment
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for years little bit i have befriended some of the fish a quarter of cars and i have regular contact with them. because some of them spawn here in mid september. sometimes a female fish sticks around here for several days. if i track or movements to see where she's gone secondly it shares the. alexander needs to locate and catch several fish species to carry out d.n.a. tests the results are incorporated in a single database under an international program. during his first dive he has enough time to catch the fish he needs for analysis for the second he will do nothing but watch as he keeps still half a meter above the sea floor. alexander will be there for as long as the oxygen in
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his tanks last. year. i work with marine life in its own environment i have to wreck contact with it much in the same way as the ologists on land do you. hear fear of the trouble though is that i can only stay underwater for short while. this exposes me to only a few fragments of the world underwater. other aspects elude me unless i spend years studying them. so i have to put the bit some bulbs of the mosaic together to try and form a complete picture of. the. over three hundred fish species in the promote ski region some one hundred and how but the southern sea and summer they migrate to the north like birds do waiting for
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them is a wealth of food and spawning grounds in winter the rain life in the peace of the great bay is less active about one third of the marine mammals had south. cultures the same on the taxpayers' money i mean advice is never real. be hero of crisis without any eurozone leaders and national governments continue to be at loggerheads on how to rescue a currency. a very warm welcome to you this is your news today protesters on the whole city
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streets they are. leading cancelling the g.c.c. to get good things that the status of the human experiment. with. weeks you'll see this rap music awards it goes to be silly trying to censor the economy and its arcane things as financial temple the release of clambering to maintain our confidence in markets and taking on wants to be seen trade imbalances recession look sleepy nations close to collapsing a subprime loan for close. to fail so we play banks again feel a little like think is us crash and imminent smash the ceiling it seems like because it clashes in athens street the i think what strikes me is just programs increase the total economy. eagle caton is
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a ranger at the far east marine nature reserve he is famous for his knowledge of common seals since he began studying them in nine hundred ninety six the eagle has defended a thesis and written many scientific papers on the subject he spends nearly all his time on ellis island. we're on the lookout for possible intruders along the reserves perimeter. the closest seal nursery can be clearly seen from here will it's possible to monitor the twenty four hour movement of incoming and outgoing seals. the for most the reason is the sales of the most hobbit scientists don't yet know how these arctic seals cope with the summer heat most of them had to other seeds for feeding but they always return here for breeding a common seals of peter the great they never make with seals from other regions eagle cotton made this discovery after monitoring the colonies for an entire year.
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now we're going to see what's happening on the kin tavor islands. all three of them . does where we find a seal nursery with all the mothers and seal pups. as long as there are no stores you speak of cats and has to the nearby islands almost every day. when there are no seals on the beach he collects tufts of the fur and sends them to them a power trip for genetic analysis when the mammals return he stays in the hideout taking pictures and filming from a fox. movie because they can't see me if i watch them from here so they will act in their normal manner
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communicating and bracing for. what i figure there are at least two hundred seals here do things because they were. this is some of eager cottons footage of a new born seal another discovery made by captain is that the common seals of the for most ski region freedomland all other seals species breed on ice floes in the open sea winter researchers have spent years flying around over ice flows seeking out the local colonies as it turned out common seals give birth to their pups and secluded noakes under the overhanging cliffs of beisel several hundred eighty seals of all at once it was purely by chance even though i had intended on seeing such a thing anyway. of little the movie shouldn't be meeting we should behave as if whisky whips of the size of these animals will. definitely deliberately ah if we can help it. if we live in the middle we should just steal.
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blocks. if a seal comes close to you just relax keep still and i'll take pictures of universe full face and her face with a book. to meet me who this is a diver an amateur cameraman he often goes to the cliffs and islands inhabited by common seals they are highly organized and capricious animals. filming them can be a difficult task sometimes they approach divers to bite on their flippers more often than not they play hide and seek with the seals tease the divers darting away before picture can be taken. when you look into their eyes you can see how gentle and straightforward they really are.
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just like children. that's reason enough to. get. common sales have almost no animals in the wilds the islands of peter the great day earn habited by thousands of. seal hunting in the reserve is banned and even then scientists are anxious about the future of the population. must work also because they are so susceptible to any external influence that it is almost impossible to protect them occurred for example if an oil tanker capsizes here right now we will clean the shores up but if this happens in february all the newborn seals will die obviously it is much easier to preserve the leopard as a species. alex a customer is a biologist he is one of the few people to have an official license to catch
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leopards. alexei's job is to set up special snares and measure leopard tracks to determine the direction of their movements he hopes that several of the predators will end up in his traps in the autumn. we set up no more than twenty snares on two or three trails there is no point in placing more than that because we simply do not have the time. since nine hundred ninety four such snares have been set up once every three or four years a leopard the cat's caught is inspected and then set free this process is part of an international program for the protection of rare animals the loop is disguised with twigs around it arranged in such a way as to deceive the cautious animal into stepping on the snare. for the foreseeable feline will always step over n. a finger lying in its path it won't even step on such a fin little stick so i'm going to put
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a small block of wood across the path in such a way that a leopard stepping over it with one paw gets the other caught in the snare. hold. a trap selected is shocked with a tranquilizer dart. once asleep scientists take skin samples draw blood until it hits a further tests. they measure its blood pressure pulse and carry out an ultrasound test before the leopard wakes up they also put a g.p.s. color around its neck it will track its movements and send real time data via satellite. with after fixing a collar around its neck we release the animal back into the wild. this tells environmental organizations how much territory of these animals will need for their
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protection. also the color will let us track the alamo's whereabouts and how they use their habitat. in this way we will know which places are more important than others and let. that ten years of using camera traps have produced a wealth of archive footage scientists are quite familiar with a leopard named stone he has been caught on film on several occasions. another this clip shows two leopards are the unique thing about this video is that the male is in front of the female apparently paying no attention to her at the female was trailing behind she seems to be flirting with the male something that's not typical of predators or the male as well advanced in years he has earned respect of his peers he has allowed the pick of the ladies for her part of the female seems to have taken quite a liking to the male of. the natural environment for more ski region
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constantly surprises its explorers familiar and well documented animals act completely differently here local plans to not resemble their counterparts elsewhere guides always make a point of stressing the fact is they take tourists around to reserve. yes we do here we see a very old ash tree it's probably about eighty years old it looks quite young because of its many trunks and stocky appearance strong winds have changed the shape of the leaves a formalised according to one theory there was a tropical climate here until the last ice age the ice compelled many species of animals and plants to move here from the north as a result local plants and animals adapted to the new living conditions by changing their appearance climatic conditions changed even the pattern of a coastline the so-called false island is one of the stops on the top is the one is
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this good and fifteen kilometer speed of sound links at least ten hector area to the mainland. that's when there how the season downpours salty sea water floods it and this is so-called fun silent actually ans out as one day as. the marine reserve was established in one nine hundred seventy two since then the underwater world today has become much richer and more diverse divers see it with their own eyes. still occasionally. i think happiness is when you're able to do something that you
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really love you know and of course well it has a purpose at the same time with the you with the stuff it was so much cereal for other people to try and show them a whole new worlds of what they are trying to open their eyes about diving. nobody but a diver can witness a battle between crabs and their. says. only a diver can appreciate the diversity of stuff fish and make friends with an octopus . and if you get a really productive useful dive with some amazing impressions as a real success i'm so happy with the results and. the sea of japan is home to an enormous range of fish. to meet me or just hopes that in the distant future he will be able to say that he has visited every single
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