oops on its way from to go to the grand northern slope the helicopter passes by and mt fished the highest point on the western ridge it's so. after an hour's trip by end dimitri and his son kirill walk about the northern sector of the caucuses reserve in the company of ranges the jugo weather station is now schools of coleman says away. people and animals as share the only path there is in this area let's go to the bison let humans approach them but most of the people travelling around the reserve granges on horseback most short while ago patrol duty in

a different area of focus for the short distance from here they can see month to show their came across nine bison. the lettuce come quite close to them. were only fifteen metres away. bison leaving the coaxes reserve have no enemies sometimes humans can come very close to them provided they are on horseback buses a ranger dismount the bison instantly make it clear they're poised for attack. the. 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 cold.

nish. is my favorite. though we became fast friends. reading him is no problem he does what he's told to do. but this one is still a young stallion. so that it will let anybody touch him. the bloke. is scared of everybody. chill never

a chair on his one of the remotest areas of eastern sector of the caucuses reserve several reserve stock 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 the nearby village of sit by often visit reserve ranges they have organized an eco movement called the little bison. hello hello glad to see you. dear our guests. that no. that doesn't let's go mushy we are. is the starting point to 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 to survive. living in the mountains children from the little

bison always welcome here they already have experience walking cross-country with the children from the little bison often across 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 work and we'll take care of all stuff. pikas can choose between several popular routes in different areas of the coax is reserved. close to the trail stands an oval table used by ranges it's meant for hikers passing by wanting to rest for a moment children from the little bison club gather here on the bank of the stream to discuss major ecological actions suggestion as 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 our green beauties it's a bird save the green beauty is the name of a movement organized by the children so they make leaf let's bear in the image of a food tree and you'll note that they write text on the leaflets and display them prominently in the village of. the children hope their peaceful actions will help prevent fur trees from being cut down illegally. preserve ranges however take more radical measures against lawbreakers their main task is finding and detaining poachers. one of the most challenging jobs takes rangers to mount yet. each time they go under a veil of secrecy regardless of day or night or the 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. and you will always be tempted to answer the reserve because beasts are easy prey here the reporters up there are not as much afraid of humans as they are elsewhere because they're under constant protection. such you. see them as enticing tidbits because hunting for them is so easy. as the path reaches higher altitudes one climatic zone in the mountains gives way to another here the fog that envelop 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.

of. the feet. after several attempts to find the best point for filming the landscape dimitri suddenly comes face to face with a brown bear 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 over walkie talkie that he would use there are all threats here the other stall is not from a wolf yes. keep still the workers let me see them what initially go in the trucks no just those holding. bases here 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 and out. different people visiting the coaxes nature reserve

a raft of different things some seek shelter from the hustle and bustle of big cities all this or all to 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 at large and to do well no crazy romantic. i'm nearly drowned almost frozen to death and full of cliff's body and. nature is wiser than we are given if her ingenuity is all pervasive. she is the creator that gave birth to us about enough but i do but it may bring us to ruin unless we come to our senses. and they only have 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.

the syrian regime rejects the arab league calls for president assad to step down and form a new government with the opposition as a ten month long unrest in the country rages on. terror on stands defiant as the new imposes its toughest sanctions yet banning the import of oil from iran sponsor to its disputed nuclear program. buster bride it would be one sided the extradition law between the u.s. and u.k. prime suspects to justice basis fresh calls for review british under one way street

to american jails. below where you are with r.t. around the top news wherever you are welcome to the program. syria has criticised an arab league call for bashar al assad to give up the presidency and ask us criticize the pill as an attack on its national sovereignty was something after a month of its observer mission to the country the league said all sides of the syrian conflict must lay down arms sarah first has more from the syrian capital. the arab league called president bashar al assad to step down and to hand power his deputy they also called for the formation of a national unity government and. early parliamentary and presidential elections now those calls have been vehemently rejected by the syrian government here

flagrant interference with the internal affairs really the sense here from damascus is that the government here are working on their own reforms they want the arab league mission to focus on their job of course the problem is you've got countries in the arab league like saudi arabia like qatar now seeing the sense that they're reaching democracy to syria when of course they themselves don't have democracy. russia's stance is once again that this should be seeking resolution with our foreign intervention i've actually spoken to the national coordinator council which is the opposition within the country they welcomed the maven again reiterated their felt that as long as there is no move towards foreign military intervention that they are very pleased with the response from the arab league mission because you still got observers on the ground it's expected that the mission is actually now going to continue possibly for another month and pulled usually. of their powers

and their numbers as well of course what you don't want to see happen now is that the arab league mission which is really the only route there remains a teacher seeing dialogue in the country to now have blocks put in its way so the question really is how to make the mission the observer mission more effective because as we've been witnessing in the past couple of weeks really at the moment in the country what you want to be thing is the sightedness and not further division but it's not for civilization it's for. going. to homes the conflict has moved ever closer to the country's capital and though many damascus suburbs are also in brawls in the conflicts between government forces and the armed opposition. well this is all that's left of many of the houses now inside just absolutely gutted it's broken glass you've got bullet holes lining the

walls you've got clothes staying around the house where people have left them behind fleeing very quickly you can really see the devastating consequences that this conflict has heard the picking up the pieces won't prove easy amongst the opposition themselves there are worrying divisions and as the conflicts become increasingly violent there are now areas of the country where it's unclear exactly who's in control what do the people hands of a document i think the syrian army having control not or receive. not have. a lot of numbers but a number of secrecy the heart of who's in charge inside. the division the diversion up with the stuff arab league observers look set to remain in the country for another month trying to build the basis for multi-party elections even seen by the international community although you are you do your sort of or you are indeed

opposition you have to put in your mind that you have to work with the other side working with the other side uses them look instead of fighting with thousands killed bringing the different factions to the negotiating table is going to be a major task sara for. damascus syria. for more on the arab world coming up in the program with renewed violence breaking out in libya we reported on the latest fighting between gadhafi loyalists and interim government forces as fears grow that the country is descending the civil war. the fear of lawsuits comes at the cost of human life rescue services in the u.s. are criticizing after a number of cases i think looked the other way during emergencies. iran says an oil embargo imposed by the european union is due to fail on monday delivered on its threat to ban the import of crude from the islamic state in

response to its nuclear program the latest round of sanctions prohibits any new oil contracts but allows for existing deals to run until july the e.u. buys around eighteen percent of all iranian crude iran has been told the ban may be lifted if it returns to talk so if its nuclear agenda which the west suspects is aimed at developing a nuclear bomb russia has dismissed the new sanctions on iran that's counterproductive iran had earlier threatened to block a vital oil supply route in the gulf and the embargo comes into force the u.s. navy is poised to reopen the strait of hormuz by force if necessary. step into times correspondent asked about thinks islamic state will not back down. the p five plus one as it's called the five permanent members of the security council germany dish should sit down theoretically by the end of this month with iran in this whole series brokered by turkish to start talking again about the

iranian nuclear program but i wonder if iran has any incentive at the moment any frankly a hard line there is it there are say exactly that. thirty six hours if they are fully implemented on july first we are going to close down the streets of hormuz as a reaction this. they need to see terms of their internal public opinion because they're being pressured all the time by the europeans the americans and europeans any really eighty million iranians are asking themselves what is our government doing to defend it in effect we have the right to develop peaceful nuclear program and there is no if it is eighteen you we're the idea by national intelligence estimates in the united states that they are developing a nuclear weapon. now turkey has vowed to retaliate after the french senate approved a bill of making it a crime to deny the massacre of armenians by the ottoman empire nine hundred fifty was genocide and has already suspended military political and economic ties with

paris both houses of the french parliament have passed the bill which still has to be signed off by dollars because you never know which one of those was said to me knowledge genocide war crimes recognized by french law punishable by up to a year in prison but turkey denies the massacre that's considered by many in the twentieth century is first genocide executive director of the armenian national committee of america parian says the measurable force to admit to the atrocities. so many countries around the world russia canada france of course it will be sweden switched on and others recognize this crime so we think it's a step toward mounting pressure increasing pressure on turkey to i only come to terms with your many genocide both truthfully and just as support for the measure it from your part of the political spectrum in france as it has in so many

countries everywhere in the around the world that there's been a vote the voters almost universally been to see this crime recognize that the soul center of the aisle is after a one a very welcome aspect of this for us as arming americans was that it shines a spotlight on president obama president obama promised as a candidate as a senator to recognize you're going genocide immediately after getting like you brought up so we hope that this reminds the president was obligation to was on commitments and also reminds them of that is do the right thing and the congress should do the same. british students fate hangs in the balance as he faces extradition to the u.s. it's due to the controversial agreement between london washington that allows america to demand anyone behind it over to its justice system when the grounds of reasonable suspicion alone and as artie's i bet it reports treaty originally designed to deal with terror suspects now appears to have gone far beyond its

initial remit. from running a website in his bedroom with links to pirated movies to up to ten years in a u.s. federal prison richard o'dwyer is the latest victim of the u.k.'s controversial extradition treaty with america his actions aren't even a crime in britain but counters copyright infringement in the us for the judge that was enough for richard's mother it was devastating. perry's going to impact the gulf this moment with you richard sipe t.v. shack was seized by u.s. authorities last year this is what you see on the home page now he didn't host any illegal videos itself but posted links to where users could find them u.s. prosecutors claim richard banked two hundred thirty thousand dollars in advertising revenue from the site although he's never been to america they claim his actions had direct consequences there to be treated unfairly slightly. here because he was

just pro extradition for well after it all about but i'm just going to go with the other side anyway so. all that work that we. are as i know although he would there when he's i'm not sure if you were there last time before when he said with a good strong argument that all went out the window completely for you know giving up no no we can't give up. power for. the u.k. u.s. extradition treaty was signed in two thousand and three supposedly to bring international terrorists to justice but many feel it's unfair to british citizens it makes it far easier for america to extradite someone from the u.k. than the other way around so for extraditions of five to two in america's favor veteran british m.p. simming campbell's leading a review of the treaty by his party the smaller partner in the governing coalition

. what i argue for is that the position of a british citizen should be no worse than not the one american took and at the moment you think it's about slavery i'm in no doubt that it's out of bounds richer dryers are innocently caught up in something which was never intended to deal with people like him gary mckinnon case is another that's left british m.p.'s crying out for change the asperger's sufferer has been fighting extradition for seven years he's wanted for hacking into pentagon files but he claims he was searching for evidence of u.f.o.'s a recent parliamentary debate on the treaty was so one sided in favor of changing it that a vote wasn't even needed but what's happening in there is still not enough to stop richard o'dwyer is pending extradition his case is certainly highlighted the need for something to be done but any changes could be too late for him his case is now in the hands of home secretary theresa may who has been accused of abandoning plans

to change the treaty richard and his family will get the chance to appeal the decision at a higher court but their options are rapidly running out after bennett r.t. london. the trial date has been set for an american woman who shipped her adopted russian son to moscow with no more than a note saying she didn't want him anymore torry hansen placed the seven year old on a transatlantic flight to rush over him self claiming had psychological problems and since being sued chance of course by world association for children and parents the trial set to the end of march the boy r.t.r. met remains in russia where he's receiving professional care and a special children's village instance sparked outrage and a new adoption rules between the u.s. and russia. remember there is always more news on our website r.t. dot com here's a look at two of the more offbeat stories getting attention this hour

a case of mistaken identity find out how a botched russian police operation so officers break up a local gun run thinking it was devised a gay pride parade or so online. else some candidates in the south carolina primary have received support from thousand dead voters with details and much more so website party dot com. in libya at least four people have been killed and twenty others wounded as supporters of former leader moammar gadhafi seize control of the town of bani walid after clashes with a group loyal to the new government the national transitional council's leader warned that the country was in. d.c.

has already been struck no one protests sprung from gaza which forced its second most senior official to resign the demonstrators many of whom helped overthrow the previous regime around here by the slow pace of reform the back of transparency in the handling of the country's assets patrick hayes also the online magazine spiked says the worrying events are not surprising. now i find that very interesting actually because well what i mean the national transitional council itself was very much something that was already chosen by the west not something that was chosen by the libyan people it was very much kind of put in place and then there were kind of helicopters in when gadhafi was gotten rid of so the thing i find very striking here actually is that the n t c isn't doing itself any favors into the. the democracy campaign is also seeing off. supporters as well warnings for a long time that this could happen in bani walid people are saying very least two

months we may get a pro get off the uprising here and the entity did nothing about it they were warned and now bani walid has been taken so it's not surprising and it does seem like the n.t. is impotence and it's reflecting the needs and desires of anyone in libya at the moment there was a lot of you know excel congratulates free talk by cameron so cosy and a bomber who kept a bit of a distance but was still involved after the fall of gadhafi i think they're going to be very reluctant to admit that what they didn't do was bring about democracy in the country. rushes that presidential envoy to africa has recently visited libya he says that all sides have to sit down for talks to bring order to the country and avoid civil war we can watch the full interview in about fifteen minutes time but here's a preview. it has to take goodwill from all the sides which were involved in a very long lasting conflict which to my personal opinion was

a real civil war and in some areas of libya this civil war is not over in the south there is the whole desert area as an area of the certain extent no man's land it's out of control of new governmental forces its own of tribes it's a zone of controlled arms trafficking so i think that the difficult time for libya will last for quite a significant period of time if libyan political elite is not ready to sit at the round table. today marks one year since the deadly bombing of moscow's don't get of the airport thirty seven people were killed in the blast carried out by a suicide bomber at the arrivals hall russia's investigative committee later identified the suicide bomber as a twenty year old native of russia's republic of english trained in this type.