this impressive wildlife normally attracts a 1000000 visitors a year to the kruger national park but right now they're finding things noticeably quieter than usual the park was closed to tourists in march because of the coronavirus. it's a threat to people like him being a long one and his livelihood depends on the park's tourists. this vehicle was delivered a few days before the lockdown it never had a single tourist on it and yet we still have to pay the bank over and every single month the future long $1.00 in this team of 13 has never looked more bleak bordering the famous kruger park this community relies on international tourism. but after the reserve was closed as part of the lock down 50 percent of all income has disappeared. that should be normally perform here for tourists who come from different parts of the world with the current situation it's really a challenge there's no income in the villages normally people would spend the money here and buy drums but now all i do is to sit around and drum for myself when i feel lonely planet. but the main source of income dried up th

tourists are off the cards but we headed to the eastern part of the country home to the famous kruger national park next to it is the model i'm on again most of which is doing all it can to survive the current crisis. they're on patrol around the clock since the lock down the field ranges from the mother mother wildlife reserve have even spent the night out in the bush to guard the animals. the reserve office some of the most luxurious safaris in southern africa drawing thousands of tourists every year. since the lock down the animals have been largely alone and criminal poaching gangs know it they're keen to exploit the situation more recently animals that sell well for they meet have also become a target mana mother lives in one of south africa's poorest regions and the ranges are concerned about the situation in the villages surrounding the reserve. and for the pandemic has put many people out of work they have no money and many are hungry . we're worried that they'll break into reserve and kill animals for their meat. the wild animals also sense that something has changed gone are the sounds of

you know kruger and her team at the interactive media foundation company in berlin designed the installation they recreated 400 hectares of brazil's 2 mccormack national park in the amazon. in forest it took over a year 7500 plants alone had to be drawn and programmed the installation is now touring museums around the world. and with the knowledge of the stuff we wanted to create an emotional experience that you can dive into and enjoy and that enables people to identify with the animals and in this way to awaken interest in them and in the way they experience the world. and it's working we've had lots of people asking us is it really true that the poison dart frog sees those crazy colors that . how do you know that and how can we find out more. far. the project required extensive research the artists needed input from scientists they worked closely with biologists berlin's natural history museum. biologist deanna hoffman initially found a few mistakes to correct in the virtual reality installation. yeah i just thought that is right as the 1st time we saw the prototype of the island we noticed there were a few plants that don't exist in south america and c