"Equator From The Air" , the show which i have seen yesterday and i thought it would be too a normal series which would showcase some animal and their day to day routine. But i was wrong, because this is not only a show, which showcase some majestic moment of animals or views about nature.
So basically i can say that , its more than just a show.
Till today i have watch many shows on television and after that i search about them on internet to get more details. But this show make me to rethink about my all viewpoints which i gather in last two to three months. Evetime when i watched any animal series , my wish to see them in reality get increased. But this show tells me that we as human are disturbing the balance between nature and animal.
This mother nature creates us, and as well as to animals and others too. Each person or animal survival is totally depends upon balance. A particular cycle is decided by nature, than whatever we are taking from it, should be return in same manner . But somewhere this cycle is broken, and specially this "never ending wish list " tendency of humans impacting this nature cycle.
yesterday when i watching this show" Equator from the air" , is focusing on Africa's wild life and the reason why it getting affected . How the specific places completely changed from their beginning. What would happen in future if we wont take specific step to heal the environment.
In a defining moment for the natural world, Gordon Buchanan makes an epic journey round the equator - taking to the skies with experts racing to protect both wildlife and people. Gordon Buchanan starts his journey in Africa, where equatorial wildlife competes for space with a fast-growing human population. In Kenya, Gordon takes to the air to investigate the plight of flamingos and wildebeest, and joins an aerial team racing to rescue elephants from brutal attacks. In Uganda, satellite tech is helping a vast refugee camp become a thriving community. And in Gabon, illegal gold mines are detected from the air, while drones are deployed for a humpback whale health check.
The very first place was great rift valley. Mammals abound in the Great Rift Valley. Lions, leopards, African elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, cheetahs, giraffes, antelopes, zebras and primates ranging from mountain gorillas to chimpanzees all call the Africa's Rift Valley home. Mountain gorillas are some of the most iconic animals endemic to the Rift Valley.
one of the world’s most remarkable ornithological sites due to its millions-strong flamingo population, Lake Nakuru is a vast body of water in Kenya’s Rift Valley province. According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the lake is also home to more than 56 different mammal species, 300 plant species and more than 450 species of terrestrial birds.
The flamingos feed on the algae that the lake produces as a result of its large salt content.
More than 2.5 million flamingos migrate annually between the Rift Valley’s many salt lakes, with their main breeding site being Tanzania’s Lake Natron.
The expert from show, mention that due to level increase of water and contamination of lake flamingo wont receive their food " algae " from waterbody. So they shifted to another lake .
Over the course of the last decade, a large number of Lake Nakuru’s flamingos have died for unknown reasons – a phenomenon that environment experts blame on the toxins they say contaminate the lake’s waters.
“Pollution in the lake is killing the algae that is the main source of food for flamingos,” Wahome said. “If nothing is done, we risk losing all our flamingos.”
Wildebeest typically inhabit the Serengeti plains of southeastern Africa. For most of their lives, wildebeest graze in the grassy savannas and open woodlands of the plains, which straddle the nations of Tanzania and Kenya.
More than 1.5 million wildebeest migrate in an enormous loop every year. The annual migration northwest, at the end of the rainy season (usually in May or June) is recognized as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Natural World."
They travel kilometer in their particular time, but now at present , this journey is obstructed by fencing issues. Fencing of metal wires which cause them to stuck between them , and some time they lost their or path. Some environmentalist are running campaign to help them. But some time when rescue take time, than result is death of animal .
Ivindo National Park is a national park in east-central Gabon in Central Africa, straddling the border of the Ogooué-Ivindo and Ogooué-Lolo provinces. In this visit expert shows the impact of gold mining project.
The place over which work done, was completely ruined and turn out to be desert with no flora fauna. The expert mention that , for separation process of gold they might have uses mercury , which have long impact . It could be work as main polluting content to the near by river and to the animal as well.
Tragic situation is that after completion of work, industry no longer to care for further plantation or i can say betterment of forest .
Forest loss due to mining is a recent and growing trend in National Park, and the finding highlights fears that much of remaining wilderness could succumb to the twin threats of deep poverty and organized crime.
Helicopter is the way and with the help of experts they traces the big animal of Africa's wild life that is Elephant. African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat.
The very friendly animal of forest is also facing issue of population increase. They love to travel in group for finding food and other activity. But due to increase in population, village area is reached near to their forest and sometime when they destroy the crops. They cant escape from village people and some time situation get worst, and last to elephant death.
Earlier when there was no solution to trace the elephant and cant keep eye on people, hundreds of elephant were killed. But now expert have eye on elephant as well on people, so they try to make boundaries between to, so their safe life.
Next visit was to the marine life expert , they showcase that how the big oil projects and shipping work making impact on marine life. The increasing use of motorized vessels rather than human or sail-power for fishing and pleasure craft is increasing pressure on the environment by causing oil slicks and by direct physical damage from boat propellers. There is also a high risk of major oil spills, given that 30 per cent of all oil exports from the Near East pass through the sub-region. This high level of transport traffic also exposes the marine and coastal environments to oil pollution through discharge of ballast water and oil leaks."
Louder noise produces from regular traffic for ships stop the communication of whales in Africa's sea area and due to which major decrease in number of whales is noticed. For this they take sample of Humpback whales.
By their special technique they make eye on marine animals and run there research program to know better about whales health and life cycle.
In this show, mr. gordon visit is not limited to animal places but they went to bidi bidi refugee camp. where they meet to local person .Who were creating everyday map of all places, map of facilities ,schools etc. Map which is directly link to satellite so later on it would be helpful to create a better place with all facilities .
Map which shows proper functioning for human as well as set boundaries for human to not emerge as problem to wild life.
Why this human is racing, towards a better life or to create a mess for future generation. In bidi bidi refugee camp people spending their life last from three years, they are here in this situation to save themselves from death. One person who involved in map creation, mention that his father was killed and he have no choice than to run here. At least that person is in process of making better tomorrow.
What we are upto.
I salute this kind of shows, which do not focus only to show good thing. But can take a dig on real problems and can bring awareness that with bit careful and positive approach we can save our environment. We as human have to take responsibility , to make better earth. Better earth for all, either its animal or human.
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