Land of the Jaguar

SmashedHombre

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Anybody been watching this then? Looks like the BBC has done it again, when they decide they want to make a wildlife programme then they're up there with the best in the world. Absolutely superb programme, one of the best I have seen since they sent the same lot to Borneo. What a beautiful forest, absolutely over flowing with wildlife. You wouldn't have got me anywhere near that 5 metre Anaconda mind :nervous:

That harpey eagle was out of this world though, 1m tall? feck that. That monkey looked like a childs doll in its massive talons. Pretty gutted they never got a shot of a Jaguar, they didn't seem to have that much time out there. Should have stuck them out there for as long as they needed, who knows what else they could have found.

Anybody else pissed off at the end though, to hear that the Guyanan president had offered the British government the oppurtunity to conserve the jungle in exchange for financial help, only to hear that no decision has been made? What the feck is there to think about?? We should have snatched their hands off at the offer. Incidentally, anyone happen to know if a decision has now been made?
 
I'm annoyed it was only 3 episodes.

Amazing wildlife.

The Eagle was awesome, 1m tall? It'd kill all of us! Giant Otters - that big ass Spider, I'd scream and run if saw that gangster jumping.

I wish they could ahve stayed longer on the mountain and find the mysterious mammel
 
How do these rank btw? Blue Planet, Planet Earth and LotJ
 
I hope the BBC bring it on out DVD with a lot more footage.

I liked what the said about Guyana government selling Carbon credits in the near future, and I think that's why the British should invest and conserve the Guyana rainforests

The Harpy eagle was huge! The moths was too, I hate moths so I'm glad I wasn't there. That guy with the beard just picked everything up, including the bird catching tarantula the mad bastard.
Quality program.

By the way smashed, the Bose headphones I bought fell to bits. I bought some £20 Sony ones and they're much better.
 
SmashedHombre said:
Anybody been watching this then? Looks like the BBC has done it again, when they decide they want to make a wildlife programme then they're up there with the best in the world. Absolutely superb programme, one of the best I have seen since they sent the same lot to Borneo. What a beautiful forest, absolutely over flowing with wildlife. You wouldn't have got me anywhere near that 5 metre Anaconda mind :nervous:

That harpey eagle was out of this world though, 1m tall? feck that. That monkey looked like a childs doll in its massive talons. Pretty gutted they never got a shot of a Jaguar, they didn't seem to have that much time out there. Should have stuck them out there for as long as they needed, who knows what else they could have found.

Anybody else pissed off at the end though, to hear that the Guyanan president had offered the British government the oppurtunity to conserve the jungle in exchange for financial help, only to hear that no decision has been made? What the feck is there to think about?? We should have snatched their hands off at the offer. Incidentally, anyone happen to know if a decision has now been made?[/QUOTE]


Just looked on the bbc website and there a bit of an update:

Keeping the rainforests standing is vital in the fight against climate change. According to the Stern Review, it's not only vital – it is also very cost effective. At the time of writing this article, the UK Government has not made any public reply to the proposal. I'm told that talks are going on behind the scenes.

There's a further twist to this story. In January 2008, whilst we were in the thick of editing, it was announced that a US timber company had bought the rights to explore one million acres of rainforest adjacent to the conservation concession where we were based. They will be looking for commercial timbers with an aim to build a road and start selective logging of the forest. In programme three of Lost Land of the Jaguar, George McGavin and Gordon Buchanan travel there and find some amazing animals.

It's early days yet and much will depend on how the company proceeds. Selective logging can have different impacts depending on how it is carried out. In past experience, the building of roads into remote rainforest areas can have a severe impact on wildlife.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/jaguar/whathappenednext.shtml
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