Originally Posted by owenmahamilton:
“I concur with all the comments, another brilliant episode, I think Snow Leopards are amazing, the faceplanting Bobcat was funny. I have been wondering if they did Planet Earth 3 in another 10 years what the camera technology will be like then, sadly I very much doubt Sir David Attenborough will around to do the commentary on it, so I hope they find someone who comes across just as well as him.”
What makes me sad is that some of these animals may not be around in 10 years time. There are forecasts that elephants will become extinct in 20 years. I don't know the forecast for rhinos and tigers but the fact that their numbers can be estimated tells us how bad things are. It makes me so angry that they're being poached for the utterly selfish Chinese medicine market. And today I read that 4 million donkeys are slaughtered every year to make a Chinese youth serum. Few donkeys left in China so now there will be Factory farming of donkeys to feed the beauty industry for the new Chinese middle class.
I apologise for the rant but I feel inarticulate with rage. Chaining bears in cages and milking their bile ducts wasn't enough?
Breathe.
I'm loving everything about Planet II of course. My heart was racing when I watched the Ibyx fawns escaping the fox. Fabulous photography of the eagles fighting, never seen that before.