PREVIEW: BBC’s Lost Land of the Jaguar

BY Administrator
Published: July 30, 2008 in Videos

The first of three episodes in the Lost Land of the Jaguar series airs today on BBCone at 8pm. The preview of this special is shown below.

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mackydog says:

July 31, 2008 at 6:15 am

Thanks Mr. Editor for the info on the airing of these programmes. I see you read my request, I appreciate your compliance. I love nature shows especially from Guyana. Thanks once again.

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Satish says:

July 31, 2008 at 7:07 am

NOTE TO STABROEK NEWS MODERATOR

Please delete your YOUTUBE weblink on your homepage and use the one below here.

Your readers can then watch the entire show by clicking on this better
This is part 1. Part2 shows Wednesday 6th August 2008.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cvvwq/

Moderator’s note: We won’t be able to do this as copyright issues are involved.

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Georgina says:

July 31, 2008 at 10:53 am

I’ve just finished watching the BBC programme, via their iplayer facility, and there’s no doubt about it, I have to commend the Beeb on their spontaneous, jaw-dropping and heartfelt footage.

The documentary continously referred to Guyana’s ‘forgotten forest’, as the ‘most pristine rainforest in the world’ but they do go on to say that it’s ‘unspoilt’, ‘unprotected’ and unfortunately, ‘under threat’. It not only featured English explorers but Guyanese scientists were also at the forefront of this amazing exhibition.

It’s quite obvious that Guyana’s flora and fauna will become an easy target for opportunists - in terms of it’s rare plants ’slipper orchard’ and it’s animals, which can be sold for extortionate amounts of money to foreign buyers.

For once, *sighs*, Guyana has been depicted in a postive and refreshing light and I hope the Guyanese Tourism Authority push their eco tourism even further, in order to assist the economy in becoming the most powerful within the Caricom and to cease the self-entitled label of ‘Guyana, the Monopoly money state’.

I’ve posted the link to the BBC iplayer but I have a funny feeling that if you’re based outside of the UK, you will not be able to view this breath-taking footage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cvz5x

The Guyana Tourism Authority have most definitely received a copy of this footage and hopefully, the nation, who in a way have helped to protect these priceless species, will be able to view the footage as well.

P.S There’s more to Guyana than just Jonestown, so well done to The Guyana Tourism Authority in allowing the Beeb to film!! Bravo!

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Lawnman says:

August 2, 2008 at 9:59 am

I watched with pride Lost land of the jaguar seeing Guyana in all of it’s glory and I hope that this land can be saved.

I fear that it will not, as scientists have one view of the world and the economics of the world has another.

I recently read an article in SN on July 25, 08 entitled Guyana to get US$200,000 from forest carbon pact. With about 84,000 sq miles of this natures paradise the world only values this at about US$2.40 per sq mile. So much for Carbon trading when world Oxygen produced in Guyana is traded so cheaply .

The wildlife and natural beauty of Guyanas rainforest is there for all to see but being a poor nation with no real taurist facilities in those areas I feel that taurism is doomed to failure.

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