Snow Leopard documentaries...

[fozzie]

Tue. 5-MAY-2009

ABC1 : 8:00 - 8:31pm - 'Foreign Correspondent'

Eric Campbell journeys to the Indian Himalaya where locals who once feared endangered Snow Leopards are now working to conserve them.

Sun. 10-MAY-2009

ABC1 : 7:30 - 8:20pm - 'Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth'

The snow leopard is one of the rarest and most beautiful of all the big cats, thought to be totally unfilmable - until now. Snow Leopard: Beyond The Myth visits a hidden lair and offers some startling images of this elusive predator. A secret cave deep within the mountains of Pakistan is one of the last refuges for the snow leopard - an increasingly endangered predator. Journalist Nisar Malik is devoted to the plight of the snow leopard. For 25 years he had been involved in reporting political unrest in his home country of Pakistan. But disillusioned with the worldwide media's negative image of his country, Nisar decided to use his news skills to help promote and protect the remote and undiscovered outpost of this highly endangered species. Generations of snow leopards have lived in the mountains of Pakistan. During the harsh winter seasons, snow forces both predator and prey to the lower reaches of the valleys where the film follows their hunting, feeding and mating behaviours, and also follows the other animals they share the area with - the wolves, golden eagles and the markhor. The search for the leopards through summer reveals the realm of the snow leopard - the stunning high altitude pastures carpeted in wild flowers. For Nisar, this is a journey of discovery in which he finds beauty and peace in a place that has all too often been portrayed negatively and entered the headlines for all the wrong reasons. For the viewer, the film offers a journey into a misrepresented and unknown part of the world. Discover the raw and magnificent beauty of the Hindu Kush, and gain a unique insight into the life and future of its most beautiful inhabitant - the snow leopard.

[sevencolours]

Fozzie

thanks for the forewarning.

You reminded me of the book by Peter Matthiessen "The Snow Leopard", which I read when I was in Nepal in the 1980's. Both the book and the place are worth the time and effort. The book describes a journey in a landscape and in a mind. You have made me go and dig it off the bookshelf, and so i will be reading it tonight instead of working.

Philip

[DebT]

Thanks Fozzie,
recorded last nights and hope to watch it tonight - thanks for the headsup on Sundays

DebT