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Nature's Microworlds


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Seems like I totally missed this series in August last year, the second lot have been airing recently and I just spotted the Yellowstone episode on iPlayer so gave it a go (the last 5 episodes are up there until April btw).

 

It's brilliant. It's not a big production by the BBC natural history department's standards, but it's beautifully shot and each episiode seems to focus on the mutual reliance of species within isolated habitats.

 

When I say 'isolated' obviously Yellowstone and the Serengheti and the Amazon basin are fucking huge. But microcosmic and individual habitats all the same.

 

It's narrated by Steve Backshall (big fan of his, but his passion and knowledge in the moment is really his strength, when he's just narrating he seems to regress to his kids TV past) and is another success along with Deadly 60 and the Lost Land series (the latter of which is a truly great piece of natural history TV) and (judging by this episode) it takes a case-study approach to the subject, posing a question and investigating systematically the relationships between the area's fauna.

 

The great benefit to Yellowstone of reintroducing an apex predator is remarkable and I found it fascinating. Especially when you apply the findings to the number of threatened species in the highlands of Scotland exacerbated no doubt by the rampant cervid population... or the long term impact to the wildlife of Asia when it loses the ranging presence of the Tiger.

 

So, yeah... stop arguing about God and watch it. You might learn some facts!

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