BBC One filming series on Guyana's wildlife

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BBC One filming series on Guyana's wildlife
Stabroek News, Tuesday, September 18th 2007

A team from BBC One is here filming a three-part series that will
depict Guyana's wildlife.

According to a press release from the British High Commission, the
film, titled Expedition Guyana, will be produced by Steve Greenwood and
his team from the BBC Natural History Unit. The group, along with local
biologists and others from Britain and Canada will spend a month living
in a camp deep in the Guyana rainforest filming as many different types
of animals as can be found. Greenwood said Guyana was chosen because of
its huge tract of undisturbed rainforest and the belief that it is home
to an extraordinary diversity of wildlife. "It is my belief that the
forests of Guyana are of global importance. The aim of the series is
for biologists to test whether this is true," he said.

For the filming, the team brought a variety of equipment including 33
specialist cameras: infrared, thermal, microscopic and underwater.
Aerial photography will combine with world-class wildlife photography
to demonstrate the country's unique nature. The team arrived last week
and has set up its base camp south of Apoteri Village in an area
managed by Conservation International. The team is working closely with
expert Guyanese naturalists from Amerindian communities from the North
Rupununi and the skill and expertise of local scientist and field
workers will be shown prominently in the series. A student from the
area is also accompanying the team to learn film and wildlife skills.
The team is also expected to travel to other areas in Guyana of great
biological importance including the Kaieteur National Park and the
savannahs of the south.

The film will air in summer 2008 in a peak time slot and will benefit
from a major publicity campaign. It will also be shown throughout the
USA and on the Discovery Channel and plans are in train for worldwide
distribution.

The release said BBC One is the BBC's flagship channel and the most
popular one in the UK.