Gobi Desert always reminds me that I live on a plan and is building stuff
it’s stripped down to wind and sky and
it’s stripped down to wind and sky and Blazing Sun thousand different colors in
Blazing Sun thousand different colors in
Blazing Sun thousand different colors in wrong
is not the desert most people envision
is not the desert most people envision its rocks it’s tilted it’s anything but
its rocks it’s tilted it’s anything but
its rocks it’s tilted it’s anything but a sandy desert full of dunes it goes on
a sandy desert full of dunes it goes on
a sandy desert full of dunes it goes on into China but the part we’re looking at
into China but the part we’re looking at
into China but the part we’re looking at is just in the southern third of
is just in the southern third of
is just in the southern third of Mongolia travel all day and you’ve gone
Mongolia travel all day and you’ve gone
Mongolia travel all day and you’ve gone across three or four different mountain
across three or four different mountain
across three or four different mountain ranges or maybe you gotten across a
ranges or maybe you gotten across a
ranges or maybe you gotten across a dozen and there’s an endless number
dozen and there’s an endless number
dozen and there’s an endless number still in front
and you never see another soul we’re
and you never see another soul we’re headed into the beyond beyond look at
headed into the beyond beyond look at
headed into the beyond beyond look at the Kobe grizzly just living at the
the Kobe grizzly just living at the
the Kobe grizzly just living at the outer edge of the outermost edge of
outer edge of the outermost edge of
outer edge of the outermost edge of possibilities and there are two dozen
possibilities and there are two dozen
possibilities and there are two dozen and perhaps as many as three dozen left
and perhaps as many as three dozen left
and perhaps as many as three dozen left on the planet that’s what’s here in the
on the planet that’s what’s here in the
on the planet that’s what’s here in the Gobi Desert and only in the Gobi Desert
Gobi Desert and only in the Gobi Desert
Gobi Desert and only in the Gobi Desert it may represent the oldest line of the
it may represent the oldest line of the
it may represent the oldest line of the brown bear that’s existed continuously
brown bear that’s existed continuously
brown bear that’s existed continuously since the ancestral brown bear arose in
since the ancestral brown bear arose in
since the ancestral brown bear arose in other words we may be looking at the
other words we may be looking at the
other words we may be looking at the closest thing to the original brown bear
closest thing to the original brown bear
closest thing to the original brown bear grizzly which is a fascinating thing to
grizzly which is a fascinating thing to
grizzly which is a fascinating thing to consider signals coming from over here
consider signals coming from over here
consider signals coming from over here oh just you know and we’ll go up closely
oh just you know and we’ll go up closely
oh just you know and we’ll go up closely it and working very closely with
it and working very closely with
it and working very closely with Mongolian Rangers scientists and some of
Mongolian Rangers scientists and some of
Mongolian Rangers scientists and some of the people in government they started
the people in government they started
the people in government they started off as colleagues and at this point
off as colleagues and at this point
off as colleagues and at this point they’re friends in each mountain range
they’re friends in each mountain range
they’re friends in each mountain range we end up putting traps about four
we end up putting traps about four
we end up putting traps about four different Springs that’s all we can get
different Springs that’s all we can get
different Springs that’s all we can get to they’re ten to 20 miles apart and
to they’re ten to 20 miles apart and
to they’re ten to 20 miles apart and we’re bouncing along in a Russians ban
it fell first out but it sure not felt
it fell first out but it sure not felt to come but on the way we see the
to come but on the way we see the
to come but on the way we see the world’s last double humpback Korean
world’s last double humpback Korean
world’s last double humpback Korean camels and see black Hill gazelles we
camels and see black Hill gazelles we
camels and see black Hill gazelles we see our Gally sheep we see ibex wild
see our Gally sheep we see ibex wild
see our Gally sheep we see ibex wild goats they’re clambering around these
goats they’re clambering around these
goats they’re clambering around these rocks it’s a feast of creatures that
rocks it’s a feast of creatures that
rocks it’s a feast of creatures that somehow bring one of the most barren
somehow bring one of the most barren
somehow bring one of the most barren looking geological landscapes amazingly
looking geological landscapes amazingly
looking geological landscapes amazingly alive almost every day and so as is
alive almost every day and so as is
alive almost every day and so as is often the case if you’re trying to save
often the case if you’re trying to save
often the case if you’re trying to save a charismatic totemic kind of animal
a charismatic totemic kind of animal
a charismatic totemic kind of animal like the bear this amazing life-form
like the bear this amazing life-form
like the bear this amazing life-form middle of desert as you save it you end
middle of desert as you save it you end
middle of desert as you save it you end up saving quite a majestic wildlife
up saving quite a majestic wildlife
up saving quite a majestic wildlife community and much more varied and
community and much more varied and
community and much more varied and surprising that most people would ever
surprising that most people would ever
surprising that most people would ever imagine could exist in a place like the
imagine could exist in a place like the
imagine could exist in a place like the Gobi Desert
I think it’s a good reason a good part
I think it’s a good reason a good part of why I keep coming back
I mean when you get down to 20 to 30
I mean when you get down to 20 to 30 animals statistically their chances of
animals statistically their chances of
animals statistically their chances of making it aren’t great but you can’t
making it aren’t great but you can’t
making it aren’t great but you can’t walk away from this kind of thing these
walk away from this kind of thing these
walk away from this kind of thing these are the rarest bear in the world they’ve
are the rarest bear in the world they’ve
are the rarest bear in the world they’ve got a lot to tell us about how to
got a lot to tell us about how to
got a lot to tell us about how to survive in one of the most extreme
survive in one of the most extreme
survive in one of the most extreme environments on the planet and you can’t
environments on the planet and you can’t
environments on the planet and you can’t turn you back you got to give it a try
turn you back you got to give it a try
turn you back you got to give it a try so we’re part of that team and we’ll go
so we’re part of that team and we’ll go
so we’re part of that team and we’ll go out and and try not to get lost good for
out and and try not to get lost good for
out and and try not to get lost good for me too
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