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Amazon Adventure—Documenting Life in Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park | National Geographic


yes Unni and the Amazon in general

yes Unni and the Amazon in general especially this area is one of the most

especially this area is one of the most

especially this area is one of the most diverse areas on the planet and it’s

diverse areas on the planet and it’s

diverse areas on the planet and it’s being threatened by

being threatened by

being threatened by oil concession

oil concession

oil concession you know this is really multifaceted

you know this is really multifaceted

you know this is really multifaceted story we’re trying to tell all aspects

story we’re trying to tell all aspects

story we’re trying to tell all aspects of this park and the issues going on

of this park and the issues going on

of this park and the issues going on here in one big story so coming in as a

here in one big story so coming in as a

here in one big story so coming in as a group five different photographers with

group five different photographers with

group five different photographers with different specialties kind of focusing

different specialties kind of focusing

different specialties kind of focusing on different aspects of the other area

on different aspects of the other area

on different aspects of the other area go a little bit more in order to maybe

go a little bit more in order to maybe

go a little bit more in order to maybe bring a little bit more attention to the

bring a little bit more attention to the

bring a little bit more attention to the to the situation by by kind of having

to the situation by by kind of having

to the situation by by kind of having this blitz approach so my role in it is

this blitz approach so my role in it is

this blitz approach so my role in it is daytime animals I’ve been traveling

daytime animals I’ve been traveling

daytime animals I’ve been traveling around by canoe and then I’ve been

around by canoe and then I’ve been

around by canoe and then I’ve been checking around the forest and I say it

checking around the forest and I say it

checking around the forest and I say it we’re somewhere out here following the

we’re somewhere out here following the

we’re somewhere out here following the monkeys and I try to get species

monkeys and I try to get species

monkeys and I try to get species pictures of all all ten species and

pictures of all all ten species and

pictures of all all ten species and there’s all kinds of monkeys around

there’s all kinds of monkeys around

there’s all kinds of monkeys around today ah the place on that monkey so

today ah the place on that monkey so

today ah the place on that monkey so there’s more species of birds mostly

there’s more species of birds mostly

there’s more species of birds mostly piece of mammals more species of

piece of mammals more species of

piece of mammals more species of reptiles and amphibians in this one you

reptiles and amphibians in this one you

reptiles and amphibians in this one you know ring first area here than in any

know ring first area here than in any

know ring first area here than in any other similar sized area in the world so

other similar sized area in the world so

other similar sized area in the world so it’s an incredibly special you know and

it’s an incredibly special you know and

it’s an incredibly special you know and unique an important place so what we’re

unique an important place so what we’re

unique an important place so what we’re doing is trying to obtain photographs of

doing is trying to obtain photographs of

doing is trying to obtain photographs of the mammals and the only way you can do

the mammals and the only way you can do

the mammals and the only way you can do that in the rainforest is to use cameras

that in the rainforest is to use cameras

that in the rainforest is to use cameras because you’ll never see anything what

because you’ll never see anything what

because you’ll never see anything what the hell is that as far as the animals

the hell is that as far as the animals

the hell is that as far as the animals that live on the ground especially the

that live on the ground especially the

that live on the ground especially the cats that are very secretive and don’t

cats that are very secretive and don’t

cats that are very secretive and don’t want you to see them

want you to see them

want you to see them you don’t let’s see if we got anything

you don’t let’s see if we got anything

you don’t let’s see if we got anything so this is the way that we get the

so this is the way that we get the

so this is the way that we get the pictures I mean what I hope to

pictures I mean what I hope to

pictures I mean what I hope to contribute to this effort is is to to

contribute to this effort is is to to

contribute to this effort is is to to get a glimpse into the small things the

get a glimpse into the small things the

get a glimpse into the small things the principal tool that I use is a set up

principal tool that I use is a set up

principal tool that I use is a set up that is a mimic of a microscope

that is a mimic of a microscope

that is a mimic of a microscope basically it’s just scaled up

basically it’s just scaled up

basically it’s just scaled up the most challenging thing about this

the most challenging thing about this

the most challenging thing about this place is that there’s so much variety

place is that there’s so much variety

place is that there’s so much variety you know that the decisions necessary to

you know that the decisions necessary to

you know that the decisions necessary to make sure that we have representative

make sure that we have representative

make sure that we have representative overall view very Cabo oh he doesn’t

overall view very Cabo oh he doesn’t

overall view very Cabo oh he doesn’t bite me

our task was to come down here and

our task was to come down here and document the warranty culture and also

document the warranty culture and also

document the warranty culture and also the effects that the oil companies have

the effects that the oil companies have

the effects that the oil companies have had on the word on a culture

the war on Easter

the war on Easter they’re amazing they’re very unique you

they’re amazing they’re very unique you

they’re amazing they’re very unique you know how they relate to each other how

know how they relate to each other how

know how they relate to each other how they relate to outsiders you come down

they relate to outsiders you come down

they relate to outsiders you come down here with maybe like an idea of what you

here with maybe like an idea of what you

here with maybe like an idea of what you will find but then the reality is

will find but then the reality is

will find but then the reality is different you know things are still done

different you know things are still done

different you know things are still done the way they were done a long time ago

the way they were done a long time ago

the way they were done a long time ago we like the enter cultures and spend in

we like the enter cultures and spend in

we like the enter cultures and spend in a long period of time with the people

a long period of time with the people

a long period of time with the people and get a sense of what their lifestyle

and get a sense of what their lifestyle

and get a sense of what their lifestyle is like and we I think it’s a really

is like and we I think it’s a really

is like and we I think it’s a really important story and one that needs to be

important story and one that needs to be

important story and one that needs to be told the Amazon is the world’s lungs

told the Amazon is the world’s lungs

told the Amazon is the world’s lungs there are certain places in the world

there are certain places in the world

there are certain places in the world that we just

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