:00:00. > :00:41.This is what you see every single day.
:00:42. > :00:45.Welcome to the Travel Show, coming to you this week from Kenya.
:00:46. > :00:49.We are travelling here to get some face time with some of the
:00:50. > :00:59.I am off to one of the lesser-known parts to find out how it arguably
:01:00. > :01:05.became the birthplace of organised conservation in Africa.
:01:06. > :01:07.Let's start this week about 5000 feet off the ground
:01:08. > :01:41.In African terms, Amboseli National Park is quite small,
:01:42. > :01:49.But be under no illusions, this outpost not far from the border of
:01:50. > :02:07.There are many different types of conservation efforts happening
:02:08. > :02:09.all around Africa, but not many people know that
:02:10. > :02:12.a lot of them are intertwined with tourism, so if tourism is hurting,
:02:13. > :02:18.Be in no doubt, tourism here has been suffering.
:02:19. > :02:33.Militant attacks along the Kenyan coast prompted a raft of countries,
:02:34. > :02:44.including the US and the UK, to warn its citizens
:02:45. > :02:48.Most of those advisories have now been lifted but
:02:49. > :03:01.The first five months of this year, tourism was 25% down on 2014.
:03:02. > :03:03.When you come to wildlife conservation,
:03:04. > :03:06.a lot of it depends on revenue from tourism, and if tourism goes down it
:03:07. > :03:12.means some of the directives that are supposed to be implemented may
:03:13. > :03:36.Katito works for the Amboseli Trust for Elephants,
:03:37. > :03:41.which claims their work over the past 40 years has profoundly changed
:03:42. > :03:44.the way we think of elephants, from how they behave in their habitat and
:03:45. > :04:04.The sun is just coming down, Kilimanjaro is just over there
:04:05. > :04:16.on the right, we are surrounded by an amazing herd of elephants.
:04:17. > :04:22.This is what you see every single day.
:04:23. > :04:26.That is why I have been studying elephants for the past 20 years,
:04:27. > :04:43.With this family, we want to make sure everyone is here.
:04:44. > :04:46.There are 52 elephant families in this park, and Katito knows most
:04:47. > :04:49.Part of her job is to do a regular census
:04:50. > :05:05.This place must be heaven for animals.
:05:06. > :05:07.It is, when I started there were 750 elephants,
:05:08. > :05:18.I cannot complain about poaching here, it is not bad.
:05:19. > :05:21.Compared to other places in Kenya, this is the best place.
:05:22. > :05:24.The reason why is because of the work that we do.
:05:25. > :05:28.Crossing fingers, we hope everything will work well,
:05:29. > :06:09.It is a similar story for another antipoaching arrangement,
:06:10. > :06:11.the Big Life Foundation, whose rangers have arrested more
:06:12. > :06:18.When tourism drops because of unforeseen circumstances,
:06:19. > :06:34.A couple of lodges, not all of them, but they pay a percentage
:06:35. > :06:41.We need to find other ways to keep our operation running.
:06:42. > :06:44.It is a pretty costly business, so every cent counts.
:06:45. > :06:54.It looks like recently in the past couple
:06:55. > :06:58.of months it has started to climb, and we hope it will recover next
:06:59. > :07:03.Some say visitor numbers are already beginning to recover,
:07:04. > :07:06.which could be thanks in part to some of those damaging
:07:07. > :07:16.We have about four trucks lined up on this road, very busy indeed.
:07:17. > :07:29.A few wildebeest out there, but all the tourists here are
:07:30. > :07:31.fanatical about their photography, any wildlife at all.
:07:32. > :07:34.They have thousands of dollars worth of lenses, I suppose that is one
:07:35. > :07:38.Locals have been asked to play a part as well,
:07:39. > :07:51.Even small jobs now could have ramifications into the future.
:07:52. > :07:54.Take this primary school right on the edge of the park.
:07:55. > :07:56.The next generation of rangers and guides will come
:07:57. > :08:08.I have been asked to judge their wildlife warrior poster competition.
:08:09. > :08:14.Lions have become the most endangered species.
:08:15. > :08:20.The winners are given a game drive and a chance to visit
:08:21. > :08:24.It is funded by money from tourism concerns.
:08:25. > :08:27.The idea behind the scholarship programme is that these people
:08:28. > :08:29.will finish their secondary school education and they will
:08:30. > :08:33.We want the cycle to continue once we have gone,
:08:34. > :08:37.They will take our places and continue educating
:08:38. > :08:49.And eventually we will be talking about how much we have conserved.
:08:50. > :08:53.If there is some good news here it is that everyone seems to get it.
:08:54. > :08:56.Initiation rites that used to see big game slaughtered are now not
:08:57. > :09:07.And some organisations are compensating farmers
:09:08. > :09:15.for damage that wild animals cause to crops or livestock.
:09:16. > :09:18.According to the Kenya Wildlife Service, the animal populations here
:09:19. > :09:47.To the Meru National Park, a beautiful piece
:09:48. > :09:59.Meru was also the home of two people who became the inspiration
:10:00. > :10:03.behind much of the conservation work that goes on in East Africa today.
:10:04. > :10:05.The subjects of a book and a Hollywood movie, they captured
:10:06. > :10:10.Coming up later, I find out what legacy is left 50
:10:11. > :10:25.years after filming Born Free right here in Kenya.
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:10:50. > :10:57.Let's start with our rundown of the top stories at have caught
:10:58. > :11:00.A new pop-up alternative theme park in the UK,
:11:01. > :11:05.masterminded by street artist Banksy, sent social media crazy.
:11:06. > :11:07.Called Dismaland, it has installations by artists describing
:11:08. > :11:26.social commentary, and was described as an sinister twist on Disneyland.
:11:27. > :11:28.A call to boycott Kerala was on Facebook,
:11:29. > :11:33.But authorities dispute any culling of stray dogs, and say they are
:11:34. > :11:38.an animal friendly, pet-loving community.
:11:39. > :11:44.A twist on Google Street View has put Japan's cat culture on the map.
:11:45. > :11:48.The new project, called Cat Street View, shows a Japanese
:11:49. > :11:56.In Turkey, the restoration of a castle raised
:11:57. > :12:00.eyebrows among social media users who described its new look as
:12:01. > :12:07.This survey looked at tens of thousands of tweets from around
:12:08. > :12:10.the US to see who was more positive or negative about tourists.
:12:11. > :12:18.The top tourist-loving city was found to be Chicago,
:12:19. > :12:21.and while you might rightly expect people from places like New York or
:12:22. > :12:24.Las Vegas to vent more negative feeling towards tourists, the most
:12:25. > :12:48.This app allows people to create a long-range selfie.
:12:49. > :12:51.This can click the shutter on the camera from as much
:12:52. > :13:01.We love staying connected with you all online, and don't forget we are
:13:02. > :13:08.You have been sending us some great things this month.
:13:09. > :13:11.Pictures have been coming in from all over the world as many
:13:12. > :13:15.of you in the northern hemisphere took summer holidays.
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:13:22. > :13:39.You can send videos, like this one from Europe.
:13:40. > :13:44.Now let's look at the viral videos for this month.
:13:45. > :13:49.This video has had over 300,000 views, and really shows Los Angeles
:13:50. > :13:58.He said a lot of time and passion, scouting locations, and waiting
:13:59. > :14:08.Another video which took serious passion was this
:14:09. > :14:12.one by Oliver Astrologo, called Roma which was watched
:14:13. > :14:19.He dedicated months to capturing everyday moments, to show a day
:14:20. > :14:31.And don't forget to check out our website for all the ways that
:14:32. > :14:35.you can get in touch, or if you have seen anything online that you
:14:36. > :14:55.This place is amazing for many reasons.
:14:56. > :14:58.But right up there has to be its most famous four-legged
:14:59. > :15:21.She was the inspiration behind the film Born Free,
:15:22. > :15:28.The film, based on the lives of George and Joy Adamson, was based on
:15:29. > :15:41.Joy Adamson's book, about training her to live safely in the wild.
:15:42. > :15:44.Some people say that was the start of much of the conservation work
:15:45. > :15:48.done here on the continent, and their legacy still lives on.
:15:49. > :15:58.This is a very lightly visited park, but
:15:59. > :16:06.Elephant, giraffe, buffalo, rhino, it is all here.
:16:07. > :16:09.And this is one of the places Elsa the lioness lived for five years,
:16:10. > :16:29.This is Elsa's last resting spot, very close to the river where George
:16:30. > :16:35.first found her, and the last moments she spent before she died.
:16:36. > :16:40.And, of course, Joy's ashes were scattered around here as well.
:16:41. > :16:50.A lovely little oasis, under this beautiful tree.
:16:51. > :16:53.The film of Elsa's life was shot, and was a sensation
:16:54. > :16:57.It made stars of George and Joy, and the aftermath changed
:16:58. > :17:09.One of the more obvious impacts was the beginning of some of Africa's
:17:10. > :17:16.The Elsa Conservation Trust still runs a wildlife retreat
:17:17. > :17:22.and conservation centre in Hell's Gate National Park, here in Kenya.
:17:23. > :17:25.And the Born Free Foundation, launched by the film's two human
:17:26. > :17:33.stars, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, operates around the world.
:17:34. > :17:37.These are some of the snares that we have collected the last four months.
:17:38. > :17:40.Here in Meru, it counts lions, hunts poachers, and clears
:17:41. > :17:46.So what effect did the movie Born Free have on conservation
:17:47. > :17:51.I think Born Free film is by far one of the most up-to-date
:17:52. > :18:02.The specific story of the film touches me, and many
:18:03. > :18:09.We continuously have to make it about who will continue doing what
:18:10. > :18:13.Virginia has done all her life, and what George did.
:18:14. > :18:16.And it is a continued inspiration for us.
:18:17. > :18:29.Not only Born Free, across the conservation world.
:18:30. > :18:33.After filming had finished, George made his way with the lions, and
:18:34. > :18:39.To mark this place, there is not much here,
:18:40. > :19:00.This park is virtually unchanged since George and Joy were here.
:19:01. > :19:06.I'm really lucky, because we have come across a lioness and her cub.
:19:07. > :19:09.They have just feasted, so this is the moment where they get
:19:10. > :19:15.really lazy, nestled just below the lovely tree for some shade.
:19:16. > :19:18.It kind of reminds you of what Elsa would have been doing here in
:19:19. > :19:38.So, do you think this whole experience will spur you
:19:39. > :19:44.Definitely, we can't wait to show my son that movie, because we have
:19:45. > :19:51.Why do you think films like Born Free would inspire people to
:19:52. > :19:53.come out into a kind of very harsh environment, to look
:19:54. > :20:03.I think it shows you can be safe, if you follow the...
:20:04. > :20:08.I mean, you put your trust in the drivers,
:20:09. > :20:21.And the film definitely shows you that side of it.
:20:22. > :20:24.George had this lovely call, never had to shout.
:20:25. > :20:34.Of course, Joy and George needed helpers, and one of those was
:20:35. > :20:41.He helped return the Born Free lions to the wild, but used to come back
:20:42. > :20:50.They were relaxed, there was no tension, there were no issues.
:20:51. > :20:53.We knew very well that they would walk up to us, and greet us
:20:54. > :21:01.The pair used to sit under this tamarind tree, with warm beers.
:21:02. > :21:05.It doesn't take long for the memories to come flooding back.
:21:06. > :21:09.Just being with him, and being able to work with him,
:21:10. > :21:16.and see how he absolutely handled his lions, and how relaxed he was.
:21:17. > :21:19.And he had this amazing rapport with his environment.
:21:20. > :21:23.He was totally in harmony with his environment.
:21:24. > :21:34.So, with the 50th anniversary of the film coming up, the publicity
:21:35. > :21:38.it sort of gets, it is going to have a surge in tourism for the area.
:21:39. > :21:45.Anything to, first of all, try and remind the the legacy and
:21:46. > :21:52.the legend, the Adamsons and Born Free, and especially for the park.
:21:53. > :21:56.It will suddenly pick up, and I think the anniversary is a wonderful
:21:57. > :22:06.way to relive this, and see for themselves the way it happened.
:22:07. > :22:09.This is the Born Free country, this is where it all happened.
:22:10. > :22:28.This is where Elsa was found, this is where Elsa was.
:22:29. > :22:30.Well, that is pretty much it from Kenya.
:22:31. > :22:45.Carmen will be heading for Japan, where in the city of Kyoto, a travel
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:23:14. > :23:17.But for me, Henry Golding, and the rest of the Travel Show team
:23:18. > :23:45.Well, for most of us, it was a wet rather than white Christmas.
:23:46. > :23:50.There was a little bit of snow over the hills of northern Britain, but