Executive Producer of David Attenborough's new wildlife show has revealed that his personal highlight was tarnished by human conflict in the Syrian boarder of Golan Heights. The show titled Mammals, gives an insight into how mammals use their resilience to "adapt to almost any situation." Roger Webb was making reference to the wolves' ability to occupy the Golan Heights, which is regarded to be a Syrian territory under
Israeli occupation except by Israel and America. But he claimed his personal highlight was overshadowed by decades of human conflict. Speaking about filming in that area, Roger said: "The story of the wolf that has adapted to life in minefields in the Golan Heights is a good one. What I love about that is the tenacity of the wolf to move into an area that we can no longer go into because, unfortunately, we've messed it up in a very tragic way. " He added: "Behind that story is an incredible human being, Itamar Yairi. He's a real hero. It's people like Itamar who opened the door for us to these incredible stories and allow us to then document them and put them on screen." The producer was referencing a wildlife photographer, who has been documenting the Golan wolves for nearly two years. The One Show's Alex Jones looks incredible in 'Hollywood style denim' co-ord from M&S Executive Producer Roger Webb explains how human conflict in
Syria tarnished his personal highlight during filming of David's Attenborough new documentary ( Image:
BBC Studios/Alex Board) Another special moment for Roger was observing the behaviour of chimpanzees. He recalled that the animals were able to sniff out honey from underground but only the alpha male appeared to figure out how to do it. David Attenborough, 97, narrates six episodes and captured never-before-seen behaviour. This included Sri Lankan macaques, Siberian flying squirrels and Canadian Arctic foxes. The first episode was shot in the dark and shows leopards adapting their vision to kill sleeping monkeys. In the final episode, Sir David says: “If we make the right decisions we can safeguard the future not just for our fellow mammals but for all life. The TV icon, who has been documenting the lives on animals since the fifties, has understandably built up a lucrative career and continues to do so. Last year, it's believed that he earned £4millon. Hi latest accounts show his firm has £2.3million in cash for trading in 2023. He also had a tax bill of more than £833,028, which means his income for the year was around five times that figure. A note on the books stated: “The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the profit and loss account because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible.” The shareholders of the company comprise of Sir David, his son Robert and daughter Susan. David also supports many environmental and wildlife charities including WWF, World Land Trust and Cool Earth. Sir David owns 54% of the firm. This Morning’s Cat Deeley channels Parisian chic in French brand loved by
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