who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation: turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides the mediterranean sea, the black sea and the aegean, and then in the east it is mountainous and rugged, and all that influences the climate in very different ways. it s a country that is so rich in natural diversity. its sweeping pine forest are one of its key assets, but as temperatures rise, these forests are being destroyed by wildfires that are getting ever more intense. i start myjourney in mugla province on turkey s western coast, a short boat ride from the
a small group of republican rebels had derailed each previous attempt. the new speaker says it was the influence of former president trump that helped him secure the position. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: turkey. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter who is passionate about conservation. my work has taken me all over the world, and in that time i have seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we meet inspirational people who have dedicated their lives to protecting the natural world. this time, i am in turkey. this country s stunning forest are facing devastating losses. but it is notjust the trees that need saving, it s also the creatures. i m meeting the remarkable people trying to save honeybees. you are a bee whisperer! and those building turkey s brown bears a safe place to roam. this is extreme conservation turkey. turkey is huge a vast and varied country stretching over 1500km. turkey is surrounded by water on three sides
for all these trees. it s a precious ecosystem that desperately needs protecting. continuing myjourney of extreme conservation, i m in the mountains of east turkey. i ve travelled 11100 kilometres from the aegean coast to sarikamis, near turkey s armenian border. in winter, this area is popularfor skiing, but it s mainly a farming region. over time, lots of forests have been felled for pastures, leaving just a patchwork of trees behind. but i m here as this is home to turkey s majestic migrating brown bear.
continuing myjourney of extreme conservation, i m in the mountains of east turkey. i ve travelled 11100 kilometres from the aegean coast to sarikamis, near turkey s armenian border. in winter, this area is popular for skiing, but it s mainly a farming region. over time, lots of forests have been felled for pastures, leaving just a patchwork of trees behind. but i m here as this is home to turkey s majestic migrating brown bear. naturally, the bears would live in these mountains during the spring and summer, and then, when food becomes harder to find in the autumn, some of them travel over 100 kilometres to the black sea region, where they fatten up and then, come back