The Prince of Wales described Sir David attent Boom as a “great inspiration” for him by growing up, and the motivation behind his new documentary on fauna highlighting the work of the Rangers.
In an unexpected appearance during a projection earlier this week, Prince William credited the presenter of a veteran nature of “being able to present wonderful parts of the world to many of us, most of us will never have the chance to visit”.
He said he hoped that his new six -part series, called Guardians, “does the same kind of thing”.
Prince and Sir David share a passion for the conservation of the natural world and supported each other’s projects in the field.
The heir to the throne has attended projections of private broadcaster documentaries, while Sir David is a champion of the Earthshot Prince William Environment Prince since his creation.
Now taking an advance in the multitude of 99 years of the ocean and the planet earth, the prince declared that his new series “reminds people that there are still wonderful parts of the world and that there is still hope, and that there is still incredible work in progress”.
He surprised those who attended the projection of the series when he entered a hotel in the center of London and sat with journalists to watch the first three episodes.
The guards will focus on how the work of the Rangers – which protects the endangered animals – has become much more risky. About 1,400 rangers have died in the past decade.
“This is now one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet,” the prince told journalists.
“It shouldn’t be. Protecting the natural world should not be so dangerous.
“As a soldier, police officer, emergency services – these jobs are dangerous, people have put their lives into play.
“I don’t think people realize that it’s the same for these guys and girls around the world.”
He attributed the increased threat to “community conflicts or civil wars, or illegal fishing, or poaching – whatever it is, it is simply to spread more and more around the world”.
A friend said the prince showed up to underline the importance of the series for him at a personal level.
“The project was motivated by him,” said the friend to the BBC. “He wanted to show the incredible work that the Rangers do for people around the world.”
Each episode will showcase an introduction to the screen by Prince William, who also appears in a project trailer.
The prince also talked about the challenge of recruiting the next generation of Rangers.
He said, “They ask, why would I do that? Why would I risk my life to do this?
Prince William stressed that the Rangers “do much more than protecting wildlife”.
“These are community initiatives they make, it is education, it is teaching, scientific research,” he said.
“And if we want to achieve our goals, and we generally care as the world of the natural environment, then we need more of these guys and girls.”
Rangers are responsible for supervising natural areas and fauna within them, but must increasingly repel poachers, who seek to circulate or kill animals – such as elephants, tigers and rhinos – who have parts of the body appreciated by some.
Poachers can be armed and meetings with rangers can be fatal. During the year until May 2024, 38 of the 140 deaths were homicides, according to the international Ranger Federation (IRF).
In November, the Prince announced a new life insurance regime to cover 10,000 rangers that protected Africa’s fauna.
Screening also attended Rohit Singh, Vice-President of the IRF, who described rangers as “essential planetary health workers” and echoed the prince’s concerns.
He said: “A statistic that always comes to my mind is that 82% of rangers say that they do not want their children to become rangers – so if we do not change that, how are we going to get more rangers?
“There are more hairdressers in the United Kingdom than rangers in the protected areas of the world.”
The first episode of the series, launched by the Royal Foundation United for Wildlife and co -produced by Zandland, is available from Friday on YouTube and Social Chann by BBC Earth, with a new episode published every Friday.
