Saving Planet Earth S01E05 WS PDTV XviD-GRPLSS

Saving.Planet.Earth.S01E05.WS.PDTV.XviD-GRPLSSrnrnBBC 1 Thu 28 Jun, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm 30minsrnrnCarol Thatcher travels to the Falklands to the scene of a new battle – to rnsave the black browed albatross – in the fourth Saving Planet Earth rncelebrity expedition.rnrnThe albatross is facing a new danger – long line fishing. It uses baited rnhooks which can attract diving albatross, as well as fish, and the birds are rndragged under water and drowned. The solution is to encourage fishermen to rnuse albatross-friendly methods.rnrnOver 20 per cent of the population on Steeple Jackson has been lost in the rnpast 20 years. Across the world, an albatross is lost every five minutes due rnto long line fishing and it is thought that 100,000 birds drown each year.rnrnThe problem is compounded by the fact that albatross mate for life and rnproduce only one egg a year. Ali Liddell, education officer for Falkland rnIslands Conservation, explains: "The birds only lay one egg a year. If you rnlose one adult bird at sea then that egg will fail, and the partner that\'s rnleft will take another three or four years to find another mate and start rnthe process again."rnrnCarol then travels to Brazil – a journey of 600 miles which the birds fly in rnsearch of food. She meets Tatiana Neves, of the RSPB Albatross Task Force, rnand her team who are helping to change the attitudes of some of the toughest rnfisherman – and with great results.rnrnBut with only seven Task Force officers to police the whole of the southern rnocean, many boats are still to learn about these methods. Seeing a haul of rnalbatross from one of those boats, Carol comments: "Well, this really is a rnvery sad haul. Tatiana\'s campaign has to have more money to spread the rnmessage to educate fishermen."rnrnA