Asia's wildest places, from the Siberian wilderness to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean.
The markhor is the master mountaineer. No other animal matches this wild mountain goat for command of high-altitude terrain in Asia, the continent with the highest peaks in the world. Of course, we simply had to try and capture footage of this endangered species for the “Above the Clouds” episode of the Asia series.
Chitral Gol National Park, nestled in the Hindu Kush mountains of western Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan, is one of the last strongholds for the species, and also happens to be the location where the BBC Natural History Unit filmed snow leopards for the first time twenty years ago, something which we took as an auspicious sign!
“Just think about Pakistan’s journey—since its inception, it’s faced countless political and economic challenges, with many doubting whether it would survive. Yet, here we are today, standing strong. The markhor’s story is surprisingly similar. It was once on the brink of extinction, with illegal hunting and habitat destruction threatening its survival. But thanks to some really dedicated people and successful conservation efforts, the markhor has bounced back, just like Pakistan has.
We set up camp in a hut, where our camera batteries were charged via a generator, and our only contact with the outside world was via satellite phone.
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