Wanderlust

Ray Mears

We don’t associate China with conservation and wildlife. How did you feel about doing it?

I was in two minds to be honest because clearly they are one of the greatest polluters on the planet. But when I was told that there are things happening to do with conservation, I took a sort of mature view and thought, ‘Well, let me find out more.’ And I was actually really pleasantly surprised

We had a Chinese producer who works for the Chinese government, and they’ve obviously got a message to get out. But, despite that, there are ways of assessing whether things are genuine or not. And I was very

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