In this episode of Meet the Locals, we meet Babakan Rahmanov, a dedicated forest guide in Hirkan National Park, preserving Azerbaijan’s wilderness and protecting endangered species like leopards for future generations.
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00:00We live by nature. Nature is our mother.
00:10We are also nature. Our Azerbaijan is full of beautiful nature.
00:18We should protect nature, protect the animals, protect the future generations.
00:31My job is to take care of nature.
00:39I work with photos of wild boars at the National Park.
00:50I work with photos of wild boars in Azerbaijan.
00:59The photos are photos.
01:01We have a calculation process after every two months.
01:09There are wild boars, bears, bears, wild animals, deer and other animals.
01:17If there is no forest and wild animals, they migrate to nearby mountains.
01:23I was a little bit scared.
01:25I was a little bit scared.
01:27I was afraid of myself.
01:29When I started to walk,
01:31I saw that there was a mountain
01:33and I was walking on it.
01:35I was walking on it.
01:37I was walking on it.
01:39I was walking on it.
01:41The cows were very calm.
01:43They were calm.
01:45They were not scared.
01:47They were calm.
01:49Sometimes,
01:51they were eating the grass.
01:53They were eating the grass.
01:55And they were driving
01:57by.
01:59They were driving by.
02:01I was here.
02:03Here is my territory.
02:05Here is my territory.
02:09I like nature so much
02:11and I'm often in the forest.
02:13I'm quiet.
02:15That's why they call me a forest man.
02:17I'm quiet.
02:19and it will be ready to eat.
02:21I can eat it without any problem.
02:41Our Burj Khas is a national treasure.
02:44It is very rich,
02:46it is rich in herbs.
02:48Of course, there are many types of trees.
02:52There are many types of trees.
02:54Here, this land,
02:56up to the village we don't know,
02:58our village, Bakhtiyar,
03:00up to there,
03:02there are a lot of iron trees.
03:04There are a lot of iron trees.
03:06Iron trees have a lot of oxygen.
03:08If you sit under it, it gets cold.
03:10If you look at it with its weight,
03:12it is iron.
03:14And it looks like iron.
03:16There is a lot of iron.
03:28We don't spend a lot of time here.
03:30We don't spend a lot of time here.
03:32But here in the garden,
03:34we spend a lot of time.
03:36There are lemons, mandarins,
03:38there are trees,
03:40there are fruits,
03:42there are vegetables,
03:44we spend a lot of time here.
03:46If it weren't for them,
03:48we wouldn't be here.
03:50Of course, we have bees,
03:52we spend a lot of time with them.
03:58This is a tourist attraction,
04:00a tourist attraction.
04:02Generally, when I come here,
04:04I see people from all over the world
04:06coming here,
04:08I see tourists coming here.
04:10When I see this,
04:12I thank God
04:14that I can work here.
04:16All the tourists
04:18who come here
04:20don't go to their homes.
04:22They come to me.
04:24I don't know what to say.
04:26They come to me when they need me.
04:34It is a great pleasure
04:36that you came here.
04:38I welcome you.
04:40It is a great pleasure
04:42that you came here.
04:44It is a great pleasure
04:46that you came here.
04:48Thank you very much.