Attenborough ‘inspiration' for William's series about rangers

THE Prince of Wales has described Sir David Attenborough as the “inspiration” for his new wildlife documentary project highlighting the work of rangers.

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William hopes the six-part series will help nature’s wardens be “valued, respected, seen” and promote the “wonderful” regions they protect, just as the broadcaster and naturalist’s films drew viewers’ attention to remote parts of the globe.

The series called Guardians features rangers who do “one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet”, said William, from safeguarding snow leopards in the Indian Himalayas, defending marine life in Mexico's Sea of Cortez to protecting elephants and gorillas in the Central African Republic.

William said: “Any progress, any future we want for the natural world, has to come from the ranger community being valued, respected, seen.”

The prince's comments were made at the press launch of the series, with each episode featuring an on-screen introduction by the future King who also appears in a trailer for the project.