Live Streaming: Great Adventure in the Wilderness-Chapter 581 - 578: Provocation

A certain guesthouse in Taiji Town.

Richard and his team were tensely working on post-production video in the cramped room, the atmosphere was quite gloomy, even though they had confirmed in advance that no one was eavesdropping, they couldn’t help but lower their voices.

All was silenced except for the clicking sounds of mouse and keyboard strokes.

Both inns and hotels had stopped admitting them, not even for thrice, five times the price.

Perhaps the hoteliers wanted to make money, but earning this money might mean they could never set foot in Taiji Town again.

Seventy percent of the villagers here were fishermen who got rich by selling dolphins, and their anger could drown the whole of Taiji Town.

The entire world was targeting them.

Richard couldn’t help but worry about Jerret and Mond, who had worked through the night again: "There’s no need to rush like this, take a rest."

"Rest? If I rest any more, I’ll produce the worst documentary of my career!"

Jerret was unusually irritable, which was how he got when immersed in work, especially under such high-pressure conditions; but most people tolerated him well because Jerret truly was capable.

The biggest problem with covert filming was the inability to precisely capture the desired shots.

Most documentaries face this issue, with cameras fixed in the mountains, it might take a full month to get a shot of a tiger, which might only appear for three seconds in the documentary.

One might even end up wasting a month because the camera wasn’t set up properly.

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For sufficient viewing appeal, Jerret had Bi Fang set up as many cameras as possible.

Richard and his team had brought a total of forty-three equipment boxes, far more than what was needed for a typical documentary.

If someone in Taiji Town took one down, Bi Fang would go set up three more.

If it wasn’t enough, they’d adjust; after adjusting, they’d install; once installed, they’d slip away.

Out of the hundreds of captured shots, Jerret displayed tremendous control, observing multiple screens at once within minutes and connecting them together.

Being capable and irritable was just part of his personality.

"Okay, don’t rush, I’ll go make you a cup of coffee," Richard raised his hands, complying with Jerret’s wish, letting him focus on his work.

It’s already July 30th, less than twenty-five days until the Whaling Commission meeting on August 23rd.

The citizens of Taiji Town were becoming less and less welcoming towards them, and it seemed like their tolerance was reaching a breaking point, pushing further could start to sting the nerves of the fishermen.

Silently, Jerret and Mond each poured themselves a cup of coffee.

Richard quietly stepped out the door, followed by Mandy and Keke.

Avoiding going out alone had almost become the rule.

The three of them jogged towards the harbor for their morning exercise along the path, each passerby watching them as if monitoring a prisoner.

After so many days of receiving such gazes, Keke and Mandy felt uncomfortable, with Mandy even glaring back fiercely at times.

Richard seemed indifferent to it, having long grown accustomed to such looks.

Admiration, envy, contempt, anger, or disdain; Richard, who had experienced it all in his extensive career, was untroubled.

From Europe to America and then to Japan, no matter who he faced, or what kind of gaze he met, Richard had long been able to remain calm and composed.

Richard knew he was not a "thin-skinned" person.

Arriving at the port, Richard leaned on the railing, and after a brief warm-up, he was slightly out of breath, raising his hand to check the time.

7:00 AM sharp.

At that time, the earth wasn’t yet scorching hot; the air carried a hint of a cool sea breeze, making one irresistibly spread their arms to embrace the ocean.

The Kii Peninsula was surrounded by mountains, with sunlight sprinkling over the sea surface and seagulls gathering in low flight; they circled in the air, waiting for the small fish to appear amidst the waves, plunging down the moment they leaped out of the water.

A clear morning by the sea was a seagull’s bountiful feast.

Richard squinted his eyes, and while looking at the flock of seagulls, suddenly revealed a slight smile, pointing towards the sky he said to Mandy and Jerret, "Look, a sea eagle, a Tiger-headed Sea Eagle!"

Mandy and Jerret looked up, the morning sun somewhat dazzling. They squinted their eyes and indeed among the seagulls, spotted an exceptionally large sea eagle.

The Tiger-headed Sea Eagle!

The black and white Tiger-headed Sea Eagle mixed in with the seagulls, charging recklessly, its call deep and hoarse.

By its behavior, this was an extremely dominant raptor. Unlike those seagulls targeting small fish and shrimp, it waited for the occasional large fish that surfaced, for this purpose it soared, hovering. Whenever a seagull carelessly approached, it would mercilessly drive it away with its sharp claws, leaving a few pure white feathers to drift down from the sky.

This was the largest sea eagle in the world, with adults weighing over 5 kilograms and a wingspan reaching 2.5 meters.

Its sharp eyes, strong and accurate claws, and its majestic and powerful beak were all a vibrant orange-yellow, whether soaring high or perched on a branch, or the seashore, always displaying the extraordinary aura and spirit of a ruler.

Normally it mainly feeds on fish such as salmon and trout, and it will also hunt larger birds like geese and swans, as well as medium-sized mammals, and even seals pups.

In Sir’s documentary "Blue Planet", there were shots of the Tiger-headed Sea Eagle hunting seagulls in midair.

Mandy and Jerret also broadened their horizons, they had never seen such a majestic sea eagle before, its size a notch above other species of its kind.

Compared to it, those seagulls seemed like fools.

"To think that one could still see the Tiger-headed Sea Eagle in Japan," Richard exclaimed softly.

"What do you mean?" Jerret felt there was some implication in his words.

"This is the largest sea eagle in the world, and also the heaviest eagle on Earth on average. Now the global population of the Tiger-headed Sea Eagle is approximately 4,600-5,100 individuals, including 1,830-1,900 breeding pairs. They are monogamous, which roughly equates to only 3,600-3,800 mature individuals."

"They are only found near the coastlines of Huaxia, Japan, and the Russian Federation. They were already very rare, and lately, their presence in Japan has almost vanished."

"Why?"

"Because of death caused by lead poisoning inland in Japan, the number of Tiger-headed Sea Eagles here has dropped by nearly half."

Constant consumption of seafood, coupled with environmental pollution, has led to unexpectedly high lead content in the land of Japan.

Moreover, with the Tiger-headed Sea Eagle’s monogamous mating system, breeding only once a year, laying two eggs at a time, and usually only one surviving, seeing them in Japan is truly difficult.

"..."

Lead poisoning again?

Is this a lead poison area?

Mandy and Jerret heaved a sigh, looking at the Tiger-headed Sea Eagle, they couldn’t help but feel some pity and sorrow.

This beautiful species was also perilously on the brink of danger.

"But being able to see it is still something to be happy about, no need to look so down," Richard said upliftingly, "It’s still here isn’t it?"

Mandy and Jerret looked towards the sea, nodding involuntarily.

Below the undulating water, a vague shadow became clearer, something was rising from the seabed, and it was definitely not small.

The Tiger-headed Sea Eagle perked up, drew in its wings, extended its sharp claws, and like a dive bomber, struck directly towards the water surface.

Roar!

It was a big trout!

Before Mandy and Jerret could take pictures, a sharp whistle interrupted their joy.

"Hey, over there, look at this!"

The fishermen on the boat laughed loudly at the three of them, their faces brimming with enthusiasm, as if they were very welcoming of their visit.

"Doesn’t he recognize us? To think he’s still waving at us..." Mandy laughed, but he soon couldn’t laugh anymore.

The fisherman on the boat suddenly lifted a black cloth and turned a hinge.

A young dolphin was hoisted up.