With the conclusion of the episodes of the program “Every Day a Picnic 2 Borders”
Dr. Wajdan Al-Aqab, President of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, confirmed the end of the Society’s sixth season for monitoring and documenting wildlife in the State of Kuwait with the end of the daily television episodes of the program (Every Day a Trip 2 Borders), which reviewed a part of the geological and natural features and wildlife in the outer regions of the State of Kuwait and documented wildlife and natural features in border places and outer sites.
Dr. Al-Aqab extended special thanks to the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Lieutenant General Essam Al-Nahham, the Assistant Undersecretary for Border Security Affairs, Major General Salem Al-Nawaf, and the directors of the border security sectors, from the Al-Abdali sector in the north to the Al-Nuwaiseeb coastal sector in the south, for their efforts in supporting the team in monitoring the surveillance cameras and searching for the locations of living organisms. Through this, many creatures were observed and their habitats identified in various locations within the Al-Shaqaya area, as well as other sites. She pointed out that this cooperative program between the association and the Ministry of Interior has greatly benefited in identifying different environments and their biodiversity. She praised the cooperation and efforts of the Ministry of Interior through its various sectors, especially the Land Border Security Sector, in its cooperation and participation with the program's team in filming environmentally sensitive border areas. She noted that the filming team consists of the association's highly qualified members in the field of photography, whose expertise was reflected in the aesthetic presentation of the program using modern filming techniques. She indicated that the footage in this environmental awareness program is unique, as it showcases the beauty of the Kuwaiti environment in areas inaccessible to citizens and residents because they fall within border security zones. However, the cooperation with the Ministry of Interior in facilitating the work of the team had the deepest impact in producing an environmental masterpiece that adds a distinctive cognitive value to the series documenting wildlife in Kuwait.
The head of the Environment Association added: “The sixth season was presented in only 21 episodes and did not complete the thirty due to the circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak, which required physical distancing and the quarantine of some team members at times, in accordance with the health instructions of the Ministry of Health in dealing with the health situation in the country.” She added: “The episodes included many border sites and were intended to facilitate the public’s knowledge of the biodiversity in those sites, their geological features, and natural resources such as groundwater and others.” The head of the association’s board of directors and head of the work team, Dr. Wajdan Al-Aqab, noted that “such volunteer work and great effort exposed the work team to many dangers and losses resulting from moving in rugged sites and the difficulty of preparing and scientifically preparing some episodes, as this sometimes required carrying them out on-site due to the difficulty of accessing the site or the difficulty of repeatedly accessing it.”.
She pointed out that “documentary work in open fields is among the most difficult documentation, filming, and programming work, as it is not drama in an indoor, closed, and safe location. The team members suffered many losses and damages to their vehicles, equipment, and cameras, as well as minor accidents and getting stuck in some sandy locations and locations dominated by shifting sands, which consumed the energy of the team members for long hours during filming.“ She added that ”filming the episodes is governed by the conditions outside, such as issuing permits, differing meeting points, and delays due to some circumstances beyond the control of the team members, and bad weather conditions that may disrupt filming, such as rain, wind, and dust. Therefore, the work team urges the esteemed viewers to appreciate this work, which was accomplished with great efforts that remained behind the scenes, not visible to the public, and thanks them for their daily follow-up of the program, which contains simplified information about our Kuwaiti environment.“.
