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Obama clearly has a vested interest and emotional connection to the preservation of national parks.
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Barack Obama narrates 'Our Great National Parks', which is on Netflix from April 13. All photos: Netflix
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'Our Great National Parks' is an endlessly fascinating and gorgeous exploration of some of the most beautiful and inspiring places on Earth.
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Spanning five continents, it tells the story of the creatures that roam through the world's top national parks.
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Kenya’s Tsavo National Park and Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park feature in the documentary.
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It also explores the waters of Monterey Bay, California, and the eclectic terrain of Chilean Patagonia, to name only a few.
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Obama wants viewers to gaze in wonder and appreciate the innate beauty that these wild spaces have to offer.
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The footage in the documentary is stunning.
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Obama’s narration never comes close to reaching the heights of Sir David Attenborough’s dulcet tones, however.
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In the fifth episode, it focuses on Gunung Leuser, and provides an all-encompassing view of the park’s ecosystem.
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This includes intimate looks at tigers, forest elephants, orangutans and Sumatran rhinos, which are the smallest of the species.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OH2RUAWTVVHADJKF5VVLOQGZBE.jpeg?smart=true&auth=954c356ccbb9acb5736a9c4943f96f2c33a7cf93cede53ad8814db945922617f&width=400&height=225)
Obama clearly has a vested interest and emotional connection to the preservation of national parks.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DFDR4GLQPJHQBMWRYNCKOSVDGM.png?smart=true&auth=9120269a50f2af9daf520204b3c910d90b960d8751656123dfe668065fda84d6&width=400&height=225)
Barack Obama narrates 'Our Great National Parks', which is on Netflix from April 13. All photos: Netflix
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HH6MVETMPNAVRA5DDEY5OK5P2I.png?smart=true&auth=5e88e32b2f9650899ede69c2366b7d73aaf35704e6602f90054e0306e092bae0&width=400&height=225)
'Our Great National Parks' is an endlessly fascinating and gorgeous exploration of some of the most beautiful and inspiring places on Earth.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/C6BH7EUE7FGQLLF3RBOJYTSQOM.png?smart=true&auth=25861bb4d852f6aaf8b286259523ea55adbf5e4299f5498acb5a22ef42e7519b&width=400&height=225)
Spanning five continents, it tells the story of the creatures that roam through the world's top national parks.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FSTQX2EI2FF45C464RAQZU6RKE.png?smart=true&auth=e2f9929e631790823c5c1e2e91f757f8a30bb203bc601af3e22686a4d725c288&width=400&height=225)
Kenya’s Tsavo National Park and Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park feature in the documentary.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KZOA26JW3RA6JMOQFIOKGXI7RY.png?smart=true&auth=8360d4ba17169ee41f1da5bc394be64a7f429f18092f9cd8896c618e20eee0c2&width=400&height=225)
It also explores the waters of Monterey Bay, California, and the eclectic terrain of Chilean Patagonia, to name only a few.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YPZNS7MHBNGKXB5VUYM5KRSNYA.png?smart=true&auth=c3cdb1e6db7601df7d837805a0a883262f74c60977c0793f899c3801f99eec85&width=400&height=225)
Obama wants viewers to gaze in wonder and appreciate the innate beauty that these wild spaces have to offer.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QWIJ2I5X3JE2BIGDOGILKEOUZY.png?smart=true&auth=892fcc70c50317c67380cdbeb853997b375a84bf63fa55d36b580c8080852e84&width=400&height=225)
The footage in the documentary is stunning.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FBB3ZIW6SZD5ZP4QIUAW2ZESP4.png?smart=true&auth=6a42c67aab5d01373c171bee1a023fc4eed400fbe5094121a9bb15a9b80c5a24&width=400&height=225)
Obama’s narration never comes close to reaching the heights of Sir David Attenborough’s dulcet tones, however.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/J7GVVL5ZSRHMJGYPK2TFHV634M.png?smart=true&auth=b792b69cd1764257e98c06ad28d146c1f466b28269d513e2fb9453b4f0153e8c&width=400&height=225)
In the fifth episode, it focuses on Gunung Leuser, and provides an all-encompassing view of the park’s ecosystem.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V5RDF4KFTBGGXMRTBYXOO37IGA.png?smart=true&auth=9fbabad4ea0df93aeeeb2c2d2ca6bd07e115e7ebaaf56aa3046b8e472c2b8398&width=400&height=225)
This includes intimate looks at tigers, forest elephants, orangutans and Sumatran rhinos, which are the smallest of the species.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OH2RUAWTVVHADJKF5VVLOQGZBE.jpeg?smart=true&auth=954c356ccbb9acb5736a9c4943f96f2c33a7cf93cede53ad8814db945922617f&width=400&height=225)
Obama clearly has a vested interest and emotional connection to the preservation of national parks.
Barack Obama brings Netflix's new nature documentary 'Our Great National Parks' to life
The five-part series explores some of the most beautiful places on Earth
Gregory Wakeman
10 April, 2022
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