Over 1,000 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa in 2014, driven by the high demand for rhino horn and ivory in illegal markets.
John Hume operates a rhino farm in South Africa, facing significant threats from poaching. Grace Gabriel, from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, discusses the rising demand for illegal wildlife products. The film outlines how ivory and rhino horn have become profitable for criminals and collectors. It presents various players in this illegal trade, including poachers and buyers, as elephants, rhinos, and tigers confront the risk of extinction. The movement of money and power within this trade is a key focus.
John Hume runs a rhino farm in South Africa.
Grace Gabriel is from the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Ivory and rhino horn are mentioned as lucrative commodities in the illegal wildlife trade.
With the environment never far from the conversation, Earth Day will once again serve as a lightning rod, galvanising the global effort to protect the world’s most vulnerable people, places, and animal populations on the front-line of devasting climate change.
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This April iwonder turns its attention to Earth Day, and earthday.org’s mission to mobilise the world to take action against climate change. Two new series and a multi award-winning documentary film make their way to iwonder this month: ‘Green Warriors’ and ‘Green Cops’ follow the exploits of activists putting their lives at risks to uncover and prevent environmental abuses by some of the world’s most sinister groups. While ‘Trashed’ sees acclaimed actor Jeremy Irons embark on a journey to comba
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