Fighting Rhino Poaching With Guns, Drones, and Dogs | Short Film Showcase

putting the threat has a threat all over

putting the threat has a threat all over the threat in Africa is a threat to

the threat in Africa is a threat to

the threat in Africa is a threat to Kenya and of course to hospital also as

Kenya and of course to hospital also as

Kenya and of course to hospital also as a as a Conservancy

a as a Conservancy

a as a Conservancy we’re now losing rhinos in this country

we’re now losing rhinos in this country

we’re now losing rhinos in this country at a rate which is equivalent to South

at a rate which is equivalent to South

at a rate which is equivalent to South Africa in percentage terms so unless we

Africa in percentage terms so unless we

Africa in percentage terms so unless we reverse this trend then you know sooner

reverse this trend then you know sooner

reverse this trend then you know sooner or later the Rhino populations are going

or later the Rhino populations are going

or later the Rhino populations are going to start to decrease and disappear

critical things for wildlife to grow it

critical things for wildlife to grow it would definitely the animal would feel

would definitely the animal would feel

would definitely the animal would feel secure they have enough in a food and

secure they have enough in a food and

secure they have enough in a food and then they should be able to reproduce

then they should be able to reproduce

then they should be able to reproduce and all those qualities are being seen

and all those qualities are being seen

and all those qualities are being seen here better

here better

here better and what we’re seeing for the last seven

and what we’re seeing for the last seven

and what we’re seeing for the last seven years you seen close to 60% of total are

years you seen close to 60% of total are

years you seen close to 60% of total are laughing crazy we’ve got not on my train

laughing crazy we’ve got not on my train

laughing crazy we’ve got not on my train here of course they’ve been pronounced

here of course they’ve been pronounced

here of course they’ve been pronounced extinct in there in the wild

extinct in there in the wild

extinct in there in the wild we have only seven globally out of which

we have only seven globally out of which

we have only seven globally out of which four are here and the four the only hope

four are here and the four the only hope

four are here and the four the only hope for breeding

we’re always looking at new

we’re always looking at new opportunities to enhance our capability

opportunities to enhance our capability

opportunities to enhance our capability and capacity so we recently invested in

and capacity so we recently invested in

and capacity so we recently invested in the development of what we’re calling a

the development of what we’re calling a

the development of what we’re calling a conservation drone you know in

conservation drone you know in

conservation drone you know in collaboration with a company in America

collaboration with a company in America

collaboration with a company in America called airway

called airway

called airway then we have a series of what we

then we have a series of what we

then we have a series of what we describe as our armed teams that Kenya

describe as our armed teams that Kenya

describe as our armed teams that Kenya police reservists they’re armed with

police reservists they’re armed with

police reservists they’re armed with automatic rifles they’re trained to a

automatic rifles they’re trained to a

automatic rifles they’re trained to a very high standard

we’ve set up the dog station highly

we’ve set up the dog station highly trained attack stroke tracker stroke

trained attack stroke tracker stroke

trained attack stroke tracker stroke patrol dog unit

patrol dog unit

patrol dog unit none of these new technologies should be

none of these new technologies should be

none of these new technologies should be viewed as a solution in themselves

viewed as a solution in themselves

viewed as a solution in themselves they’re simply more tools in the gearbox

they’re simply more tools in the gearbox

they’re simply more tools in the gearbox to swing the risk benefit calculation in

to swing the risk benefit calculation in

to swing the risk benefit calculation in favor of us meaning that a poacher

favor of us meaning that a poacher

favor of us meaning that a poacher thinking about trying to kill writings

thinking about trying to kill writings

thinking about trying to kill writings for example or rather thing again

to me the ultimate solution to all of

to me the ultimate solution to all of this is to diminish demand in the

this is to diminish demand in the

this is to diminish demand in the countries which demand these products to

countries which demand these products to

countries which demand these products to change mindsets and perceptions in those

change mindsets and perceptions in those

change mindsets and perceptions in those countries about these products is going

countries about these products is going

countries about these products is going to take time and in the meantime

to take time and in the meantime

to take time and in the meantime therefore what I see is the need for us

therefore what I see is the need for us

therefore what I see is the need for us to do our best to safeguard existing

to do our best to safeguard existing

to do our best to safeguard existing populations so that when demand is

populations so that when demand is

populations so that when demand is diminished those populations still exist

diminished those populations still exist

diminished those populations still exist in reasonable numbers to be able to

in reasonable numbers to be able to

in reasonable numbers to be able to recover

we’ve been able to bring down poaching

we’ve been able to bring down poaching at least on the Conservancy to almost

at least on the Conservancy to almost

at least on the Conservancy to almost nil so we are seeing results but we

nil so we are seeing results but we

nil so we are seeing results but we can’t sit back and celebrate and say yes

can’t sit back and celebrate and say yes

can’t sit back and celebrate and say yes with a deer meat we have to keep up the

with a deer meat we have to keep up the

with a deer meat we have to keep up the pressure