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The Fight Against Plastic The Flying Lion Kings
As fossil fuels fall out of favour, petrochemical mega Isolated into population bottlenecks, prides of lions
corporations, reliant upon their extraction and across South Africa are at risk of inbreeding making
refinement, are pivoting towards the manufacture them more susceptible to illness and disease, but
of plastics as their “plan B”. Feted NGO, ClientEarth, pilots across Africa are flying to their rescue. They
has joined forces with campaigners to oppose the are moving lions from one pride to another to make
plans of a €3 billion plastics superplant in the Port of sure they can breed successfully whilst maintaining
Antwerp. genetic diversity, and in so securing the future for
Africa’s Lion population! Richard and Riccardo Steyn
are father and son pilots who work for The Bateleurs,
a remarkable organisation that uses aviation skills to
support conservation in Africa.
Genre: WaterBear Impact Productions Genre: WaterBear Impact Productions
Format: 1 x 6’ / HD / 2021 Format: 1 x 4’ / HD / 2020
Credits: WaterBear Network Credits: WaterBear Network
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