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the giant’s achilles heel it’s not all black and white

Introducing 26 year old Elephant Guardian - a passionate Duration When it comes to fighting against poaching it’s not always the Duration
advocate for the conservation of local wildlife in his community 1x7’ most obvious approaches that have the biggest impact. 1x5’

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We will hear about his passion for wildlife, including elephants, but also how these save the rhino. Due to the surging demand for rhino horn in Asia, poaching gangs
animals threaten livelihood within the community and therefore how hard it was to YOP are slaughtering rhinos on a massive scale - leading to a deadly arms race between YOP
get the community on side to see the positives of the elephant’s presence. 2022 ranger and poachers. Whilst fighting poachers on the front line is critical it is treating 2022
the symptoms, not the cause. The Wilderness Foundation recognised this problem
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the next generation of leaders in conservation.

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