VANISHING FOOTPRINTS with JOHNNY RODRIGUES
EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Selling off wildlife to the highest bidders where in the end both wildlife and Zimbabwe losing the balance point between ‘if it pays it stays’ eco-tourism in living landscapes where whole communities benefit from live wildlife, and ‘if it pays it plays’ consumptive utilization model, where only a few benefit from killing or exporting it for profit and entertainment, While still calling it conservation. Right now, Zimbabwe is on the global hot seat. From the silent screams of wild caught baby elephants exported to Chinese zoos, to the global outrage from the killing of a lion named Cecil. My guest Johnny Rodrigues founder of Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, who first reported the capture of 24 wild caught baby elephants and the death of Cecil, we bring the focus back to the larger mission getting lost in sensational headlines: Global efforts by many to make a living out of living with live wildlife.
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