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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

10,000 Birds

Today I want to talk about how it also damages conservation by, in much the same way as other media does, by reducing issues to pithy statements, devoid of nuance and heavily laden with emotion, and shaping the opinion of millions as it does so. Take an example, Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa.

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Disneynature Earth Q&A

4 The Love Of Animals

We just pulled back, and we pulled back, and we pulled back, and ended with this tiny, tiny dot in the middle of the wide expanse of the Artic Ocean, and it was a very emotional moment for me. In my case, I suppose it would be filming the elephants caught in a sandstorm in the Okavango Delta. I also loved the birds of paradise.