{"id":1009,"date":"2019-07-04T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T22:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2019-07-08T23:23:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T23:23:48","slug":"university-of-zimbabwe-premieres-anti-poaching-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/index.php\/2019\/07\/04\/university-of-zimbabwe-premieres-anti-poaching-film\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Zimbabwe Premieres Anti-Poaching Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) recently premi\u00e8red an African Wildlife Foundation film titled &#8211; Sides of a Horn &#8211; ,written and directed by Toby Wosskow, to raise awareness on the poaching crisis facing the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>The short film, released worldwide, is in Zulu language with English subtitles. It was aired this week at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awf.org\">African Wildlife Foundation<\/a> (AWF) headquarters in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>Shot in South African townships, the film explores the real issues behind illegal wildlife trade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe poaching crisis is a complex issue and the conversation around it must go beyond simple right and wrong. By painting an unbiased portrait of this modern war and exposing both sides of the struggle, it is my hope that Sides of a Horn will be a catalyst that inspires a greater discussion that can lead to positive change,\u201d said Wosskow \u2014 who is also a council member of AWF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='910' height='512' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pWVg-ZpTQk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>AWF chief executive Kaddu Sebunya said that the film makes it abundantly clear that we need to put that much more effort towards protecting these iconic species and ensure that local communities can fully benefit from their wildlife and wild lands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAWF has invested heavily in rhino conversation across the continent. Some of the projects that AWF has supported include rhino sanctuaries in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn March last year, the remaining northern white rhino in the world died, leaving the sub \u2013species facing extinction. Other sub-species are more numerous but are also critically endangered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the latest count, only 5050 black rhinos exist in the wild today, down from a population of 65 000 in 1964. These numbers continue to decline every year,\u201d said Sebunya.<\/p>\n<p>Sides of a Horn is the first film to tell the story of Africa\u2019s rhino poaching war from both sides of the fence \u2014 poverty stricken communities desperate to earn livelihoods and global poaching syndicates making millions from the illegal trade in wildlife products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe film shows the potential and power of digital media in raising awareness on conservation matters,\u201d said Patience Gandiwa, an official of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to utilise the digital media more to create messages that promote wildlife conservation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"emojics-root\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) recently premi\u00e8red an African Wildlife Foundation film titled &#8211; Sides of a Horn &#8211; ,written and directed by Toby Wosskow, to raise awareness on the poaching crisis facing the African continent. The short film, released worldwide, is in Zulu language &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[81,1],"tags":[127,82,97],"class_list":["post-1009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservation","category-uncategorized","tag-awf","tag-rhino","tag-wildlife"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zimwonders.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/awf.jpg?fit=703%2C344&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paVs5M-gh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1035,"url":"https:\/\/zimwonders.co.zw\/index.php\/2019\/07\/08\/seven-elephants-found-dead\/","url_meta":{"origin":1009,"position":0},"title":"Seven Elephants Found Dead","date":"July 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"IN a sad development, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) is investigating a suspected case of cyanide poisoning after seven elephant carcasses were reportedly found in an advanced state of decomposition in the Hwange National Park on Saturday. 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