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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.93,0:00:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Imitates fishing cat)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.80,0:00:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my impersonation of a fishing cat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.16,0:00:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which actually sounds more like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.70,0:00:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Fishing cat sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.23,0:00:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a cat that loves water,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.76,0:00:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loves to fish,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.25,0:00:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lives in some of the most unique
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.55,0:00:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and valuable ecosystems on earth:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.55,0:00:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wetlands and mangrove forests\Nof South and Southeast Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.65,0:00:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aren't they fishing awesome?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.42,0:00:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.79,0:00:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fishing cats are one\Nof about 40 species of wild cats.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.03,0:00:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like tigers and lions, only much smaller.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.43,0:00:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are probably around twice the size\Nof our average domestic cat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.27,0:00:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Indonesia,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.51,0:00:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people call them kucing bakau,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.62,0:00:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which literally translates\Nto the cat of the mangroves.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.34,0:00:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I like to call them\Nthe tigers of the mangroves.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.38,0:01:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we don't know fishing cats\Nas well as we do tigers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.08,0:01:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what we've learned is that these cats\Ncan be a flagship species
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.21,0:01:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a globally important ecosystem,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.79,0:01:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a visual bait attached\Nto a strong line for conservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.50,0:01:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you hooked yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.88,0:01:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like many endangered species,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.74,0:01:21.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fishing cats are threatened\Nby habitat loss,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.55,0:01:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly because of our international demand\Nfor farmed fish and shrimp,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.93,0:01:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the deforestation of nearly half\Nthe historic mangrove cover
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.15,0:01:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in South and Southeast Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.62,0:01:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mangroves, on the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.20,0:01:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are much more than just habitat\Nto the fishing cat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.38,0:01:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are home to a fantastic\Narray of species,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.66,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like jackals,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.48,0:01:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turtles,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.05,0:01:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shorebirds,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.78,0:01:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and otters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.63,0:01:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mangroves also prevent soil erosion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.85,0:01:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they can be the first line of defense
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.36,0:01:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between storm surges, tsunamis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.06,0:02:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the millions of people\Nwho live next to these forests
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.34,0:02:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their day-to-day survival.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.84,0:02:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact that puts the icing on the cake,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.28,0:02:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the earth, I should say,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.10,0:02:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that mangroves can store
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.64,0:02:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,upwards of five to ten times\Nmore carbon dioxide
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.37,0:02:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than tropical forests.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.58,0:02:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So protecting one acre of mangroves,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.94,0:02:21.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may well be like protecting five\Nor more acres of tropical forests.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.74,0:02:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would you like to eliminate\Nyou entire life's carbon footprint?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.88,0:02:29.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, mangroves can offer you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.12,0:02:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the best bangs\Nfor your conservation buck.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.64,0:02:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Deforestation, extinction\Nand climate change
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.77,0:02:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all global problems that we can solve
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.73,0:02:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by giving value to our\Nspecies and ecosystems
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.40,0:02:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by working together\Nwith the local people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.62,0:02:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who live next to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.70,0:02:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of three river deltas\Nin coastal South India,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.40,0:02:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where communities came together
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.28,0:02:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the face and potentially,\Nthe fate of this planet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.64,0:03:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In less than a decade,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.08,0:03:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with international support,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.31,0:03:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the state forest departments\Nand the local communities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.78,0:03:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worked together to restore\Nover 20,000 acres
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.99,0:03:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of unproductive fish and shrimp farms\Nback into mangroves.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.13,0:03:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About five years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.42,0:03:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guess who we discovered\Nin these restored mangroves?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.100,0:03:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we shared images\Nof these fishing cats with local people,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.39,0:03:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were able to build pride among them
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.53,0:03:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a globally revered\Nendangered species and ecosystem
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.49,0:03:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their back yards.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.34,0:03:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were also able to build trust\Nwith some people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.27,0:03:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help them lead alternative livelihoods.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.98,0:03:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet Santosh, a 19-year-old boy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.31,0:03:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who not only became\Na conservation professional
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.09,0:03:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after working with us\Nfor just over a year,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.44,0:03:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also went on to involve\Nmany local fishermen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.30,0:03:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in helping study and protect fishing cats.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.56,0:03:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meet Moshi, a tribal poacher,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.53,0:04:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who not only stopped hunting
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.91,0:04:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became our most\Nprized conservationist,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.93,0:04:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also used his traditional knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.41,0:04:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to educate his entire community\Nto stop hunting fishing cats, otters,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.08,0:04:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the many other threatened species
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.87,0:04:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that live in the mangroves\Nin his back yard.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.14,0:04:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fish and shrimp farmers, like Venkat,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.66,0:04:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are now willing to work\Nwith us conservationists
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.71,0:04:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to test the sustainable harvest\Nof ecosystem services like crabs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.59,0:04:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and possibly even honey for mangroves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.41,0:04:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Incentives that could get them\Nto protect and plant mangroves
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.60,0:04:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they have been lost.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.98,0:04:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A win-win-win
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.78,0:04:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for fishing cats, local people,\Nand the global community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.48,0:04:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These stories show us
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.68,0:04:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can all be part of a future
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.76,0:04:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where fishing cats\Nand the lost mangrove forests
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.30,0:04:54.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are protected and restored\Nby fishermen themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.20,0:04:56.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creating carbon sinks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.10,0:04:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can help offset\Nour ecological footprints.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.42,0:05:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while the fishing cat may be small,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.90,0:05:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that we've been able\Nto help make it a big deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.07,0:05:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One that we can all invest in
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.92,0:05:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help sustain our lives\Non earth a little longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.85,0:05:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or as our friend here would say ...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.12,0:05:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Fishing cat sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.15,0:05:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.32,0:05:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)