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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.74,0:00:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking at those shots\Nit's really hard to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.51,0:00:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this currently \Nthriving area in South Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.35,0:00:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was once dedicated to cattle\Nand pineapple farms,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.10,0:00:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with almost no biodiversity and wildlife.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.03,0:00:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda was established in collaboration \Nwith the local Zulu tribal community
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.66,0:00:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rehabilitate the ecosystem,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.79,0:00:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing for the return of the wildlife
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.51,0:00:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had once flourished in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.02,0:00:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda is local Zulu word for 'return'.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.20,0:00:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Animals were brought in \Nfrom other regions of southern Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.33,0:00:46.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to establish new populations\Nin the conservancy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.10,0:00:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a lot of doom-and-gloom stories\Nabout biodiversity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.48,0:00:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this story is a hopeful one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.51,0:00:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda is a modern success\Nconservation story
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.90,0:01:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so stick around around to learn\Nhow they managed to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.70,0:01:06.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the key to the success for Phinda
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.95,0:01:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the fact that they've used\Nthis ecotourism model
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.99,0:01:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to benefit not only the reserve itself
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.72,0:01:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also the local communities\Nsurrounding them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.50,0:01:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of work goes \Ninto managing 30,000 hectares:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.63,0:01:26.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making sure that animals are healthy,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.63,0:01:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they are reproducing,\Nbut not inbreeding,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.44,0:01:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that herbivores \Ndo not overgraze the land,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.40,0:01:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that territorial animals \Nhave enough space
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.82,0:01:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do not compete between each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.84,0:01:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that invasive species\Nof plants are under control,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.27,0:01:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the areas will be protected\Nby anti-poaching units,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.90,0:01:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is all while still\Nrunning lodges and operating tourism
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.30,0:01:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and voluntourism in the area
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.15,0:01:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that brings much needed funding\Ntowards conservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.40,0:01:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the data collected here\Nby our volunteers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.30,0:02:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that go out every day \Nwith one of our Ecological Monitors
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.68,0:02:03.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that data feeds live \Ninto our data systems,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.86,0:02:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we can then analyse.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.85,0:02:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This helps us to make \Nour management decisions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.80,0:02:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Animal populations in Phinda are thriving
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.70,0:02:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from an initial population\Nof just 30 white rhinos,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.15,0:02:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda now has one of the largest\Nwhite rhino populations in Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.37,0:02:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have been relocating\Nand repopulating rhinos
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.95,0:02:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to other reserves and countries,\Ndue to their success at protecting them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.30,0:02:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also facilitated what we call\NRhinos Without Borders,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.92,0:02:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so where our white rhinos\Nhave been translocated to Botswana
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.71,0:02:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to start at the founding population there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.96,0:02:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda is the first private \Ngame reserve ever to be a part
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.20,0:02:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Black Rhino Range\NExpansion Project,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.47,0:02:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is a project together with WWF.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.50,0:02:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cheetah population here\Nhas grown so successfully
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.50,0:03:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some individuals were relocated\Nto other parts of southern Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.76,0:03:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to establish healthy\Ncheetah populations there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.50,0:03:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheetah alone, Phinda and the MunYaWana
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.69,0:03:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is currently seen as one \Nof the most important
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.45,0:03:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cheetah meta populations \Nthroughout southern Africa.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.50,0:03:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda has been chosen as a release site
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.04,0:03:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for pangolins that have been\Nconfiscated from poachers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.69,0:03:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saved from the illegal wildlife trade.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.47,0:03:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pangolin is arguably
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.23,0:03:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most trafficked animal
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.85,0:03:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on earth leading \Nto their disappearance in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.60,0:03:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So pangolins were reintroduced \Nhere in June 2019,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.30,0:03:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before that pangolins have been\Ncompletely extinct from the reserve.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.26,0:03:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, these animals have now
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.61,0:03:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,established home ranges, territories,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.97,0:03:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thankfully have even had pups.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.62,0:03:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is also an educational ground -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.32,0:03:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,numerous researches occur here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.60,0:03:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.82,0:03:56.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{unintelligible}
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.82,0:03:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of data has been collected and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.62,0:04:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has resulted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.63,0:04:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in numerous PhDs, Master's projects, also
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.60,0:04:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suitable protocols being
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.60,0:04:06.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out there on what's
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.70,0:04:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the right way for soft-releasing lions
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.90,0:04:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into new areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.46,0:04:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been here a few weeks volunteering
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.08,0:04:15.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with African Conservation Experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.85,0:04:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participating on all the daily tasks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.98,0:04:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needed for animal management
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.82,0:04:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and conservation like:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.71,0:04:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monitoring, data collection, updating ID
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.88,0:04:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,profiles of animals, tracking using
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.80,0:04:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the most modern technologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.01,0:04:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.14,0:04:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is the reason
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.46,0:04:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this overwhelming conservation success?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.24,0:04:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it the modern technology and their
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.37,0:04:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ability to use
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.49,0:04:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camera traps, telemetry, satellites,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.70,0:04:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drones, acoustic sensors, a variety of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.80,0:04:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apps for data collection and analysis?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.00,0:04:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This project is neat because our cameras
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.97,0:04:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are actually tools
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.02,0:04:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we're doing is collecting data
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.16,0:04:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's going to help us identify these
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.97,0:04:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individuals in the wild at a later date.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.08,0:05:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it their ability to utilize
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.27,0:05:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conservation tourism and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.84,0:05:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,volunteerism to fund these projects?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.93,0:05:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around the world, many protected areas are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.50,0:05:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,underfunded. Allowing visitors to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.20,0:05:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,observe exciting and important
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.31,0:05:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conservation tasks provides additional
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.90,0:05:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,source of funding for necessary
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.90,0:05:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,management activities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.11,0:05:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as ecosystem monitoring,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.39,0:05:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anti-poaching patrols, invasive species
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.60,0:05:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,eradication, and environmental
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.71,0:05:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,educational programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.90,0:05:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tourism potentially has a big role to play
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.70,0:05:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in education
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.10,0:05:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to conservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.83,0:05:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the best things is there's
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.60,0:05:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so many people that care
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.94,0:05:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's just really lovely to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.97,0:05:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just spreading the word of, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.55,0:05:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sort of work that's done here, trying
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.58,0:05:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get more funding and letting people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.55,0:05:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know how important this is to preserve,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.86,0:05:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really important.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.50,0:05:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people connect with nature
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.55,0:05:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during their travels,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.55,0:05:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they see first-hand how hard it is to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.20,0:06:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protect our nature and what goes into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.82,0:06:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can lead them into being
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.92,0:06:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more appreciative
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.92,0:06:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and become more invested in protecting it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.30,0:06:10.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the fact we don't know what
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.02,0:06:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're gonna see or discover
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.55,0:06:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each day... it's very exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.04,0:06:14.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like every day I've done so far has been
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.95,0:06:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really different.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.99,0:06:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've had a really unique experience
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.86,0:06:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing loads of animals that are
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.84,0:06:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,endangered.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.86,0:06:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'd say I'm pretty lucky.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.15,0:06:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, it is all of the above and more
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.71,0:06:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This project truly exists
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.75,0:06:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,due to the exceptional management and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.74,0:06:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the work of numerous passionate people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.59,0:06:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that spend
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.61,0:06:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hours and days in the bush,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.40,0:06:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making sure that the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.44,0:06:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,area is thriving while educating tourists
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.33,0:06:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and visitors, and conducting research
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.82,0:06:44.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that helps other organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.03,0:06:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reserves to obtain
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.50,0:06:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this success as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.90,0:06:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We mainly focus on movement data and being
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.40,0:06:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to correlate all of that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.89,0:06:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and expand it over a few
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.16,0:06:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,years, and see the movement of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.59,0:06:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different species, how they react to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.43,0:07:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different weather conditions and habitats
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.48,0:07:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and different influences like that
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.10,0:07:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeing their movement data,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.40,0:07:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how long it's taken them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.55,0:07:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to settle in this reserve,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.89,0:07:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be useful for other reserves
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.88,0:07:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who want to do the same thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.80,0:07:12.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your time and your effort
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.72,0:07:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really help with things like,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.20,0:07:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hands-on things, if we
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.40,0:07:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need help lifting something
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.07,0:07:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or moving things,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.76,0:07:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,photos for ID kits, like lots of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.10,0:07:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different small contributions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.23,0:07:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that add up to larger contributions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.70,0:07:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that this success story got you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.40,0:07:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspired and serves as a hopeful reminder.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.50,0:07:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people start seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.29,0:07:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the benefit of having tourism in the area,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.42,0:07:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are more inclined
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.93,0:07:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to wanting to keep the area wild
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.47,0:07:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they also
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.49,0:07:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,support these new ventures that are
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.17,0:07:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being undertaken.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.90,0:07:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to use tourism to expand,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.50,0:07:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, conservation areas and, not just
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.40,0:07:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,expand but to ensure that it
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.12,0:07:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sustains itself.