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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: 0,0:02:21.37,0:02:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have been relocating\Nand repopulating rhinos
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.89,0:02:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to other reserves and countries,\Ndue to their success at protecting them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.84,0:02:35.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This 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 up a founding population there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.96,0:02:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phinda is the first private \Ngame reserve ever to be a part
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.59,0:02:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Black Rhino Range\NExpansion Project,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.47,0:02:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is a project together with WWF.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.50,0:02:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The cheetah population here\Nhas grown so successfully
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.66,0:03:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some individuals were relocated\Nto other parts of southern Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.76,0:03:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to establish healthy\Ncheetah populations there.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.54,0:03:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheetah alone, Phinda and the MunYaWana
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.69,0:03:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is currently seen as one \Nof the most important
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.43,0:03:13.64,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: 0,0:03:19.04,0:03:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for pangolins that have been\Nconfiscated from poachers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.65,0:03:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saved from the illegal wildlife trade.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.47,0:03:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The pangolin is arguably
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.11,0:03:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most trafficked animal on Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.73,0:03:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leading to their disappearance\Nin the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.60,0:03:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So pangolins were reintroduced \Nhere in June 2019,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.97,0:03:42.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before that pangolins have been\Ncompletely extinct from the reserve.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.26,0:03:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over time, these animals have now \Nestablished 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: 0,0:03:52.32,0:03:54.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,numerous researches occur here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.61,0:03:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.82,0:03:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the get-go a lot of data\Nhas been collected
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.28,0:04:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that has resulted \Nin numerous PhDs, Master's projects,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.39,0:04:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also suitable protocols being out there
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.14,0:04:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on what's the right way \Nfor soft-releasing lions into new areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.53,0:04:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been here a few weeks volunteering
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.69,0:04:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with African Conservation Experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.70,0:04:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participating on all the daily tasks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.98,0:04:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needed for animal management\Nand conservation like:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.71,0:04:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,monitoring, data collection,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.83,0:04:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,updating ID profiles of animals,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.73,0:04:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tracking using some \Nof the most modern technologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.01,0:04:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.00,0:04:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is the reason
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.36,0:04:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this overwhelming conservation success?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.06,0:04:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it the modern technology
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.94,0:04:42.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their ability to use camera traps,\Ntelemetry, satellites,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.70,0:04:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drones, acoustic sensors,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.98,0:04:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a variety of apps \Nfor data collection and analysis?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.00,0:04:52.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This project is neat because \Nour cameras are actually tools
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.17,0:04:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we're doing is collecting data
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.06,0:04:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's going to help us identify
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.69,0:04:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these individuals in the wild\Nat a later date.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.08,0:05:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it their ability to utilize\Nconservation tourism
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.39,0:05:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and voluntourism to fund these projects?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.73,0:05:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around the world, \Nmany protected areas are underfunded.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.72,0:05:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allowing visitors to observe exciting\Nand important conservation tasks
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.02,0:05:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,provides additional source of funding\Nfor necessary management activities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.91,0:05:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as ecosystem monitoring,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.05,0:05:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anti-poaching patrols, \Ninvasive species eradication,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.58,0:05:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and environmental educational programs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.90,0:05:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tourism potentially has a big role\Nto play in education
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.10,0:05:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to conservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.83,0:05:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the best things
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.88,0:05:39.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is there's so many people that care
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.94,0:05:41.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's just really lovely to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.81,0:05:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just spreading the word of, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.34,0:05:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sort of work that's done here,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.84,0:05:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to get more funding
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.19,0:05:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and letting people know \Nhow important this is to preserve,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.77,0:05:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really important.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.50,0:05:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people connect with nature \Nduring their travels,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.55,0:05:59.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they see first-hand how hard it is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.09,0:06:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to protect our nature\Nand what goes into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.73,0:06:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can lead them into being\Nmore appreciative
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.84,0:06:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and become more invested in protecting it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.56,0:06:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the fact we don't know
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.72,0:06:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we're gonna see \Nor discover each day...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.96,0:06:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's very exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.91,0:06:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like every day I've done so far\Nhas been really different.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.65,0:06:17.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've had a really unique experience
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.66,0:06:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seeing loads of animals \Nthat are endangered.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.90,0:06:22.46,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 \Nof the above and more.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.71,0:06:30.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This project truly exists due \Nto the exceptional management
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.42,0:06:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the work of numerous \Npassionate people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.70,0:06:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that spend hours and days in the bush,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.40,0:06:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making sure that the area is thriving
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.80,0:06:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while educating tourists and visitors,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.39,0:06:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and conducting research that helps other \Norganizations and reserves
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.76,0:06:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to obtain this success as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.78,0:06:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We mainly focus on movement data
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.03,0:06:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and being able to correlate all of that
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.89,0:06:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and expand it over a few years,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.65,0:06:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see the movement of different species,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.54,0:07:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how they react to different\Nweather conditions and habitats
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.48,0:07:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and different influences like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.01,0:07:04.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seeing their movement data,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.29,0:07:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how long it's taken them\Nto settle in this reserve,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.79,0:07:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be useful for other reserves\Nwho want to do the same thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.80,0:07:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your time and your effort\Nreally help with things like,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.07,0:07:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hands-on things, \Nif we need help lifting something
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.92,0:07:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or moving things, photos for ID kits,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.24,0:07:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like lots of different small contributions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.23,0:07:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that add up to larger contributions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.79,0:07:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope that this success story
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.78,0:07:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got you inspired \Nand serves as a hopeful reminder.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.50,0:07:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people start seeing \Nthe benefit of having tourism in the area,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.38,0:07:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are more inclined
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.84,0:07:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to wanting to keep the area wild
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.47,0:07:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they also support these new ventures
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.88,0:07:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are being undertaken.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.90,0:07:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to use tourism to expand,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.96,0:07:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, conservation areas,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.39,0:07:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just expand but to ensure\Nthat it sustains itself.