Simpson, David E. Milking the Rhino. Chicago: Kartemquin Educational Films, 2008. Color, DV Cam, 83 min. https://youtu.be/VYTk0Zyc6lY.
Milking the Rhino is one of the first ever films to consider wildlife conservation from the perspective of those who live in close proximity to animals, rather than the usual perspective of remote armchair conservationists who don’t have to live with the consequences of firsthand interactions with wildlife. This powerful documentary profiles the lives of rural Africans in Kenya and Namibia who are choosing to participate in community-based conservation programs that empower them to have a positive stake in the future survival of wildlife and “milk the rhino” to get their fair share of ecotourism revenue. Putting people back into the frame of the wildlife documentary, this film serves as an important rebuke to most wildlife films that create imagined Eden where people don’t exist and don’t play any role in animals’ lives. (Source: Tales from Planet Earth)
© 2008 Kartemquin Educational Films. Trailer used with permission.
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