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INDEPENDENT LENS | MILKING THE RHINO | Film Clip #3 | PBS

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Thanks to the Il Ngwesi, wildlife is thriving; but community members continue their heated debate over conservation versus cattle.

Everyone has seen a nature documentary with a ferocious kill on the Serengeti Plain. Well, here’s a different story about villagers navigating the dangers and costs of living with wildlife. After a century of “white man’s conservation,” the Maasai of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba people are vying to share a piece of the eco-tourism pie. But can they fulfill the expectations of Westerners without abandoning their native culture?

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Post Date: March 31, 2009