Subject Research: Animal Poaching in Africa

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Animal Poaching in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Women’s Anti-poaching Group Protecting Elephants – BBC News 08 May 2018

Video Journalist: Charlotte Pamment

  • “If you do something wrong to my animals, I will catch you” – Vimbai Kumire
  • Akashinga is one of Africa’s only armed female anti-poaching units
  • Many Akashinga Women are abuse survivors and single mothers. (Despite being in bad situations are being abused they are using their time and skill for the greater good).
  • “It gives me courage that I am someone” – Nyaradzo Hoto
  • Damien Mander : The Founder, International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF)
  • Damien did a selection course for 189 men 6/7 years ago. At the end of day one, there was 3 left – at the end of day 3 with these women only 3 had pulled off. (Shows how determined Women are compared to Men regarding Anti-Poaching)
  • A former Trophy Hunter has formed a new Reserve group of rangers
  • Zimbabwe has one of the largest elephant populations left on the continent
  • Elephants were being poisoned with Cyanide
  • Sometimes it is hard for the Akashinga to catch poacher, when they can sometimes live in the same village as you or the next village. (This issue is one that is very ‘close to home’)
  • “Long-term solutions involve winning the hearts and minds of the community, and the most effective way to do that is through women” – Damien Mander. (I feel this is one of the most important and relevant suggestions ever said, things can not change unless we (community) are all on the same wave length. Women are mothers are, who have a natural nurturing and caring nature.)
  • Video Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-44074292/akashinga-the-armed-women-protecting-zimbabwe-s-elephants

African Wildlife Foundation Website

  • Between 2001 & 2014, the number of elephants was dramatically reduced by 36%. – African Wildlife Foundation Website https://www.awf.org/country/zimbabwe
  • Elephants aren’t the only iconic species suffering at the hands of poachers. In only 5 years 500 rhinos were lost to poaching in Zimbabwe.
  • African Wildlife Foundation Website https://www.awf.org/country/zimbabwe

“Love and Theft” Review

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Instantly the bright colours entice the viewer to fixate their eyes on the morphing character centred within the video. The morph, colours, character and music has a hypnotic effect, the viewer struggled to take their eyes off of it.

There are a range of characters that are included in the morph; from humans to superhero’s to animals and robots. The viewer finds the concept quite amazing, as they would imagine how difficult it would have been to morph one character with completely opposite features into another one.

The most obvious effect is the range of colours, they are all very bold and in some sense complementing each other. The yellow and blue complement each other in a cooling effect, they are not too bright nor harsh – they are just subtle enough for the viewer to be able to concentrate on everything that is going on.

Some of the characters are ones who the audience will recognise, in which makes the film a lot more entertaining. One of he first characters the viewer can recognise is a Spider-Man look a like. Despite most characters being very strange looking, the viewer feels as though there is a horror element to it. The morphing of the characters become quite uncomfortable as they become more and more distorted.

Overall, the viewers feeling towards this film is: more than anything it is just very satisfying to watch. The more it is watched, the more that is seen. The smoothness of the morphing plays a huge part in that. If the morph’s were slower or glitchy it would not have the same effect. Once again, the film is so satisfying that by the end you either want to see more of it or to watch it again. A morphing success in the viewers opinion.