Groups across africa taking up the fight against poaching. This illegal trade has threatened the very existence of animals like these. At the endangered species enclosure at ol pejeta, will and i have been brought to meet mother and daughter, najin and fatu, the last surviving two northern white rhinos on earth. And here, its very soft, on their ears. Here. Whos this . This is najin. Hello, najin hello, sweetheart. Good girl. 0k, there you go. And then at the back here, its rough, you can touch at the back here. Oh, yeah at least you are able to lay your hands on what is the last of a being on the planet. It is sad and i hope it doesnt happen again to another species. And why are they so rare, james . Um, its basically poaching, which has just been driven by human greed and greed in different forms greed for power, greed for their medicinal aspects. Someone who has been made to believe, traditionally, that if they drink a rhino horn, its a cure for cancer. They can pay any amount to ge
Impossible route in and impossible route out. Ol pejeta conservancys canine unit are just one of the many groups across africa taking up the fight against poaching. This illegal trade has threatened the very existence of animals like these. At the endangered species enclosure at ol pejeta, will and i have been brought to meet mother and daughter, najin and fatu, the last surviving two northern white rhinos on earth. And here, its very soft, on their ears. Here. Whos this . This is najin. Hello, najin hello, sweetheart. Good girl. 0k, there you go. And then at the back here, its rough, you can touch at the back here. Oh, yeah at least you are able to lay your hands on what is the last of a being on the planet. It is sad and i hope it doesnt happen again to another species. And why are they so rare, james . Um, its basically poaching, which has just been driven by human greed and greed in different forms greed for power, greed for their medicinal aspects. Someone who has been made to bel
Hello, sweetheart. Good girl. 0k, there you go. And then at the back here, its rough, you can touch at the back here. Oh, yeah at least you are able to lay your hands on what is the last of a being on the planet. It is sad and i hope it doesnt happen again to another species. And why are they so rare, james . Um, its basically poaching, which has just been driven by human greed and greed in different forms greed for power, greed for their medicinal aspects. Someone who has been made to believe, traditionally, that if they drink a rhino horn, its a cure for cancer. They can pay any amount to get a small piece of rhino horn. But thats not true on the black market, a kilo of rhino horn is now selling for something more than us 60,000. You can imagine a rhino, that is a lot of money and its a lot of business and thats why still poaching becomes a serious problem. I kind of want to show you a footprint of a rhino. Right here, we have one. Its humbling to meet najin and fatu, but frustrating
But i wasn t allowed to feel them. so, um. i will treasure these forever on my mantelpiece. gerald and lenny! the maasai are a kenyan tribe and famed across the country so much so that their shield and spears can be seen on the nationalflag. traditionally, maasai life has been built around their cattle, but that way of life has come under threat in an ever modernising world. but with more and more tourists coming to kenya for the great migration, the maasai are diversifying into tourism and opening some of their villages so visitors can experience their traditional way of life. 0oh, yeah! the women of the village have decided if i can t see them with my eyes, then they will give me the chance to wear their traditional dress
Traditionally, maasai life has been built around their cattle, but that way of life has come under threat in an ever modernising world. but with more and more tourists coming to kenya for the great migration, the maasai are diversifying into tourism and opening some of their villages so visitors can experience their traditional way of life. 0oh, yeah! the women of the village have decided if i can t see them with my eyes, then they will give me the chance to wear their traditional dress which is great for me, as it s really tactile. did you make this? yeah! traditional singing.