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A look at the use and proliferation of illegal wildlife products throughout the world.

Gambling on Extinction

6.0 / 10 6.0 2015 52m
Documentary

Today, only 3,200 tigers roam in the wild. At the current rate of poaching, elephants, rhinos and tigers living in the wild will be extinct in our lifetime. Who are the global players in this deadly game of power, greed and profit? Who pulls the strings and who are the customers? And why have ivory and rhino horn become perfect investment opportunities?

Directed by Jakob Kneser

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The people behind the story

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John HumeSelf (rhino farmer)
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Peter KnightsSelf (WildAid)
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Julian RademeyerSelf
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Grace GabrielSelf (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
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Kobus de WetSelf (SANParks forensic expert)
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Jeff DouglasNarrator
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Eric SagweSelf (Wildlife Works ranger)
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Paula KahumbuSelf (WildlifeDirect.org)
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