Another rhino report
▻https://africasacountry.com/2019/04/another-rhino-report
Rhinos are making headlines again. More specifically, those who are killing rhinos for their horns are
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Media coverage of rhino poaching in Southern Africa not only fails to address white control over conservation, but also reinforces it.
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The white knight mentality in global North reporting on conservation across Africa is clearly evident (the documentary includes footage of Player on horseback and bakkie-riding down a rhino with a dart gun) and a topic which this site has previously addressed (“Open letter to 60 Minutes” from March 25 2015). This disparity in reporting is not confined to conservation. See coverage of recent “tricky” debates over the restitution of museum collections or efforts to combat Ebola in the DRC.
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