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Saving the Wild provides access into the shocking realities of life on the ground for Southern Africa’s wildlife conservation industry. In attempts to save some of the world’s most iconic species, frontline conservationists ride the roller coaster of triumph and tragedy. Shedding light on controversial topics, Saving the Wild exposes the good, the bad, the ugly and the sad.

Documentary · 2021 · 48 min

Director Bree Davies

EPISODE 1

Big Cats

Across Game Reserves In Southern Africa Conservationists Are Attaching Tracking Collars To Lions And Cheetahs The Data Collected Is Essential For Wildlife Conservation However Attaching Them Isnt Straightforward This Episode Follows The Complications Of The Procedure And Reveals Why Theyre So Essential To Conservation They Locate A Cheetah Thats Trapped In A Poachers Snare The Unsuspecting Cheetah Has Walked Right Through The Hidden Barbed Wire Snare Trapping Its Body In The Noose The Snare Has Sliced Through His Abdomen Its A Severe Injury And He Must Undergo Immediate Surgery

47 min · Mar 13, 2024
EPISODE 2

Rhinos

Nkomazi Game Reserve in South Africa is home to some amazing wildlife, but poachers have attacked. In a matter of weeks, poachers have reduced the number of rhino here to just five. Unable to protect them, reserve management have reached out to conservation group Elephants Rhinos and People (ERP)for help.

55 min · Jan 1, 2019
EPISODE 1

Elephants

Four Uncollared Elephants Have Escaped Out Of Kruger National Park Elephants Rhinos And People Erp Has Been Called In To Assist But Time Is Not On Its Side Erp Has 24 Hours To Save The Elephants Before The South African Government Will Issue Permits To Landowners To Shoot Them Its A Nonnegotiable Deadline Without The Gps Collars The Elephants Are Near Impossible To Locate By The Time Theyre Spotted From The Helicopter Erp Is Left With No Other Option Than To Attempt A Sedated Transport On An Openair Flatbed Truck In The Middle Of Summer Putting All The Elephants Lives At Risk

52 min · Mar 13, 2024

Bree Davies

Director
Bree Davies

Producer
Hemi Davies

Producer