The group was founded by Damien Mander, who serves as CEO of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation and Akashinga. With many of Africa’s key species, including elephants, reaching levels near extinction, Akashinga is a radical, new and highly effective weapon against poaching. I would be absorbed in this story for the landscape alone, but it is, of course, a bigger tale than that - and I find my blood stirred all the more. It’s one of those weird cases of having a sense of nostalgia for a place you’ve never been. Something in the landscape - so similar in many ways to the American West - hits me right in the solar plexus. Ever since I first read of the exploits of Frederick Russell Burnham as a young teen, I have found myself powerfully drawn to the region. The documentary short is also an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will broadcast on National Geographic later this year in 171 countries and 43 languages.Īnti-poaching operations in southern Africa figure prominently in Brown’s book.įrontier Partisans readers know that the history of South Africa and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe is one of the pillars of the endeavor. Looks potent.Īkashinga: The Brave Ones is set to have its world premiere at the EarthXFilm Festival, which will be held virtually April 22-27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Taylor Brown, author of the magnificent new novel Pride of Eden, scouted out a forthcoming National Geographic doco on an all-woman anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe.

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