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Milking the Rhino offers a different perspective on wildlife conservation and human-animal coexistence

In a world where resources are decreasing and demand increasing, the conflict between humans and animals, or civilization and wildlife, is deepening. The film Milking the Rhino, filmed in 2009, covered the various aspects of community-based wildlife conservation in Africa – specifically, in Il Ngwesi in Kenya, and the Marienfluss Conservancy in Namibia. However, this documentary differed from most wildlife films in that the perspective was flipped – rather than a focus on the wildlife themselves, the film aimed to capture the story of the local people, and the part...