How community-led conservation can save wildlife | Moreangels Mbizah

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🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Conservationist and TED Fellow Moreangels Mbizah studied the famous Cecil the lion until he was shot by a trophy hunter in 2015. She wonders how things could’ve gone differently, asking: “What if the community that lived next to Cecil was involved in protecting him?” In a quick talk, Mbizah shares the state of conservation in her home of Zimbabwe -- and why she thinks that communities living with wildlife are the ones best positioned to help them.

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0:00.0	This TED Talk features Lion Conservationist More Angels Mbiza, recorded live at TED 2019.
0:09.8	I'm a lion conservationist. Sounds cool, doesn't it? Some people may have no idea what that means.
0:17.3	But I'm sure you have all heard about Sisu the Lion.
0:28.1	Okay. but I'm sure you have all heard about Sisu the Lion. He rose no more.
0:30.8	On the 2nd of July 2015, his life was cut short when he was killed by a trophy hunter.
0:41.3	They say that you can become attached to the animals you study. That was the case for me with Sisu the Lion,
0:44.3	having known him and studied him for three years in Wangan National Park.
0:48.3	I was heartbroken at his death.
0:51.3	But the good thing to come out of this tragedy
0:55.2	is the attention that the story brought
0:57.5	towards the plight of threatened wild animals.
1:01.0	After Sisu's death,
1:03.0	I began to ask myself these questions.
1:06.0	What if the community that lived next to Sisou the lion
1:09.6	was involved in protecting him.
1:12.6	What if I had met Sisu when I was 10 years old instead of 29?
1:18.3	Could I or my classmates have changed this fate?
1:21.9	Many people are working to stop lions from disappearing,
1:25.7	but very few of these people are native to these countries
1:29.1	or from the communities most affected. But the communities that live with the lions are the ones
1:35.6	best positioned to help lions the most. Local people should be at the forefront of the
1:41.9	solutions to the challenges facing their wildlife. Sometimes change
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