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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Дата публікації:
12/06/2021 09:01
Постійна адреса новини:
http://www.vsinovyny.com/7941712
Finding fangs: new film exposes illicit trade killing off Bolivia’s iconic jaguar
12/06/2021 09:01 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk
Undercover documentary investigates the trafficking of Latin America’s big cat to meet demand in China
Elizabeth Unger was a 25-year-old biology graduate working as a PhD research assistant for big cat and climate projects in Latin America when she heard about the Bolivian authorities intercepting dozens of packages containing jaguar fangs sent by Chinese citizens to addresses in China.
“I was really blown away as [the story] was completely under the radar,” she says. Six years later, she is making her directorial debut with a film about the trade, which is contributing to a decline in the population of Latin America’s iconic big cat.
I wanted people to relate to this animal. Its mysticism; the mystery, the poetry and the symbol for so many cultures
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