Gambling on Extinction

Story

Synopsis

Today, only 3,200 tigers roam in the wild. At the current rate of poaching, elephants, rhinos and tigers living in the wild will be extinct in our lifetime. Who are the global players in this deadly game of power, greed and profit? Who pulls the strings and who are the customers? And why have ivory and rhino horn become perfect investment opportunities?

Director

Jakob Kneser

Writers

Jakob Kneser

Language

English

Release date

1 March 2015

Ensemble

Cast

• John Hume

  Self (rhino farmer)

• Peter Knights

  Self (WildAid)

• Julian Rademeyer

  Self

• Grace Gabriel

  Self (International Fund for Animal Welfare)

• Kobus de Wet

  Self (SANParks forensic expert)

• Jeff Douglas

  Narrator

• Eric Sagwe

  Self (Wildlife Works ranger)

• Paula Kahumbu

  Self (WildlifeDirect.org)

• Sam Mnisi

  Self (ranger) (as Big Sam Mnisi)

• Loot Schultz

  Self (Pungwe Bush Camp owner)

• Thomas Ewing

  Self (Center for Advanced Defense Studies)

• Do Doan Hoang

  Self (journalist)