Premier on 21 April, new Netflix documentary Pangolin: Kulu’s visit Wildlife photographer Gareth Thomas’s heart -wrenching story and one of his endangered Pangolin, Kulu again share.
Pangolin: Kulu’s visit There is a documentary project in five years to make. The film promises to be a hit, with a strong team behind it, including a prize -winning filmmaker and environmental activist Pippa Erlich. Erlich is known for writing co-direction and documentary My octopus teacherThe film’s documentation of that year was spent by the film’s filmmaker Craig Foster to have a connection with a wild octopus in South Africa. It won several appreciation, including an Academy Award for Best Documentary Facilitation.
Like My octopus teacherNetflix documentary Pangolin: Kulu’s visit The relationship between a person and an animal highlights his life. As title, Doc tells the story of African Pangolin Working Group (APWG) team member and wildlife photographer Gareth thomas And his emotional journey rehabilitation of Pangolin of a young tempminary named Kulu.
African pangolin work group It was established in June 2011. It is a non-profit institution that helps protect the four pangoline species of Africa: Teminal, giant, black-pulled and white-bail, all are listed on CITES Appendix I. Cited laws The decree, “Appendix I list species that are the most endangered among the quoted-listed animals and plants. They are threatened to be extinct, and CITES prohibits international trade in these species samples.”
Story of Pangolin: Kulu’s visit It is important to state that Kulu was rescued from illegal wildlife trade. Exposing the importance of laws about endangered species, the documentary also shows how difficult and important the rehabilitation of endangered wildlife and Rihanna.
“It is an ancient creature that runs the risk of extinction. And we are trying to save a species. If a pangoline is too small, it will not survive. The stakes are very high. There is definitely a fear of failure. I have never had to be so insecure before in my life.”
Pangolin is a unique mammal, with bodies covered in keratin scales. As a pangolin of a temperature, Kulu is an inducement, completely terrestrial, and bipat, only walking on its feet. The most difficult for rehabilitation, these animals are completely myrmecophagous. This means that they only eat ants and termites. APWG Report It feeds millions of billions of billions of ants, termites and their larvae every year. One of the challenging aspects of shy Kulu again was helping him to eat enough.
Thomas said, “There is only enough pressure that I can put on it to eat. It has taken a long time for Kulu to feel safe in the environment.”
However, in helping Kulu flourish, Thomas was not only helping Pangolin, but also himself.
“Prior to Pangolin rehabilitation, I was in the stage of my life where I wanted something more meaningful. It is very easy to be unsafe around a pangolin. Just the feeling of freedom that I can give it here, he changed the way to see the world. I really wanted to do the best work. But where you let you go.”
Pangolin: Kulu’s visit Premier on Netflix on 21 April.
Image Credit: Netflix, Gareth Thomas
