Last of the wild | Trang Nguyen | TEDxHanoi скачать в хорошем качестве

Last of the wild | Trang Nguyen | TEDxHanoi

Trang Nguyen, a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, director of WildAct, a local charity NGO working to end wildlife exploitation, gives an account of the struggle wildlife conservationists and forest rangers around the world have in order to save rhino, elephant and other widllife from the illegal trade and consumption. From the story of the last northern wild rhino Sudan, to the story of the rangers who are risking their lives at the front line, Trang also told her own story of how a small Vietnamese girl became so passionate in wildlife conservation, and how that passion have taken her all around the world to fight for the wild. She called for people to join hands to end wildlife crimes. Trang Nguyen is a wildlife conservationist and research scientist. She is also a founder and director of a Vietnamese NGO called WildAct. Currently she is working closely with the polices and anti-poaching units in Africa, as well as authorities in Asia to map out the illegal wildlife trade between these two continents. In 2014, she was immortalized as an online game character to raise awareness about the African rhino crisis and drew more than 2 millions players to the plight of rhino conservation within the first two weeks of the game launch. In 2018, Trang was awarded as one of the three winners of Future for Nature Award - a well-respected award for wildlife conservationists across the globe. She was also awarded as one of the 30 young influential people under 30 years old by Forbes Vietnam. She published her book "Back to the wilderness" about her works on the wildlife crime in Asia and Africa. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx