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Gambling on Extinction (2015)

A look at the use and proliferation of illegal wildlife products throughout the world.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 52M

Director : Jakob Kneser

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?

Actors

John Hume
John Hume
Self (rhino farmer)
Peter Knights
Peter Knights
Self (WildAid)
Julian Rademeyer
Julian Rademeyer
Self
Grace Gabriel
Grace Gabriel
Self (International Fund for Animal Welfare)
Kobus de Wet
Kobus de Wet
Self (SANParks forensic expert)
Jeff Douglas
Jeff Douglas
Narrator
Eric Sagwe
Eric Sagwe
Self (Wildlife Works ranger)
Paula Kahumbu
Paula Kahumbu
Self (WildlifeDirect.org)
Sam Mnisi
Sam Mnisi
Self (ranger) (as Big Sam Mnisi)
Loot Schultz
Loot Schultz
Self (Pungwe Bush Camp owner)
Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing
Self (Center for Advanced Defense Studies)
Do Doan Hoang
Do Doan Hoang
Self (journalist)
Allan Thornton
Allan Thornton
Self (Environmental Investigation Agency)

Crews

Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Producer
Tristan Chytroschek
Tristan Chytroschek
Co-Producer
Anne Pick
Anne Pick
Co-Producer
Rob Ruzic
Rob Ruzic
Editor
Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller
Sound
Joan Poggio
Joan Poggio
Camera Operator
Jakob Kneser
Jakob Kneser
Writer
Jakob Kneser
Jakob Kneser
Director

Trailers and other movies

Gambling on Extinction [Official Trailer]

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