Malawi: NGOs' longstanding fight against poaching in Kasungu National Park

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This nature reserve in Malawi has been plagued by poaching for decades. But today, it has almost entirely stopped.   Here's how organizations like the ifaw are fighting to protect this ecosystem.

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00:30If you look at the levels of animals that were to be found in Malawi's eight national

00:46parks and wildlife reserves in the 1970s and compare it to today, Kusungu is unquestionably

00:55the most depleted park.

01:12You're looking at the loss of the value of the animal.

01:15You're looking at the loss of the value of the tourism product.

01:19You're looking at the massive cost of trying to recreate what we've lost.

01:25And if you look at Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, to have this type

01:30of loss is quite staggering.

01:34And that is just in economic terms.

01:38If you look at the extent of the suffering of the animals, the extent of the cruelty,

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