Brooke, Ivan Carter on The Future of Wildlife Conservation | Earthx2024 - video Dailymotion

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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Father-daughter duo Ivan and Brooke Carter spoke at Earthx2024 in Dallas, Texas, about keeping balance at the heart of conservation and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.   About Defenders of the Wild:  Join conservationist Ivan Carter as he seeks solutions to create a balanced wildlife ecosystem! Experts join Carter to spotlight the conservation efforts happening worldwide. Ready! Set! Adventure!   About Wild Wonders With Brooke:  Young conservationist Brooke Carter learns about what it takes to protect animals and the planet. Watch as she learns from conservation experts and travels the world on unimagined adventures!   EarthX  Love Our Planet.  The Official Network of Earth Day.    About Us:      At EarthX, we believe our planet is a pretty special place. The people, landscapes, and critters are likely unique to the entire universe, so we consider ourselves lucky to be here. We are committed to protecting the environment by inspiring conservation and sustainability, and our programming along with our range of expert hosts support this mission. We’re glad you’re with us.     EarthX is a media company dedicated to inspiring people to care about the planet. We take an omni channel approach to reach audiences of every age through its robust 24/7 linear channel distributed across cable and FAST outlets, along with dynamic, solution oriented short form content on social and digital platforms. EarthX is home to original series, documentaries and snackable content that offer sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. EarthX is the only network that delivers entertaining and inspiring topics that impact and inspire our lives on climate and sustainability.      EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/    Follow Us:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earthxmedia/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxmedia  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EarthXMedia/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@earthxmedia  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EarthXMedia    How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV       #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #Eco-friendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, we have somebody very, very special who's going to be entertaining

00:07you in his own way.

00:10He's a famous person, flown all the way from South Africa, and I'd like to introduce you

00:19to a very, very special man who's been involved in conservation, in protection of animals,

00:26looking after people who've been doing illegal things.

00:30This man is famous not only in South Africa, but across the world.

00:34Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Mr. Ivan Karna.

00:40Nothing like chasing the elephant through the swamp.

00:44Whenever humans and wildlife are in conflict, wildlife never wins.

00:51If that doesn't chase an elephant, nothing will in the swamp chase me.

01:06My name is Ivan Karna.

01:11Through this series, my goal is to show people the many threats to wildlife, but equally

01:16to highlight the champions of conservation, the people who invest personally in a system

01:20or species and secure its future.

01:32We're sitting here with one of the rarest animals on the planet that's pretty oblivious

01:35to us.

01:37Look at physiologically how incredible these animals are designed.

01:41Big strong front claws for digging, and then of course covered in scales except for his

01:46belly.

01:48Vultures are an animal that are also facing what we call a silent extinction.

01:53We're heading to the Muti market to see what sort of products they're selling.

01:56This is where it gets a little bit rougher, so we're just going to be filming under the

01:59radar.

02:06On our left is one of the driest deserts in the whole world.

02:13Weeks of wildlife, just an unbelievable ecosystem.

02:23While on our quest for hope, we experience firsthand the tough men and women on the very

02:29front line of the conservation movement.

02:32If the apex predator is healthy, it's an indicator that the whole food pyramid is healthy

02:42and that's a good thing.

02:52There is nothing as impressive as the fury of an ocean, and yet as powerful and angry

02:58as an ocean can be, it's also incredibly full of life.

03:12That's a good feeling right there.

03:19I just hope that this inspires other people to do the same thing, to take the same initiatives,

03:23to engage with communities, to engage with landowners, and if we can do that and regenerate

03:30healthy ecosystems, truly it's not the setting sun of wildlife, it's the rising sun and the

03:36future is very bright.

03:48Are we good to go?

03:49Well, folks, thank you so much for being here, and I think I want to ask you to give yourselves

03:54a round of applause.

03:55There's not one single person in this room that doesn't care about conservation.

04:01There's not one single person in this room that hasn't taken time out of their schedule

04:05to get here and enjoy this great meal and watch a whole bunch of jackrabbits getting

04:10bludgeoned to death.

04:12I mean, where else on the planet can somebody do such a good job of putting everybody in

04:19the same room from opposite ends of the conservation spectrum?

04:23So I wanted to just start thinking, what is conservation?

04:29What is the definition of that?

04:30We've used that word a lot this week.

04:32People have been talking about it, but I think very often we don't sit and think about

04:36what that really means.

04:38Is conservation the conserving of a herd of elephant?

04:41Yes, it is.

04:42Is conservation the protecting of an ecosystem with an anti-poaching team?

04:47Absolutely, it is.

04:49All of these things are conservation, but I think when you really get down to it, one

04:53of the very best definitions that I've ever heard is that conservation is the wise use,

05:00the wise sustainable use of our resources in a way that the entire ecosystem is conserved.

05:08Because if we just focus on elephant and that elephant starts to multiply and suddenly you've

05:15got 10 elephants, then you've got 10,000 elephants, and if you're only focusing on elephants,

05:20you might start applauding your efforts only to find that the elephants have destroyed

05:24the rest of the ecosystem.

05:27Balance is absolutely crucial, and balance is something that Trammell is very, very good

05:33at doing by bringing people together from these opposite ends of the spectrum.

05:38I think that it's absolutely brilliant what happens here, and we are very, very proud

05:43to use the EarthX TV platform to further the reach so the thousands of people and the tens

05:51of thousands of conservation conversations that have happened here in this room over

05:56the last six or seven days, the months and months of planning for it, those conversations

06:04are amplified by our ability to put that into, what is it today, 80 million homes, 46 million

06:12homes here in North America, 22 million homes, 46 million homes worldwide.

06:21So we're taking a, whatever, there's a whole bunch more than the jackrabbits, more than

06:25the jackrabbits.

06:27But what the point is, is the brilliance of taking these messages on a platform that's

06:33this environmental platform where many, many of the other platforms that started off as

06:39environmental platforms have ended up being reality TV, and it's fake reality, there's

06:45fake conflict, there's always the underdog who's the new guy on the block that's not

06:50doing the right thing, and you know, that stuff's not real.

06:54What happens on EarthX TV is very, very real.

06:57It's relevant, it's up to date, and it's real, and we're very proud to have this platform

07:03on which to play it, and I think one of the things that we need to cultivate more is the

07:09next generation of conservationists, and so I'd like to ask for a video right now and

07:15to introduce somebody who is from the next generation of conservationists.

07:19If you could play the video, please.

07:24My name's Brooke Carter, and I'm a conservationist.

07:29I've had some incredible experiences filming for Wild Wonders with Brooke.

07:34Am I turned up?

07:35There we go.

07:36And then you can grab those and throw them right into his mouth up there.

07:40No, get close.

07:41This is an amber mountain chameleon, and this species is endemic to this very forest, so

07:46if we lose this forest, we lose all the little creatures that go along with it.

07:53Oh my goodness.

07:57We're going to try and get her into the shade as quick as possible because it's quite hot today.

08:08Breakfast is served.

08:11Now that the crates are here and the lion's ready to go, we're going to put him on a stretcher

08:15and so we can send him on his way.

08:17Every time I get introduced to a new species and learn about a new ecosystem and the threats

08:22they're facing, and it makes me wonder, are they going to be okay in the future?

08:35All right, go for it.

08:37Nice.

08:45Not a lot of kids are into conservation, but I've had a lot of amazing opportunities, opportunities

08:56that will hopefully help other children to be very interested in the ecosystems and wildlife

09:01around them.

09:05Our planet's in trouble.

09:07This is the time that the next generation really needs to get engaged.

09:11Our planet needs every single conservationist.

09:15And my hope is that when kids watch my show, that they're inspired to look after our wildlife

09:20and get more involved in the outdoors.

09:22But the one thing that I'm really looking forward to is turning 13.

09:31Hello everyone.

09:33I don't know if it's working.

09:39Go.

09:44Well, hello everyone.

09:46My name's Brooke Carter, as you just saw.

09:49I'm 12 years old, soon to be 13, as you also just saw.

09:53But I'm really excited to be sharing one of my favourite things today with everyone here,

09:59conservation.

10:01Because sadly, these days, not many kids are very involved in conservation and that kind of role.

10:08And so sometimes I feel like I've got a personal responsibility to encourage new and other

10:15members of my generation to just look up from their screens and notice the absolutely beauty

10:21of all of the wonders of the world.

10:24And always get engaged.

10:28And I would like to also ask to all the conservationists out there, on behalf of my generation, please,

10:34please, please, work together.

10:37It is not a competition.

10:39If we work together to find sustainable solutions, then one day when it is our turn to take over,

10:45we're going to have so much wildlife and much healthier ecosystems.

10:50I would also like to ask for your favour.

10:54Take a moment to look around you and find a kid like me to inspire.

10:59And if we each inspire one kid each year to love conservation, our planet will truly have hope.

11:07In my travels filming for Wild Wonders with Brooke, I've been absolutely amazed by some

11:13of these incredible creatures that I've met.

11:16And over the last three seasons, we've travelled to over 30 different ecosystems and met with

11:23the heroes of those landscapes and some of the creatures that they're working very,

11:27very hard to research and protect.

11:30And so I thought I would show a clip of one of my favourite moments.

11:45Madagascar is huge and some of the strange and specialised creatures that live there.

11:53So that was in Madagascar.

12:02We had to go in the caves full of guano and then we went in the caves of limestone.

12:07We saw chameleons, bats.

12:10It's actually a really cool ecosystem in those caves as well when the bats come in

12:14from eating the fruit outside.

12:16Then the cockroaches feed on the bat poop and then the black widow spiders feed on the

12:20cockroaches.

12:22If everyone who attends Earth Day can leave with new energy, new contacts and additional

12:29resources, our generation will be all set to inherit the most beautiful planet with

12:36the very truly healthy biodiversity.

12:40As I close for the evening, I'd like to thank EarthX TV and Trammell personally for

12:45inviting me here.

12:47Thank you all for being here.

12:49I would also like to invite you to follow EarthX TV and me, Brooke Carter, on Instagram

12:56to have daily updates about things that truly matter.

13:17And so really when you think about it, what greater investment in conservation can we

13:22have than the next generation?

13:24And I always love the quote, as important as it is to leave good kids for the planet,

13:31it's very important to leave a good planet for our kids.

13:34And so let's take that to heart.

Brooke, Ivan Carter on The Future of Wildlife Conservation | Earthx2024

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