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EarthX Website: https://earthxmedia.com/   Conservation is a complex beast, but it's important to understand that we all play a role in the future of our planet—and its incredible biodiversity.   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!    This clip comes from Season 1, Episode 1: "Elephants: Land of Tusks"    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/earthxtv/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/earthxtv  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earthxtv      How to watch:   United States:   - Spectrum  - AT&T U-verse (1267)  - DIRECTV (267)  - Philo  - FuboTV  - Plex  - Fire TV       #EarthDay #Environment #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #Conservation #EarthxTV #EarthX

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00:00What we've seen the last few days culminating in the elephant capture today, transported

00:06to a whole other ecosystem, that right there is what we're after.

00:09They've got several thousand elephants, enough that they can use that elephant population

00:14to populate other national parks.

00:18The elephant conversation is always a very poignant one.

00:22It's a conversation that's fraught with politics, fraught with emotion.

00:26It's a highly charismatic animal that we're dealing with, so you get a lot of armchair

00:31critics that will criticize the way that they moved or the way that they managed.

00:38Because of us being able to make them seem human-like, we get very emotional about elephants.

00:47But this complicates the conservation, because now you've got a lot of emotions rather than

00:56actual conservation decisions, which are actually for the health of many species, not

01:05just one.

01:06And we've got to get away from that and make a decision about more than one species.

01:12If we want that system to function correctly, you have to have more than one species.

01:19In order for elephants to exist on this planet into future generations, we've got to look

01:23at them pragmatically.

01:25If we can truly get the right scientists in place, include the communities, and have the

01:29conservation technicians, I like to call them, in place, elephants have got a very bright

01:34future.

01:35They do very well when they're protected.

01:37They do very well in areas where there's no poaching.

01:40And they are very beneficial to not only an ecosystem, but to a human landscape as well.

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