Restore South Africa's third largest reserve and reintroduce cheetahs, black rhinos, elephants and lions
The Samara Karoo Reserve has been at the vanguard of the rewilding of South Africa's Great Karoo for more than a quarter of a century. Sarah and Mark Tompkins founded Samara in 1997, inspired by the story of the Springbok migration and motivated to reverse the damage done to the landscape by centuries of exploitation. Did.
Through habitat restoration and species reintroduction backed by research and supported by ecotourism, they successfully restored 67,000 acres of land and reintroduced cheetahs, black rhinos, elephants and lions for the first time in over a century. It was a success and created the impetus for the birth of South Africa's third cheetah. The largest protected area, covering 3 million acres.
The film is participating in the MPB Geographical Better World Video Awards. Voting to choose the winner will begin on Wednesday, February 7th and will continue until Monday, February 26th.
- The group category winner (an organization, charity, campaign group, school, university or team of friends) will receive a £500 voucher from our sponsors MPB. MPB is the world's largest platform for buying, selling, and trading used photo and video equipment. .Plus her £1,000 donation to a charity or group nominated by them
- The winner of the individual category (18+) will receive a £500 voucher from MPB and US$3,000 for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Wakatobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- The winner of the under 18 category will receive a £500 MPB voucher.
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