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In A Tanzanian Village, Elephant Poachers Thrive

From www.npr.org - October 27, 2012 9:01 AM
In an impoverished country, elephant poaching is a quick way to make big money. A pair of poachers explain how they track and kill elephants in one of Africa's top game reserves.


The illegal sale of ivory in places such as Asia drive the elephant poachers to prey on Elephants in protected game reserves and national parks.  The Selous Game Reserve is larger than Switzerland and yet they only have 10 rangers to protect and patrol the wildlife. 


Tags: biogeography, poverty, globalization, Africa, consumption, resources, ecology, podcast.

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Vanuatu: Meet The Natives

From www.youtube.com - November 7, 2011 3:36 PM

"Five men from the remote Pacific island of Tanna arrive in America to experience western culture for the first time, and force us to look at ourselves through brand new eyes..."


This cross-cultural experiment reinforces numerous stereotypes, but also seeks to get viewers to look at issues from a variety of perspectives.  Folk cultures, modernization and globalization are all major themes of this show.     

Lisa Fonseca's comment, November 15, 2011 10:25 PM
This is a great way to demonstrate to other about their cultures. We may think our culture is the right one to believe in but, this gets people to understanding everyone has their own beliefs and ways of doing things. There isn't just one right way. There are many beliefs, many ways of going about life. Showing one another about different parts of the world and what different people are doing opens up peoples views and understandings of one another.
Seth Dixon's comment, November 16, 2011 7:13 PM
This shows that all cultures, when seen through a different lens, have an element of strangeness. By the same token, all 'exotic' cultures have the same elements that bind all of humanity.
GIS student's comment, September 18, 2012 10:14 AM
This clip reminds me of a much more serious and mature version of Borat. As these men take the "journey of their lives" to America they witness all the cultural differences that one can imagine. However, there must be some ways in which cultures overlap. For example there was a small clip of a roller coaster. In America we see roller coasters as fun recreational activities. The five men from Tanna must have their own fun recreational activities as well. This shows how different we all can be, but upon further examination we really aren't that different.
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