Picture: Screenshot from “Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis” Trailer. Ethiopia has already lost its black rhino, now it is losing its elephantsAddis Abeba, September 29/2020 – The new documentary film “Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis,” by award-winning American journalist and filmmaker Antoine Lindley, brings to the forefront the challenges that Ethiopia faces in wildlife conservation, especially its efforts to save its endangered elephants. Today, Ethiopia’s elephant population is estimated to be less than 1,900; that number is rapidly dropping due to poaching for ivory, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflicts. “I made this film to give a voice for Ethiopia’s endangered elephants,” said filmmaker Antoine Lindley. “It is one thing to read or hear about the challenges facing elephant conservation in Ethiopia, but to actually document it through film is a powerful visual tool that I hope will bring more awareness and solutions.”Filmmaker Antoine Lindley (left) during the filming of“Ethiopia’s Elephant Crisis” .

Source: Ethiopian News September 29, 2020 09:11 UTC