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Rhino Poaching Crisis in South Africa Exposed in ‘Stroop’ Documentary

Rhino Poaching Crisis in South Africa Exposed in ‘Stroop’ Documentary
It is estimated that no more than 28,000 rhino are left, their numbers decimated by poachers looking to sell the valuable rhino horn used in Chinese medicine. pexels/pixabay.com
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“Stroop,” a film about rhino poaching in South Africa, has won 10 international awards at 15 film festivals in Europe and North America, where it was screened to packed audiences. It’s being hailed as a lyrical yet hard-hitting documentary—made with female passion—in a wildlife film industry dominated by men.
Photographer Susan Scott, the director of “Stroop,” on location in the Bushveld, South Africa.
Photographer Susan Scott, the director of “Stroop,” on location in the Bushveld, South Africa.