World Rhino Day: A message from Kaziranga

Pranab from the Mising tribe in Kaziranga National Park in India explains why it's so urgent that we #DecolonizeConservation.

Tribal people living around India’s Kaziranga National Park are being arrested, beaten and killed under the Park’s notorious “shoot-on-sight” policy. Guards have effective immunity from prosecution and are encouraged to shoot suspects on sight.

Shoot on sight doesn’t stop poaching: it lets those who control poaching – criminals conspiring with corrupt officials – go free. It’s a con.

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