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March 3 • Cultural Insight

World Wildlife Day

The silent extinction. This is a debate on wildlife crime and the value of the wild. We explore the dark world of poaching and whether trophy hunting can actually fund conservation, or if it is just a blood-soaked excuse for the elite.

World Wildlife Day Lesson Visual

Speaking Discussion

  • Is it ethical to kill one lion to pay for the protection of 100 others? Can death fund life?
  • Why do we care more about charismatic megafauna (Elephants, Tigers) than the ugly species that keep the soil alive?
  • Should we de-extinct animals like the Woolly Mammoth using AI and DNA, or should we focus on the ones we still have?
  • Is a zoo a prison for animals or a vital life-raft for species that have lost their habitat?
  • If you had to represent one wild animal in a court of law against a human developer, which would you choose?

Activity 1: The Conservation Council

The Task: You are a land use committee. A poor village wants to cut down a forest to grow food. An NGO wants to save a rare bird in that forest. Propose a hybrid solution that feeds the people AND saves the bird. Defend your plan.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Debate

Defend these unpopular opinions in 30 seconds each: 1. 'Mosquitoes should be intentionally wiped off the planet.' 2. 'Domestic cats are a bigger threat to wildlife than hunters.' 3. 'We should stop trying to save species that can't survive on their own.'