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online streaming chaos,” explains the KZN- whatever is the loudest, flashiest or most dead one, but now I save them and don’t kill
based conservationist. “Simply put, we will entertaining will get the attention of the them’. This is what we’re looking to achieve
not save our animals nor the incredible general public,” explains Dingo. Empowered – converting the unconverted. There’s no
ecosystems within which they live if we with this knowledge, Dingo and his team point adopting an approach that caters to
merely sit and spectate while they go over have created captivating wildlife videos those with an affinity for the natural world,
the precipice of extinction.” through the Dingo Dinkelman YouTube we need to be bringing in a whole new
channel, gaining millions of views and audience.”
Since 2017, Dingo and his team have amassing more than 400 000 followers
gained a massive international following around the globe. 2. CREATING A CONNECTION
and generated funds for numerous “Conservation for me is all about one thing
conservation efforts in the country. “Over 75 million people have viewed our – it’s about building a connection between
He believes this has been achieved by videos over the last three years and the animals and people. If you can get a person
adopting three strategies. majority of comments we have received to build a meaningful connection with
from these viewers are along the lines of ‘I an animal, whether it’s through an online
1. LEVERAGING ENTERTAINMENT once hated snakes now I respect them’ or experience, a show, or a live encounter,
“We live in a fast-paced world where ‘I once thought the only good snake was a you can basically guarantee the security of

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