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Skin Deep - An inside look at Australia's Crocodile Farming
Skin Deep dives into the experience of Donny Imberlong, a Jaru man living on the traditional lands of the Miriwoong Gajerrong people, while working on a Darwin crocodile farm in 2017. It explores his strong connection with the species, and the inner struggles that came from working in an industry that relies on killing an animal that he loves so deeply. Ultimately, the film shines a light on the current mindset behind conserving these apex predators and begs the question - can there be a better way?
Australia accounts for 60% of the global trade of crocodile skins, two-thirds of which comes from the Northern Territory, the largest producer and dominant supplier of crocodile skins worldwide. Australia’s farming of crocodiles is so extensive that there are now more saltwater crocodiles living in factory farms than in their natural habitat.
Featuring Donny Imberlong (@donnydrysdale)
Directed by Alix Livingstone and Caitie Wilson.
Special thanks to World Animal Protection, Kindness Project, Farm Transparency Project and Yellow Tail Films.
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Defend the Wild Podcast - Episode 7 - Dave Pollock from Wooleen Station
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In this episode we continue the conversation at Wooleen Station, only this time with David Pollock. David and wife Frances run Wooleen Station, which is both a working cattle station and tourism venture. Taking over the property at 27, Dave embarked on a journey to restore the hugely degraded leasehold land after years of overgrazing. We hope you enjoy this episode - let us know what you think ...
Defend The Wild Podcast - Episode 6 - Zali Jestrimski from Wooleen Station
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This podcast was recorded on the land of the Wajarri Yamatji people. I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. This always was and always will be aboriginal land. Welcome to the Defend the Wild podcast. I am your host Alix Livingstone, thank you for joining us. The Defend the Wild podcast has been a bit MIA lately, but our team decided we much rather quality over quantity, s...
Defend The Wild Podcast - Episode 5 - Alex Vince from the Coalition Against 1080 Poison
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In this weeks episode, Alix speaks with Alex Vince from the Coalition Against 1080 Poison. 1080 poison is a colourless, tasteless and odourless toxin the Australian government cites as a chemical of security concern. There is no known antidote. It is lethal to all warm blooded organisms and is banned in most countries. Alex's organisation works to support people who have lost their pets to this...
Defend The Wild Podcast - Episode 4 - In Conversation with Emma Hakansson
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In this weeks episode, Alix sits down with Emma Hakansson, the founding director of Collective Fashion Justice. Emma speaks about the environmental impacts of fashion and the devastating effects that it can have on our wildlife. To find out more about Collective Fashion Justice, visit www.collectivefashionjustice.org and to purchase your copy of 'Total Ethics Fashion', visit www.collectivefashi...
Defend the Wild Podcast - Episode 2 - In Conversation with Soph Thomson
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In this episode, Alix speaks with the wonderful Sophie Thomson who is one half of the wildlife twins - a sister duo who have dedicated their lives to educating the public about Australia's incredible and unique wildlife for the last 7 years. In this time Sophie has worked with a huge array of Australian animals and has a particular passion for our top order predator; the dingo. Sophie is also a...
Defend The Wild Podcast - Episode 1 - In Conversation with Sonya Takau
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Today we are joined by Sonya Takau, a proud Jirrbal rainforest Aboriginal woman living in far north Queensland. Sonya is the woman behind dingo culture - a platform dedicated to providing the Indigenous perspective on the dingo and shifting the narrative on these misunderstood creatures. Sonya is also the communications director at Girringun Aboriginal corporation the organisation behind the re...
Defend the Wild launch video
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The Defend the Wild initiative was launched in August 2022 with the aim of highlighting the deep interconnection between agriculture, mining and urbanisation and the decimation of Australia's native wildlife populations. Australia has the worst record for mammal extinction record in the world.

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  • @sventer198
    @sventer198 5 днів тому

    NOTHING should be treated like this!

  • @sirgregoir
    @sirgregoir 6 днів тому

    In the N.T, Aboriginals run their own Crocodile egg collection and crocodile farming. Depends on which tribe you're talking about. One group it's their totem. You go 20kms down the coast, and the next group will eat them. The colonial industry is not a correct description. They also farm trepang and mill local timbers. I lived in Arhnem land for 40 years.

    • @DefendtheWild
      @DefendtheWild 2 дні тому

      Please remember that Donny is one person sharing HIS experience working on a crocodile farm. He has in not speaking on behalf of other mob on this issue. He is sharing his personal experience. ☺️

  • @luhole
    @luhole 6 днів тому

    Thank you 😞

  • @adamhanrahan3337
    @adamhanrahan3337 7 днів тому

    We should definitely not use sustainable bio degradable animal lether. Lets make fabric out of oil instead

  • @ghostwarrior6789
    @ghostwarrior6789 7 днів тому

    wow he makes it sound sadder than it is

  • @seanpatrick2052
    @seanpatrick2052 7 днів тому

    That's just down right deranged! These magnificent animals, sentinels of time, being completely dis-honoured and disrespected in this way, and all for high end fashion in some far away place, worn as some sort of trivial, shallow status statement. The ignorance and depravity.... Thankyou to Donny and all involved with the production of this video, it has prompted me to look further into this.

  • @Sarahblcat
    @Sarahblcat 8 днів тому

    Thank you..

  • @christyvanderheyden
    @christyvanderheyden 9 днів тому

    'COLONIAL INDUSTRY'- well pointed out

  • @christyvanderheyden
    @christyvanderheyden 9 днів тому

    THANKYOU ( Donny and Team) for sharing your vulnerabilities and how you transmuted that into what you are now and the important work in exposing the truths of this industry Crying from a few mins into this .....

  • @sweetpea4625
    @sweetpea4625 2 місяці тому

    Really quiet on audio :(

  • @mirathurner2641
    @mirathurner2641 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for this excellent conversation. There needs to be huge rethink of humans relationship to animals and the natural world, and how we need to go forward to respect and protect our crucial ecosystems.

  • @wadebygrave4512
    @wadebygrave4512 7 місяців тому

    Great podcast Alix, you have a battle on your hands with the old school programming in the farming community, but I think you are on the right track, If humans get out of the way of nature it will balance it self, work with Her not against Her!

  • @Soint
    @Soint 9 місяців тому

    Great episode. Thank you both for your hard work and dedication in addressing this crucial issue. Looking forward to the next one.

    • @DefendtheWild
      @DefendtheWild 9 місяців тому

      Thank you for listening! Plenty more to come.

  • @scottmitchell7327
    @scottmitchell7327 Рік тому

    Great conversation Sonya and Alix. Keep up the good fight. You are both so right on many issues. Sonya is soooo right in her comment, "we need to stop killing everything", which seemed to be the easiest way to fix the problem, in the shortest amount of time. Surely, as humans, we are better than that by now? I'm sure a long time ago plenty of farmers said, "we need to get rid of these bloody Thylacine's, they are eating my sheep", and look where that ended up. In saying this, I have personally been with farmers when they have discovered 20 or 30 dead and maimed sheep from wild dogs from the night before, and believe me, it is a distressing sight. I also, have had enough to do with dingo's and wild dogs in their natural environment to firmly believe, that the more Dingo breeding in the animal, the less of a problem Dog it tends to be. The more domestic breeding in a dingo, the bigger, and more aggressive that animal is, and then they hunt with a different objective. Without human interference, the dingo was never a problem, so we need to stop pointing the finger. In saying this, I have worked a lot with problem domestic dogs, and never found a bad dog, just kept finding bad owners. Sorry, but I feel strongly about this. We need to educate people on Dingo's, their behavior, and why we need to have the Dingo in our natural environment. The government need to wake up and listen to the people that have experience in the issues that we are facing. We will see that times are changing slowly from the barbaric ways that so many are desensitized to, with poisoning, and other control methods , and realize that if we work together, we can find better solutions where there is less suffering. Farmers are programmed by their fathers, and so on, with the control of problem animals (Dingo's, wild dogs) that interfere with the way that they make their living. They mostly were desensitized to the suffering of animals, and the cheapest and easiest destruction methods were used. This was programming, and necessity. I have noticed that the younger generation of farmers (that I have dealings with) are more open to learning, and not so opposed to change. So, hopefully we are all heading in the right direction. Sorry, getting long winded. Great vid that obviously got me going lol Thanks Scotty

  • @lh3902
    @lh3902 Рік тому

    #savethedingoes ❤

  • @nicolelivingstone7096
    @nicolelivingstone7096 Рік тому

    Wonderful Alix!

  • @trishkelly07
    @trishkelly07 Рік тому

    Love Sonya's calmness and conviction! She is an inspiration!