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RHINO MAN: Justice for Anton Mzimba, with John Jurko, II
Episode 66
Monday, 28 September, 2026
What if your calling was to protect endangered species from poachers?Imagine spending weeks away from your home and family, knowing that each day on the front lines could put your own life at risk all to protect species like the mighty rhino.On a new episode of the Wild For Change podcast, we welcome back John Jurko II, Advisor to Global Conservation Corps and lead producer and director of the award-winning documentary RHINO MAN.RHINO MAN takes us into the lives of game rangers on the front lines of South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis, revealing their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment to protecting wildlife.At the heart of the film is Anton Mzimba, who dedicated 25 years to protecting wildlife at the Timbavati Nature Reserve and became one of Africa’s most respected conservation leaders. In July 2022, as RHINO MAN was nearing completion, Anton was assassinated at his home after receiving death threats connected to his stand against rhino poaching.Today, John is helping carry Anton’s legacy forward through the Justice for Anton Mzimba campaign, while Anton’s son, Jafet, is continuing his father’s connection to conservation by pursuing a path of his own.Choosing to spend weeks away from family and risk your own safety to protect endangered wildlife comes from understanding that something much larger is at stake.Protecting the rhino is not simply about saving one species. Rhinos are part of an interconnected living system, and when a species disappears, we lose more than the species itself we lose the relationships it shares with the larger web of life.Their future is connected to ours.We do not live apart from nature; we are part of nature. When we protect the living world, we are also protecting the systems that sustain us and the generations who will come after us.Perhaps Anton Mzimba expressed that connection best in RHINO MAN:“Saving the rhino, for me, it's like saving myself, my life, and the life of my children's children.”Anton MzimbaWebsite: http://www.wildforchange.comTwitter: @WildForChangeFacebook: /wildforchangeInstagram: wildforchange
