In the world of conservation Jamie Joseph has rockstar status.
The founder of Saving the Wild recently directed multi-award-winning short film Kimana Tuskers, narrated by two-time Academy-nominated Djimon Hounsou and produced with the help of multi-Academy-award-winning Park Road Post in Wellington.
In recent years she’s taken down rhino poaching kingpins, used New Zealand Comvita Manuka honey to treat African wildlife wounded by poachers, as well as animals harmed by the Australian bushfires. Her current focus is securing land in the Kimana Wildlife Corridor through beekeeping, while empowering young Maasai women.
It’s her wish for the film to be seen by as many people as possible – and, as she explains, honey has a role to play.
“ is an advocacy tool to raise awareness about the fact that we’re running out of wild land, and we’re securing this land through beekeeping,” says Joseph. “The whole purpose of the film is to show people how incredibly beautiful this place is at the foothills
