You know he was doing relocation work in many of his videos right? Some of the snakes were captured for anti-venom and breeding programs for conservation efforts.
He wasn’t bothering animals for shits and giggles.
Oh. So, you haven’t actually watched his show? In literally every episode he handled any wildlife he happened to come across. Everything. He made a point of picking them all up so the camera could get a better look at them, before eventually letting them escape.
He antagonized every animal he encountered for the sake of the shot he was trying to get. That’s exploitation…not conservation.
He was the most successful conservationist in Australian history so you can bitch all you like, he got results where others failed and continue to fail.
Being an expert in handling reptiles, doesn’t mean he should have been handling them in the wild.
Rule number one of wildlife conservation…look, but don’t touch.
You know he was doing relocation work in many of his videos right? Some of the snakes were captured for anti-venom and breeding programs for conservation efforts.
He wasn’t bothering animals for shits and giggles.
Oh. So, you haven’t actually watched his show? In literally every episode he handled any wildlife he happened to come across. Everything. He made a point of picking them all up so the camera could get a better look at them, before eventually letting them escape.
He antagonized every animal he encountered for the sake of the shot he was trying to get. That’s exploitation…not conservation.
Many is not all.
He was the most successful conservationist in Australian history so you can bitch all you like, he got results where others failed and continue to fail.