The money lovers

In 2014 I interviewed this wildlife scientist Dr. Benson Okita in his office in Kenya Wildlife Service in Nairobi about poaching of elephants and rhinos. Learned a ton over the two hours, about the mechanics of poaching, the ethnic groups involved, the complex cartels, etc.

Benson has given many talks, and in this video from a conference in South Africa, he spends most of the talk giving stats etc. about poaching and the unintended consequences of legalizing wildlife trade. But at minute 24, he opens up a can on the wide variety of "money lovers" who are at the root of poaching:

"You have the money lovers in different forms... If you have a money lover who is your Chief Justice or your Attorney General, where do you go?"

Dr. Benson Okita -speaker
2014 OSCAP (Outrages South African Citizens Against Rhino Poaching) conference
http://www.oscap.co.za/oscap-rhino-conference-2014/speakers-videos-day-1/benson-okita/