I am an Africa wildlife filmmaker. But wildlife filmmakers from Africa are rarer than mountain gorillas(大猩猩). To understand why there are so few, we need to remember our recent history.

When the colonialists(殖民者) ruled Africa, they seized control of the continent’s wildlife and other natural resources. They saw African wildlife as “big game” and the continent’s first protected natural areas were game reserves created by driving away locals for the benefit of white hunters. Later, game reserves were renamed national parks and big game hunting gave way to wildlife tourism. But African wildlife was still there for White people’s enjoyment and benefits.

That locals could have an interest in preserving wildlife for its own sake was rarely considered. Africans -like me who tried to get involved in wildlife conservation were made to feel out of place. When I was first interviewed by a British film crew, my interview was cut at the editing stage and replaced by a white man, just because I was an African.

Africa was the setting for some of the most popular films about wildlife, but these films were made by western-owned production companies for Western audiences, and most Africans never even got to see them. What Africa needed was to see themselves and their view points in the films. We urgently needed wildlife films made by Africans, about Africans and for Africans. As producer of the documentary TV series “Wildlife Warriors”, I set out to find African conservation heroes who could play a role in the documentary. I soon discovered that we had some talented African filmmakers across the continent.

Today things are changing fast. Companies like National Geographic and the BBC are leading the way with new approaches to global storytelling that deliver diversity and equality. Our African wildlife filmmakers’ mission is to draw on the power of local storytelling to inspire our people to save our continent’s rich wildlife.

【小题1】Why are African wildlife filmmakers rare?

A．They lack the talent in making films.	B．They live in the shadow of westerners.
C．They are still colonized by the westerns.	D．They aren’t interested in filming wildlife.

【小题2】What message does the cut of my interview convey?

A．The strictness of the crew.	B．The preference for the British.
C．The prejudice against Africans.	D．The benefits of local communities.

【小题3】What can we learn from paragraph 4?

A．The locals enjoy wildlife films set in Africa.

B．Africans play a leading role in wildlife film-making.

C．Films made by westerners are the most popular ones.

D．Africans long for having a say in wildlife film-making.

【小题4】What is the purpose of the author writing the text?

A．To introduce how African wildlife are protected.

B．To urge people to better preserve African wildlife.

C．To show that the author was ignored by westerners.

D．To explain why more African filmmakers are needed.