Our rhino conservation experience is a profound Jurassic Park moment - Mantis CEO Paul Gardiner

Paul Gardiner, Chief Executive Officer of the Mantis Collection, joins BizNews to shed more light on the Rhino Conservation programme at Mantis Founders Lodge in the Eastern Cape. The Rhino Conservation Impact Experience is a four-day immersion in the world of conservation, where guests learn from expert conservationists and take part in dehorning and other crucial conservation activities. "Instead of doing that quietly behind the scenes, we invite a group of guests to come for that immersive experience. We'll actually go out with the wildlife team and dart that rhino, and then you have this whole touchy-feely experience and it's just one of those life-changing things. When you get close to an animal like that, it's almost like a Jurassic Park moment. You have this whole new appreciation for those animals," Gardiner explains. He also delves into what it's been like to run an international hotel group during a global pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices