Photo Evidence: NBA Star, Yao Ming In Kenya to Shoot Film

By Adam Wagwau (Writer) on August 21, 2012

Former NBA star, Yao Ming is in the country to shoot a documentary on poaching. Coming from one of the biggest ivory markets in the world, the retired Houston Rockets player seeks to use his star status to sensitize his countrymen and the world at large on the negative effects of poaching.

Yao Ming arrived on the 10th of this month and has in the last week met scientists and conservationists before starting the filming of the documentary, The End of the Wild. Besides Ming, Save the Elephants and WildAid are also involved in the production. He had previously recorded a PSA for the same project as ambassador of WildAid.

Together with billionaire and Virgin CEO, Richard Branson, he spoke out against the trade of shark fin soup which has seen the decrease of the shark population. Below, you can check out a few photos taken by Kristian Schmidt for WildAid during the course of the documentary.

Yao Ming with Samburu Village Elders