To live in the eastern panhandle of the okavango delta is to coexist in what is known as the ‘wildlife corridor’. In collaboration with the Eretsha village dance group and local herding programs, this work explores shifting traditions - the conscious return to age-old practices and the introduction of new strategies aimed at conflict mitigation. I am curious about the delicate space between community and conservation, how decisions made for the vital protection of wildlife impacts those who live amongst them and vice versa. In this far-flung corner of Botswana, the country I grew up in and still call home, there is a constant balancing act, where the scales tip one way or the other, never quite finding equilibrium. The tension between research data and lived experience, between tradition and innovation, creates frustration on both sides: for the community and for conservationists alike, it is a culture in conflict.