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 ProjectsTrade: FilmsAll films are described in detail in the Video section.
General: "The Business of Extinction," produced in 1977, is a classic film on wildlife trade and is extremely hard-hitting, showing smuggling and animal cruelty in the wildlife trade. "The Rangers of Nepal" profiles the bravery and dedication of Nepalese rangers who protect Indian Rhinoceros, Tigers, Asian Elephants and other animals from poachers. "Wildlife for Sale. Dead or Alive" is a Canadian Broadcasting Company film documenting the multi-billion dollar trades--legal and illegal--in wildlife that endanger thousands of species worldwide.
Ivory trade: "Echo of the Elephants," "Elephant," "The Elephants of Tsavo" and "Daphne Sheldrick and the Orphans of Tsavo" all deal with the slaughter that elephants endured during the 1980s and the effects on their populations and behavior. These sensitive and intelligent animals are traumatized when a family member is killed. The last film concerns the orphan elephants, tiny victims of the killing for ivory, affectionately cared for by Daphne Sheldrick in Kenya.
Fur and Traditional Medicine Trade: "Empire of the Red Bear" is a series about Russian wildlife that includes the discovery of two dead Siberian Tiger cubs who starved to death when their mother was killed. "Tiger. Lord of the Wild" profiles many of the activists trying to stop the trade in Tiger pelts and body parts in India and elsewhere. "Giant Otters" was filmed in Guyana, one of the few places left where these animals can be seen because of their killing for fur throughout their South American range, which is discussed.
Whaling, Sealing and Sea Turtle Killing: "The Great Whales," "Return of the Great Whales," "Blue Whale: Largest Animal on Earth," "Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick" and "Whales Down Under" all discuss the effects of whaling on the great whales. The latter film focuses on the Southern Right Whale, a species heavily hunted and only beginning to recover 50 years after receiving protection. "Sea of Slaughter" is based on Farley Mowat's history of the decimation of wildlife along the North Atlantic coasts. Walrus, whales, seals, sea mink, seabirds and other species that teemed in these waters in colonial times were killed for market sales--several species to extinction. "Long Live the Turtle" is part of a series on Japanese wildlife. "In the Shadow of Fujisan" discusses Japanese killing of sea turtles and their trade in these animals, as well as whaling and dolphin-killing. "Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in a Modern World," by the Sea Turtle Restoration Project of Earth Island Institute, chronicles the many threats to sea turtles, especially drowning in shrimp nets, urging remedial effort to protect them.
Cage Birds: "Bird Traffic" is an excellent expose of the illegal capture of Salmon-crested Cockatoos at the roosts in Indonesia, showing the trauma and cruelty of their caging and shipment to Singapore and other Asian markets, endangering the species. "Caribbean Cool" is a film about the work of Paul Butler in St. Lucia and other Caribbean islands to protect the native parrot and its habitat. Children are taught about the parrots and dress in parrot costumes, singing songs about these birds and other wildlife of the island. The parrot is the national bird and is given much publicity and positive attention on the island.
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