Americas best idea is a sixpart, 12hour documentary series by ken burns and his longtime colleague dayton duncan on the history of america s national parks. I enjoy watching the episodes and was shock at the opening of the show. Save the rhino day encourages us to be aware of, and support efforts to save the rhinoceros from extinction. Local estimate you save paul blackthorne and aaron ramsey are releasing the save the rhino vietnam tshirt to raise funds for save the rhino international and generate awareness that 90% of rhino horn poached in africa ends up in vietnam. The sad extinction of rhinos in vietnam blog az animals. Save the rhino international rhino conservation charity. Save the rhino vietnam 2017 paul blackthorne and jake dudman explore vietnam and the reasons why 90% of poached rhino horn. South africa saw 333 rhinos killed for their horns last year and has already lost over 300 in. I dont know how you managed to accidentally click on my channel bu. The price will not fall but increase and some people who have stockpiled rhino horn will, in the short term, become extremely. The story follows an antipoaching ranger in zululand reserve in his fight to save rhinos at the peak of the poaching season. The film uncovers the countrys underground trade, meets the vietnamese conservationists turning the tide, and looks to the task ahead for all of us how can we save the rhino. Paul blackthorne and jake dudman explore vietnam and the reasons why 90% of poached rhino horn ends up there. Disc 1 through five have six episodes each and disc 6 has the last two episodes plus bonus features and an interview with bobby hart.
Table 1 number of rhinos killed 200617 per country, per year country. A javan rhino was found dead late last week in cat tien national park in, lam dong province, vietnam, further endangering the population of one of the worlds rarest large mammals. This november, the country will host a critical international conference on illegal wildlife trade. Crf specialises in sourcing, testing and funding technology for effective monitoring of rhino. E v contents foreword iii acknowledgements iv executive summary ix introduction 1 chapter 1 choosing the best methodology 3 1. The day shown for national save the rhino day is based off how much chitterchatter and buzz there was on may 1, 2016 across social media making references to save the rhino day. In 2018, dudman was cast as dev in the a list, a bbc iplayer original series. At the occasion of the world rhino day, traffic released its briefing paper to encourage vietnamese media to become agents of change in effort to deter wildlife crime. We know exactly how the vietnamese javan rhino went extinct in april 2010, the carcass of the last javan rhino to live in vietnam was found in cat tien national park. Why vietnam must act now to save rhinos videos wwf. William fowlds, his team, the team at kariega game reserve and also many individuals from all over the world who supported thandi in so many. It is the smallest rhinoceros, although it is still a large mammal. An adventure across this beautiful country will take them from undercover missions to visiting some of the most endangered species on the planet.
Six hundred and ninety one rhinos were poached in south africa in 2017. This is a story of people rich and poor, famous and unknown, soldiers and scientists, natives and newcomers, idealists. Include in this set are all 32 episodes on six discs. The party will get started on saturday, 1 september at 6 pm.
Save a rhino, save a tiger the international rhino. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 3 march 2017. The greater onehorned rhino is one of asias biggest success stories, with their. It is the only extant species of the genus dicerorhinus. A young boy outside a traditional medicine shop in hanoi that sells bowls for grinding down rhino horn. In april, 2010, a javan rhino was shot and its horn removed by a poacher in vietnam.
Save this rhino is no ordinary conservation documentary. Save the rhino trust namibia visited three different schools on world rhino day 2011, giving presentations on rhino and the threats they face. Vietnam is the country responsible for the most demand in rhino horn. We use cookies to analyse how visitors use our website and to. Save a rhino, save a tiger i am writing from indonesia, where irfs asian rhino program team is participating in joint strategic planning for sumatran rhinos and tigers. An adventure across this beautiful country will take them from undercover missions to visiting some of the most endangered species on the planet, hoping to explore the humanity behind wildlife trafficking, and what it says about us as a species.
The rain was torrential, as befits the green season in zambia, and only. This documentary highlights not only the importance of stopping the. Please invite your friends to save the rhino campaign. He is the second calf of white rhino thandi who survived an horrific poaching in march 2012. In 2017, more than 1,100 rhinos were killed across africa a nearly 9,000% increase since 2007. The demand for rhino horn in vietnam is recognised as one of the main driving forces for the escalating poaching of rhinos. When i think back to 2001, the year i joined save the rhino, one of the. If we wish to save the javan rhinoceros, we must work to. Vietnams appetite for rhino horn drives poaching in. An adventure across this beautiful country will take them from undercover missions to visiting some of the most endangered species on the planet, hoping to explore the humanity behind wildlife trafficking. Official save the rhino vietnam charity tee represent. Indochina research vietnam partnered with traffic to evaluate the impact of their behavior change campaign among influent men in hanoi and ho chi minh city in 2016 and 2017. What it will do is fan the flames of demand especially from vietnam, china and other eastern nations. According to save the rhino organisation, 749 cases of rhino poaching have been recorded in the first eight months of 2015, creeping dangerously close to 1 215 thats one every eight hours poachings of.
The horn 2018 by save the rhino international issuu. Rhino are an umbrella species protect the rhino, and you protect all the other species that share their habitat. Our algorithms examine all of the references to national days across social media and updates hourly, with our homepage displaying the. Vietnam held talks with south africa last month as the african nation battles soaring rhino poaching. The horn 2017 by save the rhino international issuu. Rhino colin was born on 24 january 2017 on kariega game reserve. Tourism the rhino is one of africas iconic animals and the rarest and most threatened. An adventure across this beautiful country will take them from undercover missions to visiting some of the most endangered species on the planet, hoping to explore the humanity behind wildlife.
Dudman is known for the a list 2018 and save the rhino vietnam 2017. Vietnam plays a key role in the illegal trade in rhino horn, ivory and other wildlife products. Chipembere rhino foundation saving rhino one at a time. Save the rhino vietnam 2017 paul blackthorne and jake dudman explore vietnam and the reasons why 90% of poached rhino horn ends up there.
An adventure across this beautiful country will take. The critically endangered javan rhino is now extinct in vietnam after the last surviving animal was killed, according to a report by conservation groups. The sumatran rhinoceros, also known as the hairy rhinoceros or asian twohorned rhinoceros dicerorhinus sumatrensis, is a rare member of the family rhinocerotidae and one of five extant species of rhinoceros. One of sris founder patrons was the british writer. Vtv4 paul blackthorne and the save the rhino vietnam. Chipembere rhino foundation is an ngo run by trustees with extensive rhino experience and assisted by a group of committed volunteers. Demand for rhino horn, used in traditional chinese medicine, is fueling a slaughter of the animals in africa. Al pacino leads a team of vigilantes determined to find and eliminate nazis in 1970s america in amazons hunters. As few as 25 javan rhinos survive in the wild, in a single park in. In 2017 dudman directed the 23minute documentary save the rhino vietnam, in which he and actor paul blackthorne travelled to vietnam to investigate the rhino horn trade and raise awareness for the rhinoextinction plight. At one school, four posters were made by the children with messages about saving rhino and were distributed to the presidents office, as well as the offices of the minister of environment and tourism. World rhino day is an opportunity to once again raise awareness about the scourge of rhino poaching and help the rhino make its final stand. Training here in tasmania is a wonderful adventure, no matter what the season.
Friday 3rd march paul blackthorne and jake dudman explore vietnam and the reasons why 90% of poached rhino horn ends up there. Packed with rhino news, updates and stories from save the rhino. Jacob dudman born 22 august 1997 is an english actor. Thanks to a generous grant from the disney conservation fund, we can avoid duplicating efforts since both species overlap in. It is painful that despite significant investment in the vietnamese rhino population conservation efforts failed to save this unique animal. Save the rhino international sri, a ukbased conservation charity, is europes largest singlespecies rhino charity, in terms of funds raised and grants made, and in terms of profile and positioning.
Fairplanet spoke with vince barkas and sarah ston er about the complexity of the poaching. February 5, 2018 ho chi minh city, vietnam hotgirl di t. In recent years, the growing reports of rhino poaching in africa has led to great concerns over the future of rhinos as the demand for their horns on the asian medicine market appears to remain a growing concern, and one which has now eradicated an entire animal species in vietnam. Recently the international buddhist confederation ibc announced they would actively promote guidelines and awareness toward the illegal and immoral use of rhino horn. They began fundraising for in situ rhino conservation projects in 1992 and were formally registered as a charity number 1035072 in 1994. If we wish to save the javan rhinoceros, we must work to know it commentary by francesco nardelli on 15 june 2017 the javan rhino survives in. A portion of proceeds made on tickets will be donated to save the rhino international, when tickets are purchased using the code. A mainland subspecies of the javan rhino was declared extinct in vietnam in 2011. Published on feb 26, 2017 save the rhino vietnam release date.
Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of natures most spectacular locales, the national parks. Season 1 is 830 minutes and was released on dvd september 27, 2011. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. What animal has roamed the earth for over a million years, and has been hunted to near extinction. To protect black rhinos from poaching and habitat loss, wwf is taking action in. Rhinos are an integral part of the south african ecosystem. We know exactly how the vietnamese javan rhino went extinct. It follows the desperate efforts in south africa to save the critically endangered rhinoceros. As rhino become more rare, the price of their horn goes up and it becomes more desirable as a status symbol.
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