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THAILAND: WORLD'S 1ST ART ACADEMY FOR ELEPHANTS
Lampang, Northern Thailand - 10 November 1998
1. Elephant approaches canvas with brush
2. Canvas as painting starts
3. Elephant paints, with mahout standing beside
4. Elephant's eye
5. Three canvases in line; elephant trunks come into...
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Government to restrict the use of elephants for begging
FILE: 12 August, 1999
1. Wide of elephant walking in Bangkok with its handlers at night
2. Wide of people feeding the elephant
3. Elephant crossing the road in downtown Bangkok
3 July, 2009
4. Wide of balloons being released to...
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THAILAND: MAN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ELEPHANTS
English/Nat
Man's relationship with the elephant is in crisis right across Asia; that's the issue behind a landmark conference this week in Bangkok.
More than a hundred wildlife groups, and representatives from cash-rich zoos and...
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INDIA: POSTAL SERVICE CAUTIOUSLY ENTERS THE 20TH CENTURY
Hindi/Bengali/Nat
Its probably the biggest postal service in the world - its probably the slowest postal service in the world and its certainly the most antiquated in the world.
But now the Indian mail service is cautiously entering...
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Philippines seize 2.2m US dollars worth of tusks
1. Wide of people gathered at customs warehouse area
2. Media
3. Pan down from sacks to elephant tusks uncovered
4. Various of elephant tusks on display
5. Package being opened
6. Large tusk being brought outside
7. Close of elephant...
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Kenyan police seize over one tonne of illegal ivory at airport
1. Wide pan of people viewing seized ivory behind fence
2. Various of the ivory being displayed
3. Various of media at press briefing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kennedy Onyonyi, Kenya's Revenue Authority Spokesman:
"Have seized 1,446...
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SOUTH AFRICA: BABY ELEPHANT IS ADOPTED BY RESEARCH & BREEDING CENTRE
English/Nat
From South Africa, the story of a baby elephant, abandoned by its mother and left to die in a mud pool.
But the future is looking a little brighter for "Mafunyane" who's been named after one of the biggest elephants to live...
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New baby elephant unveiled at Berlin Zoo
1. Various of Kewa and her baby elephant
2. Set up shot of Pohlen
3. SOUNDBITE: (German) Claus Pohlen, spokesman for the Elephants in Berlin Tierpark:
"This year we are very lucky, within three months we have the third birth of asian...
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Philippines - Authorities destroy $10 million worth of seized elephant tusks
Authorities destroy $10 million worth of seized elephant tusks
Manila - 21 June 2013
1. Various of digger smashing seized elephant ivory tusks
2. Mid of digger operator
3. Mid of news briefing held by Philippines Secretary of Department...
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THAILAND: BANGKOK: 30 WOMEN COMPETE FOR TITLE OF "JUMBO QUEEN"
Thai/English
Big was beautiful in Thailand - where 30 women competed for the title of "Jumbo Queen".
Thousands of people turned up to watch the bizarre beauty contest, which was staged at a private zoo near the capital, Bangkok.
The...
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UPDATE Oliver Stone talks about his new movie
1. Wide shot: Oliver Stone, Colin Farrell and movie executives at press conference
2. Panning shot: Oliver Stone to Farrell
3. SOUNDBITE: OLIVER STONE (in answer to why he cast Farrell as Alexander)
"I think Colin is original and mad. I...
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Police catch gang that allegedly provided owners with false identification papers
Police in Thailand said on Wednesday that they seized more than a dozen elephants in raids after busting a gang that allegedly provided the animals' owners with false identification papers.
Fourteen unregistered or illegally registered...
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THAILAND: MALE ELEPHANT ARRIVES FROM ISRAEL (V)
Voice and effects
A male elephant born in Israel, where female pachyderm company is hard to come by, has arrived by airplane in Thailand with hopes of finding true love.
Five-year old Chapati, whose parents both came originally from...
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ZIMBABWE: ELEPHANT PROBLEM (V)
English/Nat
Conservationists in Zimbabwe say they can only transport thousands of troublesome elephants to new, safe, habitats if they get more money.
Zimbabwe's 70-thousand-strong elephant population is endangering human life and...
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South Africa''s elephant grape crushers
AP Television
Calitzdorp, South Africa, 11 February 2010
1. Mid of elephants arriving
2. Wide tracking shot through vineyard as women pick grapes
3. Close of woman picking grapes
4. Mid of women picking grapes
5. Wide of tractor...
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Crusher pulverises pile of seized ivory ahead of wildlife conference
A large pile of ivory was crushed outside London's Houses of Parliament on Monday, ahead of a major summit in London later this week aimed at curbing illegal wildlife trade.
Dozens of items, from entire elephant tusks to intricate...
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Customs seize large haul of poached ivory
1. Wide of open crates of elephant tusks, tilt down to closest crate full of tusks, put on display by Thai Customs Department
2. Close of tusks
3. Tracking shot of pile of tusks on table
4. Close of tusks
5. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Kornsiri...
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Buddhist monks in prayer ceremony for the protection of African elephants
1. Wide of monks at temple in Bangkok, throwing petals into air onto 3D chalk drawing of an elephant AUDIO: music played by string ensemble
2. Petals landing on elephant drawing AUDIO: music played by string ensemble
3. Monk throwing...
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Authorities seize one tonne of ivory and other game goods
1. Exterior of Nairobi National Park, headquarters of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
2. Nairobi National Park sign over main gate
2. Kenya Wildlife Service wardens and Kenya police officers lifting elephant trunk
3. Sniffer dog going over...
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MOFA on ivory trafficking and upcoming Obama visit
China on Thursday responded to calls from Africa to take a zero-tolerance approach on illegal elephant poaching.
A spokeswoman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also addressed US President Barack Obama's decision to skip China on a...
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World champion athlete adopts baby cheetah
1. Wide shot of athlete Usain Bolt looking at cheetah in a cage
2. Close up shot of Usain Bolt looking through fence, pan to cheetah
3. Usain Bolt petting cheetah, standing next to him with blonde hair is Jochen Zeitz, the chief...
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A huge elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka
1. Pan across river to elephants
2. People standing next to elephants
3. Various, elephants in river
4. Main street outside elephant orphanage
5. Sign reading: Elephant Orphanage
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lanka Dharnadasa, Education and...
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Elephant pedicure lessons given at Hamburg zoo
1. Medium shot elephants
2. Elephant
3. Medium shot students at theoretical course
4. Medium shot students
5. Close up hand out on elephant foot care
6. Medium shot students listening
7. Medium shot elephant
8. Medium shot instructor...
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THAILAND: STUDENT WINS FAT BEAUTY CONTEST: ELEPHANT CHARITY
Thai/Nat
A Thai student who tipped the scales at 198 pounds has been crowned Jumbo Queen 1999 after she was judged to "best display the grace, elegance and enormity of the elephant."
Fat is beautiful was the motto of the day as 24 young...