/n00:00:00:00 /n- [Rangers discuss elephant migration in office; Massi boys herd cattle; water tank, Massi boys and men walking around water tank; interview w official from Kenyan Wildlife Services (? ...

LION WATCHING ELEPHANTS MOVING ON NORTH. MIGRATING ZEBRAS AT DRIED UP WATER HOLE ELEPHANTS FLAPPING EARS TO KEEP COOL,

Juvenile and adolescent northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) bask in the sun along the Central Coast of California, USA. Many can be seen flipping sand onto their bodies to protect their sensitive skin from sunburn. Adult males can reach 4 meters in length and weigh over 2,000 kilograms. Once hunted to near-extinction, northern elephant seals now number close to 200,000.

CHILDREN IN SPRING AND SUMMER

TAPE: EF03/1167 IN_TIME: 07:29:27 DURATION: 3:24 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Kathambari - Recent SHOTLIST: 1. Elephant walking into village, villagers following 2. Elephant walking through village in search of food, stepping on utensils lying on ground 3. Villagers watching 4. Elephant brushing its back against thatched roof of hut 5. Various of elephant walking through village, villagers watching 6. Elephant seen through door of a village hut 7. Elephant spraying hay on its back with its trunk and then shaking it off 8. Crowd of villagers walking behind elephant 9. SOUNDBITE: (Bengali) Amirannussa, villager: "If they don't get food in the forest, why wouldn't they come here? They're hungry and that brings them here." 10. Paddy fields close to forest 11. Various of farmer harvesting crop 12. SOUNDBITE: (Bengali) Ismail Hussain, farmer: "The problem is - elephants come from the forest, then they come to our paddy fields, eat the paddy and destroy the field. Thousands of farmers have lost their paddy crops to this problem." 13. Elephant herd in forest 14. Elephants crossing path to enter fields and human settlement area 15. Forest officer on lookout for elephants, he points as he hears elephants 16. Various of elephant herd running back into forest as it is chased out of fields 17. Villager running in fright 18. Pan over elephant footprints in path used by elephants 19. SOUNDBITE: (English) P. Jakhar, Forest official: "Now the whole of the corridor - in several places it is encroached by human beings. It has been converted into paddy fields. It is very difficult to remove those encroachments and human settlements - but that is the only permanent solution to this - that slowly slowly, step by step, you settle the population somewhere else, make the forest more suitable for elephants." (Night shots) 20. Various of villagers lighting flame torches to ward off elephants 21. Various of villagers carrying flame torches and running, making loud noises to scare elephants away STORYLINE: India's elephants are facing ever increasing pressures on their natural habitat and food supplies as the country's human populations continue to expand into forest areas, according to Wildlife experts. The encroachments result in disruption to traditional elephant migration routes, forcing the hungry animals into human space in search of food. In North-Eastern India the sight elephants straying into villages is becoming all too familiar. Every year large numbers of elephants come down from the hilly forest areas of West Bengal to the adjacent plains which are lush with food crops. Many walk over to the villages - encounters which can sometimes turn violent. This time, anxious villagers watch the spectacle with fear, waiting for forestry officials to guide the elephant back into the forest. Hundreds of people are killed by elephants in Asia every year, while reports of elephants being captured and killed are on the rise. The reason, according to a report by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, is that about 20 percent of the world's human population lives within the present range of Asian elephants, and that number is growing by nearly three percent each year. Too many people are moving into areas that infringe on elephant habitat. Forest officials say there is a need to provide elephants with migratory corridors that avoid areas inhabited by humans. In Hindu mythology the elephant is a revered animal. The elephant God Ganesha is one of the most popular Hindu Gods. But the encroaching human population has turned the animal into a menace. For villagers living near the Kathambari forest, the nights are spent keeping vigil. Earlier in the year a herd of 200 elephants came down to the area, causing massive destruction of the paddy crop. Carrying flaming torches, the villagers patrol the fields to protect their food and property from being raided by the hungry elephants. But they are only dealing with the symptoms of an environmental conflict that experts predict is likely to only get worse.

A herd of African elephants majestically walking across a vast savanna grassland

At mark 1:20 is how South Africa came to existence. In 1652, small group of Dutch colonies established the first European settlement at the southern tip of the land. Renamed by the Portuguese from Cape of Storm to Cape of Good Hope. At mark 1:45 is the vast, wild and unexplored world. There is a hippo, elephant, and different animal varieties. At mark 2:02, is mass migration to the South Africa. At mark 2:30, the soil is tilled. At mark 2:52, the map of South Africa is seen. At this mark, all the states united and become South Africa. At mark 3:15, the flags are seen. At mark 3:40, a farmer from the Orange Free State talks about farming in the country. At mark 4:05, is his maize plantation. Maize is used for powder, and gun powder. At mark 4:44, sheep are seen. More wools are harvested form them. At mark 5:15 is a Figanda cattle. Today, they have become a chief source of beef and leather. At mark 5:40, a lady is seen harvesting grapes. At mark 6:06 is the wine making company. At mark 6:25, dancers are dancing. Fruits of many varieties are produced and exported as seen at mark 7:08. Apart from the city’s fruits, thousands of citrus are exported each year. At mark 7:25 is seen a plantation for orange. At mark 7:33, train transport these fruits. Banana, pawpaw, sugar cane and lots are also produced at mark 7:50. Now lets see timber at mark 8:08. Timber is also produced in the country as seen at mark 8:15, supplying almost 2/3 of the country’s need. At mark 8:30, lumbers are seen. <p>At mark 9:10, it is seen how the land has been wasting away, and losing its fertility but today there is proper care of the soil. At mark 9:40 is a Bantu doctor, Dr. Joseph Massuka. He talks on modern surgery and old medicines. At mark 10:30, the ancient life is seen. A warrior is seen making a spear for ceremonial use. At mark 10:50 is the Bantu village. At mark 11:36 are children of the city. At mark 11:44, they are singing. At mark 12:03, the bantu kids are at school and are taught on ways of their culture. Every year there’s more bantu student taking a higher education and getting new professions at mark 12:27 like teaching and doctors. At mark 13:00, the bantu are dancing in their culture. At mark 13:50 is a man who runs a small printing business. He talks about his other people and how they’ve been brought up to work in various profession line. Fishing is seen at mark 14:45. Frozen foods are also exported. At mark 15:33, the member of the queen’s carnival is seen. At mark 16:00, Joseph Talip talks on the ancient religious faith. At mark 16:28, a man is seen making cap. Craftsmen are seen at mark 16:45. Dancers are also seen at mark 17:10. At mark 17:40, the Indian population mostly concentrated in the town is seen. An Indian shop is seen at mark 17:48. At mark 18:10 are places for religions of any type. At mark 18:20 are old India customs. At mark 19:00, is a man in his fourth year at a university of economics. He talks on standard of living of the country. New plants, new roads, trains, dams, water system and how all this existed as raw material for eachother. At mark 20:05, workers and production line are developing. At mark 20:42, manufacturers are conducting tests on their products. At mark 21:05, industrial future of South Africa is talked on. At mark 21:35 is a mining house in Johannesburg. Peter Weisberg a geologist here talks on gold mining in Johannesburg. At mark 22:08, the mining site is seen. He talked on difficulties, as seen at mark 22:33. The miners are mining at mark 22:50. At mark 23:08, gold bars are been transported from the site. At mark 23:15, is Uranium mining. At mark 23:28, is coal, iron and manganese mining. At mark 23:48, the ore where these resources are processed is seen. At mark 23:55, steel is been processed. Copper is also mined for power lines at mark 24:22. Also comes Crimore in which million is mined. Titanium at mark 24:48 is also mined. <p>At mark 24:55 is a site for mining diamond from the desert site. At mark 25:36, these precious stones are sorted. A diamond mine at Kimberly is seen at mark 25:55. At mark 26:45, a beach is seen where people are enjoying their leisure. At mark 27:18, the wildlife is seen. Modern life in South Africa strips in to align with older culture

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EAST AFRICA

TAPE: EF01/0563 IN_TIME: 23:09:23 DURATION: 3:35 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: Various, Recent SHOTLIST: 1. High shot of the Masai Mara 2. Giraffe running 3. Giraffe 4. Lion 5. Lions eating a a carcass of a zebra 6. Tourists watching the lions eating 7. Lions eating 8. Elephants on the move 9. Elephant with one tusk walking 10. Exterior of the hotel 11. Sign of the hotel KICHWA TEMBO CAMP 12. Various of Jackson Olaka, hotel manager 13. Jackson talking to one of the guests 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackson Olaka, hotel manager "Tourism has picked up considerably well, particularly now from the beginning of July, we have seen a massive improvement. This has come in as a result of improved roads and security and basically the refurbishment of most camps. And this also has a lot to do with the marketing which has also been done extensively." 15. Various shots of tourists looking at the Mara river 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayola Warner, tourist "We are so happy to be here, we never thought we would come to Africa, but we are so glad, so glad." 17. Landrover crossing over water in the Masai Mara 18. Various of tourists watching on 19. Wildebeast on the move 21. Lioness waiting 22. Wildebeast feeding from its mother 23. Wildebeast grazing 24. Various of crocodiles on the Mara river 25. Mara STORYLINE: The recent political instability in Zimbabwe has had direct effects on the tourist industry in Kenya this year- which has seen a 20% increase in safari holidays. A series of restructuring measures in the tourist industry has also helped to bring the crowds in. Marketing strategies, improved security arrangements, better lodging facilities have all helped to attract a wider gamet of adventurers, of all ages, into the country. The Masai Mara covers an area of about 1,500 square kms in the southwestern corner of Kenya. This is the stuff of western tourist dreams: nature at its wildest, a world away from the urban jungles many wish to escape - at least for a few weeks. Here people come to see, among others, lions, giraffes, elephants and buffalos. This is also the season of annual migration for the wildebeast. They come from Tanzania into Kenya to graze on the Mara plains - and to mate. Then they return to Tanzania in November. Tourists flock to see this annual event, but unfortunately their presence has affected these annual cycles by hindering the crossing of the wilderbeast. So while Kenya depends increasingly on the tourist industry, its effects pose real threats to the country's ecological life.

Juvenile and adolescent northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) bask in the sun along the Central Coast of California, USA. Many can be seen flipping sand onto their bodies to protect their sensitive skin from sunburn. Adult males can reach 4 meters in length and weigh over 2,000 kilograms. Once hunted to near-extinction, northern elephant seals now number close to 200,000.

Stunning herd of African elephants majestically walking across a vast savanna field with large trees in the background,view from the side,clear sky in the distance,Amboseli National park,Kenya - Shot in 8K Resolution - RED V-RAPTOR 8K VV

TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY/AMATEUR SPECIAL EFFECTS, NATIONAL PARKS, HOME MOVIES OLD SAN FERNANDO VALLEY DEL MAR AUGUST 3, 1957 RACE 7 hazy horse race- looks better it goes on- Track horses running on track ;CAMERA MAGIC 1940s teen girl vanishes from boy, teen boy magically produces and eats a piece of food, and a drink to follow ;Teen boy turns invisible, camera on tripod- person places a mirror perpendicular to the lens; Palm trees and lawn, mirage appears, teen girls in bathing suits, girls diving into pool illusion ;Woman fishing in illusory lake- throws fish back, illusory lake dries up, giant woman holding man in her hand ;Headless woman lying on beach, decapitated head smiles, women reveal illusion, phony contortionist; Man climbing straight up wall illusion, woman appear from behind palm tree, wacky marching, weird bird with big beak More reversed film- horse race retreats, fishermen throwing fish back into lake, catching fish in their hands 'reverse action' ; Military testing amphibious vehicle, driving jeep off-road, car hits cyclist, hobo clown appears Cinderella doing chores, fairy godmother appears, Cinderella in gown smiles at camera, multiplying majorettes ;THE WORLD PARADE, AMERICAS WONDERLANDS Aerial freeway, Air to Air passenger plane, train goes by, mountain lake & herd of sheep Women picking flowers in field, spires of rock, migrating birds, mtn range, Rocky Mountain National Park - sheep, Bear Lake; Trail riding, hiking, waterfall, valley, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone falls, Aerials waterfall & geysers ;Old Faithful, Crater Lake, patches of snow on mtn, Pacific Northwest coastline, seals, Columbia River, salmon running ; Bear catches fish, bridge over waterfall, Bryce Canyon, trail riding, natural arch, Aerial Grand Canyon, motorboat on rapids Couple & panorama, Yosemite Valley, sequoias, Monterey Peninsula golf course, coast, riding, Ghost Tree Point, seals; Cormorants on rock, Mount Rainier, hikers, mtn climbers, skiing, women picking daffodils, huge herd of sheep ;Niagara Falls. THE ADVENTURE PARADE, LION-TIGER FIGHT hunting tigers out in India, men wearing pith helmets riding elephant; Expedition sets out riding elephants, thatched huts, the Crows, women display jewelry, men & kids sit on ground Expedition riding elephants crossing river, thru jungle, pair of tigers run by ('striped monsters'), elephant knocking down tree Tiger running away, white hunter firing rifle, people around dead tiger, hunters proceed on foot, tiger, lion Lion and tiger fighting (it looks more like they're both trying to escape) men watching from ledge, tiger thrown into pit Lion & tiger fight, defeated tiger lies down, scrawny lion, fight resumes, tiger hauled out of pit, lion drinking THE SPORT PARADE, DOG SHOW dog waiting outside maternity ward, nurse presents basket of puppies ;Girl holding puppy (she has Shirley Temple curls), bottle-feeding puppies, puppy sleeping, husky puppies, dog sledding Dog watches girl sleeping on lawn, boy sharing ice cream with dog, hwy traffic, dog playing dead, then jumping into man's arms Dogs dive into pool, dog show, Bedlingtons, poodles being groomed, great Dane, dachshunds, sheepdog, bulldog, Russian wolfhound Labrador sort, Pomeranian 'smiling', St.Bernard and Chihuahua (giant & sprout), fancy little dogs on wagon, doing tricks ;Hunting dogs, Labrador retrieving duck, beagles, fox hunt, deer hiding in pond, hounds swimming after deer Dog wearing clothing doing tricks. Remington electric razor commercial with cowboy actor, Elgin watch commercial; COLOR 1950s home movie- swimming pool party - couple, wacky diving. Girl riding a bike that's way too big for her ;Pool party- more diving, woman w/swim cap, man wiggling on raft, diving (wacky and not so), woman & little dog, pool antics; Skiing -looks like a skiing lesson B/W THE HOLLYWOOD - VERMONT SCREEN PARADE greeting card shop attendant ('None other than Glory Miller herself.') ;Millers Photo & Art Shop on busy street corner (and stationery store), man at camera shop counter, customer at stationery counter ;COLOR woman feeding horse in paddock, restless horse, groom leads horse past camera, standing before stables, paddocks B/W MONKEY-FACED OWLS 'Nature Magazine', fuzzy owl chicks in nest, chirping, bobbing their heads, keeper catches owlet ;Boy petting owl despite being pecked, CU wing & feather. COLOR new neighborhood, couple looking at house still being finished Int cardboard box in unfurnished house, DX new house, same house with new lawn and car in driveway. B/W female golfer

ACROSS THE WORLD WITH MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON

Juvenile and adolescent northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) bask in the sun along the Central Coast of California, USA. Adult males can reach 4 meters in length and weigh over 2,000 kilograms. Once hunted to near-extinction, northern elephant seals now number close to 200,000.

TAPE: EF01//0321 IN_TIME: 13:34:47 DURATION: 3:37 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film/video/tv clips without clearance DATELINE: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: SHOTLIST(including transcript):- 1. VSs FESPACO, Public in front of Maison Du Peuple, a Festival center 2. Film clip "Les Couilles de l'?l?phant" 3. MS Nadege Beausson-Diagne (actress in film - born and grew up in Paris, working in Africa for first time) walking in African dress wtih another woman 4. SOT Beausson-Diagne (French): "it's really important but -it's the first time I came to Africa it was in Gabon, so I really exaggerated a difficult part-it was the first time I was on the continent-I had to really concentrate to express all those emotions that one has, but it went well so I am happy." 5. Film clip "Fanta" 6. SOT Josephine Bertrand Tchakoua Pouma (French), director of Fanta: "I have three educations. I have a European education, because I had the opportunity to live in France. I have an education of African cities.... the education of modern African cities. And I have the traditional education of the villages. I have that village education because I am a traditional princess. So, for us, it's very important for a princess of the regency to have a secret education." 7. Film clip "Immatriculation Temporaire" 8. SOT Gaite Fofana (French), director: "The subject of the film is also to show that there is a different Africa then we might be conscious of in Europe, the images of Africa, where everyone is enjoying themselves and is happy, which is not true at all, the situation is tragic, the film is closer to tragedy than a postcard." 9. Film clip "Voyage a Ouaga" 10. SOT Camille Mouyere (French): "It is an initiation rite for him, because when he arrives he is obsessed about coming home to Africa, but after he experiences various things , he does not want to go back. Africa does that to you, I warn my European friends, if you come once, you will probably want to come again, Africa leaves nobody indifferent." 11. VSs traditional dance OUT OF AFRICA =============== In our continuing look at African cinema, one of the main sidebar events of the 17th Pan African International Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, was a section devoted to films of the African diaspora. History, colonialism and economic migration have dictated that millions of Africans now live outside of the continent but continue to look upon themselves as African, first and foremost. Among these migrants are a growing number of film makers who are turning their cameras on themselves, recounting their own experiences of returning to Africa after long periods of separation or of trying to establish themselves in foreign places. APTN spoke to some of the directors at the festival about their movies and their experiences. CAMILLE MOUYAK?, from Congo-Brazzaville is the director of VOYAGE TO OUAGA. His comedy follows a young Frenchman who is assigned the task of driving a car to Benin. But his arrival in Cotonou, the capital, coincides with an economic crisis and the car is destroyed. Left with no money, he meets a friendly and resourceful boy who takes him under his wing and leads him to his friends, a young couple dreaming of attending the FESPACO film festival. The Frenchman is impressed at the way people in Africa share their happiness and misery together. COUILLE DE L'ELEPHANT is another comedy, directed by HENRI JOSEPH KOUMBA BIDIDI from Gabon. It tells the story of a politician, Alveina, whose political career is stagnating and who is stricken by impotency, even in the company of his new, young mistress, Wissi. His wife is is bending his ear but wants him back. What is a man to do? Nad?ge Beausson-Diagne, a Paris-based actress stars in the film. Another film, Immatriculation Temporaire, directed by GAHIT? FOFANA from Guinea, follows the story of a young French Guinean from Paris who returns to Guinea in search of his father. He discovers an Africa which is both indifferent and violent and a world away from his preconceived notion of the place. Gahit? Fofana began his career in 1994 with "TARUR." He went on to make "T?M?DY," "UNE PAROLE, UN VISAGE," "MATHIAS, LE PROCOS DES GANGS," and "LE SOLEIL SE MAQUILLE." Fanta, a film directed by JOSEPHINE BERTRAND TCHAKOUA POUMA from Cameroon, deals with the ups and downs of mixed marriage. In the movie, the eponymously named leading character is a Senegalese woman married to Lucas, a Frenchman. They live in Paris. He owns a photo lab but the couple are experiencing financial problems. Fanta attends a drama course which turns out to be more expensive than they both thought. She wants to give up the course but her husband insists she continues. They argue. Josephine Bertrand Tchakoua Pouma made her directorial debut with Fanta. She has her own production company. Each of the films had a warm reception from the Ouagadougou audience. The African experience is only now beginning to be recorded on celluloid but with the advent of broadcast quality DV, and the lower cost implication that this will have, something we will look at in our next report on African films, African filmmaking can only grow and start to reach out to a wider audience. CLEARANCE DETAILS Les Couilles de l'?l?phant Fanta Immatriculation Temporaire Voyage a Ouaga

Tracking over a large elephant herd wading through a marsh. Available in HD. (Core Number: NBRD180F)

&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--SUPERS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Monday &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Newport, RI &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Ruth Ganesh&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Co-Founder, Coexistence Collective &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Tarsh Thekaekara&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Co-Founder, Elephant Collective &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--VIDEO SHOWS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>VO of elephants exhibit; sound from founder Coexistence Collective; sound from Elephant Collective&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--SCRIPT PROVIDED BY WJAR&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>A herd of elephants is taking over Newport! &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The Great Elephant Migration exhibit was officially unveiled at Rough Point this morning. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Thats where we find NBC 10s Liz Bateson, she joins us live with a look at the exhibit. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>((LIVE))&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>This isnt something you see everyday in coastal Newport. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Check it out these elephants are 8.5 feet tall, weighing up to 700 pounds. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Theyre promoting the message that theyre here along the Cliff Walk to raise money for conservation efforts around the world. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>((PKG))&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Larger than life &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>(Ruth Ganesh, Coexistence Collective Co-Founder) We have 100 elephants that have taken their first step on American soil.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>With a story to share &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>(Ganesh) Living with wildlife and finding ingenuity and ways to share our space in a world thats becoming more and more crowded is the message of the day.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>100 artisan-made elephant sculptures have officially arrived in the Ocean State. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Its the first stop in the Great Elephant Migration tour.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>(Ganesh) Theyre going to have a delicious summer in Newport in July and August.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The goal is to raise money for the non-profit Elephant Family which works to promote wildlife and humans living together in harmony. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>(Tarsh Thekaekara, Co-Founder of Elephant Collective) What were trying to say is unless people are connected to and admire nature, theres no way human beings will want to continue to save nature.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The elephants themselves were crafted by the Coexistence Collective a group of 200 indigenous artists in India.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Its been 10 years in the making, with the largest elephant taking about 3 months complete. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Theyre made out of an invasive weed in India thats toxic to animals&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>(Thekaekara ) It completely displaces animals everywhere and pushes them out of their natural habitat.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The exhibit will also benefit Save the Bay during its stay in the Ocean State. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>((LIVE)) &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>You can see the elephants for yourself all along the cliff walk in Newport through August. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>After that, theyre heading cross country, eventually ending up in Los Angeles next year. &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Live in Newport, LB, NBC 10 News.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--KEYWORD TAGS--&lt;/b>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>RHODE ISLAND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENT INVASIVE SPECIES INDIA ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL &lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>

&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/climate/migratory-species-extinction-report-climate/index.html''&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Female leatherback turtles are among the world’s most intrepid creatures, making journeys as far as 10,000 miles after nesting to find food in far-away seas. They’ve been known to set off from tropical Southeast Asia up to the cold waters of Alaska, where jellyfish are abundant.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>But travelling such a long way means encountering threats that can be fatal: fishing nets intended for other species, poachers, pollution and waters warmed by the climate crisis, which force the turtles to travel even further to find their prey.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>These turtles are just one of hundreds of migratory species — those that make remarkable journeys each year across land, rivers and oceans — that are facing extinction because of human interference, according to a landmark UN agency report published Monday.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Of the 1,189 creatures listed by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, or CMS, more than one in five are threatened.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>They include species from all sorts of animal groups —?whales, sharks, elephants, wild cats, raptors, birds and insects, among others.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Some 44% of those species listed are undergoing population declines, the report said. Most alarming is the state of the world’s migratory fish: Nearly all, 97%, of those listed are threatened with extinction.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The report is the first inventory to assess the status of migratory species and how they are trying to survive in a world dramatically changed by humans. It found the two biggest threats were overexploitation and loss of habitat because of human activity, such as clearing land for farming, roads and infrastructure. Those activities also fragment migratory species’ pathways, sometimes making it impossible for them to complete their journeys.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Around 58% of the monitored locations recognized as important for migratory species are facing what the CMS says are unsustainable levels of pressure from humans.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Climate change and pollution are also major threats. Warmer temperatures not only force some species to travel farther, but can also lead animals to move at different times of year. That can mean missing out on prey or a mate for breeding.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>One particularly stark example is the narwhal. These mythical-looking sea creatures, famous for their spiralled tusks, spend summers in mostly ice-free coastal areas before migrating south into deeper Arctic waters.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>However, as the oceans warm and annual sea ice expansion happens later and later, scientists have found some narwhals are delaying their journey, risking becoming trapped in sea ice with no openings to breathe through if the ice flash freezes in the fall.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Global warming can also cause destruction of habitats, such as coral reefs for sea creatures.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Light pollution is making migration more dangerous for some?species as well, particularly birds. At the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, a Chicago building on the shore of Lake Michigan, more than 40,000 dead birds have been recovered since 1978, the report noted, having collided with it after being attracted to the light streaming from its windows.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Some mass whale strandings have been linked to sound pollution, while plastic pollution has been linked to mortality in albatrosses, large migratory seabirds.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The report sheds light on how creatures who make these often-spectacular journeys also play a vital role in upholding the Earth’s delicate ecological balance.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>“These animals are, first and foremost, part of the ecosystems where they’re found,” CMS executive secretary Amy Fraenkel told CNN. “And we have a lot of evidence showing that if you remove these species, if they decline, it will have impacts on the ecosystems where they’re found, and not in a positive way.”&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Take bats, for example. It can be hard to think of them as creatures that make the world a more beautiful place. But those that migrate have a crucial role as pollinators for a huge range of fruits and flowers — they pollinate more than 500 flowering plant species, the report says.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The bats disperse seeds, which help maintain healthy forests, and they regulate the spread of insects by consuming vast amounts of them.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>But bats are threatened by deforestation, which destroys their habitat, as well as hunting — their meat is considered a delicacy in some countries. Noise pollution is also distracting for foraging bats, making them less efficient hunters.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>There is some good news in the report. There are 14 species that have seen positive trends, including blue and humpbacked whales. But overall, the picture is alarming.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>“Today’s report clearly shows us that unsustainable human activities are jeopardizing the future of migratory species – creatures who not only act as indicators of environmental change but play an integral role in maintaining the function and resilience of our planet’s complex ecosystems,” Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, said in a statement.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>The report was launched Monday at a major UN wildlife conservation conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>Reducing the threats to migratory species will require global efforts, experts say, as so many animals who make these regular journeys cross international borders, whether on land, or in the sea or sky.&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>“Migratory species have a special role in nature as they don’t recognize political boundaries,” said Anurag Agrawal, professor of environmental studies at Cornell University. “Instead, they sew together large areas of the planet through their movements. Their conservation thus requires international cooperation.”&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--TEASE--&lt;/b>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--SUPERS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>File&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--VIDEO SHOWS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--LEAD IN&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--VO SCRIPT&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--SOT&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--TAG&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS&lt;/b>--&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----&lt;/b>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--KEYWORD TAGS--&lt;/b>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;b>--MUSIC INFO---&lt;/b>&lt;/p>\n&lt;p>&lt;/p>

101101 LONDON PACKET + NOTES TRT 30:13 090925#049 Title: SAUDI BODY BOMBER bbc2200 GARDNER Notes body bomb 101101#010 Title: UK CHOPIN SHIP evn-0 TVP Notes Polish tall ship the "Fryderyk Chopin" is being towed to the port of Falmouth 101101#004 Title: RUSSIA KURILES MEDVEDEV evn-y C1R Notes Dmitry Medvedev is today visiting the Kuriles Islands 101101#011 Title: RUSSIA LAVROV JAPAN evn-0 RU24 Notes Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov used a news conference 101101#005 Title: ITALY FILMFEST REEVES evn-y RAI Notes Director Matt Reeves talked about his second film 'Let Me In' 101101#006 Clip Title CHINA SHANGHAI EXPO CLOSES evn-y CCTV Notes The 184-day Shanghai World Expo came to the end 101101#009 Title: GERMANY SINKHOLE CARS evn-0 ZDF Notes A large sinkhole opened up sucking a nearby car into its depths 101101#016 Title: UK DRUGS bbc1300 Easton Notes Alcohol is a more harmful drug than heroin or crack cocaine according to research published today 101101#020 Title: GREECE ATHENS BOMBS evn-w ERT Notes a parcel bomb explosion in Athens 101101#021 Title: BURMA ELEPHANTS bbc1300 Hall Notes one of World War 2's most remarkable rescues 101101#024 Title: IRAQ CHRISTIANS evn-1 RTV c/ap Notes Iraq Christians 101101#025 Title: GERMANY SINKHOLE AERIALS evn-1 ZDF Notes aerials of the sinkhole --- *****THIS IS MIXED AUDIO***** Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 090925#049 Name: 090925#049 Title: SAUDI BODY BOMBER bbc2200 GARDNER Type: BBC In point: 22:40:25.15 Out point: 22:42:58.19 Duration: 00:02:33.04 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source BBC Notes body bomb Dopesheet SLUG/CORRESPONDENT: BOMBER/GARDNER PRODUCER: Ian Aktinson INTRO: Security and intelligence experts are deeply worried by a new development in suicide bombing. It's emerged that an Al-Qaeda assassin who died last month while trying to blow up a Saudi prince in Jeddah had hidden the explosives INSIDE his body. By doing so he managed to pass through security checks undetected as our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. DATE SHOT: LOCATIONS: IN WORDS:The immediate aftermath OUT WORDS:Frank Gardner, BBC News" DURATION:2'31" ASTONS: 1'22" Dr PETER NEUMANN\Terrorism expert 2'06" July 2005 SOURCES: 0 to 24 Al-Arabiya 24 to 1'04 BBC 1'05 to 1'10 Al-Arabiya 1'10 to 1'16 BBC 1'17 to 1'22 Al-Arabiya 1'22 to 1'50 BBC 1'50 to 2'05 Al-Arabiya 2'05 to end at 2'31 BBC 101101#010 Name: 101101#010 Title: UK CHOPIN SHIP evn-0 TVP Type: EVN FEED In point: 11:05:11.20 Out point: 11:07:33.04 Duration: 00:02:21.14 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source TVP Notes Polish tall ship the "Fryderyk Chopin" is being towed to the port of Falmouth Dopesheet Chopin ship EVN-0 Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: FALMOUTH Province/State: CORNWALL Country: UNITED KINGDOM Sound: NATURAL Language: Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: PLTVP Restrictions: Dopesheet: TVP cover of the The Fryderyk Chopin - a Polish tall ship carrying dozens of Polish children and crew which lost her twin masts in wild seas and was towed into Falmouth, Cornwall today. The Fryderyk Chopin is a sailing training vessel with had 36 young people and 11 crew on board, was towed to Falmouth by Newlyn-based fishing boat Nova Spiro after disaster struck on Friday morning. Both masts snapped off amid gale force nine winds around 100 miles south west of the Isles of Scilly. No injuries were reported among sailing trainees, all aged 14, and crew. Page: 1 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#004 Name: 101101#004 Title: RUSSIA KURILES MEDVEDEV evn-y C1R Type: FEED-LINES In point: 09:31:34.26 Out point: 09:34:50.21 Duration: 00:03:15.25 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source C1R Notes Dmitry Medvedev is today visiting the Kuriles Islands Dopesheet Kuriles Medvedev EVN-Y Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: KURILES Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION Sound: NATURAL Language: Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: RUC1R Restrictions: Dopesheet: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is today visiting the Kuriles Islands, defying Japanese warnings not to visit the disputed territory in the Pacific Ocean. Medvedev arrived in Kunashir, the second-largest of the four islands, where he met local residents. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan immediately described Mr Medvedev's visit as "regrettable". The islands have been under Moscow's control since the end of World War II. 101101#011 Name: 101101#011 Title: RUSSIA LAVROV JAPAN evn-0 RU24 Type: EVN FEED In point: 11:02:56.25 Out point: 11:03:54.17 Duration: 00:00:57.20 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source RU24 Notes Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov used a news conference Dopesheet Lavrov on Japan EVN-0 Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: MOSCOW Country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION Sound: NATURAL Language: RUSSIAN Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: RU24 Restrictions: Dopesheet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov used a news conference today to blast the Japanese "unacceptable" reaction to President Medvedev's visit to the disputed Kurile islands. "Japan's reaction to President Medvedev visit to Kurile islands is unacceptable. It is our land and Russian President was visiting Russian territory. Russian territory, Russian regions. We have explained it to our Japanese partners. We are inviting today the Ambassador of Japan to Russia to the Foreign Ministry in order to confirm our position once again with all clarity and excluding dual interpretation. It is not our plan to make any steps hindering Russian-Japanese colloboration but the Japanese side should draw the conclusions and I repeat similar comments are not acceptable." 101101#005 Name: 101101#005 Title: ITALY FILMFEST REEVES evn-y RAI Page: 2 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#005 Type: FEED-LINES In point: 09:51:55.19 Out point: 09:55:48.26 Duration: 00:03:53.05 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source RAI Notes Director Matt Reeves talked about his second film 'Let Me In' Dopesheet Filmfest Reeves intr EVN-Y Date Shot: 31-OCT-2010 Location: ROMA Country: ITALY Sound: NATURAL Language: ENGLISH Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: ITRAI Restrictions: -Access only for Eurovision Members and Sub-licensees with relevant agency contracts Dopesheet: Director Matt Reeves, who is in Rome for the film festival, talked to Rainews 24 about his second film 'Let Me In', an American adaptation of the 2008 breakout Swedish vampire drama 'Let The Right One In'. Shotlist: Director Matt Reeves soundbite Keyframe: 9:51:57 Q: Stephen King said this was the best US horror in 20 years. 9:52:04 SOT Matt Reeves: `Yes he did I was very flattered. I met him at the New Yorker film festival. We ran a panel together talking about vampire stories actually and the write of all the Twilight screenplays all the feature films there and there was a wonderful professor there, but there was Stephen King and I walked in the door and they told him who I was and he immediately pulled by aside and put his arm around me and told me how much he loved the film and I was blown away, it was a great hour, very exciting, especially given how many ways he had inspired the film, including obviously in the ways in which I think I just met Jon Lindquist, we spent some time together and I love him, he's a wonderful man, and he was telling me how his childhood was definitely by Stephen King and so I think it found its way into his writing, and then obviously in all of the films that have been made of Stephen King stories I have been very, very influenced and in trying to do this film I think you can look through and find all these Stephen King stories that I watched in film version in preparation, from the Shining to Carrie to all of these films, so it was a very exciting honour when he said that.` 9:53:18 Q: The original story of your movie is set in Scandinavia and the protagonist is really the cold, the ice, the snow, which can be comparable to the coldness of the death of vampires. How did you move it to the heart of New Mexico, which is not as cold as Scandinavia? 9:53:40 SOT Matt Reeves: `It's interesting because when I started looking for places to shoot the film, one of the things I loved about the story, both in the novel and in the film was the sort of idea of the virgin snow and blood, it seemed to capture the idea of innocence juxtaposed with sort of our more primitive nature, so I want to hold on to the snow, and I had originally set the story in Colorado, because in the novel Oscar, the boy, is obsessed with serial killers and it's all sort of how he's being believed and you get the sense that over time he's been very affected by these experiences, and it reminded me a lot of what I'd heard about an experience in the US that was the Columbine tragedies where these boys who had been bullied turned on their class mates and it was a very, very sad affair and had taken place in Colorado. And the place that seemed like on the one hand it should be a kind of idyllic American suburb but on the other hand there was a kind of isolation and loneliness and a remoteness that had a lot of desperation under it. So when I started looking it turned out Colorado was too expensive to shoot it and so somebody suggested New Mexico and I had the reaction you had which was oh well it's the desert so it'd be really warm and what is that like and they said no no no it's the high desert and in fact it snows there quite a bit, in Los Alamos, which is an interesting suburb with its own unique history, and it was a town that grew up out of nowhere because of the Manhattan Project and so it's a whole town that grew up around the history of the atomic bomb, but it snows up there, it's cold and in fact there's much of the film, moments where it's snowing and that's because it did snow while we were shooting there, so it's very cold, so we were able to preserve that, because that was one of the things I loved about the story and wanted to keep.` 101101#006 Name: 101101#006 Title: CHINA SHANGHAI EXPO CLOSES evn-y CCTV Type: FEED-LINES Page: 3 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#006 In point: 09:59:06.11 Out point: 10:01:11.08 Duration: 00:02:04.29 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source CCTV Notes The 184-day Shanghai World Expo came to the end Dopesheet Shanghai Expo closes EVN-Y Date Shot: 31-OCT-2010 Location: SHANGHAI Country: CHINA Sound: NATURAL Language: Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: CNCCTV Restrictions: Dopesheet: The 184-day Shanghai World Expo came to the end as a closing ceremony started here Sunday evening. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other dignitaries attended the ceremony. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan said the Expo has made China and the world come closer together, and a more open, inclusive and culturally advanced China that steadily moves forward will join other countries in the world to usher in an ever brighter future for all. He said the Expo spirit will be carried forward from generation to generation. President of the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) Jean-Pierre Lafon said Shanghai World Expo an "astounding success". He said Shanghai shows that with a talented organization, a willing to succeed and an excellent international communication campaign, a World Expo always brings out a true fascination. The BIE flag was lowered and Wen Jiabao declared the Shanghai World Expo closed. The first of its kind staged in a developing country, the event attracted 246 participating countries and international organizations and 73 million visitors. Both figures are records in the history of expos, the first of which was held in London in 1851. Shotlist: 1.Exterior of the venue for closing ceremony 2.GV of the audiences 3.the orchestra 4.Wen Jiabao and other dignitaries coming 5.close of Wang Qishan speaking 6.close of Jean-Pierre Lafon speaking 7.lowering the BIE flag 8.various of performances 9.night view of the Expo park 101101#009 Name: 101101#009 Title: GERMANY SINKHOLE CARS evn-0 ZDF Type: EVN FEED In point: 11:00:33.23 Out point: 11:01:35.04 Duration: 00:01:01.11 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source ZDF Notes A large sinkhole opened up sucking a nearby car into its depths Dopesheet Sinkhole cars EVN-0 Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: SCHMALKALDEN Province/State: THURINGIA Country: GERMANY Sound: NATURAL Language: GERMAN Aspect ratio: 16:9 Source: DEZDF Restrictions: Page: 4 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#009 Dopesheet: A large sinkhole opened up overnight in the middle of residential area in Thuringia, sucking a nearby car into its depths and forcing authorities to evacuate residents, police said on Monday. The crater, measuring some 40 x 15 metres, appeared in the town of Schmalkalden, a police spokesperson said. The hole is believed to be some 20 metres deep. 101101#016 Name: 101101#016 Title: UK DRUGS bbc1300 Easton Type: BBC In point: 13:39:18.17 Out point: 13:40:52.09 Duration: 00:01:33.24 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR A,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source BBC Notes Alcohol is a more harmful drug than heroin or crack cocaine according to research published today Dopesheet STORY/CORRESPONDENT: DRUGS/EASTON PKG PRODUCER: Katrina McCafferty INTRO: Alcohol is a more harmful drug than heroin or crack cocaine according to research published today. The report was co-written by Professor David Nutt -- the UK's former drug advisor who was sacked by the Government in 2009. The research goes against the long established drug-classification system -- which rates Ecstasy, LSD and heroin as the most dangerous. Our home editor Mark Easton reports. DATE SHOT: recent LOCATIONS: UK various IN WORDS: "Almost exactly..." OUT WORDS: "...Easton, BBC News." DURATION: 1' 37" ASTONS: 0' 17" - Professor DAVID NUTT\Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs 0' 54" - STEVE ROLLES\Transform Drug Policy Foundation SOURCES: All BBC News - access ok except: GFX- PAN BBC NEWS USE ONLY 101101#020 Name: 101101#020 Title: GREECE ATHENS BOMBS evn-w ERT Type: EVN FEED In point: 14:16:19.14 Out point: 14:21:24.13 Duration: 00:05:05.01 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source ERT Notes a parcel bomb explosion in Athens Dopesheet Athens bombs EVN-W Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: ATHENS Country: GREECE Sound: NATURAL Language: GREEK Aspect ratio: 4:3 Source: GRERT Restrictions: Dopesheet: One person was injured shortly after noon on Monday in a parcel bomb explosion in the Pangrati district of Athens, while police have arrested two suspects and are investigating terrorist ties. A parcel bomb exploded at 12:40 p.m. in the hands of a courier company employee in Pangrati as he picked up a package destined for Mexico that had been left by unidentified persons at the Swift Mail courier office a few minutes earlier. The female employee suffered injuries to his fingers from the explosion, which was described as being of mild, Page: 5 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#020 The female employee suffered injuries to his fingers from the explosion, which was described as being of mild, and was rushed to hospital. Police immediately launched an investigation and, based on descriptions provided by eyewitnesses, quickly spotted another booby-trapped parcel that had been left at another nearby courier service office in Pangrati. The second parcel bomb, left at the offices of ACS couriers, was destined for The Netherlands. Police shortly afterwards spotted two people fitting the eyewitnesses' descriptions in a nearby street, who were arrested. Shotlist: - Various of the scene of the first explosion in Pangrati. - Area closed off by the police. - Antiterrorism policemen and bpmb experts outside the courrier company Swift mail. - Police vehicles blocking the area where the second parcel bomb was located in the same district. 101101#021 Name: 101101#021 Title: BURMA ELEPHANTS bbc1300 Hall Type: FEED-LINES In point: 15:25:27.15 Out point: 15:27:35.13 Duration: 00:02:07.28 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR A,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source BBC Notes one of World War 2's most remarkable rescues Dopesheet STORY/CORRESPONDENT: ELEPHANTS/HALL PKG PRODUCER: Jon Leleu INTRO: Extraordinary pictures of one of World War 2's most remarkable rescues have been released today. In 1942 -- hundreds of refugees were evacuated from Burma into India -- riding elephants that had to wade across a monsoon-swollen river. British tea planter Gyles Mackrell know as "the Elephant Man" organised the rescue -- and now film of it has been donated to Cambridge University. Robert Hall has more. DATE SHOT: 1942 LOCATIONS: Burma into India IN WORDS: FX explosions... OUT WORDS: "...Hall, BBC News." DURATION: 2' 05" ASTONS: 0' 05" - Archive courtesy\University of Cambridge 0' 56" - Extract from\Gyles Mackrell's diary SOURCES: All material from Cambridge University - PAN BBC NEWS USE ONLY 101101#024 Name: 101101#024 Title: IRAQ CHRISTIANS evn-1 RTV c/ap Type: EVN FEED In point: 16:16:02.07 Out point: 16:19:53.03 Duration: 00:03:50.26 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source RTV c/ap Notes Iraq Christians Dopesheet Iraq Christians EVN-1 Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: MOSUL Country: IRAQ Sound: NATURAL Language: ARABIC Aspect ratio: 16:9 Source: GBRTV /GBAPTN Restrictions: -Access only for Eurovision Members and Sub-licensees with relevant agency contracts Page: 6 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#024 Dopesheet: Some of the oldest communities across the Middle East belong to the Christian faith. They have co-existed peacefully with Muslims for centuries, but several factors, including rising Islamic radicalism in recent years, has seen their numbers fall. Nowhere have the changes in the region been more sudden than to Christians in Iraq, where a plunge into unimaginable levels of violence after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion left many Iraqis, including Christians, seeking a safer life elsewhere. Once numbering some 750,000 in this mainly Muslim country of 30 million, Christians have been trapped in the crossfire of sectarian strife between the once-dominant Sunni Arabs and the country's Shi'ite Arab majority. Alarmed that their flock could face extinction, Iraqi Christian leaders appealed to the Vatican for help. Pope Benedict, also worried about the shrinking Christian presence in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, has called a synod of bishops for Oct. 10-24 to discuss how churches can work together to preserve Christianity's oldest communities. The special assembly will consider a Vatican document that decries "disregard for international law", human rights abuses and an exodus of Christians fleeing conflict in the Middle East. The document cites the menacing conditions in Iraq, "where the war has unleashed evil forces". Post-invasion bloodshed and chronic insecurity have spooked Iraqi Christians, many of whom feel they have no future here. Many of Iraq's Christians live in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul, a city that still has a significant al Qaeda presence after the militants were pushed out of other Sunni Arab areas in the past two years. Um Rami has suffered, like many others, from the toll of violence and instability. Her husband disappeared in 2007 after being taken into custody by what appeared to be an Iraqi security forces unit, her eldest son was murdered by militants back in 2005 and another son had been kidnapped twice and released following large ransom payments that left her finances in tatters. "This is our country where we have lived. In all honesty, (I feel comfortable) when I sit with my neighbour and talk to her, I know her and she knows me and we like each other is different to living abroad where I don't know anything about the people there, I don't know their customs. While we Iraqis know how to live with each other, we are one family and there is no difference between Islam and Christianity because we know each other and share the same feelings. If I leave, how can I live?" said the mother of four. "We have suffered a lot to be honest, but there are a number of reasons keeping us here, the main reason is I'm waiting for my (missing) husband, hopefully he will come back to us one day. We have hope in God, may he return for the sake of his small children," she added. Perhaps only half of what was once a vibrant Christian community rooted here for centuries remains, although no official figures exist. And more Christians are leaving, despite a plunge in overall violence in the past three years as bloodletting between majority Shi'ites and once dominant Sunni Muslims tapers off. Every now and then Christians still come under attack, especially in the northern province of Nineveh, considered the last urban stronghold of al Qaeda Islamist militants. It is not always clear whether they are targeted for their faith, for the headlines their woes generate in Western media, for their political allegiances or for other reasons. Page: 7 Louis Morqus, the head of the Hamurabi Organisation for Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#024 Louis Morqus, the head of the Hamurabi Organisation for Human Rights, said hundreds have died in the violence, but suggested other factors weigh in on the exodus of Christians. "More than 730 Christians have been killed, they were from the Christian sects, the Syrians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. 730 Christians have been killed from 2003-2009 and thousands of families have been displaced until this moment. There are families who are experiencing a very bad economic status. So, due to the absence of infrastructure in their areas, the absence of economic development and unemployment, they have started to think of migrating outside the country," he said. In February, gunmen killed eight Christians in the streets or at work in Mosul, prompting thousands of others to flee. The slayings occurred two weeks before an inconclusive parliamentary election that has produced no new government six months later. The stalemate threatens Iraq's fragile security, along with most other aspects of life in a traumatised nation. Christians, like other minorities in northern Iraq, feel insecure as the region's Arabs and Kurds feud over land and oil. Attacking Christians is an effective way to highlight the shortcomings of Iraq's security forces, attracting more media attention than the far higher casualties among Iraqi Muslims. Shotlist: SHOWS: MOSUL, IRAQ (RECENT) (ACCESS ALL) 1. IRAQI POLICE VEHICLE GUARDING CHURCH IN THE NORTHERN CITY OF MOSUL 2. CHURCH IN MOSUL CITY 3. MORE OF IRAQI POLICE VEHICLE GUARDING CHURCH IN MOSUL 4. CHRISTIANS ATTENDING MASS PRAYER 5. PRIEST PRAYING 6. VARIOUS OF CHRISTIANS ATTENDING MASS PRAYER 7. STATUE OF VIRGIN MARY INSIDE CHURCH 8. VARIOUS OF EXTERIORS OF CHURCH 9. SIGN READING "CHURCH OF MARBAHNA AND SARAH" 10. MORE OF EXTERIOR OF CHURCH MARBAHNA AND SARAH 11. VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PLAYING OUTSIDE HOUSE 12. CHRISTIAN WOMAN "UM RAMI" IN KITCHEN INSIDE HER HOUSE 13. UMM RAMI WASHING GLASSES 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UM RAMI, CHRISTIAN WOMAN IN MOSUL, SAYING: "This is our country where we have lived. In all honesty, (I feel comfortable) when I sit with my neighbour and talk to her, I know her and she knows me and we like each other is different to living abroad where I don't know anything about the people there, I don't know their customs. While we Iraqis know how to live with each other, we are one family and there is no difference between Islam and Christianity because we know each other and share the same feelings. If I leave, how can I live?" 15. PHOTO OF UM RAMI'S MURDERED SON 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UM RAMI, CHRISTIAN WOMAN IN MOSUL, SAYING: "We have suffered a lot to be honest, but there are a number of reasons keeping us here, the main reason is I'm waiting for my (missing) husband, hopefully he will come back to us one day. We have hope in God, may he return for the sake of his small children." 17. VARIOUS OF HOUSES IN QARAQOUSH NEIGHBOURHOOD IN MOSUL 18. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LOUIS MORQUS, HEAD OF HAMURABI ORGANISATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYING: "Christians, like other minorities have suffered from displacement and killings because of the harassment they got from terrorist groups and groups supported by regional Page: 8 countries for the sake of political agenda. More than 730 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#024 countries for the sake of political agenda. More than 730 Christians have been killed, they were from the Christian sects, the Syrians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. 730 Christians have been killed from 2003-2009 and thousands of families have been displaced until this moment. There are families who are experiencing a very bad economic status. So, due to the absence of infrastructure in their areas, the absence of economic development and unemployment, they have started to think of migrating outside the country." 19. STREET IN QARAQOUSH NEIGHBOURHOOD 20. CLOSE OF OLD CAR PARKED ON STREET 101101#025 Name: 101101#025 Title: GERMANY SINKHOLE AERIALS evn-1 ZDF Type: EVN FEED In point: 16:03:54.24 Out point: 16:05:22.09 Duration: 00:01:27.13 Clip Locations BROWSE,PDR C,PDR D,PDR E Tape ID Source ZDF Notes Dopesheet Sinkhole aerials EVN-1 Date Shot: 01-NOV-2010 Location: SCHMALKALDEN Province/State: THURINGIA Country: GERMANY Sound: NATURAL Language: GERMAN Aspect ratio: 16:9 Source: DEZDF Restrictions: Dopesheet: A large sinkhole which opened up in the night from Sunday to Monday (November 1) in the middle of a housing area in Schmalkalden, Thuringia, is still growing. The crater, which sucked a car into its depths, has a diameter of about 35 metres and a depth of 30 metres, and more than 20,000 cubic metres simply vanished. The reason for the phenomenon remains still unknown. Experts assume that the hole has a natural cause. According to experts damages due to salt mine or a subterranean bunker are out of the question. Nobody has been reported missing or injured so far, but a helicopter is searching the area with a thermal imaging camera. So far 25 residents have had to leave their homes and the area has been broadly closed off because of possible subsequent earth movements. A large number of police and fire fighters are securing the area. After the landslide the supply of electricity and water was stopped as a security precaution. It has not yet been decided what measures should be taken to stabilize the sinkhole, although one option could be filling it with gravel. Shotlist: Schmalkalden?Thuringia 01?11?2010 - aerial images from the hole - close up of the crater - night shots of fire fighters in front of the hole - Vox pop (woman): "A bang ? and then a noise like very heavy rainfall ? like a storm, but no leaf moved. We watched from the balcony, no raindrop and then we left the house in our pyjamas and then we saw the street disappearing." - Vox pop (man): Who would have ever thought that something like this would happen here on top of the hill? It?s unimaginable. It?s like in a horror movie what happens here." Page: 9 Printed: 01/November/2010 17:03:01 101101#025 It?s unimaginable. It?s like in a horror movie what happens here." - night shot of the hole - zoom in to a crack in a house - SOT Michael Pfunfke, fire chief of the city of Schmalkalden: "I?m already working several years for the fire fighters ? something like that, I?ve never seen. Especially as the masses of earth havn?t been just washed away ? they have sunken down ? they are gone ? they are not here anymore. This is really wicked." - onlookers behind a barrier - zoom in to the hole SOT Thomas Kaminski, mayor of Schmalkalden: "We still have crack formations in the neighbouring streets and we don?t know when something is sliding-down again." SOT Juergen Reinholz, minister of environment Thuringia: "the m ain task within the next hours and days will be the stabilization of the hole, but this is not so easy, because we are not able to use heavy machinery alone."

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