Jackie chan meets hrh prince william, another wildaid ambassador actor and wildaid ambassador for tigers, rhinos, pangolins and climate. They are seldom seen in the wild, and are very hard to raise in captivity. We were tasked to render and composite these loveable critters in live action 3d footage and what better way to do it than having jackie chan do the teaching. Peter knights cofounded the san francisco nonprofit in 2000 with the goal of saving endangered animals, starting. Oct 18, 20 vern evans photography for wildaid jackie chan the hong kong action star throws his weight behind a canadagermany coproduction about the ongoing slaughter of elephants and rhinos for their tusks. Wildaid jackie chan stars in kung fu pangolin facebook. Wildaid more than 600 billboards featuring yao are on display at the beijing capital international airport and in other. Jackie chan and yao animals, such as live scorpions nonmeat farming bile bears. Jackie chan supports documentary exposing illegal wildlife trade.
So he joined wildaid in 2006 and showed consumers how shark fin soup is made. Theyre the kind of numbers that make you want to quietly despair, to give up, to flip the channel and. Action star jackie chan teams up with wildaid, the african wildlife foundation and the u. The idea of farming pangolins to reduce the number being illegally trafficked is being explored with little success.
In africa, they actively focus on curbing the hunting and poaching of rhinos and elephants. Wildlife matters autumn 2017 by david shepherd wildlife. We have 8 articles about jackie chan s philanthropy. Wildaid also has programs with manta rays, pangolins, tigers, and lions, along with bringing awareness to climate change and marine conservation. Still of chinese actor jackie chan from a wildaid video. Mar 14, 2018 jackie chan appears on a billboard as part of the wildaid campaign.
Profile of jackie chan s support for charities including unicef, jackie chan charitable foundation, and red cross. Jackie chan fights for pangolin conservation look to the stars. Oct 26, 2018 jackie chan has been involved in a second psa for wildaid but this time he is working to protect the endangered pangolin. Aug 29, 2017 martial arts superstar and wildlife champion jackie chan is calling for an end to consuming pangolin products in a new public service announcement for wildaid and the nature conservancy. Wildaid teamsup with kantar china towards conservation of. Being born and raised in acapulco, it was sure a rare opportunity to behold such magnificent animals such as elephants, rhinoceros, lions, penguins, polar bears and of course.
Amazon studios greenlights season two of upload from the emmy. Jackie chan joins fight to save endangered pangolin bbc news. Donations are taxdeductible to the extent allowed by law. Wildaid tv commercial, tools of the trade featuring jackie chan. The project will raise public awareness to protect the endangered tiger species. Jackie chan, yao ming back ad campaign against ivory, shark. Martial arts superstar jackie chan is taking part in a campaign against consuming endangered pangolins, as malaysia takes steps to ban the hunting of the animal. By raphael alexander zoren one of the most precious memories of my childhood is the one of my parents taking me to the chapultepec zoo of mexico city. Jackie chan teaches them kung fu skills so they can. In 2012, over 70 chinese celebrities took part in a petition against an ipo application by fujian guizhentang pharmaceutical co. When the buying stops, the killing can too, he says. This is an ad from wildaid, to help make people aware of the plight of the pangolin and the new regulations banning the trade of pangolin products. It is a 501c 3 nonprofit organization based in oakland, with core operations in beijing, supported by individual donors, corporate sponsors, fundraising events and grants. Longtime wildaid ambassador jackie chan is in london to urge officials to increase their efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.
It stars jackie chan and owen wilson as the chinese imperial guard chon wang and the american bandit roy obannon. Aug 30, 2017 image wildaid image caption jackie chan s trained pangolins protect themselves from a poacher crackdown on poaching the new campaign arrives as one malaysian state takes urgent moves to. Jackie chan is back, this time giving pangolins kung. Save the children, the leading organization investing in childhood, has announced that the 5th annual save the children illumination gala will honor grammywinning songwriter and. Hong kongs cheeky, lovable and best known film star, jackie chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in hong kongs manic martial arts cinema industry. Learn more about our public awareness campaign with partner wildaid. Longtime wildaid ambassador jackie chan came to london to urge government officials to redouble their efforts to stop illegal wildlife trafficking.
If you are buying rhino horn you may be paying for more than just the horn, he says. The video seeks to support a ban on all international trade in pangolins for the protection of these endangered pangolin species. Actor and martial artist jackie chan has joined the race to save pangolins, the worlds most trafficked. Wildaid is a nonprofit organization with a mission to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes. Martial arts superstar and wildlife champion jackie chan is calling for an end to consuming pangolin products in a new public service announcement for wildaid and the nature conservancy. Wokai is an organization that allows people to contribute directly to microfinance institutions in china, which in turn lend the money to entrepreneurs in rural china. Big paws would be more appropriate as manotas is a 7yearold yellow lab. Sep 01, 2017 in a video entitled kung fu pangolin released by conservation organizations wildaid and the nature conservancy, jackie chan tries to teach pangolins kung fu to protect themselves from. Newly formed phd collective has produced a live actioncg psa featuring global superstar jackie chan and three animated cg pangolin mammals.
Swhelper social welfare, social justice, and social good. Feb 06, 2010 beijing times reported yesterday, february 6, jackie chan for the united states wildaid shooting commercials to protect the tigers conference held in beijing. Each year, up to 200,000 pangolins are poached from the wild. For the first time, the cornell lab of ornithology is hosting 15 students on 3 birding teams, competing in 3 divisions at the world series of birding in cape may, new jersey, on may 10 this triple threat of ace birders will attempt to top all other competitors by identifying the greatest number of bird species by sight or sound.
In this psa for wildaid, jackie chan commits to 5 simple things to reduce his environmental impact. Jackie chan and spike the rhino team up for this antirhino horn message. In 2008 sea shepherd acquired six police dogs in colombia and manotas was one of them. Oct 06, 2017 jackie chan talks about one of his most insane stunts. What a privilege to once again team up with wildaid this time to combat the illegal hunt for pangolins. John chang, wilson tong, charlie chan the master of drunken fist is killed by the deadly snake fist duo in an awesome battle. Wildaid is a 501c3 charitable organization and has received four, perfect 100point scores from charity navigator for financial transparency and efficiency, while also earning its eighth consecutive four starrating. Shanghai noon 2000, shanghai knights 2003, and the upcoming shanghai dawn tba. Dec 08, 2014 chan is also an ambassador for wildaid and features in a primetime advertising campaign that airs on chinas main television channel cctv. Phataginus, which comprises two of the four species found in africa. Chan has received stars on the hong kong sra avenue of stars and the hollywood walk of fame. Jackie was born kongsang chan on april 7, 1954, on hong kongs famous victoria peak, to charles and leelee chan, and the. Jackie chan in wildaids kung fu pangolin campaign actor and wildaid ambassador for tigers, rhinos, pangolins and climate.
As the statue collapses and an actual rhinoceros emerges from the junk pile, chan makes it clear that the people. Wu tang collection snake in the monkey shadow youtube. Wildaid s mission is to save endangered species that include elephants, rhino and tigers, by ending the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetime. Jackie chan is an internationally renowned martial arts action hero who has appeared in more than 150 films. Phd teams up with jackie chan, wildaid and the nature. Jackie chan teaches them kung fu skills so they can fight off the poachers. The psa was aired in multiple asian countries including china, hong kong. Sep 06, 2019 this week helping hand features wildaid, a global nonprofit focused on ending the wildlife trade through behavior change campaigns, many in asia, using regional celebrities in public service messaging campaigns, with people like basketball star yao ming, actor jackie chan and many others. Manis, which comprises the four species found in asia.
Pangolins or scaly anteaters2 are mammals of the order pholidota from the greek word, horny scale. Jackie chan kung fu pangolin from wildaid on vimeo. Jackie chan, spike the rhino, royalty and sports stars star. If you love pangolins like we do, please share this new jackie chan video and help. Aug 25, 2017 did you know that many people have never heard of pangolins. Jackie chan tries to teach pangolins kung fu to protect themselves from poachers and urges people to never buy pangolin meat or scale. Up til now, pangolins only defense from poachers was to roll up into a ball. A little while ago we did a throwback post about his 2014 rhino poaching psa. Inspired by jackie chans public awareness campaign for tigers, yao wanted to curb consumption for shark fin soup. Jackie chan fights for pangolins in sensational kung fu video warning to poachers. Jun 06, 20 jackie chan costars with a rhinoceros for psa. Today, he is on a new mission called the build a school for a dollar project. Jackie chan joins the race to save pangolins youtube.
A whopping 82 percent of respondents to a wildaid survey said they stopped consuming shark fin soup as a direct result of yaos awareness campaign. Apr 07, 2020 actor jackie chan poses with two tiger toys during a ceremony to launch a tiger protection project with wildaid in beijing, friday, feb. Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order pholidota from the greek word, horny scale. Jackie chan is a big spokesperson for wildaid and all their campaigns. Pangolins are mammals of the order pholidota the one extant family, manidae, has three. Manis, which comprises four species living in asia. Wildaid and the nature conservancy released a kungfu pangolin video featuring the martialarts superstar, jackie chan and 3 animated pangolins. The third saturday in february is promoted as world pangolin day by the conservation npo annamiticus. In 2017, jackie chan made a public service announcement called wildaid. A female baby liontailed macaque drinks human breast milk from a feeding incubator at the guangzhou zoo, guangdong province on december 10. In jackie chan kung fu pangolin, the actor, producer and martial arts master is seen instructing three little pangolins on some key moves in order to protect. The rush hour star appears in a video where he trains a trio of pangolins to use kung fu to defend themselves, while urging viewers against eating pangolin meat or using their scales.
Shark fin imports to china went down 81 per cent in three years. Chinese attitudes to illegal wildlife products are changing this article is more than 6 years old martial arts film star and wildaid ambassador believes there is a generational change. The public service announcement promotes protection of the endangered pangolin species on behalf of the international animal advocacy group wildaid and the nature conservancy group. The actor dodges bullets, arrows and machetes, which coalesce to create the shape of a rhino. Wildaid s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes by reducing demand through public awareness campaigns and providing comprehensive mar. Everett daily herald, october 11, 2015 by sound publishing. This contribution to the endangerment of species causes conservation laws to be passed to protect dwindling wildlife. Wildaid saves animals by reducing demand for poached products. Salman khan amazing surprise for jackie chan jackie chan in india kung fu yoga. Jackie chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins. Pangolins are an endangered species on planet earth.
Jackie chan with a small blessing to the scene to help out the new 7 to personal experience of asking the public to protect endangered tigers. Aug 22, 2017 martial arts superstar and wildlife champion jackie chan is calling for an end to consuming pangolin products in a new public service announcement for wildaid and the nature conservancy. If you are buying rhino horn you may be paying for more than just the horn, said chan in a new message. Jackie chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins by shreya dasgupta on 1 september 2017. New ban on pangolin trade may help most trafficked mammal angelababy and wildaid take to wechat for a game that.
Celebrities include jackie chan, yao ming, leonardo dicaprio, prince william, david beckham, lupita nyongo and many others also join as wildlife ambassadors in different animal conservation campaigns with wildaid worldwide. It is the only organization with a laser focus on reducing the demand for these animal products, and they do this through public awareness campaigns featuring celebrity activists yao ming, jackie chan. Jackie chan pangolins are the worlds most heavilytrafficked wild mammals pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are reclusive and nocturnal animals that roll up into a ball when threatened. Thus, legal protection measures may be skirted by the insatiable traffickers of rare species. Apr 17, 20 jackie chans dedication to charity is still as strong has it has ever been. Jul 01, 2011 jackies wildaid poster in dalian thanks to wildaid we have this photo of jackies wildaid advert on a billboard in dalian train station in chinas liaoning province. In china, their shark fin campaign with yao ming and jackie chan has reduced shark fin consumption by 80%. Jackie chan fights for pangolins in kung fu video warning to. A lego ninjago short sensei wu voice 2016 fora do rumo bennie chan 2016 kung fu panda 3 monkey voice 2016. Taiwan is one of the few conservation grounds for pangolins in the world after the country enacted the 1989 wildlife conservation act. Donate to the protection of endangered species from. Shanghai is a series of action comedy films based on the characters written by alfred gough and miles millar. Feng voice 2017 gong fu yu jia jack 2017 railroad tigers ma yuan 2016 the master. Jackie chan shows three pangolins the basics of wushu.