Babelgum Metropolis
Extinction Sucks: Indian Rhinos
expand

Similar videos
| 10 videos
 
25:53
Extinction Sucks: Tasmanian Devils
The Tasmanian Devil was made famous by Warner Brothers as a crazed creature prone to bursts of anger. It’s a dreadful irony that the real Tasmanian Devil has become just that, driven insane by a horrific facial cancer that causes the animal to die of starvation. Scientists believe they will be extinct within 20 years. As one of Australia’s most iconic creatures, conservation team Aleisha Caruso and Ashleigh Young are determined not to let this happen. They hold a Handsome Devils fundraiser, and enlist five hunky guys to sell kisses and cakes at a nightclub, They raise enough to buy motion-activated camera traps to deliver to scientists battling to understand this unique disease, that many believe was triggered by a man-made insecticide used in the forests of Tasmania. Find out more at Babelgum’s Extinction Sucks
25:51
Extinction Sucks: Sea Turtles
Sea turtles have swum the world’s oceans for over 100 million years – they are one of nature’s truly heroic survivors. However in just the last 200 years human intervention has had an appalling affect on turtle numbers: Feral pigs gorge on it’s eggs, plastic thrown into the oceans is eaten and destroys their digestive systems and stray fishing nets ensnare turtles, causing them to die a slow, agonising death. Conservation duo Aleisha Caruso and Ashleigh Young refuse to sit back and wait for sea turtles to be wiped out forever: They hold a turtle tennis fundraising event, in order to buy and deliver a quad bike for conservation teams in the far north of Queensland, who clear the nets and rubbish from the remote beaches of Cape York. Find out more at Babelgum’s Extinction Sucks
25:55
Extinction Sucks: Asian Elephants
The burgeoning Indian population, and the constant threat of ivory poaching, have reduced the Asian elephant population to just 30,000. Aleisha Caruso, and her best friend Ashleigh Young, are two Australian girls determined to do something about it. They throw a Junk in your Trunk fundraiser to raise money for the Indian forestry teams so they can buy night vision binoculars to detect elephant poachers in the dark. They travel to Mudumalai National Park in Southern India to meet the elephant conservation teams and witness tigers just metres from where they’re standing, stampeding elephants and the remains of an elephant shot for its ivory.
25:49
Extinction Sucks: Hector's Dolphins
The rarest and smallest of all the world’s marine dolphins exist in New Zealand: In the North Island the Maui’s dolphin, and in the South, the Hector’s. And the single, greatest threat to the survival of the remaining 7,000 dolphins is entirely of man’s making: fishing. The use of gill nets, a wall of death for everything caught in it, has caused the New Zealand government to introduce a ban in order to save the Hector’s dolphin. However, the fishing industry are fighting this decision, claiming it will ruin their industry. Australian conservation team Aleisha Caruso and Ashleigh Young travel to New Zealand to hold a demonstration in support of the government, and meet scientists working day and night to protect the dolphins. Find out more at Babelgum’s Extinction Sucks
26:11
Extinction Sucks: Asiatic Black Bears
In many South East Asian countries, bears are kept in horrific, cramped conditions for a shocking, painful purpose: They are milked for their bile. It is believed the bile alleviates fevers. Such is the demand, bears are virtually extinct from the jungles of Vietnam. The practice has recently been made illegal, which means the authorities have confiscated bears they have no idea what to do with, as they cannot be released back into the wild. A charity called Free the Bears tries to provide sanctuaries for these bears, so they can lead a semblance of a normal life. The Extinction Sucks team, Aleisha Caruso and Ashleigh Young, are asked if they can raise some money for a new enclosure in Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam. They come up with a crazy idea: Enter an Afro-Caribbean dance contest as a ‘dare-for-a-bear’ fundraiser. The only trouble is, Aleisha can’t dance, and it’s her that loses a coin-toss to enter the contest, dressed as a bear. Find out more at Babelgum’s Extinction Sucks
03:17
GOOD: Get Your Volunteer On
Frustrated by the state of the world? Feeling powerless, but wish you could do something to help? There are numerous worthy non-profits, both in the United States and abroad, in need of energetic volunteers. Consider logging some hours with any of the fine organizations highlighted in our latest Transparency.
04:07
Mountain Gorilla conservation, Uganda
Winner of The Whitley Gold Award & Whitley Award donated by WWF-UK. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Uganda) is a vet, working in Uganda's remote Bwindi region, to protect mountain gorillas and improve the lives of neighbouring communities, by encouraging health and hygiene measures that will reduce the risk of cross-infections, and enable local people to benefit from gorilla tourism without harm to the apes.
03:34
Making good neighbours - India
Whitley Award donated by HSBC Private Bank. M. D. 'Madhu' Madhusudan (India) is Director of the Nature Conservation Foundation, working to reduce conflict between people and wildlife, including tigers, in the Western Ghats, the world's most densely populated biodiversity hotspot, by showing farmers how to reduce crop raids, improve their incomes and avoid park encroachment.
05:37
Cross River Gorilla Expedition
The relatively unknown, elusive Cross River Gorillas are Africa's most endangered primates, with a total population of 250-300 individuals living in the Cross River area at the border of Nigeria and Cameroon. A unique expedition to the Lebialem Highlands of Cameroon is raising awareness and funds for their conservation.
03:14
Asian elephants and people - Sri Lanka
Winner of a Whitley Award donated by The Shears Foundation. Prithiviraj Fernando (Sri Lanka), head of the Centre for Conservation and Research, Colombo, is working to safeguard wild Asian elephants by balancing their need to range outside of tight 'protected zones' with the needs of paddy farmers whose lives can be devastated by a single crop raid.
 

Recent posts

Street Art Central

            Street Art is the biggest global art movement in history. With over 100 shorts and features...

Read More »
 

Editor's picks

3 videos
Recession-Proof Home Makeovers

Four designers compete to create the most innovative living room, using IKEA products and their own creativity. Which one will win the chance to bring their plan to life?

 

My Playlists

Maximize Playlist

Create a new playlist
(you must login to create one)