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I found a real treat for us tonight. We all know with the increase of Humans on the Planet (7 Billion), that expansion is crowding the fine line between Human Nature and Mother Earth's Nature. Humans are Killing other Species on Earth to Points of Near Extinction, still. They just are not stopping the murders. So much has been done by so many to raise Awareness and Educate everybody about what is Happening to our Earth and the Inhabitants. We still need to get the word out.
We have Great Opportunity before us as we enter a new period of enlightenment and knowledge sharing, to inform every person on Earth about what is going on everywhere in real time and in real truth. One million new people join the internet everyday. We will all be connected one day! The Future is Arriving!
Tonight I am sharing and celebrating the public work of 4 Extraordinary Humans who have been working for many years to raise awareness in Nature of the plight of orphaned animals. These babies were born to be wild but their Mom was killed by Humans. Historically, the babies have all died also.
The people profiled below came together to make an IMAX movie about the baby orphaned Elephants and Orangutans. This is a short (40 minute) movie included in our video line up tonight!!! This is a great film and I hope you all watch it and share it.
So here is the story of the Movie in "their own words". Please join me in Thanking all of these wonderful people. Many people are involved in the movie, but as I am writing (a) page instead of (a) book, I am Highlighting these Four:
Birute Galdikas
David Lickley
Dame Daphne Sheldrick
Morgan Freeman
I encourage you all to follow up on the links provided to discover more information on what interests You.
(Disclaimer: I am a free spirit and I work for nobody. This page is a collection of information public on the internet to go in my Nature Blog for the purpose of education, enlightenment, and focus on Nature of our Earth. This is a labor of love for my Grandchildren and everyone's' Grandchildren. I do intend to change the world for a better place with photos and videos in this Blog. I just need all of You to join my efforts with your own efforts! We need a safer environment to live in. We can do it! ENJOY! brendasue)
Born to be Wild 3D
Release Date: September 18, 2011. Rated: G. Runtime: 40 min.Studio: IMAX/Warner Bros..
Born to be Wild Sweeps GSCA Achievement Awards! Congrats to the winners:
- Best Film Produced for the Giant Screen and Best Film for Lifelong Learning - David Lickley, Director; Drew Fellman, Producer; Diane Roberts, Supervising Line Producer
- Best Cinematography - David Douglas
- Best Original Score - Mark Mothersbaugh
Born to be Wild 3D is an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them—saving endangered species one life at a time. Stunningly captured in IMAX 3D, Born to be Wild 3D is a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas, and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne Sheldrick, as they and their team rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild. Narrated by Academy-Award® winner Morgan Freeman, Born to be Wild 3D is directed by David Lickley and written and produced by Drew Fellman. This Warner Bros. film is produced by IMAX Filmed Entertainment and distributed by IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures and will open April 8, 2011 exclusively in IMAX theatres.
Born To Be Wild, IMAX Film, Highlights Orphaned Orangutans And Elephants
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/11/born-to-be-wild-new-imax-_n_1139833.html
A new film from Warner Brothers and IMAX tells the courageous story of orphaned orangutans and elephants, and the humans who care for them.
"Born To Be Wild," which is narrated by Morgan Freeman, opens January 9 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Sadly, conservation efforts for these orangutans may be needed now more than ever. Recent research found that villagers in Indonesian Borneo have killed more than 750 orangutans over a yearlong period. Indonesia is home to 90 percent of the world's orangutans, according to AP.
HuffPost blogger Jamie Bechtel writes, "While the findings of the research are terribly sad, they are not terribly shocking."
Orphaned elephants and orangutans aren't the only baby animals receiving special care. In eastern Australia, a group of nearly one hundred orphaned fruit bats were rehabilitated with blankets and bottles last month.
Orphaned elephants and orangutans aren't the only baby animals receiving special care. In eastern Australia, a group of nearly one hundred orphaned fruit bats were rehabilitated with blankets and bottles last month.
In Colorado, two bear cubs have been receiving care after their mother was shot by a wildlife officer. They are expected to be returned to the wild next year.
Check out the images below from "Born To Be Wild," and vote for your favorites!
For more information about "Born To Be Wild," visit the American Museum of Natural History's website. Images courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/indonesians-killed-orangutans_n_1092618.htmlIndonesians Killed 750 Orangutans In Year, Survey Shows
By ALI KOTARUMALOS, The Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Villagers living on the Indonesian side of Borneo killed at least 750 endangered orangutans over a yearlong period, some to protect crops from being raided and others for their meat, a new survey shows.
Such practices, never before quantified, are now believed to pose a more serious threat to the existence of the red apes than previously thought, Erik Meijaard, the main author of the report that appeared in the journal PLoSOne, said Monday.
Indonesia - home to 90 percent of the orangutans left in the wild - was blanketed with plush rain forests less than 50 years ago, but half those trees have since been cleared in the rush to supply the world with timber, pulp, paper and more recently, palm oil.
Neil Makinuddin, program manager of The Nature Conservancy, said they were surprised how many respondents reported killing and then eating orangutans - just over half.
Some were consumed after being killed for entering crops or because people were afraid of the animals, the study showed. Others were hunted outright for their meat.
The authors were quick to stress, however, that the people who admitted to killing orangutans said they'd only done so once or twice over the course of their lives.
"Orangutans are not part of people's day-to-day diet," said Meijaard, a senior adviser for the People and Nature Consulting International.
Indonesian Forestry Ministry spokesman Ahmad Fauzi Masyhud said his office has not yet received the report, which he described as "bombastic."
"We have to recheck whether it is true or not," he said. "But frankly I doubt it."
But Meijaard said it's time to face up to the facts.
"We used robust scientific methods to assess the social dimensions of orangutan conservation," he said. "Unless we assume that most of the survey respondents lied, we have to accept the hunting issue as an uncomfortable truth that needs to be addressed if we want to save the orangutan."
He said he's seen far too many orangutan skulls, skins and chopped off hands, and heard too many firsthand accounts of people having killed or eaten orangutans, to believe it isn't happening.
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SAVING LIVES: Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas with a baby orangutan (Photo: Drew Fellman)
Birutė Galdikas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birutė Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC (born 10 May 1946), is a primatologist,conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered orangutan, particularly the Bornean orangutan. Well known in the field of modern primatology, Galdikas is recognized as a leading authority on orangutans.[1] Prior to her field study of orangutans, scientists knew little about the species.
Leakey's Angels
The orangutan is an intelligent great ape native to Indonesia and Malaysia, which has long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair. Determined to study and understand the world of the elusive "red ape", Galdikas convinced Leakey to help orchestrate her endeavor, despite his initial reservations. In 1971, Galdikas and her then husband, photographer Rod Brindamour, arrived in one of the world's few remaining wild places, Tanjung Puting Reserve, in Indonesian Borneo. Galdikas thus become the third of a trio of women hand-picked by Leakey to study mankind's nearest relatives, the other great apes, in their natural habitat. Sometimes referred to as "The Trimates" or "Leakey's Angels", the other two were Jane Goodall, who studied chimpanzees, and Dian Fossey, who studied mountain gorillas.[2] Leakey and the National Geographic Society helped Galdikas initially set up her research camp to conduct field study on orangutans in Borneo. Before Leakey's fortuitous decision to anoint Galdikas as the third of his "Angels", the orangutan was much less understood than the African great apes. Galdikas went on to further burnish Leakey's legacy by greatly expanding scientific knowledge of orangutan behavior, habitat and diet.
Research and advocacy
At 25, Galdikas arrived in Borneo to begin her field studies of orangutans in a jungle environment extremely inhospitable to most Westerners. Galdikas proceeded to make many invaluable contributions to the scientific understanding of Indonesia's biodiversity and the rainforest as a whole, while also bringing the orangutan to the attention of the rest of the world.
When she arrived in Borneo, Galdikas settled into a primitive bark and thatch hut, at a site she dubbed Camp Leakey, near the edge of theJava Sea.[1] Once there, she encountered numerous poachers, legions of leeches, and swarms of carnivorous insects.[1] Yet she persevered through many travails, remaining there for over 30 years while becoming an outspoken advocate for orangutans and the preservation of their rainforest habitat, which is rapidly being devastated by loggers, palm oil plantations, gold miners, and unnatural conflagrations.[4]
Galdikas's conservation efforts have extended well beyond advocacy, largely focusing on rehabilitation of the many orphaned orangutans turned over to her for care. Many of these orphans were once illegal pets, before becoming too smart and difficult for their owners to handle.[1] Galdikas's rehabilitation efforts through Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) also include the preservation of rainforest. Although one Canadian author in the late 1990s was critical of the rehabilitation methods, the ongoing birth of new orangutans among the formerly-rehabilitated adult orangutans at Camp Leakey is part of what makes it the longest continual study of a single species. The value of Dr. Galdikas's work has been acknowledged in television shows hosted by Steve Irwin as well as Jeff Corwin on Animal Planet. In addition, the importance of Dr. Galdikas's concern and work towards preserving Indonesian rain forest has been reinforced by the biofuel article of January 25, 2007, in The New York Times and the November 2008 article in National Geographic magazine, "Borneo's Moment of Truth." Galdikas's organization, O.F.I., is also involved in a reforestation project, planting native trees in previously destroyed areas of rain forest. Just Push Play>
Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming, the gorgeously shot IMAX documentary "Born to be Wild 3D" follows the efforts of two amazing women, Kenya-based Dr. Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick, who rescues baby elephants whose mothers have been killed by poachers for their ivory tusks, and Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, who saves baby orangutans orphaned by the destruction of their Borneo rain forest habitat by poaching, palm oil plantations and illegal logging.
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film, opening April 8, is directed by David Lickley, a biologist-turned-filmmaker with more than 30 nature and science documentaries on his resume. "I love animals, and I love stories that involve real people doing heroic things, so this was one of those perfect subjects. The animals are compelling, intelligent and affectionate, and our two human characters are awe-inspiring," says Lickley. "Their stories needed to be told to celebrate their extraordinary accomplishments, and more importantly, to raise awareness about the difficulties these animals face in the wild."
Lickley (pictured above) and his crew spent a month each in Borneo and Kenya to shoot the separate stories and blend them into one narrative. "There are some differences in their approach and the situations they face, but enough similarities to allow us to weave the two stories together. In the end, we wanted the audience to have a strong emotional attachment to the animals and to the women, and to go away with a sense of hope and purpose," says the director, whose greatest challenges were posed by the requirements of the IMAX format. "We shipped 30,000 pounds of equipment by plane, ferry, truck, and small boats into the remote jungles of Borneo. We built six-story-high scaffolding to get the cameras up to orangutan height in the canopy. We mounted the camera on the back of Land Rovers to be able to follow wild elephants in Kenya," all to get as close as possible without intimidating the animals.
DAVID LICKLEY
DIRECTOR OF LARGE FORMAT FILMS FOR SCIENCE NORTH
David Lickley (Director) is a scientist-turned-filmmaker with a Masters Degree in Biology from the University of Alberta and over 30 nature films and science documentaries to his credit. His interest in natural history has led to a strong conservation ethic in many of his films and a desire to bring wildlife subjects to a wider audience through the IMAX medium. He is currently developing several new IMAX projects, including “Polar Quest,” “Penguins to the Max 3D” and “Wild China – Land of the Panda.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Sheldrick
Daphne Sheldrick
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dame Daphne Sheldrick, DBE (born 4 June 1934, Kenya) is a Kenyan author, conservationist and expert in animal husbandry, particularly the raising and reintegrating of orphaned elephants into the wild for over 30 years.
Born as Daphne Marjorie Jenkins, she was educated at Nakuru Primary School and the Kenya High School where she matriculated in 1950 with Honours and the possibility of a bursary to attend university; however she opted for marriage.
From 1955 until 1976 Sheldrick was a co-warden of Kenya's Tsavo National Park with her late husband, David Sheldrick (MBE). During that time she raised and rehabilitated back into the wild community orphans of misfortune from many different wild species, including elephants, black rhinos, buffalo, zebras, elands, kudus, impalas, duikers, reedbuck, dikdiks, warthogs, civets, mongeese and birds.
She is a recognized authority on the rearing of wild creatures and is the first person to have perfected the milk formula and necessary husbandry for both infant milk-dependent elephants and rhinos
http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
'Saving wildlife and wilderness is the responsibility of all thinking people. Greed and personal gain must not be permitted to decimate, despoil and destroy the earth's irreplaceable treasure for its existence is essential to the human spirit and the well-being of the earth as a whole. All life has just one home - the earth - and we as the dominant species must take care of it.'
Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick
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Morgan Freeman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morgan Freeman[1] (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 forMillion Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Unforgiven, Glory, Seven, Deep Impact, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Batman Begins, March of the Penguins, The Bucket List, Wanted, The Dark Knight, and RED.
| Morgan Freeman | |
|---|---|
 Freeman at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | June 1, 1937 Memphis, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Actor, director, narrator |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse | Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (1967–79) Myrna Colley-Lee (1984–2010) |
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Feature Presentation!!!!!!!!!!!
I found the movie on You Tube!Enjoy, 40 minutes!
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Was that just great? Please share with your nature friends. We can raise awareness about everything on this Page! Thank You All.
......this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek
I was Born To Be Wild Also!!!!!!! See You Next Time.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/indonesians-killed-orangutans_n_1092618.html#s401897&title=Orangutan_Mother_Daisy
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This is fantastic thanks for sharing i pray your efforts make a difference in our world...
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