Recent CERS Televised Media Coverage
2002 / 2001 / 2000 / 1999
Program
Date
Topic
Length
(min.:sec.)
Language
Abstract
RTHK (Pearl)" Hong Kong Connection"
Dec 28
Capes of Blood
22:00
English
A documentary film about CERS' ongoing project at the Arjin Shan Nature Reserve in Xinjiang, discovery of calving ground of the Tibetan Antelope and the birth process. Wong How Man describes the excitement of their scientific discovery, as well as the shock and surprise of detrimental poaching activities. The Chinese version of this feature was aired February this year.
Star TV" Star World AsiaNews"
Oct 31
Shahtoosh Shawls
07:40
English
Interviewed Wong How Man on poaching activities at the calving ground this summer, Dr George Schaller joined the movie stars and models to launch a world wide appeal to stop the slaughter and help save the Chiru.
CNN" Inside Asia"
Oct 23 & 24
Looted Coffins
03:45
English
CNN interviewed Wong How Man on the grave situation of the Bo Coffins and the looting activities at an adjacent site in Sichuan which is listed as nationally protected relics.
ABC"Discovery News"
Oct 22
Shahtoosh Shawls Trade
05:24
English
About recent shahtoosh shawls trade and interviewed Wong How Man who discovered a scene of slaughtered field at Arjin Shan Nature Reserve last summer. Several celebrities have been summoned to testify before Grand Jury in New Jersey and lots of shawls & scarves confiscated.
Cable TV News" Channel One "
Oct 21
Tibetan Antelope
03:30
Chinese
Cable TV interviewed Wong How Man on the Tibetan Antelope's poaching activities using CERS footage.
CNN" Living in Asia"
Aug 30
Tibetan Antelope
06:00
English
CNN interviewed Dr William Bleisch, who just returned from the Arjin Shan Nature Reserve. Dr Bleisch described the grim situation facing the Tibetan Antelope.
RTHK (Jade)" Hong Kong Connection"
Aug 23
CERS Trans-Himalayan Expedition
22:00
Chinese
Wong How Man and his team, including nine members and three four-wheel-drive vehicles, left Kunming in May. One of the major objectives was to study the border of China with its southern neighbors.
RTHK (ATV)" Our People Our Land"
July 4
Tumu Monastery
22:00
Chinese
Huang Chuxing, Project Manager for Tumu Monastery in Western Sichuan, talking about his difficulties to manage the first phase of mud slide prevention work at Tumu.
Channel 5 Program six, UK" Wildlife Police"
May 24
In the name of Fashion
05:00
English
London is direct link to a crime which is leading the Tibetan Antelope to its extinction. The fine wool inside the throat used to make the luxury shawls, but to get the hairs, the animal is slaughtered. Sale is openly on the internet from a company with offices in India & the U.K.
Star TV" Star World AsiaNews"
April 11
Smuggling of Shahtoosh Shawls
09:00
English
Kristina Millman of Star TV has been following the shahtoosh trail from the slaughter on the Tibetan Plateau to sale in the fashion capitals of the world. Up on the plateau, Wong How Man initial study shows that the chiru is actually closer to a sheep than a real antelope. It may be possible, some day, to farm the chiru for its wool.
RTHK (Pearl)" Hong Kong Connection"
Feb 23
Where Women Rule
22:00
English
A documentary film showing Wong How Man and CERS team establishing a conservation project to preserve one village at the Moso matrilineal village. It recently won an award at The 41st New York Festivals for TV Programming. The Chinese version of this feature was aired early 1998.
RTHK (Jade)" Hong Kong Connection"
Feb 18
Shahtoosh Shawls
22:00
Chinese
A documentary film about CERS' ongoing project at the Arjin Shan Nature Reserve in Xinjiang. Discovery of the calving ground of the Tibetan Antelope and the birth process was shown for the first time. Wong How Man describes the excitement of their scientific discovery, as well as the shock and surprise of detrimental poaching activities.
CCTV" Oriental Horizon"
Jan 18
Tibetan Antelope
07:00
Chinese
An interview with CERS cameraman Xi Zhinong, about the poaching activities at the Arjin Shan Nature Reserve in Xinjiang.
ATV World" Inside Story" Jan 16, Re-run on July 19 Future of the Tibetan Antelope
11:00
English
An interview with Wong How Man & Dr William Bleisch about the discovery of calving ground of the Tibetan Antelope and mating behavior of the chiru, the poaching activities at the Arjin Shan Nature Reserve and recent illegal shahtoosh trading,. Also interview with a lady who owns shahtoosh shawls.

 

ABN/FEER Asia Business News / Far Eastern Economic Review
CCTV China Central Television
CNN Cable News Network (International)
RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong
YNTV Yunnan Television