CERS ANIMATIONS

	“Birthday Present” is an animation film on conservation made for CERS by students of Yung Yau College, a high school in Hong Kong. Students visited CERS project sites in the Tibetan region of China and was inspired by the many types of moth within a small area. The film took top prize at the 2nd VAFI International Children and Youth Animation Film Festival in Varaždin, Croatia.
	The Tibetan Antelope is a unique plateau animal under threat from poachers seeking their very fine wool. Since the 1990s, CERS has been involved in the research and conservation of this endangered animal.
	The Snub-nosed Golden Monkey is a highly endangered animal roaming the high elevation forests between northwestern Yunnan and southeastern Tibet. Their numbers have dwindled to approximately 2000 animals in the wild. This is the only primate, other than man, known to live up to 4000 meters. CERS is involved in a concerted effort to protect this rare animal.
	Students of Yung Yau College visited Hainan island.at Hong Shui Village deep inside the mountains of Bawangling. They observed the passing of the traditional culture, especially hunting practices, of the minority Li people and created the animation film "Reformed Hunter". With the forests depleted and animals disappearing, new policy prohibits hunting. The Li struggled to hang on to memories of bygone days, by reforming themselves and teaching their young ones how to use some relics of the past.