OFF THE FENCE
Herengracht 105-107
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The Netherlands
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PROGRAMME DETAILS
China's Last Elephants
One-off / one hour
Producer
Allison Bean
Director
Allison Bean
Executive Producer
Ellen Windemuth
Production Company
Off the Fence
Produced For
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Arte and Animal Planet
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Duration
50 minutes
Definition
HD
Location
China
Delivery
Immediately
YOP
2009
Thousands of elephants once roamed China’s vast continent. Today, only two hundred and fifty are left hiding in the jungles of south-eastern China in a remote place called Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province. Despite all odds they cling on in this ancient and beautiful land, existing on the very brink of extinction. What has caused their demise? Can they be saved?
This film documents the quest of one woman, Grace Gabriel to change the way local people feel about these animals and campaign for their conservation. We also follow the mission one wildlife cameraman, Richard Kirby to film these animals in the wild before they are gone forever.