In africa, they actively focus on curbing the hunting and poaching of rhinos and elephants. Up til now, pangolins only defense from poachers was to roll up into a ball. Jackie chan is imploring the world to save its most trafficked mammal. The public service announcement promotes protection of the endangered pangolin species on behalf of the international animal advocacy group wildaid and the nature conservancy group.
Please, download the page london declaration on the illegal wildlife trade. If you love pangolins like we do, please share this new jackie chan video and help. In china, their shark fin campaign with yao ming and jackie chan has reduced shark fin consumption by 80%. Jackie chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins mongabay. The 20,000 strong crowd that turned up for the farmers market which formed the centrepiece of the go organic festival in september in 2005 encouraged the royal agricultural and horticultural society rahs to back the foundation of a permanent farmers. What a privilege to once again team up with wildaid this time to combat the illegal hunt for pangolins. Adelaide families now have the opportunity buy fresh food directly from producers from all over sa at the adelaide showground farmers market. The project will raise public awareness to protect the endangered tiger species. Dec 08, 2014 chan is also an ambassador for wildaid and features in a primetime advertising campaign that airs on chinas main television channel cctv. Jackie chan is back, this time giving pangolins kung. Jackie chan costars with a rhinoceros for psa hollywood. Pangolins are mammals of the order pholidota the one extant family, manidae, has three. If you are buying rhino horn you may be paying for more than just the horn, he says. Aug 29, 2017 martial arts superstar and wildlife champion jackie chan is calling for an end to consuming pangolin products in a new public service announcement for wildaid and the nature conservancy.
Wildaid national geographic public service announcement starring jackie chan. Mar 14, 2018 jackie chan appears on a billboard as part of the wildaid campaign. Wildaid also has programs with manta rays, pangolins, tigers, and lions, along with bringing awareness to climate change and marine conservation. Jackie chan meets hrh prince william, another wildaid ambassador actor and wildaid ambassador for tigers, rhinos, pangolins and climate. Newly formed phd collective has produced a live actioncg psa featuring global superstar jackie chan and three animated cg pangolin mammals. Swhelper social welfare, social justice, and social good. Oct 18, 20 vern evans photography for wildaid jackie chan the hong kong action star throws his weight behind a canadagermany coproduction about the ongoing slaughter of elephants and rhinos for their tusks. It stars jackie chan and owen wilson as the chinese imperial guard chon wang and the american bandit roy obannon. If you are buying rhino horn you may be paying for more than just the horn, said chan in a new message. Jackie chan supports documentary exposing illegal wildlife trade.
Jackie chan teaches them kung fu skills so they can. Martial arts superstar wants an end to consumption of pangolin products for meat and. Actor and wildaid ambassador for tigers, rhinos, pangolins and climate. The psa was aired in multiple asian countries including china, hong kong. Jackie chan kung fu pangolin from wildaid on vimeo. Jun 06, 20 jackie chan costars with a rhinoceros for psa. Oct 06, 2017 jackie chan talks about one of his most insane stunts. We were tasked to render and composite these loveable critters in live action 3d footage and what better way to do it than having jackie chan do the teaching. Wildaid tv commercial, tools of the trade featuring jackie chan. Kudos to jackie chan for being ready to rumble for pangolins. Wildaid is a 501c3 charitable organization and has received four, perfect 100point scores from charity navigator for financial transparency and efficiency, while also earning its eighth consecutive four starrating.
In a video entitled kung fu pangolin released by conservation organizations wildaid and the nature. Wildaid jackie chan stars in kung fu pangolin facebook. Wildaid teamsup with kantar china towards conservation of. Hong kongs cheeky, lovable and best known film star, jackie chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in hong kongs manic martial arts cinema industry. David beckham, yao ming and jackie chan all appear in wildaid video campaign. Jackie chan joins fight to save endangered pangolin. Wildaid national geographic public service announcement starring jackie chan for 2010 year of the tiger. Feb 06, 2010 beijing times reported yesterday, february 6, jackie chan for the united states wildaid shooting commercials to protect the tigers conference held in beijing. Donate to the protection of endangered species from.
Donations are taxdeductible to the extent allowed by law. Jackie chan with a small blessing to the scene to help out the new 7 to personal experience of asking the public to protect endangered tigers. Jackie chan joins the fight for endangered pangolins. Jackie chan is an internationally renowned martial arts action hero who has appeared. Apr 17, 20 jackie chans dedication to charity is still as strong has it has ever been. The actor tested positive for marijuana and was promptly arrested in beijing as a part of chinas crackdown on celebrity drug offenders jaycee chan joming born december 3, 1982 is a hong kong actor and singer. Salman khan amazing surprise for jackie chan jackie chan in india kung fu yoga. Aug 30, 2017 image wildaid image caption jackie chan s trained pangolins protect themselves from a poacher crackdown on poaching the new campaign arrives as one malaysian state takes urgent moves to. Jackie chan is an internationally renowned martial arts action hero who has appeared in more than 150 films. Sep 29, 2017 jackie chan kung fu pangolin from wildaid on vimeo.
Martial arts superstar and wildlife champion jackie chan is calling for an end to consuming pangolin products in a new public service announcement for wildaid and the nature conservancy. Aug 21, 2017 up til now, pangolins only defense from poachers was to roll up into a ball. Phd teams up with jackie chan, wildaid and the nature. London conference on the illegal wildlife trade cbfp. The kung fu pangolin campaign, headed by the wildaid. Jackie chan joins fight to save endangered pangolin bbc news. Wildaid s mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes by reducing demand through public awareness campaigns and providing comprehensive mar. Chan has received stars on the hong kong sra avenue of stars and the hollywood walk of fame. Sep 01, 2017 in a video entitled kung fu pangolin released by conservation organizations wildaid and the nature conservancy, jackie chan tries to teach pangolins kung fu to protect themselves from. Tau films is an american visual effects and animation company with locations in the united. Jackie chan calls for pangolin protection in new campaign. Jackie chan, yao ming back ad campaign against ivory, shark. In 2017, jackie chan made a public service announcement called wildaid. Wildaid is a nonprofit organization with a mission to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes.
Playing off the title of 2008 animated film kung fu panda, the kung fu pangolin campaign was launched by wildaid and the nature. Chinese attitudes to illegal wildlife products are changing this article is more than 6 years old martial arts film star and wildaid ambassador believes there is a generational change. Chan is asking people like you and i, along with his fans to donate one dollar to help support the building of new schools throughout asia. Wildaid more than 600 billboards featuring yao are on display at the beijing capital international airport and in other. Celebrities include jackie chan, yao ming, leonardo dicaprio, prince william, david beckham, lupita nyongo and many others also join as wildlife ambassadors in different animal conservation campaigns with wildaid worldwide.
Jackie chan fights for pangolin conservation look to the stars. Jackie chan teaches them kung fu skills so they can fight off the poachers. In a short video entitled kung fu pangolin and recorded for the conservationist groups wildaid and nature conservancy, chan trains three pangolins how to defend themselves with kicks and punches against rapacious poachers and wildlife smugglers. Today, he is on a new mission called the build a school for a dollar project. Did you know that many people have never heard of pangolins.
Jackie chan, spike the rhino, royalty and sports stars star. Longtime wildaid ambassador jackie chan is in london to urge officials to increase their efforts to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. The video seeks to support a ban on all international trade in pangolins for the protection of these endangered pangolin species. Wildaid and the nature conservancy released a kungfu pangolin video featuring the martialarts superstar, jackie chan and 3 animated pangolins. Apr 07, 2020 actor jackie chan poses with two tiger toys during a ceremony to launch a tiger protection project with wildaid in beijing, friday, feb. Jackie was born kongsang chan on april 7, 1954, on hong kongs famous victoria peak, to charles and leelee chan, and the. Jackie chan is a big spokesperson for wildaid and all their campaigns. Jackie chan pangolins are the worlds most heavilytrafficked wild mammals pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are reclusive and nocturnal animals that roll up into a ball when threatened. Still of chinese actor jackie chan from a wildaid video. Longtime wildaid ambassador jackie chan came to london to urge government officials to redouble their efforts to stop illegal wildlife trafficking. Jackie chan s son jaycee chan is in some hot water right now. Sep 06, 2019 this week helping hand features wildaid, a global nonprofit focused on ending the wildlife trade through behavior change campaigns, many in asia, using regional celebrities in public service messaging campaigns, with people like basketball star yao ming, actor jackie chan and many others. Profile of jackie chan s support for charities including unicef, jackie chan charitable foundation, and red cross.
The actor dodges bullets, arrows and machetes, which coalesce to create the shape of a rhino. Martial arts superstar jackie chan has joined the fight to stop the poaching of the worlds. Oct 26, 2018 jackie chan has been involved in a second psa for wildaid but this time he is working to protect the endangered pangolin. We have 8 articles about jackie chan s philanthropy. As the statue collapses and an actual rhinoceros emerges from the junk pile, chan makes it clear that the people. Russian veterans are marking the anniversary of victory over nazi germany in imaginative ways. Pangolins are an endangered species on planet earth. In this psa for wildaid, jackie chan commits to 5 simple things to reduce his environmental impact. Action star jackie chan teams up with wildaid, the african wildlife foundation and the u. A little while ago we did a throwback post about his 2014 rhino poaching psa. Sep 07, 2017 that champion is movie superstar and martial arts master jackie chan.