Borneo: Hangin' with the Orangutans, Salon Why America’s love of pool cues is sending orangutans to extinction: http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2002/03/06/orangutans/ Indian Ocean: Caution on the Wind, LA Times A novice sails across the Indian Ocean in a boat resembling a bath toy: http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-sailing5feb05 Cambodia: Knee Deep in Trash, National Geographic.com An unusual school pulls hundreds of Cambodian kids out of rotting slums propped up in Phnom Penh’s largest trash dump, giving them a chance to revolutionize their lives: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0912_030912_tvtrashdump.html Burma: Pachyderms of Endearment, Grist Elephants in Burma are used to dismantle their forest habitat: http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2005/09/13/hile/ New Guinea: The Tree of Good and Evil, National Geographic.com The Asmat tribe travel up the Sor River to claim ancestral lands before logging companies do: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0206_040206_tvasmatgps.html Sudan: Diving in Cousteau's Backyard, Sport Diver The remote north coast of Sudan conceals the remnants of Cousteau's first underwater habitat: http://www.sportdiver.com/magazine/travel/red-sea-diving-cousteau-was-here-429.html Online excerpts from one of Jennifer's documentaries, Vanishing Giants* Excerpts from a National Geographic Channel documentary Jennifer produced/wrote/hosted on Asia's endangered elephants and one Thai woman's crusade to save them: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0510/feature5/video.html * In addition to be nominated for an Emmy for best Nature/Science documentary, Vanishing Giants won a Genesis Award, sponsored by Animal Planet and the Humane Society to recognize excellence in reporting on animals. Here are some links to organizations that Jennifer has covered in the field; staffed by people who are living proof that individuals striving for a better world are our only hopes of achieving it. • Elephant Nature Park, Thailand: http://www.thaifocus.com/elephant • Wild Aid, San Francisco: http://www.wildaid.org • The Orangutan Foundation International, Los Angeles and Borneo: http://www.orangutan.org • The Indo Pacific Conservation Alliance, Washington DC and New Guinea: http://www.indopacific.org • For the Smile of a Child, Cambodia: http://www.pse.asso.fr (Typing the organizations name in French - “pour un sourire d’enfant” - into the search engine at www.google.com allows you to have the web site translated from French into English.) • The Elephant Sanctuary, Tennessee: http://www.elephants.com • Forest Stewardship Council: http://www.fscus.org Promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable forestry. • Center for Whale Research: http://www.whaleresearch.com
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