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“Seahorseman” – Official Selection 2018 WCFF

September 30, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

“Seahorseman”, World Premiere at the 2018 WCFF in New York, NY. | Screening is October 19, during Film Series 2 at the Cinema Village Theater. SEATING IS LIMITED! Get your tickets today before they sell out! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3574972

The WCFF informs, engage and inspires wildlife conservation through the power of film. Join us for our eight year anniversary in New York, NY, October 18-28, 2018. Ten days of film screenings, panel discussions, receptions, field trips, networking, wildlife photography exhibit and more.

Get your individual tickets or an All Access Film Festival pass: http://www.wcff.org/nyc-festival-2018/

Join the planning committee. Advertise & promote your brand on the big screen during the festival. Take a page in the full color program book.

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Christopher@WCFF.org

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“Cageless” – Official 2018 WCFF Selection

September 25, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

“Cageless”, produced/directed by Julia Bahlsen , World World Premiere at the 2018 WCFF in New York, NY. | Screening is October 21, during Film Series 13 at the Cinema Village Theater.

SEATING IS LIMITED! Get your tickets today before they sell out. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3575587

Get your individual tickets or an All Access Film Festival pass: http://www.wcff.org/nyc-festival-2018/

Join the planning committee. Advertise & promote your brand on the big screen during the festival. Take a page in the full color program book.

Christopher J. Gervais, FRGS
Twitter: @CJGERVAIS
Christopher@WCFF.org

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The Mystery of the Gnaraloo Sea Turtles

August 1, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

“The Mystery of the Gnaraloo Sea Turtles”, produced by Trevor Almeida, premieres at 2018 WCFF this October.

Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/281298732

SYNOPSIS: This stunning documentary features never-before-seen underwater footage as we track the mysterious journeys of the Gnaraloo Loggerhead turtles. In remote corner of North Western Australia, scientists have attached satellite trackers for the first time on the backs of ten female turtles to plot their secret routes. The results and amazing cinematography will astound you! Dive in and learn about life after the nesting beaches. witness incredible shots and fascinating discoveries.

Contact: info@wcff.org to join the planning committee. Advertise & promote your brand on the big screen during the festival. Take a page in the full color program book

Christopher J. Gervais, FRGS
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Five trillion pounds of plastic garbage floats in the seas

May 1, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

Recent study indicates between 88 to 95% of the plastic polluting the world’s oceans pours in from just ten rivers, eight are in Asia and the remaining two in Africa. These rivers account for about five trillion pounds of plastic garbage that is floating in the seas.

The Ganges River in India is responsible for about 1.2 billion pounds, while the Yangtze has been estimated in previous research to dump some 727 million pounds of plastic into the ocean’s each year.

A combination of the Xi, Dong and Zhujiang Rivers (233 million lbs per year) in China as well as four Indonesian rivers: the Brantas (85 million lbs annually), Solo (71 million pounds per year), Serayu (37 million lbs per year) and Progo (28 million lbs per year), are all large contributors.

It is estimated that over 200 million marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles are killed each year by ingesting plastic garbage in the ocean.

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North Atlantic Right Whale Population is Crashing

March 27, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

The North Atlantic Right Whale is one of the most endangered of all the large cetaceans. Fewer than 450 remain and this year18 deaths have been recorded off the coasts of USA & Canada by ship strikes. There could be more we are not aware. To make matters worse, no calves have been sighted in 2018 where they and their mothers are found off the coast of southern Georgia and northern Florida. At this current rate of death and lack of newborns, the species will be extinct by 2040.

We will lose the Vaquita this year and have recently lost the Yangtze river Dolphin. When will the world wake up from ignorance.

Contact: info@wcff.org to join the planning committee. Sponsor the film festival, advertise on the big screen during the outdoor summer series and the October festival. Take a page in the full color program book to be distributed in USA, China and other countries.

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Seeking Sanctuary – Official WCFF Selection

March 13, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

“Seeking Sanctuary” directed by Nick Jones, produced by Louise Heren and Simon Blakeney is an official selection for 2018.

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“I Am Salmon”

March 8, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

“I Am Salmon” produced and directed by Peter Mieres will premiere at the 2018 Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF) in New York, NY. The WCFF mission is to inform, engage and inspire wildlife conservation through the power of film. Join us for our eight year anniversary is October 18-28, 2018. Ten days of film screenings, panel discussions, receptions, field trips, networking, virtual reality and more. All Access Film Festival passes are available now for purchase: wcff.org/nyc-festival-2018/

Synopsis: “I Am Salmon” tells the story of the life cycle of the five species of wild pacific salmon and their age old relationship with the Tseshaht First Nation in British Columbia. Wild Pacific Salmon are at risk by a number of threats such as deforestation, pollution, over-fishing and the dams, ect. This short documentary hopes to create awareness of the issue.

Watch trailer: https://vimeo.com/259220503

Christopher J. Gervais, FRGS
Twitter: @CJGERVAIS
Christopher@WCFF.org

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Plastic Pollution Facts

March 6, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

Some facts about Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

The average American throws away approximately 185 pounds of plastic per year.
The USA throws away 35 billion plastic water bottles every year. Annually approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide.
More than one million bags are used every minute.
It takes 500-1,000 years for plastic to degrade.
Plastic constitutes approximately 90 percent of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, with 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile.
One million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals are killed annually from plastic in our oceans.
New study finds 73% of deep water fish in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean have ingested micro plastics.
Some 45% of all seabird species, 25% of cetaceans, all sea turtle species and a growing list of fish species have been documented with plastic in or around their bodies.

Lear more: https://www.ecowatch.com/22-facts-about-plastic-pollution-and-10-things-we-can-do-about-it-1881885971.html

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The Hundred-Year-Old Whale

February 28, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

The Hundred-Year-Old Whale, produced by Tony Wosk of Middle Child Films and narrated by actress Laura Vandervoort screens in New York City.

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Christopher@WCFF.org

Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
October 18-28, 2018 | New York, NY
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark receives protection

February 21, 2018 christopherjgervais Leave a comment

Several weeks back, the Trump administration announced the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, the first shark species to receive these protections in Atlantic continental U.S. waters. Historically considered one of the most abundant shark species, the oceanic whitetip has suffered 80% population decline, mostly due to being caught as bycatch in longline fisheries and the victim of global shark fin trade. Shark finning is illegal in U.S. waters, however fins continue to be bought and sold throughout the United States and often come from unsustainable foreign fisheries in countries that have ineffective or no shark finning bans.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2018-01-30/declining-species-of-shark-added-to-endangered-species-list

wric.com/2018/01/30/declining-species-of-shark-added-to-endangered-species-list/

Oceanic Whitetip First Shark Listed as “Threatened” in the Continental U.S. Atlantic

Learn more about protecting sharks and other marine life. The WCFF informs, engages and inspires wildlife conservation and global biodiversity through the power of film. Join us for our eight year anniversary in New York, NY, October 18-28, 2018. Ten days of film screenings, panel discussions, receptions, field trips, networking events, virtual reality programs and more. The WCFF is the ONLY documentary film festival in NewYork, NY and worldwide dedicated to wildlife conservation.

Photo credit: Paul Spielvogel

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