Release of the 'Unite for Wildlife' video message by The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge

The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge have created a video message urging people around the world to support organisations working to stop the illegal wildlife trade. The release of the video will begin a week of activities by The Prince and The Duke to highlight the devastating effects of the trade.

 In the video Their Royal Highnesses talk about the unprecedented levels of killing of endangered species like elephants, which are killed at a rate of 100 per day. They also highlight the grave threat the illegal wildlife trade poses to the economic and political stability in many areas around the world.

During the film, which is approximately nine minutes long, The Prince of Wales says: "We have come together, as father and son, to lend our voices to the growing global effort to combat the illegal wildlife trade - a trade that has reached such unprecedented levels of killing and related violence that it now poses a grave threat not only to the survival of some of the world's most treasured species, but also to economic and political stability in many areas around the world."

 The Duke of Cambridge goes on to say: "Despite the terrible crisis that we now face, we both continue to be optimistic that the tide can be reversed. We have to be the generation that stopped the illegal wildlife trade, and secured the future of these magnificent animals, and their habitats, for if we fail, it will be too late."

The video ends with The Prince and The Duke saying the phrase "Let's unite for wildlife!" in Arabic, Vietnamese, Swahili, Spanish and Mandarin in order to be understood by as many people as possible living in the countries most affected by the illegal wildlife trade.

The video was recorded on the 26th November 2013 at Clarence House, which is The Prince of Wales's home in London. 

On the 13th February 2014 The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge will attend the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade hosted by the UK Government at Lancaster House. The conference will give leaders from across the world an opportunity to discuss the issue and agree a more coordinated global response to help eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from the threat of extinction. The Prince of Wales will deliver a speech at the London Conference. 

On the 12th February The Duke of Cambridge will attend the United for Wildlife Symposium at the Zoological Society of London. Later that evening The Duke will attend a reception at the Natural History Museum, hosted by the UK Government to mark the beginning of London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.

How to Download The Video

There are three ways to obtain the video footage:

From ITN

Broadcasters can obtain the full video, which includes footage of Their Royal Highnesses speaking in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Swahili, Spanish and Arabic from ITN. 

Please note the video will be played out twice within each timeslot.

Access Information for Broadcasters/Media: 

1) London Access ,  via Local end at BT Tower , London 

             Date : Saturday 8th February 2014

             Time : 1200-1230 GMT 

             Local end ITN21 for High Definition PAL playout  ( 1080/50i)   

             Local end ITN23 for Standard Definition PAL playout   

2) Fibre delivery to Australia / New Zealand 

             Date: Saturday 8th February 2014

             Time: 0800-0830 GMT

             Service: Onpass from BT Tower and fibre to Sydney

             Source: ITN via BT Tower @ HD/ITN21

             Destination 1: Globecast Australia DVN TX5 for all Australian takers 

             Destination 2: TVNZ via dedicated circuit ex Pactv London

             Destination 3: TV3 via dedicated circuit ex Pactv London

             Video: 625/50

             PTC Ref: 321073

3) Fibre delivery to USA 

             Date: Saturday 8th February 2014

             Time: 1700-1730 GMT

             Service: Onpass from BT Tower and fibre to LA and NYC

             Source: ITN via BT Tower @ HD/ITN21

             Destination 1: LA Switch via PacTV-1

             Destination 2: NYC via Waterfront 4082

             Destination 3: NY Switch via Pactv-1

             Video: 1080i/50>>1080i/60 in LA

             PTC Ref: 321074

4) Digital download via ITN FTP site 

             HD : ftp://WildlifeVNR:[email protected]/Wildlife_VNR_HD.mpeg

             SD : ftp://WildlifeVNR:[email protected]/Wildlife_VNR_SD.mpg

             SD MXF :      

                 ftp://WildlifeVNR:[email protected]/Wildlife_VNR_SD_mxf.mxf

             Video clip name : Illegal Wildlife Trade Video 

5) CBA Members can access via Commonwealth Broadcasters Association News           

             Exchange

 Contact : Adam Weatherhead

 Email: [email protected]

 Contact details for ITN:

             Fiona Dodd:   [email protected] available on + 44 (0) 777 965 6702

             Matt Blair (on shift between 0900-2100 GMT):  [email protected]

             tel : +44 (0) 207 430 4668   

             

             or use our generic email address [email protected]  

             

             ITN MCR  ( Master Control )  who will be doing the playouts: + 44 (0) 207    

             430 4284; operational 24/7

From Press Association

PA Wire customers can obtain the full video, which includes footage of Their Royal Highnesses speaking in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Swahili, Spanish and Arabic from Press Association. 

Contact Press Association Video on 020 7963 7438 or [email protected]

From Vimeo

Six versions will be made available for anyone to download directly from vimeo.com/royalcommunications:

The full video, with messages in Vietnamese, Mandarin, Swahili, Spanish, Arabic and English at the end of the footage 

The video with a message in Vietnamese at the end of the footage 

The video with a message in Mandarin at the end of the footage

The video with a message in Swahili at the end of the footage

The video with a message in Spanish at the end of the footage

The video with a message in Arabic at the end of the footage

All six versions can be downloaded in the following formats:

HD .MP4 file(1280x720 / 79MB)

SD .MP4 file(640x360 / 23MB)

Original .MP4 file(1920x1080 / 665MB)

How To Obtain Screengrabs

Screengrabs will also be made available at www.flickr.com/britishmonarchy.

Notes to Editors

• The Prince of Wales convened a Conference with the UK Government in May 2013, to which The Duke also attended. This acted as a pre-cursor to the London Conference on The Illegal Wildlife Trade on Thursday 13 February hosted by the UK Government at Lancaster House in central London. Leaders from across the world have now been invited to discuss the issue and agree a more coordinated global response to help eradicate this pernicious trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species from the threat of extinction.The Prince has for more than four decades championed action for a sustainable future. He is a champion of conservation and preserving wildlife and became President of WWF UK in 2011. The Prince has launched numerous sustainability initiatives over the years including the International Sustainability Unit, which facilitates consensus on how to resolve some of the key environmental challenges facing the world.

• Like his father and grandfather, The Duke of Cambridge has a passion for conservation. He has been Patron of Tusk Trust since 2005 and has made sustainable conservation a key area of his own charitable foundation. Through The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, The Duke convened, and became President of, United for Wildlife, a collaboration of seven of the largest field based global conservation organisations. The collaboration aims to substantially increase the global response to major conservation crises, such as the illegal wildlife trade.

Terms of Release of the video message and accompanied photograph:

Copyright in the photographs and video rests with Clarence House. They are made available to media on condition that:

• The photograph from the video message is for editorial use only;

• The photographs should be accompanied by a caption explaining its context; 

• No charge should be made for the supply, release or publication of the photographs or for the video;

• There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs or video (including any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-editorial use);

• Royal Communications reserve the right to decline a request for the use of the photographs or video;

• Any use outside these terms must be cleared by Royal Communications.