Paul Toyne appears on Raw TV, an ITV Carlton programme made for children. In the show he describes the plight of tigers and describes some of the activities in place to aid their conservation. Broadcast 19 August 1999.
BBC 1 Breakfast News 22 Jan 1998 Chinese New Year of the Tiger Dr Paul Toyne and tigers
Dr Paul Toyne, whilst at WWF-UK, directed a successful campaign to raise awareness and funds for conservation of the tiger. To launch the campaign Paul with David Hoyle wrote a status report published by WWF. The clip shown here is part of a longer piece aired on BBC1 in January 1998.
BBC Look East Regional News 10 Sept 1998 Dr Paul Toyne discovering new species of butterfly
Dr Paul Toyne’s scientific expeditions to Ecuador discovered new species of butterflies. The naming rights of one of the butterflies was won by Isobel Talks. This is the news story of when Isobel met Paul. Subsequently, about 10-11 years later, Isobel in her gap year before going to university, went back to Ecuador and with […]
Channel 4 EcoWarriors Dr Paul Toyne and Siberian tigers 1998
Dr Paul Toyne describes the natural history and current threats to the Siberian Tiger found only in the Russian Far East. The Siberian (or Amur) Tiger is the largest of all the tiger sub -species. This programme was aired on UK’s Channel Four and was aimed at children and teenagers.
Dr Paul Toyne Elephants and international trade CITIES on Sky Evening News 19 June 1997
Dr Paul Toyne explaining the outcomes of an international meeting (CITIES) about the trade in endangered species, and its implications to elephant conservation. A live studio interview. Unfortunately wild elephants are still facing the same problems of being hunted for their ivory tusks. Wild populations have continued to decline. Broadcast on Sky News, 19 June […]
BBC 1 One o’clock news 19 June 1997 Dr Paul Toyne, Elephants and CITIES
Dr Paul Toyne describes the agreements made at CITIES conference meeting in Zimbabwe and how they impact on elephant conservation in a live studio interview for BBC lunchtime news. Broadcast on BBC 1 One o’clock news 19 June 1997.
Channel 5 Breakfast News 7 June 1997 Dr Paul Toyne Endangered species
Topical news story about the top ten most wanted species in the world. They are wanted for food or medicinal properties. Dr Toyne was asked to describe why these animals were facing extinction. Broadcast on Channel 5 Breakfast News 7 June 1997.
WildVision 21st Century Arks: Conservation of great apes. July 1997.
This clip is taking from a 50 minute film that documented the natural history and conservation status of the Great Apes. Whilst at WWF, Paul Toyne worked on the conservation of Great Apes especially highlighting the issue of hunting of them for an illegal international bushmeat market. Here Paul describes the needs for habitat management […]
Paul Toyne on wildlife souvenirs to avoid. The Great Escape, BBC1 June 1997
The Great Escape was a daytime BBC1 travel show that looked at different destinations in each programme. In this clip, Nick Knowles the presenter, talks to Paul Toyne about the dangers of buying illegal wildlife souvenirs and medicines whilst in Thailand. BBC1. 16th June 1997.
The plight of sturgeon and illegal trade in caviar. Sky News November 1996.
Due to the break-up of the former Soviet Union the previously regulated fishing of sturgeon for their egg, the caviar, had become rife with corruption and sturgeon numbers in the Caspian Sea were declining sharply. Dr Paul Toyne was working for WWF, who in collaboration with TRAFFIC, published a report on the problems. News programmes […]