[00:01.01]The possibility of escaping the cycle of life and death
[00:04.89]and the promise of enlightenment
[00:07.35]encourages people to perform activities that benefit all beings.
[00:17.81]This belief assigns as much importance to the environment
[00:21.48]and its creatures as it does to humans
[00:25.00]since every living creature is believed to have a soul.
[00:33.00]In the remote lands of Tibet
[00:35.53]For over 1,000 years
[00:36.93]this concept has been translated into practical benefits for wildlife
[00:42.06]And it starts literally on their doorstep.
[00:55.56]Buddhist monasteries have sacred sites
[00:58.87]Areas where taboos are placed on the hunting and killing of animals.
[01:05.73]Some creatures have become so tame that the nuns are able to hand-feed them
[01:11.62]Like these Tibetan-eared pheasants.
[01:24.77]Thanks to hand-outs from the nuns
[01:27.19]These rare birds can survive the worst of the winter.
[01:37.57]In this extreme place, people with few resources
[01:41.17]are prepared to share them with their needy fellow-creatures.
[01:53.47]The Tibetan example is a model for conservation.

The possibility of escaping the cycle of life and death
and the promise of enlightenment
encourages people to perform activities that benefit all beings.
This belief assigns as much importance to the environment
and its creatures as it does to humans
since every living creature is believed to have a soul.
In the remote lands of Tibet
For over 1,000 years
this concept has been translated into practical benefits for wildlife
And it starts literally on their doorstep.
Buddhist monasteries have sacred sites
Areas where taboos are placed on the hunting and killing of animals.
Some creatures have become so tame that the nuns are able to hand-feed them
Like these Tibetan-eared pheasants.
Thanks to hand-outs from the nuns
These rare birds can survive the worst of the winter.
In this extreme place, people with few resources
are prepared to share them with their needy fellow-creatures.
The Tibetan example is a model for conservation.