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  1. The programme "Pangolins - the World's Most Wanted Animal" is back on BBC2 tonight, Friday 17 April, 2020 at 9pm.

    Don't miss it!  Although it's a repeat, the programme is very timely, given that these rather amazing animals are at the centre of the coronavirus storm. 


    Visit the Environmental Investigation Agency's website

    Pangolins are the world's  most trafficked animal - their scales are wanted in Chinese medicine.  Their flesh is eaten as a delicacy. 

    Sir David Attenborough narrates the storm of the pangolin and gives hope on how we can save them.

    There's a list of pangolin charities here 

     

  2. Are you a tiger lover?  Do you want to help tigers in Sumatra?

    Fauna and Flora International are looking for donations to put more rangers into the field in Sumatra to protect tigers.

    100 years ago, Javan and Balinese tigers prowled the jungles of Indonesia.  Over generation after generation of tiger, mother after mother taught cub after cub how to fit the islands they were born on.  They became unique – each a subspecies in its own right.    

    But people slaughtered them.  They were tracked, found, killed and skinned to enhance the prestige of the big-game hunter or fill the coffers of a wildlife trader.  Both are now extinct.  They’ve gone.  And on the next island along – the same thing is happening again.

    There are fewer than 400 Sumtran tigers left.  That number is going down.  They are critically endangered.

    Help Fauna and Flora International protect tigers
    Help Fauna and Flora International protect tigers with a £3 donation.
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    Despite the persistent efforts of conservation teams, there aren’t enough areas that are protected to stop poachers getting through and setting deadly snares.

    The tigers have no idea about all of this.  They don’t have a clue.   They cannot avert the slaughter they see don’t coming. 

    We need to make a stand and learn from the mistakes we’ve made before.  We cannot lose these tigers from Sumatra. 

    Fauna and Flora International are putting rangers in place.  They are training and equipping them to remove the snares and keep poachers away.  Then the beautiful Sumatra tigers can be safe in the wild again.

    In short, donations will put more rangers into the field.

    Please help Sumatran tigers today with a £3 donation!  Let’s put more rangers into the field and protect tigers. 

     

  3. Care2.com have a really important campaign which we can all sign up to and get active with.  Care2 is campaigning to protect endangered species from extinction. 

    Animals are dying off at a very alarming rateOne million species are at the risk of extinction. The cause of the mass extinctions to come is us.

    As we are the cause, we have the power to stop it and change things around.  If we don’t do this, we may find many species confined to the history books.

    Will you help and sign their petition to protect endangered species?

    Will you become a Fantastic Beast Guardian?

    Sign the petition and you will become a Fantastic Beast Guardian.

    Your mission as a Fantastic Beast Guardian will be simple:  to help spread the word about some of the world's most endangered animals and support the work of groups dedicated to saving them.

    Care2 says you will receive emails with important petitions to sign to make a difference in the fight to save the last of these unique animals from disappearing forever.

    Become a Guardian, sign this petition and get to work helping to save our planet's fantastic beasts.

     

  4. Please, please take a look at this petition! 

    The African Wildlife Foundation sent an email to say that the social distancing we are all doing has consequences for lions, elephants and other species in Africa’s 8,400 protected areas.

    Please sign and share - Thank you


    What has happened with the breakout of COVID-19 and social distancing?

    Well, tourism has plummeted.  As a result, so has the revenue the safari industry receives.  The industry budgets revenue to dedicate to wildlife protection and protected areas management.

    Wildlife and the people who protect it – rangers and community members who are employed in tourism and related businesses – will pay the price of this decline.

    Please, please sign this petition and show support for Africa’s critical areas.  They are home to endangered species and they also drive economies that support wildlife.

    By signing this petition, the African Wildlife Foundation says that you are on the side of:

    • Africa’s already threatened species who rely on protected areas for safe habitat
    • The health of some of the most biodiverse habitats in the world, which are found in protected areas
    • Local people who rely on sustainable nature tourism for a living

    Please sign and share - Thank you
    Please sign this petition today.
    and give African wildlife a voice

    Visit the African Wildlife Foundation's website here

     to find out more about the work they are doing

    and how you can help

  5. Sometimes you see something on the internet or on television that really hits you hard and makes a point extremely well.

    I saw this video, this afternoon, and I wanted to share it with you.  Please share it with everyone you can.

    The ultimate message is that we SHARE this planet.  It demonstrates how dominant the human race has become - and how selfish.   I am not going to tell you anymore about it - please just watch it for yourself.   Here it is:



    Thank you, Gravitas.

    Please vow to make a difference today. 
    Find out how to reduce your impact on the earth's resources here.