I've got an aunt who insists on sending me $100 every Christmas, and I usually spend it on those buy-a-goat-for-a-villager things. I guess this year I'm sponsoring elephants...
Re:If you were an elephant
by adamnemecek on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @01:35PM
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It's pretty great for kids, it introduces them to the idea of conservation.
> You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers.
Done, thanks!
Re:If you were an elephant
by adamnemecek on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @01:27PM
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Thanks a bunch!
Thanks for getting the word out. Am glad this post of yours made people (including me) take action to help!
Re:If you were an elephant
by adamnemecek on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @03:49PM
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If you live in cities with large Chinatowns (e.g. NYC, SF) you might want to consider taking a casual stroll through them and checking out antique stores if you see anything that seems off and if you do report it to
https://www.fws.gov/refuges/lawenforcement/report-wildlife-c...
Word on the street is that FWS is rolling out/testing new tech that will make enforcement a lot easier.
Adopting a rhino (5-year-old brother loves them) is not what I'd thought I'd be doing today.
Re:If you were an elephant
by adamnemecek on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @02:06PM
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Rhinos are also ridiculous creatures, check out these dinguses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNCC6ZYI3SI
Are those the most ridiculous sounds ever?
Do you know or anyone know of a good Canadian-listed charity? Canada has surprisingly stingy rules on foreign charitable donations: none are tax deductible.
If there were a Canadian organization as effective I could make a donation go further. I usually stick to Canadian charities for this reason. However, this idea seems very good so perhaps I'll make an exception if none exist.
Re:If you were an elephant
by adamnemecek on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @06:08PM
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This is a really good question, I'm not sure, I'll ask around and email me your email so that I can email you once I found out. My email is in my profile.
> You can for example sponsor this little fella
Done.
Another anti-poaching place, these guys always seem to know what they're doing as well: https://biglife.org
You guys should consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights these poachers. The founder, Damien Mander[2], is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his military experience to train the park rangers since they, unlike the poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as understaffed. There is also the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust[3][4] which takes care of elephant and rhino orphans (most of them are orphans due to poaching). For $50 a year, you can become a sponsor of a particular animal and they'll send you photos and updates about how your sponsored animal is doing. You can for example sponsor this little cutie [5][6].
[0] http://www.iapf.org/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Anti-Poaching_Fo...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Mander
[3] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust
[5] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp...
[6] https://www.instagram.com/p/BPoboF8j84H
You should also check out https://reddit.com/r/babyelephantgifs for your daily dose of pachyderm based content.