Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner

Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by adamnemecek on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:38PM (#15496723)

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 these cuties [5][6]. It's a good gift.

You should also check out http://reddit.com/r/babyelephantgifs for a daily dose of elephant gifs.

[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/BZz6S-fFBQL/?taken-by=dswt

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Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by mbravenboer on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:48PM (#15496762)

Thanks for pointing this out. We also support the IAPF. The images they regularly post on their Facebook account are really shocking and sad. The current rate at which these large animals are killed is frightening. We supported more political organizations for a while (like WWF), but it seemed to me that investing directly in armed protection is currently more effective. I wish that the poaching situation would be recognized as a problem that needs military intervention by nations.

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Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by ionised on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:03AM (#15498774)

An environmental and animal welfare activist, Mander is outspoken about the priorities of mankind in an increasingly challenged society. He frequently advocates the use of military equipment and tactics for the purpose of protecting animals, including the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

Mander used his life savings and liquidated his investments and assets to fund the start-up and running costs of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation – an organisation dedicated to the protection and preservation of wildlife in some of the world's most volatile regions.

I'm sold. He sounds like an awesome dude.

I'll set up a donation as soon as I get home.

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Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by ComputerGuru on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @12:19AM (#15496862)

Thanks for bringing this organization to my attention. Just donated.

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Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by throwspamaway on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @02:01AM (#15497201)

Even if you're just posting links to your favorite charities and soliciting donations, it's still spam.

A comment search for "You guys should consider donating" yields 9 highly similar results with your name attached.

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=You%20guys%20should%20consider...

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Re:Photo of butchered rhino is this year's Wildlife Photogra... by adamnemecek on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @02:16AM (#15497250)

Fite me irl. Note that each of these comments was highly upvotes so community has spoken.

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