Re:China calls on US to follow its lead in eradicating ivory...
by adamnemecek on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @04:00PM
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Currently, a lot of states are considering banning sales of ivory. If you want to get involved, please consider contacting your representatives and voicing your support for these bans.
Over at /r/babyelephantgifs, we made a post which should explain everything that you need to know and which also includes a template that you can use when contacting your representatives
The situation is dire. At the current rate of poaching, elephants will be extinct in the next 10-15 years. Even though China is currently the biggest consumer of illegal ivory, the US is in second place.
You guys should also consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights the 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 whom 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 girl [5][6] who was rescued[7] just the other day. This sponsorship is a pretty great gift.
Over at /r/babyelephantgifs, we made a post which should explain everything that you need to know and which also includes a template that you can use when contacting your representatives
https://www.reddit.com/r/babyelephantgifs/comments/338f7t/co...
The situation is dire. At the current rate of poaching, elephants will be extinct in the next 10-15 years. Even though China is currently the biggest consumer of illegal ivory, the US is in second place.
You guys should also consider donating to the International Anti-Poaching Foundation[0][1] which fights the 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 whom 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 girl [5][6] who was rescued[7] just the other day. This sponsorship is a pretty great gift.
[0] http://www.iapf.org/en/
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Anti-Poaching_Fo...
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Mander
[3] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust
[5] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/orphan_profile.asp...
[6] https://instagram.com/p/3tgs8CgUJd/
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHRosmdsoW0