Leia!! HOW YOU CAN HELP AFRICA’S ELEPHANTS 1. Never buy ivory or keep ivory. 2. If you or someone you know owns an ivory ornament, trinket or jewelry, please encourage them to burn it in their fireplace, woodstove or in a safe fireproof container outside. 3. Sign this petition advocating for Hong Kong to burn their ivory stockpile bit.ly/18VUAbV 4. Sign this petition to help stop the blood ivory trade. Nearly 60,000 signatures! bit.ly/14wwi6Q 5. Sign this fill-in petition advocating for the U.S. to ban the sale of ivory bit.ly/18iRPVU 6. Write a heartfelt letter to your government calling for your country to end its domestic ivory market. If you live on the African Continent write and ask your government to enforce stricter penalties and punishments for illegal ivory poaching. 7. Write a heartfelt letter to your local newspaper about the current ivory poaching crisis. 8. Support and donate to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trusts Anti-Poaching Units to help stop the killing in Kenya at sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/help.html 9. Join the international iworry campaign and sign the iworry petition at iworry.org 10. Support the youngest victims of the ivory trade by adopting an orphan at sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/asp/fostering.asp 11. Watch and share the short films ‘Ivory Victims’ and ‘Wild’ at dswt.org 12. Fundraise for the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (dswt.org) or your favorite NGO 13. Share information on the ivory poaching crisis and the illegal ivory trade. Spread the word via social media with friends, family and your community. ~Thank you so much, Elephant Advocacy~ Photo credit: Thank you to photographer Michael North for another stunning image. Please visit more on Mr. Norths images and photo safaris at michaelnorthimagery
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:46:34 +0000