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Please help save the Asian Elephants. Please follow links to view the protests.
1) http://forests.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=india_elephants
2) http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/e/appeal.htm
Asian Elephants require connected large habitats. Asian Elephants survival depends on having access (via the corridor) to roam and forage throughout the seasons.
The largest and potentially most viable population of Asian elephants is found in the mountains of the Western Ghats where the 3 Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka meet.
Of a total population of about 2000 elephants surviving in Peninsular India in various fragmented habitat islands, the largest single population which may number over 1000 individuals is found in a near contiguous habitat extending over this 4500sq km tract.
The best forage is in the Tamil Nadu section but the elephants need to migrate to Kerala and Karnataka each summer when water and food become scarce in Tamil Nadu.
Direct movement from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka is no longer possible because of clearing and development and so now the only way for the elephants to migrate from the east to the west in the dry time and return during the wet season is via the Mudumalai TIGER Reserve in Tamil Nadu, to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.
However, due to habitat fragmentation this route must now pass through a corridor which is only about 2.5 km wide extending from Mulehole in Karnataka to Muthanga in Kerala.
There are suitable alternatives to this development outside the forest.
In another part of this elephant population's range, the proposed establishment of the India Based Neutrino Observatory (INO) in Singara, within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, threatens to further fragment elephant migration routes.Please help save the Asian Elephants. Please follow links to view the protests.
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Positive conservation from the Malayan government. Can they actually do it?
Malaysia aims to double its wild tiger population
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has launched an ambitious plan to double its wild tiger population within 12 years by protecting jungle corridors where poachers prey on the endangered big cats, activists said Monday.
The National Tiger Action Plan aims to have 1,000 Malayan tigers roaming in the wild by 2020, said Sara Sukor, a spokeswoman for Malaysia's chapter of the World Wildlife Fund, one of several conservation groups that helped the government create the plan.
Authorities estimate Malaysia's wild tiger population has fallen from 3,000 to 500 in the last half-century, largely due to illegal hunting and the human encroachment and destruction of the tigers' natural jungle habitat. Tiger meat is exported, served at exotic restaurants and used in traditional Chinese medicine — all illegal acts under Malaysian law.
Malayan tigers have been protected by wildlife laws since the early 1970s, but the National Tiger Action Plan is the government's first concerted effort to reverse the population decline instead of merely slowing it, according to the plan that was launched this month.
Government officials and conservationists will restore and manage key jungle corridors that connect tiger habitats, providing the animals with a wider territory and mitigating the impact of infrastructure such as roads, railways and oil pipelines.
Under the plan, the government has also vowed to better enforce its wildlife laws, remove tigers from areas where they might come into conflict with humans and boost scientific research in tiger protection, said the WWF's Sukor.
"We are optimistic the plan will succeed with cooperation among all the agencies involved," Sukor said. "We want to show that we are serious about wildlife protection."
Conservationists have long urged the government to step up wildlife protection, particularly by increasing penalties against poachers and smugglers of endangered species. Such offenses are typically punished by small fines without prison sentences.
Malaysia's tropical forests are home to a wide range of threatened animals, including orangutans, Borneo sun bears, Sumatran rhinoceroses and pygmy elephants.Positive conservation from the Malayan government. Can they actually do it?... more
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--CNN's Ali Velshi falsely claimed "no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico" from Hurricane Katrina during discussion of Hurricane Gustav.
Summary: On CNN Newsroom, Ali Velshi falsely claimed, "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 40 of these [offshore drilling] platforms, but still no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico because of that." In fact, a 2007 report prepared for the federal government by an international consulting firm identified damage from Katrina to 27 platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of petroleum products into the Gulf of Mexico.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310004?lid=563752&rid=13657559
During the August 31 edition of CNN Newsroom, while discussing Hurricane Gustav, senior business correspondent Ali Velshi falsely claimed, "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 40 of these [offshore drilling] platforms, but still no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico because of that." In fact, a 2007 report prepared for the U.S. Minerals Management Service by the international consulting firm Det Norske Veritas identified damage from Katrina to 27 platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of approximately 2,843 barrels of petroleum products into the Gulf of Mexico. The report further found that when also considering damage done to oil pipelines, a total of approximately 5,552 barrels of petroleum products spilled into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of Hurricane Katrina.--CNN's Ali Velshi falsely claimed "no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico" from... more
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ELLIJAY, Ga. -- Most people know Criag Cylke simply as "Grizzly". He's raised abandoned bears and nursed injured predators. Now, he's scared the animals he loves could soon be euthanized.
"We're down to the point now, this will probably be our lat week, this coming week," Cycle said.
The Ellijay Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is the largest in Georgia, and one of just a handful that can handle large animals. The wildlife sanctuary lost its federal funding. Now, private donations have slowed to a trickle. The animals go through two tons of dog food and two tons of meet every month. The non-profit organization is $300,000 in debt.
"If we go down, there's not going to be many places for these animals," he said. "In fact, the bears that you see here today, the state will probably have to put down because there's no home for them."
It's devastating news to Chris Enfinger. He came for summer camp one year and kept on coming. He's now a volunteer. "Just to see them, after all the time I've spent with them, just to get put down because they can't go anywhere, that would be really sad for me."
Dr. Lyn Lewis is a vet at the Appalachian Animal Hospital. They donate about $40,000 in care every year. He says the sanctuary is a safety net for all of Georgia. "The wildlife would suffer," he said. "We already have endangered species in this area. I firmly believe that this sanctuary keeps many of those animals from going extinct in this region."
Cykle and his wife haven't taken salaries in three years. They've sold off personal assets to keep these animals fed and keep their doors open.
Now, the money is gone. Some of the animals have no where to go. The center is days away from closing. And still, the man called "Grizzly" tenaciously holds on to hope.
"We have a hope. And that hope is our Georgia people and our lovely neighbors in the surrounding states. If they just hear the message of what's happening here, then they can make a difference."
Go here to help: http://www.wildliferehabsanctuary.org/fundraiser.htm
ELLIJAY, Ga. -- Most people know Criag Cylke simply as "Grizzly". He's raised... more
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VIDEO - Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=57258
The end of the agony for the last 3 dancing bears in Bulgaria, thanks to the Fondation Brigitte Bardot and the Vier Pfoten Association
We were in numerous company on the early morning of June 15 to welcome Misho (8 years), Svetla (17 years), and Mima (8 years) into the arms of their new guardian in Rasgard, a small locality in the northwest of Bulgaria, 7 hours from Sofia.
These three poor creatures, who had been fed bread, corn and Schnaps were in a lamentable state of malnutrition, especially Misha was suffering from diabetes (we were all surprised !) and whose fur was in terrible condition.
Now we must wait for the complete veterinary exam to discover the other aftereffects (in this case skin infections, etc.) not detectables in the first glance.
Imagine the joy of being present at this liberation, for these bears had as yet never known the natural environment that they were about to discover. Since infancy, the only lives they had ever known were marked by cruelty and oppression at the hands of their human "masters" who touted as entertainment the suffering of innocent creatures.
* Please visit my sites to get more information on the cruel 'dancing bears' industry (from other countries) at:
http://my.care2.com/julesrs007
http://julesrs007saveanimals.blogspot.com/
VIDEO - Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/videoStory?videoId=57258
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Seen in cell-phone camera footage, handlers at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China evacuated more than a dozen panda cubs just after the massive May 12 earthquake.Seen in cell-phone camera footage, handlers at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in... more
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The "last paradise on earth" is currently endangered by the very things that may actually save it: economic growth and a deluge of human beings. How can we steward a sustainable society so that the planet's natural heritage doesn't become a cross between Hawaii and Disneyland?
The "last paradise on earth" is currently endangered by the very things that may... more
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Have you ever wanted to have an up close encounter with a wolf? Leyton Cougar takes you inside his sanctuary for captive bread wolves in north western New Mexico to show you the plight of the modern day wolves and invites you to visit and participate in their effort to care for these beautiful wild animals.
With no help from the government, they raise all their financial support though donations from caring people like you. Check out their web page and find out more about this project:
http://www.wildspiritwolfsanctuary.orgHave you ever wanted to have an up close encounter with a wolf? Leyton Cougar takes... more
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Disease and starvation run rampant among the deer living in this Somerset sanctuary managed by the League Against Cruel Sports. And it appears that banning cruel sport doesn't mean banning animal cruelty outright. Warning: this video may be disturbing to some viewers.Disease and starvation run rampant among the deer living in this Somerset sanctuary... more
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AWESOME IS THE WORD
VISIT US!!
http://www.macawlanding.org/refuge.html
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Saving the world isn't always easy or fun. In this Bluelist pod Lonely Planet contributor Andrew Nystrom shows us three great ways to save the world.Saving the world isn't always easy or fun. In this Bluelist pod Lonely Planet... more
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