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Wildlife Sanctuary Days Away From Closing
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 abandoned bears and nursed injured predat... more -
Show your patriotism by declaring your independence from Oil on the 4th of July
The bike-minded folks in San Francisco are spearheading an effort to get Congress to approve more transportation funds for bicycling! They have a new campaign: Gas Free Fridays. Starting this Friday, July 4, "declare your independence" from oil!
This campaign is also an important opportunity to call on your representatives in Washington D.C. to encourage them to support bicycling as transportation by approving direct and better federal assistance to our nation's 20 most populous cities, so that cities can continue to establish safe bicycle networks, bike to transit facilities and public bicycle-share programs.
At the website you can find a sample letter to send to your elected representatives.
You can become one of the growing number of Americans doing your part to lessen our nation's overdependence on oil.
Half of all driving trips in our country are under two miles in length and could easily be done on a bicycle. Americans deserve affordable transportation options and there has never been a better time to support bicycling and a greener future. The bike-minded folks in San Francisco are spearheading an effort to get Congress to approve more transportation funds for bicycling! ... more -
MySpace in online music project
Networking site MySpace is to launch an online music service in partnership with three major music companies.
The new service MySpace Music is being launched with Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and Warner Music.
The new music service is seen as a possible competitor to Apple iTunes Music Store, which has dominated the digital music market. Networking site MySpace is to launch an online music service in partnership with three major music companies. ... more -
Faeces hint at first Americans
Fossilised faeces found in a US cave may help solve the riddle of when and how humans came to the Americas.
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Sister remembers 'horrible moment' King was killed
Christine King Farris was sewing an Easter dress for her daughter in their Atlanta home one rainy April evening when the nightly news was interrupted by a special report.
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The newscaster announced that Farris' younger brother, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been shot in Memphis, Tennessee. Another update came minutes later: King was in critical condition.
"It was a horrible moment," Farris says of that night in 1968. "I tried to call my sister-in-law; the lines were busy. I tried to call my parents; the lines were busy. I couldn't get anybody."
While boarding a plane for Memphis, Farris learned her brother was dead. It was the beginning of a string of family tragedies. Her only surviving sibling, her younger brother, A.D., drowned the next summer. Her mother, Alberta, was shot dead five years later while playing the "Lord's Prayer" on an organ in church on Sunday morning. Christine King Farris was sewing an Easter dress for her daughter in their Atlanta home one rainy April evening when the nightly news ... more -
Can One Person Make A Difference?
Mikelle Terson travels to South Africa with the Ubuntu education fund to see how a few people have made a lot of difference to the children of Port Elizabeth.
Edited Jennifer Welker
www.mikelledesign.com Mikelle Terson travels to South Africa with the Ubuntu education fund to see how a few people have made a lot of difference to the chi... more
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