Elephants are such beautiful animals, they have the most amazing skin and huge hearts, they are known to be one of the most sensitive animals, especially when it comes to their young. Recently I got an email from the African Wildlife foundation which is a foundation that is working to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever, and the email was about people who are killing elephants for their ivory, its just so sad because in the email they mentioned the fact that by the way it is going elephants might not live longer than two decades which is very upsetting to an animal lover like me. This is exactly what the email said.
If you’ve read the news lately, you know that elephants – including mothers and their vulnerable calves – are in constant danger of being poached.
Last year, an estimated 25,000 elephants were killed for their tusks. At that rate, the species won’t last more than two decades.
It’s not too late to protect Africa’s remaining elephants, but we need to act fast. Your support could not come at a more critical – or dangerous – time.
On the black market, ivory brings in over $1,000 per pound – a quick profit if the goods can be traded in volume. And organized crime syndicates are perfectly willing to do a volume business.
They have figured out that by using AK-47s, grenade launchers, night-vision goggles, GPS and low-flying helicopters, elephants are easy to pick off. And as long as they can get their gruesome stash of tusks through customs, they can net an enormous profit.
African Wildlife Foundation has programs in place that work to stop poachers – but we need your help to expand them quickly.
In the field, we’re training scouts to patrol conservation parks. In airports, we’re using sniffer dogs that can detect the smell of ivory being smuggled through customs. And in the halls of government, we’re working to develop policies that discourage poaching and protect crucial animal habitats.
Your partnership is absolutely necessary to implement these programs – it is the only way to save elephants and other critically endangered African species from the brink of extinction. Please don’t wait – give today.
Don’t wait! If you can help these innocent creatures click the links and follow their instructions, even though I live far away in Kuwait I can still help so you can too no matter where you are in the world! One person can make a difference, don’t stop making the world a better place .
Visit their website
http://www.awf.org
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