The future survival of the elephants of Central and Eastern Africa will be determined by CITES in March 2010 at the conference of the parties in Doha. By Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick
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NOW IS THE TIME THE WORLD HAS TO FIGHT FOR THE ELEPHANTS
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IVORY— BLOOD DIAMOND OF THE 21ST CENTURY
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Robbie Marsland: Don't underestimate the huge scale of this bloody trade
Western nations have the power to stamp out the trade and save this iconic species
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CALL TO ACTION: IMMEDIATE Kenya Seeks America’s Support To Ban the Ivory Trade
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ELEPHANTS ARE IN DANGER AGAIN
100 African elephants are killed each day for their tusks.
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CALL TO ACTION: IMMEDIATE
Kenya Seeks America’s Support To Ban the Ivory Trade
For More Information: cristina@africanelephants.org or (310) 858-2995
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On March 12, 2010, Tanzania and Zambia will propose to carry out a one-off sale of almost 242,506 pounds of ivory (roughly equaling over 1,000 dead elephants), at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in Doha, Qatar.
One-off sales have consistently led to a sharp increase in poaching and the illegal ivory trade. In fact, since previous CITES-approved one-off sales were carried out by Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, the level of poaching has gone up drastically.
An astounding 38,000 African elephants are killed each year for their tusks—over a hundred every day. If the current level of poaching elephants remains steady, the illegal wildlife trade could potentially drive African elephants to extinction by 2020.
KENYA: CONSERVING & PROTECTING ELEPHANTS
Kenya’s campaign to stop Tanzania and Zambia’s request goes before the House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife as part of the oversight hearing on the upcoming CITES conference in March 2010. Kenya’s Head of Species Conservation and Management will brief the committee on the state of elephant poaching with a view to enlisting the US support in opposing Tanzania and Zambia’s proposals.
WHAT YOU CAN DO: CONTACT Chairwoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Guam) and Members of the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife .
They are YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS! SEE CONTACT LIST BELOW. Ask Chairwoman Bordallo and your representatives to:
