Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 --- WildAid <> > WildAid > Spring E-Newsletter > ==================================================================== > > In This Issue: > > - RESCUED TIGERS NEED YOUR HELP! > - WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAM RESCUES BABY SUN BEAR > - TURNING VILLAGERS FROM POACHERS TO PROTECTORS > - A ROARING TRADE: NEW ACAP DOCUMENTARY > - PLAY IT CLEAN WITH THE SHARKS CAMPAIGN > - OTHER STORIES IN OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER > > > RESCUED TIGERS NEED YOUR HELP! > Seven Indochinese tigers currently reside at the > Phnom Tamao > Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia, in over a > hectare of natural > habitat featuring pools, climbing frames, dens and > rock formations. > In semi-wild enclosures, these magnificent animals > can display their > natural behavior – which includes eating, A LOT. > Along with > veterinary care and medicines, the Care for Rescued > Wildlife program > provides all the necessary dietary requirements for > our tiger > population – which means we spend more than $3,000 > per month on meat > alone! To get more information and see pictures of > our tigers, > please visit the Rescue Center’s website at > www.cambodianwildliferescue.org. > > We need your help to keep the tigers at the Rescue > Center happy, > healthy, and well fed. Please visit the Donate > section of our > website to help us care for these critically > endangered cats. > > > Click Here to Make a Donation > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpkEMciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > > WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAM RESCUES BABY SUN BEAR > On New Year's Day, government authorities arrested a > Royal Cambodian > Armed Forces (RCAF) soldier as he left Phnom Penh > International > Airport with a cardboard box he collected from the > baggage carousel > containing some unusual contraband - a baby > Malaysian sun bear. > > The illegally trafficked bear cub is the eighth > confiscated by > WildAid's Wildlife Rapid Response Team (WRRT) since > November. > > Click here to read the full article and others in > our online > newsletter > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpdgQciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > > TURNING VILLAGERS FROM POACHERS TO PROTECTORS > Sompong Prachobchan killed them all. You name it: > Tigers, wild > boars, gibbons, and elephants. While he was hunting > in the forest, > he would also collect aloewood, an aromatic > high-priced wood, the > resin of which goes into making perfume and incense. > > Recognizing that the poaching will not stop until > the villagers have > another economic option, WildAid employs a holistic > approach to > protecting parks like Khao Yai. While training and > equipping > rangers to patrol the park, WildAid’s community > outreach team goes > into the surrounding villages to convince villagers > to stop poaching > and find alternative sources of income. > > > Click here to read the full article and others in > our online > newsletter > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpdgQciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > > A ROARING TRADE: NEW ACAP DOCUMENTARY > By 2050, there could be 9 billion people in the > world. More people > take up more space, to live in and to grow food. We > will also > consume more of the world's limited resources. Our > forests are > already disappearing, and many of our wild animals > are becoming rare > as we destroy their homes. Unfortunately, the last > of some of our > most endangered species will be killed, butchered > and sold, long > before they lose their habitat. > > > Click here to read the full article and others in > our online > newsletter > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpdgQciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > > PLAY IT CLEAN WITH THE SHARKS CAMPAIGN > As Seleccion Nacional, Ecuador’s national soccer > team, has made it > to the World Cup, WildAid continues to expand on the > success of our > initial shark campaign initiatives with Ecuador’s > soccer idols. On > February 17th, WildAid launched a large concert and > exhibit in > Puerto Ayora in cooperation with the Galapagos > National Park Service > (GNPS), the local municipality, Billabong as well as > the musical > groups Rocola Bacalao and Sudakaya. > > Click here to read the full article and others in > our online > newsletter > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpdgQciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > > OTHER STORIES IN OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER > Wildlife Trader Caught - 177 Animals Rescued > Thailand Creates Interagency Wildlife Task Force > First Photo Evidence from Cameratraps - Samlaut, > Cambodia > Preserving Marine Resources in Micronesia > ACAP Taiwan Celebrathes 10th Anniversary > WildAid Helps Seize Sea Cucumbers > New Strides in Galapagos Community Project for Women > Earth Day 2006 > In Memoriam > Support WildAid Today! > > > Click here to read the full version of our online > newsletter > http://wildaid.c.topica.com/maaeCpVabpdgQciJfhweafpN6M/ > > > To ensure that WildAid’s newsletters get delivered > to your inbox, > please add <a > href= " Wildaid " >Wildaid</a> > to > your safe senders list. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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