Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2008 by nothoney

they’re starting to open up the sky they’re starting to reach down through and it feels like we’re living in that split-second of a car crash and time is slowing down and if we only had a little more time than this time is all we have do you remember the time we and all [...]

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Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage – Watch 60 Minutes Report

Posted on December 21, 2008 by nothoney

Tonight CBS’ “60 Minutes” aired a report on the work of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage. If you missed the report, you can watch it on the on the “60 Minutes” Web site and see photos, too. Why not adopt a baby ele, or rhino, as a gift this Christmas? You’ll be doing [...]

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David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust On CBS’ 60 Minutes

Posted on December 19, 2008 by nothoney

This Sunday! Don’t miss it! If you’ve never heard of the Trust or visited their Web site, then get over there and adopt some orphaned eles and rhinos. I’ve adopted two – Wasessa and Taveta – and get progress reports monthly along with a printable original water color by Angela Sheldrick. Here’s the details on [...]

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Wildlife Direct for the Holidays!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by nothoney

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift this year, why not send a gift donation to Wildlife Direct? You’ll get a cute certificate in return and help conservationists in the field in Africa, South America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other countries. Instead of giving more stuff, give something that matters this year. It’ll make [...]

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Ivory Auctions-Richard Leakey Speaks Out

Posted on November 12, 2008 by nothoney

Dr. Leakey wrote a blog post recently on Wildlife Direct about the ongoing one-off ivory auctions that were authorized by CITES. Since his post we have learned that Zimbabwe has bartered ivory to China for guns to put down any citizen protests, etc. This doesn’t surprise many in African conservation and it’s hard to imagine [...]

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Take Action for Orangutans, Wolves Slaughtered, Elephants Face Extinction

Posted on August 1, 2008 by nothoney

There just isn’t any good news of late; at least that’s how it seems. In my previous post about the ABC News special report about orangutans and deforestation, I found some great comments left by visitors. The first comment by Richard Zimmerman, director of Orangutan Outreach, invites us to visit the Web site and learn [...]

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Death Knell Sounded for African Elephants by CITES, UK, EU, WWF, and Others

Posted on July 15, 2008 by nothoney

CITES and its partners in crime today signed the death warrant for tens of thousands of African elephants by approving “China as a ‘trading partner’ for over 100 tonnes of stockpiled ivory from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.” The decision “has left many conservationists and wildlife managers stunned and appalled,” reports Born Free. I’ll [...]

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