sign the petitions to help save these animals in need!!

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Stealing animals

Unbelievably, Thai park officials have just raided two wildlife sanctuaries and forcibly removed dozens of vulnerable rescued animals including bears and gibbons. Help us protest - sign the petition and email Thailand's ambassador

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Horror in Central Africa

 

At least 500 elephants have been slaughtered in a brutal killing spree by ruthless poachers. Criminals will stop at nothing to get ivory for the thriving black market. Please, lobby your MP for a total ban on ivory. Full story here

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Sambo's story

A crippled female elephant was forced to give tourist rides in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, in agony from inflamed and infected feet. With your help we took action for Sambo and the other day...read full story

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What we don’t know about wildlife...

• What is the difference between the alligator and a crocodile?

These amphibians are very similar in appearance and both have an enlarged fourth tooth in the lower jaw that can be seen when a crocodile closes its mouth but cannot be seen in an alligator.

• The Polar Bear is a superior swimmer and can reach speeds of 6 and 1/2 mph using only it's front feet. This extreme Northern Bear is the most carnivorous of North American bears.

• A declaration has been made that there is a new elephant species roaming around Africa but the fact that the species has been there throughout is shocking. This suggests that instead of two species in existence today, now there are three namely, Asian elephants, African savannah elephants and African forest elephants. A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School, the University of Illinois and the University of York in the UK analyzed DNA from Asian elephants, African elephants and two extinct species. Thereafter, the scientists have determined that African forest elephants diverged from other African elephants about the same time Asian elephants split off from woolly mammoths.

• The Titanoboa is one of the most deadly snakes in the world, with an average length of about 13m (42ft). These snakes have lived in the rainforest of north-east Colombia for about 58-60 million years! A male Common Boa named ‘’Popeye’’ from the Philadelphia Zoo was the oldest snake ever lived! It lived for 40 years and 3 months and 14 days before it died on the 15^th of April 1977. Countries where most people die of snakebites are India and Sri Lanka!!

• Dolphins are marine animals and are among the most intelligent of the aquatic animals. Their friendly appearance and playful attitude have made them popular in human culture. Dolphins have acute eyesight, both in and out of the water BUT, then can hear frequencies ‘’10 times more than the upper limit of adult human hearing. Their teeth are believed to function as antennae to receive incoming sound and to pinpoint the exact location of an object. Scientists believe dolphins have no sense of smell as they lack an olfactory nerve and lobes.

A Reason to Rise up (:

People all keep saying things like 'may be tomorrow' and may be some other time....people need a reason to stand up and a force to drive them and I find that often it's something that we can't explain. Whether it's a film, a speech or a campaign -- we need a reason to fight.

So how about these-

There are less than 1500 tigers left in the wild today. They are the biggest cats in the world and everyday there are poachers and villagers scouring the jungles to kill them--for their coats, for food and for revenge. Stand up for them.

Elephants in conservation site's are being killed by the mahouts. We have to come to terms with the fact that soon seeing elephants in the wild is going to be a rare experience because people are so ready to kill them-- someone has to stop them.

The Animals in the zoo are close to starving and people line up in queues to see it?

These are preventable and these are tragedies. Stop them from happening.

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end

Looking back at the International Year of Biodiversity

The UN declared '2010' the International Year of Biodiversity. Through out 2010, animal lovers and wildlife conservationists from all over the world worked towards the safeguarding of the valuable resources, flora and fauna. Wildlife conservationists held conferences, launches of various outlooks, celebrations for the International day of Biodiversity etc.

I believe it is important to mention (thus, give credit to) the major role PUMA- the Sports Lifestyle company with UNEP and it's campaign "Play for Life" using football and football stars to promote the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

The UNEP's work in this arena has been inspiring, a few of the success stories being:

1. The Fiji locally managed Marine Area Network brought together community members, conservation practitioners, researchers and govt. officials to use community based marine resource management to provide for local livelihoods and enhance marine biodiversity.

2. In Cambodia, the villages from Tmatboey uses eco-tourism to attract domestic and international bird watchers and biodiversity conservation groups to protect Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary.

The first Indian Biodiversity Congress help in 2010 proves that wildlife conservation is not confined to one part of the world. Asia, having a few of the largest sanctuaries in the world taking to promotion of biodiversity is an example of success in the arena. The event showcased "The brilliance of biodiversity in Kerala ranging from flora to fauna of Silent Valley to the mangroves of Kannur". The participation of over 10 academic institutions suggests the enthusiasm of the young adults otherwise known as the future leaders of the world.

Similarly, ANIEC 2010 was launched in English, French and Spanish in November 2009 to seek views of the larger biodiversity on the design of the post 2010 biodiversity strategy.

(Source: http://www.cbd.int/aniec2010/)

The 2010 GREENWAVE events started on the International date live that runs through the Pacific and moved westwards each hour. Each hour, beggining at 20:10 local time GMT+12 time zone, new trees appeared on the map.

(Source : http://greenwave.cbd.int/en/map_2010)

A Sanctuary in the North

There are many National Parks in Sri Lanka, out of which the Ruhunu, Wilpattu and Udawalawe National Parks receive much praise for the many valuable species of the fauna and flora they comprise. There is however, going to be another addition to these sanctuaries in the near future. The government of Sri Lanka has decided to turn another vast jungle area in the North of the island into a wildlife sanctuary. The jungles of Mullativu have been declared a safe haven for wild animals and will spread to around 100,000 acres. The turmoil created with the civil war in the North made it difficult for wildlife in this area to be conserved but, with a sanctuary, those species endemic to the country and others will be given a much more peaceful and safer home to live in. Further, it would a be solution to the constant conflicts that arise between the elephants and the civilians in this area. It is a relief to know that due attention is being given to the much loved wildlife of this paradise island.

More information on the sanctuary will be posted as it is made available to the public by the government of Sri Lanka.

Christmas and New Year cards now on Sale!!

The photographs we took during our expedition to Yala are now published on Christmas and New Year cards.. We urge everyone to purchase at least one card and help us in this endeavour to create awareness. Each card is priced at Rs. 40/=. There are 4 types which you can choose from. So hurry and contact anyone from Life for the Wild to get your cards.. Please show us your support as we are all about the animals.. I've attached pictures of all 4 types of cards just to give evryone an idea of how it looks..

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