Posts Tagged ‘Valentine’s Day’

Feb
07

Valentines Day Candy

Posted by in Conservation,Elephant,Endangered Species,orangutan

How is this related to Wildlife Conservation – really? Yes, there is a method and message, to our madness…

Palm Oil and The Great Chocolate Debate. It can help save the lives of Orangutans and many other species living on Borneo and Sumatra. Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil produced from the African oil plam tree (Elaeis guineensis) which has been planted on plantations throughout Malaysia and Indonesia, home to some of the world’s most endangered wildlife. These plantations replace tropical rainforest acreage in staggering numbers.

Rainforest? No. Palm Oil Plantation? Yes.

What we are asking you to do is to be a responsible consumer and purchase products from companies which either do not use palm oil or are part of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm oil. You can do that by taking a quick look at this Orangutan Friendly Palm Oil Valentine Guide.

To learn more about the issues facing wildlife and palm oil just link here.

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Feb
12

A Gift of Gorillas

Posted by in Africa,Endangered Species,Featured,Gorilla,What You Can Do

Can’t find that perfect gift for Valentines Day? How about the gift of a gorilla? http://gorilladoctors.org/orphan-guardianship.html

Gorilla orphan, MGVP station, Rwanda

Gorilla orphan, MGVP station, Rwanda

You become an Orphan Guardian and support the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. MGVP’s Gorilla Doctors care for thirteen young orphaned gorillas, representing two critically endangered subspecies, the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) and the Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri).

Sadly, poaching and illegal trade have resulted in the confiscation of mountain and Grauer’s gorillas in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At present, the MGVP is providing health care for four mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and nine Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri).  All were orphaned in the wild as a result of poaching activity.  Most recently, two of the infant mountain gorilla orphans were rescued from the DRC side of the Virunga Massif when their mothers were shot, These two newest orphans were just moved to ICCN’s new Senkwekwe facility in Rumangabo, DRC.

As a small group, the orphans will help socialize each other, giving them a chance to lead normal gorilla lives in the future.  The partner organizations are exploring all options for their long term care and eventual reintroduction to the wild: the mountain gorilla back to the Virunga Massif, and the Grauer’s gorillas back to the forests of DRC.

So give the gift of gorilla this season, you will be helping support a phenomenal cause, and stay out of troubel at the same time.

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