How About A Nice Cup of Tea?

Rhinos, tigers and elephants are some of the most beautiful, majestic creatures on Earth. Yet their survival is being threatened by a poaching crisis in Africa and increased levels of organised crime involved in illegal wildlife trade. Read WWF’s new Wildlife Crime Scorecard – which shows which countries are protecting species, and which aren’t. Also this month: a great new app to help you explore London’s watersides, and how you can support WWF with a nice cup of tea...


WWF’s new Wildlife Crime Scorecard shows that many countries aren’t doing enough to protect endangered species like rhinos, tigers and elephants. The report rates 23 Asian and African countries’ efforts to stop poaching and trafficking in ivory, rhino horn and tiger parts. Vietnam - identified in the report as the top destination country for rhino horn - is one or the worst performers, while India and Nepal were two of the best. Read the results of our Wildlife Crime Scorecard and learn how we’re fighting the illegal wildlife trade – and how you can help.


We've created a great new app to help you explore London’s 10 best waterside treasures. It’s part of The Panda Made Me Do It, our campaign to celebrate, reward and encourage pro-environmental behaviour. As you uncover these hidden gems, you can use the app to discover fascinating facts about the beautiful places you’re visiting. You can also find out what you can do to help preserve them. Download the app and you’ll be in with a chance of winning some great watery prizes too!


There’s nothing better than a nice cup of tea. Except tea that supports WWF, of course. To celebrate 10 years of creating delicious organic blends, Pukka Herbs will donate 20p from each pack of its new Peppermint and FairWild Licorice tea to WWF, supporting conservation projects worldwide. WWF members will get a free sample in September’s Action magazine. It’s all part of Pukka’s campaign to create a beautiful world. Be part of it by uploading photos and videos of your own, personal “beautiful world” to Pukka’s website. The best entries will be included in a national film early next year.


Live in Scotland and want to win £1,000 to help make your community or group greener? WWF Scotland and our friends at the People’s Postcode Lottery are looking for your brilliant ideas about how to make your group or community more environmentally friendly – from saving energy and growing your own food to picking up litter, we want your Grand, Green Ideas! To be in with a chance to win £1,000 to help you make your idea a reality go to the website and enter your ideas. The deadline is this Monday, 27 August, so you need to be quick!

EU: Quit Stalling on Banning Sow Stalls!

Right now, across Europe millions of pregnant sows are suffering in silence. They are forced to spend nearly their entire lives in cramped, barren metal cages that prevent them from carrying out even the most basic natural behaviours such as rooting, foraging and lying down comfortably.


They cannot even turn around! » 
Luckily the European Union has agreed to ban sow stalls (after the first four weeks of pregnancy) from 1st January 2013, greatly improving the quality of life for these intelligent, sentient, sensitive animals.
But there’s a problem -- some EU countries now say they will renege on their promise despite having had 11 years to prepare for the ban!
We cannot allow this vital animal welfare agreement to be ignored! Will you join me by adding your name to this petition urging EU countries to quit stalling on their promise?

Please act now to ensure that the sow stall ban is completely enforced across the EU from January 2013. »
Thanks for taking action!

Sharanya P.
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

Take action link: http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AGyjR/zMNJ/AEciK

Live Tiger Cub Found in Suitcase

The baby tiger pictured above was found hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Iran to Thailand. The cub was gagged to keep him quiet, and drugged to keep him inactive.


When he was rescued, he was so dehydrated and weak he couldn't walk. Wildlife authorities rushed him to the Thailand National Parks Conservation Centre where he was given oxygen, water and special formula.

Can you imagine how frightened and confused he must have been?

The tiger cub recovered, and the smuggler was fined and faces charges. But the enormous problem of wildlife smuggling goes on.

Animals suffer horribly in the wildlife trade. I need your help today to stop it.

Most smugglers take the risk that they will not be inspected - that is why IFAW is training officials to curb this illegal trafficking of animals.

To date, IFAW has trained over 1,600 wildlife law enforcement officials in the Middle East, the Caribbean, Oceania, Africa, Bhutan, and the Republic of Georgia. We're actively working to save wild animals from commercial exploitation and the international wildlife trade. And we're funding ranger patrols in Bhutan to save the last of the world's remaining wild tigers.

Our efforts are working, but the illegal wildlife trade is still rampant. In fact, it's right up there with drug trafficking in terms of profitability.

We need to do more. And with your help today, we will:

Provide more patrols, equipment and secure habitat to protect tigers and elephants;
Train more customs and other border officials and pay for more anti-poaching patrols;
And care for more injured and confiscated animals.
The tiger cub is now safe and healthy, but so many more animals are still in danger. I know you feel the same way I do - that tiger cubs and baby sun bears and magnificent elephants are thinking, feeling animals that shouldn't suffer in agony for the profit of greedy poachers and smugglers.

Of course, you and I also know that it's not enough to simply feel bad for animals - we need action. We need to continue to protect, rescue, and care for suffering animals.

Please help me do that by making a donation to protect animals today.

Thank you for your gift on their behalf.

With deep gratitude,

Kelvin Alie
IFAW Director, Wildlife Trade Programme

P.S. This tiger cub was fortunately brought back to health. But there’s still so much to do. Please help suffering animals and take a stand against the cruel wildlife trade today.

1,000 Critically Endangered Turtles Swim To Freedom In Thailand (Video) Read more:

by Judy Molland

Good news for turtles! Recently Care2 reported that special sanctuaries for leatherback turtles had been set up both off the west coast of the U.S. and on a stretch of Puerto Rico’s north coast.

Now comes news that the Thai Navy has developed a special program to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle; since 1992, they have been releasing around 11,000 of these turtles every year.

As Commander Kitti Wongrak, Chief Public Relations officer for the Sea Turtle Conservation Centre, says in the video below:

“The number of sea turtles in Thailand and around the world is continually decreasing. Female turtles lay eggs on the beach where there are no human residents, but development projects and tourism expansion are threatening the species.”

The Thai navy collects hawksbill eggs laid in a conservation area, nurturing the baby turtles before releasing them back into nature.

You can watch as Thai Navy officials on August 1 released 980 of these critically endangered hawksbill turtles into the Gulf of Thailand at Sattahip, about 124 miles from Bangkok, as part of its campaign to protect them from extinction.

Bravo for the Thai Navy!


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