Ask Politicians to Stand Strong for Elephants

Stand Strong for Elephants

Stand Strong for Elephants

  • author: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
  • target: President Barack Obama and Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • signatures: 106,612
  • http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/934/660/306/?z00m=22514253&redirectID=1569508201#sign
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently proposed strong new protections for African elephants, including a ban on the sale of non-antique ivory in the U.S. This ban is a positive political move and can help our country finally stop supporting poachers, organized crime networks, and militant groups who profit from ivory.
    The U.S. is the second biggest market for ivory, much of it likely from poached elephants. In the hunt for ivory, poachers have killed more than 100,000 African elephants in just three years. In 2011 alone, about 1 in every 12 African elephants was killed by a poacher. What makes this even worse is that the profits from the illegal poaching help fund militant groups and fuel crime.
    Our government is finally putting politics to good use and attempting to help imperiled species. Support the FWS' proposal to ban the sale of non-antique ivory in the U.S. and ask them to do all they can to help save African elephants.

  • Every 15 minutes, on average, a poacher kills an elephant for its ivory tusks. Right now, the U.S. is the second biggest market for ivory — much of it likely from recently poached elephants — which means we are helping to pay the bills for these poachers, organized crime networks, militant groups and the others who are profiting from extinction. Fortunately, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently proposed strong new protections for African elephants, including a ban on the sale of non-antique ivory in the United States

    Some special interest groups are trying to weaken the new rules, which has prompted IFAW to band together with a coalition of scientists, artists, and conservation and animal welfare organizations to ensure that these protections stay as robust as possible. By signing our petition, your voice can help us convince the White House to stand strong for elephants. 

    You can help protect elephants by joining us in telling President Obama and Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to stand strong for elephants.
  • http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/934/660/306/?z00m=22514253&redirectID=1569508201#sign