On World Elephant Day 2023 here’s a petition to help ban the sale of elephant ivory in Canada:
“A shocking 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. Scientists and conservationists agree that at this rate, both African and Asian elephants will be extinct in the wild within our lifetime. Even so, at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress, Canada was 1 of only 4 countries to oppose the closure of domestic ivory markets across the globe. Ivory is so valuable on the black market that organised terrorism syndicates such as the Lord’s Resistance Army are committing mass slaughter using helicopters and AK-47 rifles. In 1980 Africa had more than 1.3 million elephants – today it has approximately 415,000. In less than 40 years, 70% of our elephants have disappeared. In 1989, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) made it illegal to sell elephant ivory internationally. But each country makes its own laws regarding the sale of ivory within its borders. When domestic trade is allowed it permits illegal ivory (poached after 1989) to be sold along with legal ivory because it’s difficult to differentiate between old and new ivory without extensive and costly testing. The only way to protect elephants from extinction is to ban ALL elephant ivory trade. China is the largest consumer of ivory in the world, yet it shut down its domestic ivory trade in 2017. If China can stop selling elephant ivory, why can’t Canada? We ask the government of Canada to: 1. ban all domestic trade of elephant ivory; and 2. make the import, export and re-export of all elephant ivory illegal, including hunting trophies. Let’s make Canada one of the many countries changing their laws to permit the survival of the world’s largest land mammal - before it’s too late. Please sign for an #IvoryFreeCanada.”
EVENTS World Elephant Day 2023: Theme, Know How Many Species and Different Types of Elephants World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on August 12th to raise awareness about the plight of elephants and to advocate for their protection. This year's theme is Ending the Illegal Wildlife Trade. jagran josh NIKHIL BATRA UPDATED: AUG 12, 2023 13:02 IST World Elephant Day 2023 World Elephant Day 2023 World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on August 12th to raise awareness about the plight of elephants and to advocate for their protection. The day was founded in 2012 by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation of Thailand.
Spoil a Reteti elephant with a milk bottle gift for World Elephant Day! 🍼
Every milk bottle sponsored this weekend will be ✨ matched ✨ – up to 12,500 bottles! You can help us reach our target to secure 25,000 milk bottles by Sunday evening. pic.twitter.com/GhgpINHtFu
— Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (@RetetiSanctuary) August 11, 2023
Barns Ness, near Dunbar, Scotland. We had a little holiday in East Lothian this year. We don't usually go far, there's so much to see and do in Scotland.
I had so many wonderful holidays travelling round India, learning more about the culture and history - a fascinating place to visit. Here´s a rare photo taken of me at Sas Bahu temple, Nagda in Rajasthan - I loved sketching/painting the architecture (especially chhatris) while there 😄🌱🎨💚
btw The weather app I use is way out today! It tells me that it is 29ºC now but my clock which shows the temperature says it´s already 41º! So going offline till it´s time to plant my next seed 😄🌱💚 Happy World Elephant Day everyone
