[ [link removed] ]Two elephants playing, one elephant is touching the other with it's
trunk.
John,
Back in 2020, the Ekō community helped an elite, specially trained team of
rescue dogs sniff out poachers and put hundreds out of business, saving
countless elephants being murdered for their ivory.
Now, another icon of the African savannas is being targeted: rhinos in
Namibia are being killed in unprecedented numbers for their horns. And the
team behind the amazing project are asking for our help to urgently train
up another elite unit of 4 dogs and handlers, doubling up on their efforts
and saving double as many rhinos – and elephants!
With tens of thousands of hectares to protect and these gentle giants
being targeted and killed every day, every moment counts. Can you chip in
to help?
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With 8 dogs on the ground in Namibia, they are already making an enormous
impact, but the rapid increase in poaching has the team stretched thin.
And it’s not just Namibia and the world famous Etosha National Park that’s
in trouble – poaching everywhere has skyrocketed in the past year, pushing
endangered elephants, rhinos and other animals even closer to the brink.
An influx of support from people around the world could help get this
anti-poaching gamechanger the recognition it deserves, finally helping
solve our poaching crisis.
It could also help governments justify funding programs just like this in
parks all across Africa. And our community can be right there, advocating
for it at every turn.
Together we could help spark the beginning of the end of poaching – can
you help?
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It’s just an accident that our community found the amazing people behind
the Working Dogs for Conservation. But once one of our members let us know
the program existed, no one could stop thinking about it. This is our
chance to be at the beginning of a life-saving revolution. We can’t wait
to get started.
Thanks for all that you do,
Danny and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Working Dogs for Conservation is the world’s leading conservation
detection dog organization. Working Dogs for Conservation
[ [link removed] ]South African rhinos: Poaching on the rise in new hotspot. BBC 27
February 2024
[ [link removed] ]Namibia rhino poaching on rise in first quarter of 2024. Voice of
America 17 April 2024
[ [link removed] ]Global wildlife crime causing ‘untold harm’, UN report finds. The
Guardian 13 May 2024
[ [link removed] ]Dogs put their noses to work saving wildlife. National Geographic 01
June 2021
[ [link removed] ]Black Rhino. IUCN Red List
Anything extra raised will power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting
for people and the planet.
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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