Fossil fuel giant Total is wreaking havoc in an elephant sanctuary. This
is URGENT -- 5 people have already died!

Tell the Ugandan government to take immediate action to protect the
elephants and surrounding communities:

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John,

French oil giant Total is wreaking havoc in a protected elephant sanctuary
in Uganda -- all for the sake of profit.

The greedy oil company is drilling and exploiting the elephants' safe
haven, forcing them out into the surrounding populated areas.

Five people have already been killed by elephants fleeing drilling
vibrations. Total is putting these elephants in great danger as local
villages are threatening retaliatory attacks!

The Ugandan government can prevent a major catastrophe from happening and
stop Total's greedy operations in elephant territory

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Ugandan Wildlife Authority: kick Total out of the sanctuary
NOW.

Murchison Falls National Park is one of Uganda’s most important wild
habitats, home to herds of majestic elephants, hippos, chimpanzees and
rare storks.

For Total, it’s just another place to tear apart for oil.

That’s terrible news for both elephants and neighbouring communities. As
precious habitats have been stripped away, elephants across Africa have
increasingly come into conflict with farmers, destroying crops and
injuring and killing people. Elephants are often killed in response.

Park authorities have rejected the report from environmental advocacy
group AFIEGO as "rumormongering". But they’ve failed to produce an
alternative assessment — meaning they can hide behind ignorance and carry
on as normal.

With massive public pressure we can force them to commission an
independent investigation into Total’s operations, and then use the
findings to protect people, elephants and myriad species from harm.

There’s no time to lose — Total is already seeking permission to EXPAND
drilling operations in the national park! Sign now:

[ [link removed] ]Tell the Ugandan Wildlife Authority: kick Total out of the sanctuary
NOW.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Fatah and the team at Ekō


More information:

 
[ [link removed] ]Advocacy group links Uganda oil infrastructure to human-elephant
conflict
Mongabay, 30 July 2024

[ [link removed] ]Human-elephant conflict: What it is and why it’s a major threat
International Fund for Animal Welfare, 20 July 2023

 

 

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