---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 06:37:40 -0700 From: World Wildlife Fund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Alan Sondheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WWF July E-Newsletter: Help WWF Name a Borneo Pygmy Elephant!
________________________________________________________________ World Wildlife Fund E-newsletter for a Living Planet July 2005 ________________________________________________________________ In this issue *Protecting Borneo's Pint-sized Pachyderms *New Fishing Hooks Save Sea Turtles *Help Protect America's Roadless Areas *Saving Big Cats with Just Pennies ________________________________________________________________ To see an HTML version of this email, please click here: http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/hostedemail/email.htm?h=df799efd470820bf3df8d4b9c29730ce&CID=156835396 ******************************************************** * Hot Topics * A Message from WWF's New President http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139792&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 World's Largest Freshwater Fish Caught http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139793&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 Wildfinder: Mapping the World's Species http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139794&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 New Guinea: The Largest Tropical Island http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139795&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Do You Know? * What is the largest predator found in Madagascar? a. Fossa http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139796&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 b. Ring-tailed lemur http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139797&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 c. Aye-aye http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139798&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 d. Leopard http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139799&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 Question submitted by: Siddhant Have a great animal question? Email it to us! [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Celebrity Species* Protecting Borneo's Pint-sized Pachyderms They're smaller, chubby, gentle-natured - and found nowhere else on Earth. Pygmy elephants of Borneo are a major conservation priority as there are probably fewer than 1,500 of them in the wild. WWF and the Sabah (Malaysia) Wildlife Department are protecting these pint-sized pachyderms by fitting six of them with high-tech GPS collars this summer to track their movements and learn more about where conservation efforts are most needed to protect these small and gentle forest dwellers. View a slideshow of the first-ever collaring of a pygmy elephant on the WWF Web site. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139800&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 Name that Elephant! We need YOUR help to name one of the elephants we will be collaring! Suggest a name for one of the female pygmy elephants, and then vote for your favorite name from the finalists next week. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139801&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 Pygmy Elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) Habitat: Found only on the northeast tip of Malaysian Borneo Diet: Leaves, trees, grasses and shrubs Threats: Habitat loss and illegal poaching Fun Fact: Pygmy elephants were long thought to be remnants of a domesticated herd given to the Sultan of Sulu in the 17th century and released in Sabah, but are now believed to be a separate subspecies. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * In the Field* New Fishing Hooks Save Endangered Sea Turtles Preliminary results from the first test of newly designed fishing hooks - for which WWF provided financial and logistical support - indicate that the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long line fishing operations can be reduced by as much as 90 percent. Additionally, these hooks have no adverse effects on the target species that fishermen are after. This is a win-win situation as endangered sea turtles are being protected and fishermen are keeping their livelihoods. Learn more about this amazing innovation that could help save sea turtles around the world. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139802&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *Get Involved* Help Protect America's Roadless Areas Despite overwhelming public support for the 2001 rule protecting America's national forest roadless areas, the Bush administration threw out this conservation strategy and substituted a plan that requires governors to petition the federal government for protection of roadless areas in their states. This new rule will open millions of acres of forestland to energy development and logging. Here's something positive you can do in response to the administration's plan: show your support for legislation that would make the Roadless Conservation Rule of 2001 a law. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139803&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- SEND AN E-CARD We have two new cards of Borneo pygmy elephants available! Send one to your friends and invite them to help us name one of our elephants! http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139804&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER WWF NEWSLETTERS Panda Tracks: Taken a spectacular vacation lately? Sign up for WWF's Travel Program e-newsletter for some great travel ideas and start planning your next amazing trip to exciting destinations around the world. Sign up today! http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139805&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 ---------------------------------------------------------------- DONATE NOW! The Magnificent Tiger Tigers are one of the most fearsome predators in the world - but they are also one of the most endangered. Help protect these beloved big cats. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139806&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 Help WWF Protect Tigers in the Wild Today! ---------------------------------------------------------------- * Friends of WWF * Saving Big Cats with Just Pennies Coinstar, Inc., with a network of close to 12,000 coin-counting machines located in supermarkets nationwide, is supporting WWF's Pennies for the Planet program. From Aug. 1 - Sept. 30, 2005, by donating $15 or more to WWF through a Coinstar? Machine, you can receive Sundar?, a limited edition Beanie Baby?, by following instructions on the Coinstar receipt. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139807&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meet Giraffe - New from Build-A-Bear Workshop? On August 12, Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the country, including its web store, will introduce Giraffe, the sixth limited edition stuffed toy animal in a series that benefits WWF. Build-A-Bear Workshop donates $1 to WWF for every Giraffe sold, and on August 13 and 14 they will generously double that donation. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=139808&c=156835396&m=m&type=3 ________________________________________________________________ Thank you for being a part of the WWF online community. 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