Why this is important to person who started the petition:
PLEASE STOP THE AMERICAN TROPHY HUNTERS IN NAMIBIA KILLING THE LAST OF THE DESERT ELEPHANTS. Only 100 in the world
2 ELEPHANTS BULLS HAVE BEEN HUNTED IN NAMIBIA THIS YEAR.
7 MORE HUNTING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TROPHY HUNTING OF BOTH BULLS AND COWS , AND THEY ARE BEING ADVERTISED NOW IN THE USA .
THERE ARE ONLY 100 OF THE UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS LEFT IN THE WORLD.
" in the Kunene Region of the Namib, of which approximately 15/ 18 are Young Bulls. "
FACEBOOK PAGE : - https://www.facebook.com/savedesertelephants?ref=br_tf
References : -
BBC Wildlife in Africa Series : -
Elephants in the Namib desert - Wild Africa - BBC
" Unique Elephants ( There are only 100 or so Desert Dwelling Elephants supported by the Namibi Desert )"
YOUTUBE CLIP :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0v5MIdyxZc
Elephant Nomads of the Namib Desert - Documentary BBC Natural World
WEB LINK :- http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Elephant_Nomads_of_the_Namib_Desert
YOUTUBE CLIP: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmYig9gSamY
THE UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS NUMBERS ARE ON THE DECLINE , AND THEY ARE DOWN TO LESS THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS AGAIN, THEIR EXISTENCE IS THREATENED.
THEY ARE GOING EXTINCT.
10% OF THE WHOLE POPULATION OF THE VERY UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS, IN THE WORLD, WILL BE KILLED BY TROPHY HUNTERS.
WE NEED THE USA GOVERNMENT TO BAN THE IMPORT LICENCES URGENTLY .
THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE HUNTING.
THERE IS A GLOBAL OUTCRY AND PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THESE RARE AND BEAUTIFUL UNIQUE ELEPHANTS KILLED FOR TROPHIES WHICH, WILL RISK THEIR FUTURE SURVIVAL.
MORE THAN 35,000 AFRICAN ELEPHANTS WERE MASSACRED BY POACHERS LAST YEAR ALONE. THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE GOING EXTINCT ; MORE THAN THE WHOLE DESERT POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS ARE KILLED EVERY DAY IN AFRICA. THE NAMIBIAN DESERT ELEPHANTS ARE IN MORTAL DANGER FROM THE ISSUING OF HUNTING PERMITS
AND BOOKINGS ARE BEING TAKEN TO KILL MORE IN 2014/ 2015.
BAN ALL AMERICAN IMPORTS FROM NAMIBIA NOW !
THESE RARE AND PRECIOUS UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS NEED OUR PROTECTION OR ELSE WE WILL LOOSE THEM FOREVER !
THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE HUNTING THEY SHOULD NOT BE HUNTED BY ANYONE , THERE ARE ONLY 100 IN THE WORLD !!
PLEASE STOP THE AMERICAN TROPHY HUNTERS IN NAMIBIA KILLING THE LAST OF THE DESERT ELEPHANTS. Only 100 in the world
2 ELEPHANTS BULLS HAVE BEEN HUNTED IN NAMIBIA THIS YEAR.
7 MORE HUNTING PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TROPHY HUNTING OF BOTH BULLS AND COWS , AND THEY ARE BEING ADVERTISED NOW IN THE USA .
THERE ARE ONLY 100 OF THE UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS LEFT IN THE WORLD.
" in the Kunene Region of the Namib, of which approximately 15/ 18 are Young Bulls. "
FACEBOOK PAGE : - https://www.facebook.com/savedesertelephants?ref=br_tf
References : -
BBC Wildlife in Africa Series : -
Elephants in the Namib desert - Wild Africa - BBC
" Unique Elephants ( There are only 100 or so Desert Dwelling Elephants supported by the Namibi Desert )"
YOUTUBE CLIP :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0v5MIdyxZc
Elephant Nomads of the Namib Desert - Documentary BBC Natural World
WEB LINK :- http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Elephant_Nomads_of_the_Namib_Desert
YOUTUBE CLIP: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmYig9gSamY
THE UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS NUMBERS ARE ON THE DECLINE , AND THEY ARE DOWN TO LESS THAN 100 INDIVIDUALS AGAIN, THEIR EXISTENCE IS THREATENED.
THEY ARE GOING EXTINCT.
10% OF THE WHOLE POPULATION OF THE VERY UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS, IN THE WORLD, WILL BE KILLED BY TROPHY HUNTERS.
WE NEED THE USA GOVERNMENT TO BAN THE IMPORT LICENCES URGENTLY .
THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE HUNTING.
THERE IS A GLOBAL OUTCRY AND PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THESE RARE AND BEAUTIFUL UNIQUE ELEPHANTS KILLED FOR TROPHIES WHICH, WILL RISK THEIR FUTURE SURVIVAL.
MORE THAN 35,000 AFRICAN ELEPHANTS WERE MASSACRED BY POACHERS LAST YEAR ALONE. THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE GOING EXTINCT ; MORE THAN THE WHOLE DESERT POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS ARE KILLED EVERY DAY IN AFRICA. THE NAMIBIAN DESERT ELEPHANTS ARE IN MORTAL DANGER FROM THE ISSUING OF HUNTING PERMITS
AND BOOKINGS ARE BEING TAKEN TO KILL MORE IN 2014/ 2015.
BAN ALL AMERICAN IMPORTS FROM NAMIBIA NOW !
THESE RARE AND PRECIOUS UNIQUE ADAPTED DESERT DWELLING ELEPHANTS NEED OUR PROTECTION OR ELSE WE WILL LOOSE THEM FOREVER !
THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE HUNTING THEY SHOULD NOT BE HUNTED BY ANYONE , THERE ARE ONLY 100 IN THE WORLD !!