cross posted: help the elephants of south africa!
i just returned to the us from an amazing three week solo backpacking trip through southern africa. the absolute highlight of my travels there was my four days spent in kruger national park in south africa. it was an amazing place, camping under the stars, seeing ALL of the 'big five' (and so many other animals too) in the wild, being awoken at two in the morning to the roar of the lion, and just looking around at the scenery, the flora, and of course all of the animals.
the day i got back to the united states, one of the top news stories was that the south african government is going to start killing elephants again to get their numbers under control. now, i won't deny that the elephant population at kruger was disproportionate to the population of all the other 'big five.' but killing elephants is cruel and senseless. there are other ways to deal with overpopulation.
this just breaks my heart. i spent some of the four best days of my life living in kruger among the elephants, and to hear that the government is going to start to sanction killings is so horrifying. various animal rights groups are banning together to help the elephants of south africa. one of the best, animal rights africa, has an online petition that y'all can sign that will be sent to the government of south africa.
to sign the petition, go here: petition
for more information on animal rights africa, go here: animal rights africa
finally, to see a HEARTBREAKING video on cnn, go here (it's not pretty, though): here
thanks for reading.
the day i got back to the united states, one of the top news stories was that the south african government is going to start killing elephants again to get their numbers under control. now, i won't deny that the elephant population at kruger was disproportionate to the population of all the other 'big five.' but killing elephants is cruel and senseless. there are other ways to deal with overpopulation.
this just breaks my heart. i spent some of the four best days of my life living in kruger among the elephants, and to hear that the government is going to start to sanction killings is so horrifying. various animal rights groups are banning together to help the elephants of south africa. one of the best, animal rights africa, has an online petition that y'all can sign that will be sent to the government of south africa.
to sign the petition, go here: petition
for more information on animal rights africa, go here: animal rights africa
finally, to see a HEARTBREAKING video on cnn, go here (it's not pretty, though): here
thanks for reading.