African Wildlife Foundation

My name is Amber,and I am not affiliated with the official African Wildlife fund. However, I am a member and have emailed them to ask if they would be interested in a myspace profile, and I am waiting on word back. In the meantime, I thought this would be a way to promote them and spread the word on this very important matter.African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) WebsiteThe continent of Africa is host to the most diverse and extensive wildlife resources on Earth. From mountain gorillas living in misty mountain forests, to great populations of elephants in the savanna, to the chase of predators and prey in the grasslands, Africa is rich in wildlife and wild lands. These resources are at once an invaluable part of the natural heritage of the entire planet, and a rich asset for many separate nations struggling to find resources to help develop themselves and improve the lives of their people.As populations, cities, agriculture and development grow and spread throughout Africa, these natural ecosystems are being encroached upon and fragmented into ever smaller spaces. Wetlands and swamps are drained. Forest are cut down and converted to lumber or charcoal. Grasslands are tilled under to make way for fields or new homesteads. Loss of habitat is now the single biggest threat facing Africa's wild species of plants and animals.Forced into unnatural boundaries, wild animals loose the ability to behave naturally. Migration routes are disrupted and wildlife are unable to change their feeding grounds with the seasons or to exchange bloodlines with others of their species. Small, isolated populations living in small parks or on game ranches loose their health and vitality and ultimately die out. As wild species disappear, the country is poorer both biologically and economically.