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WildAid

When the buying stops, the killing can too

About Me


Every year thousands of endangered animals are killed for their skins, ivory, fins, and other body parts to satisfy the global market for illegal wildlife products. WildAid’s goal is simple and specific, to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade and allow threatened species to recover to safe levels.
We believe that the ecological damage, cruelty and corruption involved in the illegal wildlife trade are both unnecessary and morally unacceptable - that these activities constitute a theft from future generations.
We believe that it is the duty of both the governments and citizens of wealthier nations to provide technical and financial support to less wealthy nations to protect our common heritage.
We want a world where our invaluable natural riches are not ravaged, one in which local communities can improve their lives without destroying their environment, and where humanity can survive together with wildlife for generations to come.
BE AWARE! YOU CAN HELP!
Educate yourself and others on how local threats impact the global ecosystems.
* Never buy products that come from endangered species and tell your family and friends to do the same.
* Avoid food that comes from endangered species like shark fin and turtle soup, tiger meat and bear paws.
* Seek alternatives to traditional medicine that contain extracts of tigers, bears, sharks and rhinos.
* If you see products from endangered species on sale, inform the relevant authorities.
* Warn potential buyers of these products that they risk fines and jail if they are caught.
* Share our trafficked species guide with others; awareness is the first step for change!
Click the above picture to access our guide.
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A concise list of all endangered species (plants and animals) can be found by logging on to the following websites:
United Nations Environmental Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
HERE ARE SOME OF OUR RECENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS
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David Babaii for WildAid!
Kate Hudson and Hollywood hairstylist David Babaii team up with WildAid to create a new line of eco-friendly hair care products! Click on the picture to learn more!
Active Conservation Awareness Program (ACAP) - is designed to reduce the consumer demand for these products by bringing media, governments, celebrities, and local partners and communities together worldwide, making wildlife conservation a global priority and allowing threatened species to recover to safe levels.With a focus on Asia, in particular China, in the run up to the 2008 Beijing "Green" Olympics, ACAP reaches up to 1 billion people a week and leverages millions of dollars of pro-bono production and media space.
Galapagos Forever - The underlying philosophy of WildAid’s ‘Galapagos Forever’ program is to ensure the integrity of the Galapagos ecosystems by providing direct support to local initiatives that reduce poaching, educate Ecuadorians on environmental management issues and create sustainable economic alternatives compatible with conservation goals
Maddox Jolie Pitt (MJP) - MJP is a conservation and community development organization in rural Cambodia that provides direct support to the local villages, endangered wildlife and habitats to achieve a sustainable path to economic development, balancing conservation and economic rejuvenation.
Shark Conservation Program (SCP) - WildAid's Shark Campaign seeks to reduce the threats to sharks caused by over-fishing and over-consumption of shark products and by wasteful practices such as finning and needless bycatch.
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Shop your favorite online stores (expedia, amazon, ebay and MANY others), through Onecause, and a percentage of your purchase is donated to us at NO COST to you!
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You HAVE to access the store THROUGH the onecause homepage to credit WildAid - if it says "Your Purchases are benefiting WildAid Inc" in the top blue banner, you're doing it correctly. Spread the word!

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Brazza, in partnership with WildAid has released its first set of designer T-shirts, with HALF the proceeds going to us!
(click any picture links to go to our online store)

Men's tee shirt: Tiger @ Khajuraho
Made from soft 100% organic cotton

Women's tee shirt: Pax & Pink Elephant
Made from soft 100% organic cotton

Click thumbnails to watch celebrity public service announcements

Yao Ming

Maurice Greene

Ralph Fiennes

Jackie Chan

Minnie Driver

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STAY INFORMED!
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Sign our Global People's Petition for Wildlife!

Sign our Petition to Establish a Global Ban on Shark Finning!

Sign our Petition to Prevent Long Line Fishing in the Galapagos!

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Any person, animal, or organization interested in stopping the buying and selling of endangered species and related products.

Anyone interested in spreading the word that buying endangered species products is wrong on a moral, ecological, and global level.
Only through education will the demand for these products diminish; no amount of protection will fully protect endangered species if there is still demand for their products.
When the buying stops, the killing can too.

Onecause ORG ID: 148692

WildAid is able to channel 100% of online contributions from the public straight to the field - where these funds are needed the most. This "100% to the field" promise, backed by transparent accounting, helps to distinguish WildAid from other conservation organizations.

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Help WildAid become Non profit of the year!

WildAid is up for myspace non profit of the year on the Nonprofit Organization's myspace!!!We need your help, and your votes, to secure the number one spot!Check out the contest, and the prizes, and...
Posted by WildAid on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:57:00 PST

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I have recently created a WildAid profile on change.org (www.change.org).  Similar to myspace, it is a social networking website but it differs in key aspects which makes it more desirable to be ...
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