In the 1930s and 1940s there were between 3 and 5 million elephants in Africa. Today, there are only around 470,000 left. Elephants are killed for their tusks and used in the illegal black market for ivory. China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the United States are among the largest markets. Because they are threatened with extinction, the elephants are protected from international trade...
On the 22nd April was the annual Earth Day, an event created to promote environmental protection. Earth Day started in 1970. This year, an important agreement called "Paris Agreement" was up for signing and 171 countries signed it. The Paris Agreement is an important step towards helping the whole world deal with the issues that we face because of climate change. What can...
Greenpeace launched 2012 a campaign called "Save The Arctic" with the goal to spread awareness of the problems the Arctic and its habitants are facing. The Arctic faces threats from oil drilling, seismic blasting, industrial fishing and climate change. It is warming up at twice the rate of the rest of the planet. Experts warn that polar bears could disappear completely from the Arctic in...
Here is a fast way to help a cause. On Care2.com you can click to donate. Care2 is my go to site when it comes to petitions. Besides that, they have a place where you can click to donate. When you click on a cause you want to help, the sponsors of the site will donate to that cause. It's fast and easy...
Malaria is a disease of the blood that is caused by the Plasmodium parasite, which is transmitted from person to person by a particular type of mosquito. If drugs are not available or if the parasites are resistant to them, malaria infection can develop to anemia, hypoglycemia or cerebral malaria, in which capillaries carrying blood to the brain are blocked. Cerebral malaria can...
I can't even count the number of times i have stumbled upon a post about wolves or a petition to continue an anti hunting law or to put a certain wolf species on the endangered list. Their number is decreasing and we need to change the laws, educate the public and protect these amazing animals. They need our help. One organization i love...
