Thank you to Hallmark for responding to elephant advocate outrage

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Hi everyone, this is an update on Hallmark who had listed ivory as the 14th wedding anniversary gift idea (from elephants who shed tusks). Many advocates emailed them and posted on their Facebook wall and they have done the following. THANK YOU TO Hallmark for responding to elephant advocates’ outrage and CHANGING their theme for a 14th wedding anniversary from Ivory to Animals, with ethical choices for gifts including an eco-tour or donation to a wildlife organization! Thanks to all of YOU who responded to our August 3rd call to action – you did it! We appreciate Hallmark’s response to our concerns that they were promoting the sale of ivory, and over their misinformation that ivory jewelry is often made from ivory “shed naturally from animals”. Here is the new text on their website:

14TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Theme: Animals
Note: The traditional 14th year gift was ivory, but endangered…

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Justin Bieber song scares away bear, Russian fisherman saved

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RUSSIA — A fisherman’s life was saved by his Justin Bieber ringtone during a recent bear attack, according to the Daily Mail.

Igor Vorozhbitsyn, 42, was walking to a fishing spot in northern Russia’s Yakutia Republic when he was pounced on by a brown bear.

Vorozhbitsyn said the bear attacked him from behind and got on top of him. As the bear began to claw him, his cell phone ringtone — “Baby” by Justin Bieber — went off. The bear then halted its attack and fled.

“I couldn’t believe my luck when the phone went off and he fled,” Vorozhbitsyn said. “I know that sort of ringtone isn’t to everyone’s taste but my granddaughter loaded it onto my phone for a joke.”

Sometimes a sharp shock, such as the sound of a cell phone ringtone, can halt a bear’s attack, a wildlife expert explained to the Daily Mail.

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FUKUSHIMA RADIATION REPORT: Nuclear Waste flowing out to sea

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Judge Rules Placitas Horses are not Wild

Straight from the Horse's Heart

Source:  Albuquerque Journal

by Rosalie Rayburn,  Journal Staff Writer

Copyright © 2014 Albuquerque Journal

A state District Court judge in Bernalillo County has ruled that the feral horses roaming Placitas are not wild and therefore fall under state livestock laws.

The Placitas-based Wild Horse Observers Association filed the case in February seeking to stop the New Mexico Livestock Board from picking up horses from private property in the village under a law governing estray livestock. They asked the court to declare that the Placitas feral horses are wild.

Judge Valerie Huling’s ruling issued July 16 said the Wild Horse Observers Association “failed to demonstrate that the horses at issue are not estray livestock and that the (Livestock) Board acted outside of its authority under the Livestock Code.”

Jordan Beckett, the Oregon-based attorney representing WHOA, said the organization is considering filing an appeal by mid-August.

“New Mexico’s wild horse statute distinguishes…

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Farming practices and climate change at root of Toledo water pollution

Stop Making Sense

Suzanne Goldenberg reports for The Guardian:

‘The toxins that contaminated the water supply of the city of Toledo – leaving 400,000 people without access to safe drinking water for two days – were produced by a massive algae boom. But this is not a natural disaster.

Water problems in the Great Lakes – the world’s largest freshwater system – have spiked in the last three years, largely because of agricultural pollution. Toledo draws its drinking water from Lake Erie.

…The main cause for such algal blooms is an overload of phosphorus, which washes into lakes from commercial fertiliser used by farming operations as well as urban water-treatment centres. Hotter and longer summers also promote the spread of the blue-green scum.’

READ MORE…

• Water ban over, Toledo drinks from tap again; Erie algae a big problem
• Toledo mayor lifts drinking water ban affecting 400,000 residents
• Behind Ohio drinking-water ban, a Lake Erie…

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Dolphin Talk Radio Interviews Two Creative Athletes Making a Difference for Dolphins

Champions for Cetaceans

By Kirsten Massebeau

Meet Jennifer Wolfsong and Shannon Richards true champions for dolphins!

Please join us on the new Dolphin Talk Radio featuring your hosts Barbara Napoles and Kirsten Massebeau as they interview Shannon Richards a triathlon athlete and Jennifer Wolfsong a marathon runner who have dedicated their races to saving dolphins. Inspired by “Blackfish” and “The Cove” both Jennifer and Shannon have inspirational journeys to share as they talk about how they became involved in the fight to save dolphins from capture, captivity and slaughter.

Join us for the show! Call in and get involved in spreading awareness for dolphins!

The Tuesday August 5, 2014 Dolphin Talk Radio Show entitled “Athletes Running for Dolphin Freedom” will begin at 11pm Eastern time and 8pm Pacific time. Call in with your questions and comments (424) 675-8287. Dolphin Talk Radio is a way to stand up, speak out…

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~WORLD LION DAY~ Aug. 10th 2014….PLEASE SHARE AND ROAR FOR OUR KINGS AND QUEENS!

Great Cats of the "World"

Via –  World Lion Day

7 days…………….

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‘Cinder’ the bear cub burned in Carlton Complex Fire now recovering

Q13 FOX News

A 6-month-old bear cub dubbed “Cinder” whose paws were badly burned in Washington state’s largest wildfire was recuperating Monday at the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in California.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife said the cub was found hiding on a homeowner’s property with badly burned paws from the Carlton Complex Fire.  Cinder’s mom was nowhere to be found and may have died in the fire that covered more than 250,000 acres.

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The homeowner alerted the authorities, and  Fish and Wildlife captured the cub, placed it in a bear trap and transported it to Wenatchee for treatment. The cub was then flown to the nonprofit Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, which specializes in caring for injured wildlife and returning them to the wild.

(Photo: State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)

(Photo: State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)

Cinder the burned bear cub. (Photo: State Dept…

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