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--- On Fri, 1/8/10, Melissa Gonzalez <melissa wrote:Melissa Gonzalez <melissaTIME SENSITIVE - PLEASE CONTACT THE USFWS NOW TO PROTECT ELEPHANTS FROM POACHING"Melissa Gonzalez" <melissaFriday, January 8, 2010, 1:44 PM

TIME SENSITIVE - PLEASE CONTACT THE USFWS NOW TO PROTECT ELEPHANTS FROM POACHING

Dear Members of the Elephant Task Force:

 

In March of 2010, the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), made up of 175 countries, will meet to discuss the fate of several animal species that are traded internationally. Among them are elephants and they need our help! The US Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting public comment through tonight and we are asking if you would would please take action immediately:

 

Please contact the USFWS now, and urge they:

 

Support a proposal by Kenya and other countries for a 20 year moratorium on trading ivory. Oppose the proposals of Tanzania and Zambia to reduce protection for elephants so they can begin trading elephant ivory.

 

Comments are urgently needed by midnight 12 am (EST)/ 9 pm (PST). Please contact the USFWS without delay and forward this alert to your friends and family for quick action as well.

http://www.fws.gov/DUSPIT/contactus.htm

 

Thank you for your continued support and participation in IDA’s elephant campaigns.

 

Sincerely,

 

Melissa Gonzalez

Elephant Task Force Coordinator

In Defense of Animals, IDA

3010 Kerner Blvd. S

San Rafael, CA 94901

T: 707.981.7701

F: 866.716.6694

www.HelpElephants.com