AN URGENT APPEAL FROM ZIMBABWE: HELP SAVE AN ELEPHANT ( SafariTalk )

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AN URGENT APPEAL FROM ZIMBABWE: HELP SAVE AN ELEPHANT ( SafariTalk )

 

PETITION TO SAVE TUSKERTusker (or Dustbin as he is also known), is the resident Charara elephant. With his peaceful antics of raiding bins and braais he is a legend and a great favorite of tourists and locals alike. We don't want to lose him.There has been an attempt to relocate Tusker in the past which didn't quite go according to plan and when Johnny Rodrigues (Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force) went to National Parks Headquarters and told them what had transpired, they showed compassion for Tusker and agreed that he can remain in Kariba. They won't shoot him as long as he doesn't hurt anyone; however, there are conditions to this reprieve. It was agreed that the reason Tusker has become so habituated to humans is because people feed the wild animals. There are signs in every National Park in the country, including Kariba, prohibiting the feeding of wild animals but there are people who ignore this.Tusker, through no fault of his own has become used to people and he has learnt that where humans are present, he will find food. We are extremely concerned about this because we have heard several stories of people feeding him and by feeding him; those people are inadvertently condemning him to death. Although he has never killed anyone, he has been classified as a "problem animal".After his recent behavior over the 2007 Charara New Years weekend it has been decided that Tusker should be shot. This tragic event will be taking place on the 7th January, 2008.Please fill in your name and country below to show that you are against this, if your name is a hundred (100, 200, 300) please forward your copy of the mail to the following:Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force - galorandFrancis Nhema - fnhemaMorris Mtsambiwa - mzmtsambiwaMr. Chimuti - natparksPetition signatories. 1. Lewana Nel (Zimbabwe) 2. Anna Nel (Zimbabwe) 3. Michelle Nel (South Africa) 4. Nicole Nel (Zimbabwe) 5. Louis Nel (Zimbabwe) 6. Wendy Young (Zimbabwe) 7. Adele Baker (Zimbabwe) 8. Sheila Baker (Zimbabwe) 9. Don Baker (Zimbabwe) 10. Troy Boshoff (Zimbabwe) 11. Jean-Paul De Robillard (Zimbabwe) 12. Michelle De Robillard (Zimbabwe) 13. Trevor Dalton (Zimbabwe) 14. Justin Dalton (Zimbabwe) 15. Jennifer Wells (Zimbabwe) 16. Johnny Rodrigues (Zimbabwe) 17. Cheryl Rodrigues (Zimbabwe) 18. Shane Rodrigues (Zimbabwe) 19. Sjaan Lindsay (Zimbabwe) 20. Robin Crawford (Zimbabwe) 21. Lorraine Randall (Zimbabwe) 22. Gavin Randall (Zimbabwe) 23. Kylie Randall (Zimbabwe) 24. Matthew Wilkinson (Europe) www.safaritalk.net 25. Jillian Vickerman (South Africa)

Please add your name to the petition here:http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=1828I cannot stress how urgent this is. Also please forward the link of this page to as many friends as you know in order to possibly save Tusker's life: they can either join Safaritalk and sign the petition or forward their details to me, Matthew Wilkinson at safaritalkFor further information on Tusker http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=248http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=306----SafariTalk Statistics:----Registered Users: 226Total Posts: 1687Busiest Time: 105 users were online on 8th July 2007 - 01:51 AM----Handy Links----Board Address: http://safaritalk.net/index.phpLog In: http://safaritalk.net/index.php?act=Login & CODE=00Lost Password Recovery: http://safaritalk.net/index.php?act=Reg & CODE=10----How to ----Visit your email preferences (http://safaritalk.net/index.php?act=UserCP & CODE=02) and ensure that the box for 'Send me any updates sent by the board administrator' is unchecked and submit the form