Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Todays weepy. Musafa didn't have a very long time of freedom. The video was obviously made earlier. He passed away in the last couple of months due to kidney failure.
Musafa
MUFASA'S LAST STEPS IN CHAINS. Elderly Mufasa was over 20 years old and he had lived chained in the back of the circus pick up truck you can see in the background. This was the last circus in Peru with wild animals. It had taken ADI months to track the circus down, and when we moved in with police and the authorities, the standoff lasted all day with riot police and public prosecutors called in. But this was the moment Mufasa was handed over to ADI. The circus owner holds the stick he had used to control Mufasa but the old mountain lion is minutes from being cut from the chains that had bound him for life. As the chains were cut away, Mufasa arched his back and stretched. The circus had stolen the best years of his life but he had eight months in ADI's care before passing away peacefully in the habitat we built for him back in the forest where he belonged. There are moments when a suffering animal's life can transform forever - this was the moment for Mufasa.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Leo had his dental treatment and now some wonderful news.
Happy Days
LEO, MUNECA & FAMILY REUNITED! Rescued against all the odds from circuses hundreds of miles apart in South America, the family of lions who crossed the globe to become a pride again, home in Africa. Leo was rescued by Animal Defenders International (ADI) on the first day of a huge operation to enforce Peru’s ban on wild animals in circuses. But the circus blocked the rescue of Leo's mate Muneca and daughters Kiara and Africa. Then it disappeared with them before a court could decide on their fate. ADI never gave up, and eight months later tracked down the circus over 600 miles away, in a remote region near the border with Ecuador. Leo’s family was saved. In May, ADI flew 33 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia to a new life at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa. Leaving behind their small miserable circus cages and stepping out into the African bush. The past months have been spent rehabilitating the lions, performing veterinary surgery to repair damage done by the circus and re-introducing the prides. Tens of thousands of people were spellbound by our video of Leo recovering from the anaesthetic of dental surgery as he battled to reach daughter Africa as she urged him on. NOW LEO, MUNECA, AFRICA AND KIARA ARE BACK TOGETHER. As we build prides with these lions who endured so much WE NEED YOUR HELP TO COMPLETE THEIR FOREVER HOMES – HUGE ENCLOSURES OF NATURAL BUSH – PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN. Donate $ http://bit.ly/2aAQRIM Donate £ http://bit.ly/2aN0Yxm Donate via PayPal / Euros http://bit.ly/29mIjIw
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Today is big day at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary. Lionesses Mahla (pictured), Amazonas (both of the Cusco family) and possibly Barbie (if we stick to the schedule) will be sterilized by Dr Peter Caldwell.
We work closely with Dr Caldwell and no veterinary treatment is given, stopped or changed without consulting with him.
Mahla, Amazonas & Barbie were rescued
MAHLA
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Emoya is building Liso & Jose special low platforms.
ADI is funding the special needs enclosure which we hope to move Liso & Jose to within the next two weeks. Due to their health and physical limitations, Liso, but especially Jose will never be released into a large enclosure. Jose has very limited eyesight ... hearing and we think severely limited sense of smell too. We will not separate the two brothers.
Their special needs enclosure is 30m x 30m (900 square meters!) ... set in beautiful natural bush ... they have a sunken concrete water crip ... which fills up automatically ... their tents will be moved too! We are also constructing two feeding rooms ... this will make it easier for Jose.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
At first, the two boys were fearful and incredibly aggressive, hurling themselves at anyone who walked nearby. With loving care from the ADI team, this inseparable duo could let their true, gentle natures show.
Jose and Liso
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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
A huge conference going on atm, in helping to protect these wild animals. This is the latest on the lions of AFRICA.
BOTSWANA IS #TAKINGASTAND FOR LIONS. Tsekedi Khama, Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism for the Republic of Botswana, appealed to countries around the world to support the CITES #CoP17 proposal to up-list the endangered African lion for Appendix I protections, introduced by nine African nations (Niger, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Togo). The issue is battling through working groups this weekend and may go to the Committee vote as early as Sunday.
ADI supports the up-listing and its courageous proponents, along with Khama, who said: “It would be a very, very sad day if, or when, we are not able to show our children’s children what a lion looks like because they have been hunted into extinction or because we traded their body parts into extinction, and that we have taken no responsibility in managing the situation and taking the opportunity to do the right thing. That opportunity is now”. Botswana are taking a firm stance for African lions – we all need to stand against those opposing the necessary action to up-list this endangered species.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
....and after all of that, it's NOT happened. How shameful !
BREAKING NEWS – PROPOSAL TO UPLIST LIONS TO APPENDIX I FALLS: CITES CoP17 has dealt a devastating blow to African lions, already decimated with only 20,000 lions left in the wild. Nine African nations (Niger, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Togo) wanted to raise protection for lions by uplisting them to Appendix I, the maximum level of protection. The move was intended to end the lion bone trade. Instead, a compromise proposal was hammered together to appease the fierce opposition from lion bone and body part traders and the hunting for entertainment enthusiasts. Lions remain on CITES Appendix II, but with a “zero annual export quota for bones, bone pieces, products, claws, skeletons, skulls and teeth removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes.” However, South Africa has been permitted to set its own export quota for the same body parts and products from their captive breeding operations. Trouble is, nobody can tell the difference between wild lion bones and captive bred lion bones. Tragically, it does not include lion skins or parts/derivatives obtained through captive breeding. ADI is deeply disappointed and believes this move actually encourages opening markets in lion bone trade. Countries that are not currently trading in lion bones will now want to join the trade. The decision is in stark contrast to the recent IUCN call for an end to captive bred lion hunting operations, and the recent recognition by the countries with wild lion populations, that the increasing lion bone trade poses a serious risk to the survival of the species in the wild. Lions desperately need Appendix I protection; canned hunting operations and commercial lion trade is not conservation, but actually fuels illicit trade. ADI strongly opposes canned hunting, trophy hunting, and all trade in live lions or their parts and derivatives. We urge all ADI supporters to take up this issue and take forward the battle to save the world’s lions.
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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Not only, but also. EU have made their position quite clear. Hardly surprising when they won't put a ban on wild animal circuses in the EU. That includes the UK. I did write to my MP about pushing for supporting the elephants and lions at the CITES conference, but inevitably did not receive any reply ! Does that surprise anyone ?
CITES DENIES ELEPHANTS’ APPENDIX I PROTECTIONS. Thirteen African countries proposed to up-list all African elephants to Appendix I, to ban all ivory trade, and address the species’ decimation caused by illegal and legal markets, political destabilization to African nations, and criminal impacts to local communities, including expanding criminal networks with ties to terrorist organizations. Supporters included an economist noting the devastating impact of the expanding ivory market, evidenced by simultaneously increasing supply (via poaching) and pricing. Botswana also supported the proposal, noting they “unreservedly and voluntarily relinquish” their Appendix II status and committed to another ten years on their ivory trade ban, to 2024.
The proposal required a 2/3 majority, but lost 62-71; elephants remain split, listed with Appendix II listing for Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Opposition to Appendix I listing included South Africa, Canada, China, Japan, the EU, and US, among others. US opposition was contrary to verbal assurances provided prior to the vote. The EU’s 28 votes for each member country meant its opposition was particularly devastating.
Other elephant related decisions included:
- Overwhelming opposition to proposals from Zimbabwe and Namibia to remove annotations restricting commercial trade in elephant products;
- Recommendations to parties to close domestic ivory markets; however, compromise language was so weakened as to undercut its purpose, and leave open the ability for continued ivory trade; and encouragingly;
- Seven African countries (Burkina Faso, CentralAfrican Republic, Chad, Kenya, Mali, Niger and Senegal) proposed a progressive measure to ban all trade in live elephants. Mali described being “deeply disturbed that these animals are treated as mere objects;” noting “deleterious effects have been confirmed by elephant experts; referencing the recent death of a young female elephant in transit to a US zoo; and declaring that “animals held in captivity have nothing to do with animals in the wild”; and that because “elephants live in groups, when captured their families are broken up … [it’s] comparable to what happens to human families when they are broken up.” Kenya added captivity was “lifelong incarceration” and declared it "is time we put an end to the exporting of elephants out of their home ranges.” The measure was watered down in its working group; however, the compromise adoption calls for further study and reporting to revisit the live trade in elephants and rhinoceros in subsequent CITES meetings.
ADI supported the Appendix I up-listing, and will continue to work for these necessary protections.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Leo, Muneca , Africa and Kiara , one now happy re-united family are to be released into their new permanent homes this week. Update to follow.
After that will be Coco, Rolex and Chino , also expected this week.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
Leo after his dental treatment a few of weeks ago.
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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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