[CRNMC] help stop african elephants slaughter

[karinajoy]

Yes, this is inappropriate to send to our list.
Please let's stay on topic.
Karina

On Oct 21, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Kelly Larson wrote:

> Ed,
> 
> Please take me off your mailing list for things unrelated to CRNMC.  I have to focus on this issue and these emails clog my inbox.
> 
> Blessings,
> Kelly
> 
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 11:11 PM, edward Oberweiser <edoberweiser at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear folks,
> 
> If you want to help in the effort to stop elephants being slaughtered in Africa for their ivory you can to http://petitions.moveon.org/environmental-action/sign/save-the-elephants-ban?source=c.em&r_by=11181075
> 
> The petitions will be delivered to The California State House
> 
> Gov. Jerry Brown: California is the second largest market for ivory in the U.S. Enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of African elephant ivory in California. There are currently 12,478 signatures. NEW goal - We need 15,000 signatures! PETITION BACKGROUND The elephant poaching crisis reached its peak last year with about 30,000 of these amazing animals slaughtered for solely their tusks.* ­­ With an estimated 96 elephants murdered for their tusks every day, taking all ivory off the market may be our last shot at stopping the killings.** 
> 
> California is the second-largest market for ivory in the U.S., after New York, with major hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to a 2008  study from Care for the Wild International.*** New York and New Jersey have already taken steps recently to tighten restrictions on the sale of ivory, and now it’s time for California to take a stand and enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of ivory. A complete ban on the commercial sale of ivory is the best way to help ensure that U.S. markets do not to the further decline of African elephants in the wild. **** It’s up to the Gov. Jerry Brown to propose legislation that would step up enforcement, increase penalties for violations and close legal loopholes. 
> 
> Therefore, we, the undersigned, respectfully request that the State of California Gov. Jerry Brown and the California State Assembly work to enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of African elephant ivory in California, before it's too late for the majestic African elephant species. 
> 
> Sources: 
> 1. U.S. Limits Ivory Sales! by Emily Pepper, NRDC 2/11/14 http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/epepper/us_limits_ivory_sales.html 
> 2. No wild elephants by 2025? by Ivory for Elephants 2/7/14 : http://ivoryforelephants.org/wild-elephants-2025/ 
> 3. States are eyeing stiffer ivory laws amid a surge in elephant poaching by MARIANNE LEVINE, LA Times 9/2/14: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ivory-bans-20140902-story.html 
> 4. Saving the Elephants? State Bans on Ivory Trade Gather Steam by GIL AEGERTER, NBC News 9/8/14 : http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/saving-elephants-state-bans-ivory-trade-gather-steam-n179121
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