Hey! So I've been watching the National Geographic channel on tv and this week is BIG CAT WEEK.
It's like Shark Week, only with...Cats! I know, crazy right?
Well, the shows are breathtaking, of course. The beauty of these kitty cats is unreal. Their power, their speed, their everything. It's all something that I want to help preserve, so I thought I'd share..
All the world's Big Cats are critically endangered. So much so, that with the rate things are going now, they are predicted to be extinct in the wild by 2020. The Big Cats Initiative aims to halt lion population declines by the year 2015 and to restore populations to sustainable levels.
From lions in Kenya to snow leopards in the Himalaya, the big cats of the world need help. Lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, and other top felines are quickly disappearing, all victims of habitat loss and degradation as well as conflicts with humans. To address this critical situation, the National Geographic Society has launched the Big Cats Initiative, a comprehensive program that supports on-the-ground conservation projects, education, and economic incentive efforts and a global public-awareness campaign.
Please just check out the website (click on the links below). If you can't contribute financially, then try to pass the information along.
The problem with these things is that everyone always assumes someone is doing something about it. They're lions. Who can imagine Africa without lions? But the truth is that not enough is being done.
If raising awareness is all we can do, then let's do it.
Thanks guys!
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