Adopt a Wolf for the Father’s in your Life
Posted by msterilinn on Jun 7, 2008
I think it would be a fantastic idea to look to Nature for great ways to honor the special Father’s in your life. As Father’s, they should truly understand the concept of good stewardship, and know how important it is to preserve Nature and the creatures that are integral in keeping the Balance. Surely they would appreciate a gift with this in mind. Therefor, I would like to pass along the following message I recieved from Defenders…
Did you know that wolves are devoted fathers? They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect their mate and pups.
Sound familiar? Here’s a great way to celebrate the dad in your pack — or any wildlife enthusiast — with a meaningful gift that will help save some of America’s most beloved animals, the gray wolf…
Adopt a wolf for your favorite dads (or anyone else you know who loves wildlife!), and your tax-deductible contribution will help…
- Protect wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies;
- End aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska; and
- Protect some of the world’s most endangered wolves in North Carolina and the American Southwest
Plus, we’ll send a personalized Certificate of Adoption, wolf plush toy, stunning wolf photo and a fact-sheet that is chock-full of great information about these amazing animals.
Adopt a wolf today or another imperiled animal, and make sure your Dad is appreciated and knows that you’ve learned the importance of the world we leave to our children.
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Make sure it arrives before Father’s Day! Make your adoption by 7 AM Monday (June 9th) to ensure it arrives in time.
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Your Wildlife Adoption contribution is especially vital now, as Defenders works to protect wolves in the Northern Rockies, Alaska and elsewhere.
The Bush/Cheney Administration has removed wolves in the Northern Rockies from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act, spurring the killing of at least 69 wolves in just the last couple of months.
We’re in court fighting lawyers from the Administration, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, and groups like Safari Club International to stop the killing. But we’re also working on the ground to protect wolves. Each year, Defenders pays for “range riders”, livestock guarding dogs, education and training, fladry barriers, fencing and other proactive strategies to keep wolves in the Northern Rockies away from livestock — and both out of harm’s way.
Your Father’s Day Wildlife Adoption will also help us save wolves in Alaska, where the state’s Board of Game permits gunners to shoot wolves from low-flying aircraft or chase them to exhaustion and shoot them at point-blank range. It’s a terrible practice and one that we’ll end if we’re successful in our campaign to pass federal legislation to outlaw this brutal practice.
And that’s just the start. When you adopt a wolf, you’ll also be helping to promote recovery of the struggling wolf population in the Southwest, help North Carolina’s red wolves — the world’s only wild population – and save other imperiled wildlife.
Let’s see a necktie do that!
This Father’s Day, give a meaningful gift — Adopt a wolf or another imperiled animal and help support effective advocacy for the wildlife we all love.
For the Wild Ones,
Karin Kirchoff
Vice President, Membership
Defenders of Wildlife
P.S. Make a wildlife adoption before 7 AM Monday (June 9th) to ensure delivery by June 14th. Adopt online or by calling (800) 385-9712.
P.P.S. On a budget? Enter discount code DAD when you make your wildlife adoption and get 10% off!
Help us Save Our Tribal Youth
Posted by msterilinn on Feb 29, 2008
Greetings Friends of SOTY:
In addition to Pine Ridge and the Navajo reservations, SOTY is working with the Northern Cheyenne in child sponsorship - yes, we know you are all waiting and we thank you for your patience. We hear from our friends on the rez’s who are putting together the lists that with winter being so hard and still on-going, the progress has been slow because just keeping up with daily life is hard enough. But thank you for your patience and understand that your desire to sponsor a child will be met soon - thank you!!
IN THE MEANTIME - IN ADDITION TO DONATIONS OF COATS AND WARM FOOTWEAR FOR PINE RIDGE (along with DONATIONS FOR FORWARDING THOSE ITEMS greatly appreciated), WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS BY HELPING THE NORTHERN CHEYENNE.
PLEASE READ BELOW HOW YOU CAN HELP NOW! IT’S EASY!!! MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY AND HELP OUR TRIBAL YOUTH!!
The Northern Cheyenne have started a grass roots effort within their tribe to build a summer camp (to begin with) and an eventual on-going program for their youth. They have asked us to ask our supporters to help them begin their efforts this spring with the following easy to mail items = SEEDS!!!
The aim of the program is to teach the youth how to return to the SELF-SUSTAINING life of their ancestors and that begins with sowing seeds for their own gardens. The intention is for the gardens to also provide nutritional and nourishing food year-round for the youth and families as well.
What’s needed?? They are requesting seed packets of the following items:
corn
squash (of various kinds)
beans
carrots
raddish
cabbage
lettuce
and other hearty vegetable seeds that can survive cool nights in the mountains and plains.
The camp will be in Lame Deer, Montana and they can also use whatever garden supplies or gift cards to places like Home Depot or WalMart (for building supplies) that anyone feels like sending.
YOU CAN BUY A SEED PACKET OR TWO TODAY AND PUT THEM IN AN ENVELOPE AND MAIL IT OFF. YOU CAN HELP FEED A GREAT MANY WITH A SINGLE PACKET OF SEEDS - IT’S A BEGINNING AND THEY WELCOME YOUR DESIRE TO WANT TO HELP WITH THIS SIMPLE DONATION.
Please mail your donation of vegetable seeds to:
Cheyenne Freedom Camp
PO Box 628
Lame Deer, MT 59043
We will keep you updated here on Myspace and on our website: www.saveourtribalyouth.com as news and progress of this project continues.
Thank you for your help and support for all our tribal youth!!
All of us at Save Our Tribal Youth
