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 ON-LINE
PETITION
Members of the
American Zoo & Aquarium Association
"Two Million for $2 Million"
Supporting
the Multinational Species Conservation Funds
The
Multinational Species Conservation Fund is a highly successful
wildlife conservation program run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service with a proven record of success over the past 14 years. The
programs have succeeded in maintaining or increasing key populations
of some wild animals facing enormous survival challenges: elephants
in Asia and Africa; rhinos in Southern Africa, Indonesia and India;
tigers in Russia; marine turtles in the Caribbean and Southeast
Asia, and great apes in East and Central Africa.
Each of
these species faces grave threats to their survival in the wild, and
they need our help to protect
them. Our goal is to increase the funding from Congress to $2
million annually for each of these species.
We join
the other 209 accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZA) in asking you to get involved now and send a
message to Congress - You care about these imperiled species
and want to help protect them in the wild. Please take a
moment and sign the attached petition asking for at least $2 million
for each of the wildlife species covered under the Multinational
Species Conservation Funds. AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums intend
to deliver two million signatures to Congress in March 2006.
Please help us with this unprecedented opportunity to protect
wildlife in wild places.
NOTE:
Your name and any other information provided will be used solely for
the purpose of this specific petition to the U.S. Congress.
I, the undersigned, ask Congress
to provide $2 million for each of the wildlife species covered under
the Multinational Species Conservation Fund program-- African
elephant, Asian elephant, rhino, tiger, great apes and marine
turtles. Thank you.
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