Archive: Mar 2020

1. World Water Day

   March 24, 2020

   March 22nd was World Water Day, and we wanted to make it clear just how important water is to all our projects around the world.

    

   Wildlife is disappearing all over the world (and reappearing in wildlife markets which causes all sorts of problems like new disease spread!). The more it disappears, the more factory farming and palm oil take up our global drinking water supply. Subsequently water becomes ever more precious in rebuilding our wild places and communities around the world.

    

   In Morocco we have to make new wells to reclaim and rebuild wildlife habitat as well as supply water to our partners in the wildlife rehab project; RAPAD-MAROC.

    

   

    

   

    

   

    

   In Tanzania our partners are in regions where people must travel long distances to get water for their communities and their animals. After doing so, the water is often dirty and unfit for consumption.

    

   

    

   

    

   It is up to us to help them to supply their projects with life-giving essentials like water.

    

   -Tod and Piggy, Presidents, Darwin Animal Doctors

    

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2. Sun bear Update

   March 18, 2020

   Firstly, wherever you are, we hope you and your loved ones are safe during this pandemic. Countries locking down their communities is affecting everyone and our teams worldwide are being affected as well, as travel restrictions are forcing us all to cut back on the amount of campaign travel and fundraising we can do this year. We will thus have to modify our plans to accomplish our collective goals this year, as our fundraising opportunities have seriously become curtailed this season. 

   But, we wanted to give you good news to think about today! Remember our sun bear rescue with Indonesian partner ISCP? (https://www.facebook.com/iscp.original/) Well, our collaboration has been working hard to make life better for our little friend that our ISCP and Indonesian wildlife authority partners saved from the illegal wildlife market! In building up the infrastructure to help him, we, together, build a way to save countless other sun bears that the collaboration can help in the future! 

   

   

   Also a welcome and big thanks to the Sumatran Sun Bear Team (https://www.facebook.com/sumatransunbearteam/), helping to rehabilitate our boy!

   

   

   Our collaborative team has just completed building much larger enclosures for him, so he can have more room to roam around in between training to be an outdoor bear again!

   

   

   Although things are very rough in the world for so many right now, we wanted to give you something happy being developed. Something that you helped create. 

   
   Huge thank you to IFAW for giving ISCP the ability to expand into sun bear territory.

    

   -Tod and Piggy, Presidents, Darwin Animal Doctors

    

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3. Brazilian Protectors!

   March 10, 2020

   This week we’re showcasing our Brazilian partner, Protetores Sem Fronteiras; Protectors Without Borders, you can find them on instagram right here: https://www.instagram.com/protetores_sem_fronteiras_es/. 

   This amazing organisation is made up of Piggy’s friends, including amputees, who advocate for animals with disabilities, like this adorable little pup here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzHLpRAFzAs/

   

   Click the link above for the video!

   They not only rescue and vaccinate street animals in Guarapari, Brazil, but they also campaign to pass the very first humane laws in the region, since to date there have been none. 

   

   Their lives have been very difficult lately, as the region has been deluged in constant storms and flooding. We can see here just how difficult these past few weeks have been for people and animals alike: https://www.facebook.com/1415791248722682/posts/2293273147641150. It has put all the animals in a terrible situation, but this hasn’t stopped the tireless work of our partners. 

   There have been a lot more animals in need, like these abandoned puppies now being cared for by our local partners:

   We will continue to update you on their amazing work over the coming weeks and months.

   -Tod and Piggy, Presidents, Darwin Animal Doctors

    

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4. Youth Rangers Celebration

   March 3, 2020

   Stay Wild in Sumatra have been doing some amazing work with the Youth Rangers program. This week, they’ve completed the first phase of the program, and their children have graduated.

   

   

   During the course of the program, they learned forestry skills, English, and vocational skills, and learned to patrol with the rangers in the Leuser Ecosystem rainforest. 

   They worked really hard and are clearly ecstatic to be full fledged Youth Rangers now, ready to defend their rainforest home as community leaders. 

   

   

   At the same time, Stay Wild’s rangers completed their first round of anti-poaching patrols through the rainforest, thanks to a grant by A Seed of Change (https://www.aseedofchange.org/). Included in these patrols is our partner’s first female patrol member, pictured here during one of their patrols:

   

   We are, as always grateful for the support that makes all of this possible! 

    

   -Tod and Piggy, Presidents, Darwin Animal Doctors

    

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