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Archive: Mar 2020

  1. World Water Day

    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.

     

    Water project Morocco

     

    Water project Morocco

     

    Water project Morocco

     

    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.

     

     

    Water project Tanzania

     

    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

    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! 

    Our first sun bear rescue

    Sun bear with his rescuers

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

    Sun bear!

    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!

    Making a bigger enclosure

    A new enclosure

    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!

    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/

    Protectors without Borders pup

    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. 

    Another adorable pup with his human

    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:

    Abandoned puppies, well looked afterWe 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

    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.

    Stay Wild's Youth Rangers getting their diplomas

    Youth Rangers dancing in happiness with their diplomas

    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. 

    Youth Rangers posing with their diplomas

    Youth Rangers celebrating

    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:

    Stay Wild Patrol, including their first female patroller

    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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