ORANGUTANS: Men of the Forest

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/12/stop-the-illegal-orangutan-trade/

Signed, thank you. Poor little angels.

Thanks Gudrum and Michela. Signed the petition. Orangutan is "a man of forest," shouldn't be in cages.

Thanks folks . Signed.

Worse than human trafficking. Brings back nightmare memories of when I lived in pre-independence Malaya.

Signed. Thank you. I hope my comment in the petition will be heard (I used Bahasa Indonesia).

noted, signed......we need to respect and work to save all life, but especially these smart, funny, beautiful, THINKING BEINGS....

Noted and signed, how cruel these people are killing six just to get the infant. Hopefully this can be stopped..thank Michela!

The dear little Orangutans ! Wish the Evil HUMANS would stop destroying their homes & killing the Mother's, to get the babies !!!

It's Disgustingly Cruel !!! Extremely Distressing & it makes me so angry with my Species !!! GGGRRR ! Trish (topcat)

Signed.  Don't know how this one got pass me.  Thanks!!

I'm really fed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1. All posts are being TRUNCATED 2. NO PREWIEW AVAILABLE 3. when it is available, Posts are truncated, don't appear as they are in Preview 4. NEED to Summare Texts 4. NEED to USE always SMALLER CHARACTERS Posts CANNOT BE read!!!! SOMEONE SHOULD REPAIR the Groups System!!!!!

SIGNED, SHARED & TWEETED!

this is overwhelmingly horrible and cruel. I so hate the way evil humans think they can just grab any animal and give them lives of hell just for money and without a second thought.
what a very sad species we are!!!!
I would just love to have the death penalty for everyone involved!!!!

Thanks Gudrun! Gladly signed, this illegal traffic is horrifying, indeed!

signed June 30, shared

Very interesting and informative site. Thanks for sharing Michela.

Petition signed. What serendipity! Last night I realize I needed to brush up and add to my knowledge of primates. Thanks Michela, the website promises to keep me busy for a while.

Thank you Michela wonderful site,already signed petition,have shared&forwarded again

Signed and Shared

You Bet I signed the petition.

signed and share thanks Michela

THANX SOOO MUCH 4 the GORGEOUS ORANG PHOTOS !!!

I'm SOOO SORI, that all ur hard work for these Beautiful Animals, goes Largely Un-appreciated !!!

Went to the Petition & found I signed way back in Aug ;  reposted  to Facebook ; It was Distressing to see SOOO few Signatures still !!! KEEP up the Amazing Work YOU DO ; Love from Trish-Topcat X X X

Yes the pics are beautiful. Have signed.

Michela - how wonderful I love the photos!!!!

Please vote :   http://sunsuperdreams.com.au/dream/view/lunas-legacy-saving-orangutans

What beautiful babies! How could anyone do anything to harm them? Petition signed and shared!

Thanks for sharing these beautiful baby orangutan pictures.
Action taken.

Great photos Michela!!! 

The sunsuperdreams link took me to the site where I had to search through to find the one you are referring to for the Orangutans.  I think it must be one called "Stop Deforestation in Borneo",on page 4? 

Right?  Clicked on that and registred because of all your hard work on this group - I always want to click on lots of choices on a site like that because there's so many good causes listed.

thanks gudrun, and of course michela.

out of stars....for both of you

a week is so long....................................................................

Updated signed petitions. Thanks for cute pictures.

BASTARDS?SICKS PEOPLES I NEVER SEE THAT:: shared in facebook I'm sick and angry

Signed in July/11. Such sick, sick people with no thought for God's other precious creatures. Thanks.

I'm so happy with this great news. Thanks Michela.

Finally -- this should have happened sooner -- but we're thankful she's safe and secure now -- thank you to all who made this happen, especially those in the field who do this not so easy work -- of course, those of us who are not in the field are helping in every way we can -- thank you deeply for every rescue -- most important, Mely surely appreciates her new life.

awww, I'm so happy for mely. she does look very happy & content ! thanx michela. %#&!*%

Thanks Michela and all who have signed! It makes me sorry I was only the number 1142. How come?? Please, spread the word!

Signed Thanks Gudrun & Michela wonderful photos

Just signed! Thank you! I hate what so many humans do to defenseless, innocent animals.

Signed and shared, When will humans growup and take responsibility for all their actions?
I hope not too long....

just signed - sorry it takes me a while sometimes to catch up!

‎"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be determined by the ways it treats it's animals."
Mahatma Gandhi

Hi Michela,

Just signed.  These babies are adorable.

Thank you.

Thank you Michela for the invite.

I am signing, signing, all that I can.

Thanks Michaela for the pics. Obviously I signed the Pony petition, with utter disgust. This is a sign of the down fall of mankind !! :(  Is so disturbing to me I don't even know how to express myself... Thanks you for all you do for this magnificient, gorgeous creatures, our closest relatives. 

"You cannot currently send a star to Michela because you have done so within the last week." 

1)(Care2):     Stop the Illegal Orangutan Trade

1,741 Sign.Illegal Trade: decimates remaining population, due to Logging & ClearCutting for plantations, killing Mother Orangutan to obtain infant: for every Orphan sold at the Java, Bali & International marketplace, 6 to 8 Orangutans die!

Orangutan Baby

Orangutan Baby

I actually signed three petitions. So wonderful to here how happy Meley is in her new home. Uplifting until..
Reading about Pony being used as a prositute. So incomprehensible!!! Thank heaven
she has been rescued, and I think we all hope for the best! The news that someone has been charged for illegal trafficking, and is in jail in Sumatra, had me clapping my hands!!
Thanks for all your hard work for the Orangutans, Michela. {:o)

This post was modified from its original form on 17 Mar, 11:24

I sign with pleasure. I hope Pony is now well and alive.

signed the petition ,, can't even imagine the suffering going on here,, truly a new low for the human race,,,makes me wanna puke,,

Signed thx so much ( unstoppable Michela :-))

ilegal orangutans trade, orangutans rape should absolutely be forbidden. Those cute animals need our protection, not exploitation. When you think they are so close to humans, it is even more horrible.

The ape crusaders: I have seen your picture, Michela. The cruelty inflicted on orangutans is incredible. It goes beyond my understanding. They look so cute, fragile, close to man ... What have they done to deserve that???

What people do to orangutans is incredibly sick and horrifying! Thanks for the petitions, I signed them all.

I am praying that Heaven is really what they say. Hoping for a Heaven that all creatures may go have peace, and joy.

Signed and overwhelmed that the rape and beastiality of any animals, but especially the Orangutans is taking place. A Worldwide Law should be put in place to stop this abuse by the hands of humans.
Right now the fires are burning in Indonesia and Orangutans and other animals are in real danger! I am praying for them, that they be rescued and a sanctuary be set up for them, they won't have the freedom they have known, but at least they will be alive!!! Dam Palm Oil!!!

this is unspeakably unbelievable! I cannot believe that there are mentally sick people roaming the world living freely -- they're a danger to all of society -- animals, humans, environment, children -- these criminals who perpetrate such heinous acts upon animals, who, in my opinion, are innocent and vulnerable -- these people should be locked up for life away from the world and all living beings. My heart is so heavy and sad!

Sugar Gliders are marsupials indigenous to Australia & Indonesia: they do not belong in North America, & least of all in the malls of the U.S. More & more sugar gliders are being sold as pets in the USA. CBL & Associates Properties: managing many malls including Georgia Square Mall in Athens, Georgia, allows the sale of these marsupials in their malls. Sold by Florida based company Pocket Pets in mall kiosks such as those found in Georgia Square Mall, sugar gliders are passed off as easily handled pets. This is extremely misleading to buyers who will pay as much as $600 for a sugar glider from Pocket Pets.Money: the Enemy of all Wildlife!!!  (Note by Michela)

Requiring filtered water, & a balanced diet, care for sugar gliders is very intensive, they are social creatures & should not be left alone. Buyers should purchase sugar gliders in pairs because the marsupials are so instinctively communal & require affection. “When housed alone, gliders are likely to become depressed, withdrawn, defensive, may refuse to eat & could eventually die from loneliness!” Many become so depressed that they even engage in self-mutilation. Is this the price these creatures should pay for the interest of American consumers? Prohibit the sale of all exotic animals in the malls that his company manages.

Signed and shared.

I just viewed your gallery form the Lone-Dresher presentation. Thanks for posting Michela.

Hi Michela, i've just been catching up with all the petitions as i was gone for a while. The rape and use of orangutans as prostitutes has upset me greatly, for i do not know how much more suffering these wonderful creatures must endure. For those who commit such evil i hope they never know a minutes peace in their life and Karma will come back to them ten fold. Bless you Michela for all that you do.

News: Illegal Orangutan Trader Successfully Prosecuted For First Time In Indonesia

Authorities in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have sentenced an illegal owner and trader of Orangutans to a 7-month prison sentence, the first time an actual prosecution has taken place since Orangutans were deemed a Protected Species in 1924, according to a press release issued by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

The illegal trader was allegedly trying to sell a 3-year-old Orangutan named Julius

Video at the bottom of this page: Forest Loss for the Orangutans in Indonesia

Indonesia Steps Up Fight Against Illegal Orangutan Trade

New York, Feb. 23, 2012 – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) & the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) announced Sumatra’s 1st ever successful sentence of an Illegal Orangutan Owner and Trader in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Bleak Forecast for the Future of E. Kalimantan Orangutans

Some pics of Julius & other Orangutans rescued by the WCS

thanks michela. just when I thought they couldn't get any lower and disgusting they found a way

News No. 1: Ujil the Orangutan remains in captivity after rescue mission fails

08 Feb 2012 Efforts to rescue a young Orangutan from captivity in Indonesia were thwarted when the owner became aggressive & refused to hand him over. In spite of the presence of police & Gov.t officials, the man threatened to kill the Orangutan & then anyone who tried to rescue him. The team was eventually forced to leave empty-handed but hopes to set up a 2nd, successful rescue operation before too long so that Ujil can be given appropriate care & rehabilitation at International Animal Rescue’s emergency centre in Ketapang, Western Borneo.

News No. 2: Ujil the Orangutan is rescued at the 2nd attempt

24 May 2012 Ujil the captive Orangutan whose owner refused to give him up is finally in the care of IAR's team at the rescue centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan. After a 1st unsuccessful attempt to rescue him, which was met with aggression & threats of violence by his owner, 11 agents from the Forestry Dept. (BKSDA) travelled to the remote village where Ujil was being kept chained up to secure his release. This time the owner agreed to surrender him without a fight. The rescued Orangutan appeared to be in good condition with no visible signs of injury or ill health. IAR's team performed the routine tests that are always conducted when a new Orangutan arrives & removed the chain that was still fastened around his neck. He proved to have a good appetite & was calm & fairly tame when the keepers approached him, as would be expected from an Orangutan that has spent a long time in captivity surrounded by people. Ujil must now spend a period in quarantine but as soon as this is over he will be placed with the other babies, he will be able to play & exercise & start the proper rehabilitation process.

"It is a real relief to know that Ujil is safely in our care, now he will have the chance to live & behave like an Orangutan, probably for the 1st time in his life, & develop the skills he will need to survive back in the wild. The action of the BKSDA must send a strong message to anyone else who is keeping an Orangutan as a pet that they are breaking the law & sooner or later they will be forced to surrender the animal to the authorities."

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3382225

Source: BarbCat S.

Ujil is now safe and well at our centre

Ujil is currently in quarantine until it is safe for him to join the other babies 

6) New!! Petition: You Tube: remove clips of captive slow lorises http://www.thepetitionsite.com/318/--if-gte-mso-9xml-wworddocument-wviewnormalwview-wzoom0wzoom-wpunctuationkerning/ 3,476 Sign.- The Slow Loris is an Endangered Primate Species from Indonesia. Partly due to videos on You Tube, the Slow Loris is a very popular pet both in its native countries & internationally 

Watch Video: Tickling Slow Loris - the truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF9-Dp3unTU  The illegal wildlife markets in Java Indonesia

Documentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01bcp7z/Natural_World_20112012_Jungle_Gremlins_of_Java/

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3382222

signed. Michela you're an angel

Signed, shared, thank you!

Also Signed for the Lories on another group earlier. When will all this inhumane insanity end so we can come here and just relax sometimes without going to bed with upset stomachs my friend Michela?

June 27, 2012 A critically ill baby Orangutan named Anyin arrived at the Orangutan Rehab.Centre run by International Animal Rescue in Borneo earlier this week. A hunter killed Anyin’s mother in the forest where they lived in order to catch the baby & sell her in the illegal pet trade. Her owner paid a mere $140USD.

After being kept as a pet for more than 18 months, the owner decided to hand over Anyin to BKSDA officers because the baby was very sick & he knew she could die. Anyin was born in the Sambas Reg. which is home to the most endangered Subspecies of the Borneo Orangutan, recently included in the IUCN Red List of the 25 most Endangered Primates in the world.

Baby Orangutans kept as pets: often die in their new homes: due to infectious diseases they can get from humans, sometimes more severe & deadly in Orangutans than in humans because their immune systems are not ready to fight them; taken from their mothers when they are still small & depend on mother’s milk, have very weak immune systems which make them more prone to infections; they do not live in suitable conditions: often chained up or locked in cramped cages; no proper diets: nutritional problems; no medical care.

While writing this story about Anyin’s courageous fight for her life, IAR released an update saying the youngster passed away. The devastated IAR veterinary team suspects she died of typhoid fever, a human disease which is deadly to Orangutans. Anyin is just one more example of what Deforestation, Hunting & the Illegal Pet Trade is doing to Orangutans in Indonesia. “It is very upsetting when we are unable to save the life of an Orangutan, particularly such a young animal, once their Home in the Forest is destroyed, they are defenceless against poachers who kill the adults & capture their babies to sell as pets. Catching, keeping or killing an orangutan is illegal in Borneo, but most people who are guilty of these acts still go unpunished. This situation won’t change until the law is enforced & the wildlife traffickers are called to account for their crimes.”

The way those macaques are kept in cages in appalling. They don't seem to be in a very good condition either. Something serious ought to be done against the trade of wildlife.

Thank you for that great piece of news! The bastards who kept her really make me sick. It really makes me wonder on which side civilization is.

Thank you for the pictures. Orangutans are really men of the forest, no doubt about that! And killing them is really a genocide and should be punished accordingly.

Signed and commented. Knowing orangutans have had legal protection since 1924, I wonder why they are being replaced by ... palm trees!

Thank you, the map search is really interesting and ... convincing: the world's primates have absolutely to be put on an equal footing with human beings.

this is getting too weird and twisted..

By the way the only thing that was removed from the zootube was the actual doc,seen it while ago and it "vanished" but you can watch it here if you lilke.

I am refering to the "jungle gremlins of java" its virus free.

http://www.deletecity.com/blog/2012/02/07/deletecity-removed-videos-of-february-7-2012-506-pm/bbc-natural-world-2012-jungle-gremlins-of-java/

News: The Ape Crusaders by Sean Whyte highlights the problems facing Orangutans

Photo Gallery (inside)

The book - illustrated with 175 photographs taken by the author and the COP - tells of turbulent experiences while rescuing Orangutans. One of the opening stories is of Momo and Mimi two young Orangutan orphans who were discovered at the back of a private home in Sintang clinging to each other in fright not knowing what would happen to them next. They were kept as pets but later confiscated and taken to a nearby rescue centre.

Source: Danuta W.

Seven nations may lose their ability to legally trade tens of thousands of wildlife Species after U.N. conservation delegates agreed Thursday to penalize them for lacking tough regulations or failing to report on their wildlife trade. The suspensions against the 7 nations - Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Paraguay, Nepal, Rwanda, Solomon Islands & Syria - were approved by consensus among the delegates & would take effect Oct.1. They would prevent the countries from legally trading in any of the 35,000 species regulated by the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, said a spokesman for the U.N. office that administers the treaty.

The Illegal Wildlife Trade is worth an estimated $8 billion to $10 billion per year in Southeast Asia alone & includes Tigers, Rhinos & other animals. The conservationists say the loosely regulated farms are used to “launder” illegally caught wild tigers, which they say are mixed in with stocks of legitimately bred animals, & that products from their carcasses are later sold on the black market.

The conservation group WWF this week ranked Vietnam as the worst country for wildlife crime in its first such survey of how well 23 countries in Asia & Africa protect Rhinos, Tigers & Elephants. 

Read, thank you. U.N. should also make sure those new measures are respected by traffickers and nations. Otherwise, it's kind of useless.

News: Eight Orangutans To Be Let Free In Kalimantan  http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/eight-orangutans-to-be-let-free-in-kalimantan/536687?goback=.gde_1041357_member_144537250

Aug.9, 2012 - Wildlife conservationists are preparing to release another 8 Orangutans back into the wild from the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s Nyaru Menteng Rehabilitation Center in Central Kalimantan, which released 15 Endangered Apes earlier this year. The Orangutans, 5 male & 3 female, will be released into the Bukit Batikap today. The chairman of the BOS Foundation board of trustees, said in a statement on Wednesday that the release left him “very happy and sad at the same time”

Source: Danuta W.

This 2009 photo by the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) shows a baby Orangutan that was rescued from locals who turned it into a pet in Kalimantan

Great news and fingers, toes and eyes crossed for the 8 orangutans. 

A rescued baby Pangolin is released in the Forest by Gov.t wildlife & conservation officer in Karo, North Sumatra after Indonesian police intercepted 85 Endangered Pangolins, most of them alive despite being stuffed into sacks by suspected smugglers

I hope the 8 will be safe. It's always so scary to let them go even though of course it is where they belong.

Very good news. Let's all cross our fingers that they will survive and get babies.

A rescued baby pangolin is released but how many are not? Smuggling doesn't seem to have any limit. It just seems too easy. The law should be enforced more efficiently.

Signed for the Marsupials on Cnn :-0 The Pangolins are such cute little Creatures :-) Thanx Michela....

from Agapi S.:

Today we pause to remember that our earth sustains
us only as long as we sustain it.  Let us remember that
we are only just a part of this fragile
system; we are not in charge but by virtue of what we
have done we hold temporary responsibility.  We survive
and thrive only as long as we sustain one another and
sustain where we live.  Earth day is not about only the
soil we stand on and the air we breathe but the encounters
 we have on this earth and with this earth and how we can
 recognize, sustain and enhance the good.

On Earth Day, may we too, be a blessing to Mother Earth.
 May we revel in Her, and She in us. May we leave Her
healthier than we found Her.

Blessed Earth Day!!
            

Love & hugs dear friend!

Aw bless them, so incredibly cute. Really hope the 8 released will survive and thrive.

Signed and shared. Thank you.

If corruption is not tackled soon, you can say goodbye to Asia's Tigers, Elephants & a whole host of other animals. "A key Thai smuggler, who runs a shipping company, has a gamut of law enforcement officers in his pocket, allowing him to traffic Rhino horns, Ivory & Tiger parts to China. He frequently entertains his facilitators at a restaurant in his office building. Chinese buyers, informed of incoming shipments, fly down to Bangkok, staying at hotels pinpointed by the agents around the Chatuchak Market, where Endangered Species are openly sold. There they seal deals with known middlemen & freight operators. The 100,000 passengers moving through this airport from around the world everyday are oblivious to the fact that they are standing in one of the world's hottest wildlife trafficking zones.

Kevin A.: http://www.care2.com/news/member/353427779/3434896

Noted and Thanx Michela :-o I hate Poachers and Traffickers!!!

All petitions on this thread signed today or before.  Sorry I just wrote to you about Pony the Orang. prostitute Michela, wasting your time.  Glad to see the good news on this thread, much needed after petitions 2, 3 and 4 especially. 

Thanks, signed all petitions here that I could and had not signed before.

Noted and signed all I could. Thanks Michela.

7 pets signed -- please, make the evil criminals stop! -- let's rescue all of these sweet innocents into the arms of caring and knowledgeable people. Thank you Michela and all -- for all of your hard work

News: Asian Species in Crisis http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/asian-species-crisis/2169/

7 Sep 2012 - From Orangutan to giant Catfish, the exotic animals of Asia are just about the most Endangered, & loved, on Earth. What would happen if the several Sub-Species of Tiger were to be lost tomorrow? It could certainly happen, according to the latest figures from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). The Asian human population is part of the problem, with such over-extended communities spreading through some of the most important habitats for conservation. The organization is perfectly entitled to its opinion, having achieved a modern population of 30,000 for the American Bison by breeding animals in the Bronx Zoo, then re-releasing the population in the early 1900s.

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3448804

Video: The kouprey (Bos sauveli) was last seen in 1988 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFYwnjqHr6k&feature=player_embedded#!

News: Inside the Lucrative World of Wildlife Trafficking http://livinggreenmag.com/2012/09/04/mother-nature/inside-the-lucrative-world-of-wildlife-trafficking/

Wildlife trafficking is estimated to be a $10 billion-a-year business fueled by people who want to own exotic pets that belong back in the forests & waterways they are illegally taken from. This is also a worldwide dilemma. In 2009, Smithsonian said, “Wildlife trafficking is thought to be the third most valuable illicit commerce in the world, after drugs & weapons.    

Video: Border Security Australia Frontline http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kvTg7DEtFY0#!

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3449096

A young male Orangutan takes its 1st steps into the wild after years of being kept as an illegal pet by Oil Palm plantation workers. The Ape was released into Bukit Batikap Conserv. Forest by Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation

 

News noted, thanks Michela. And what a happy ending for the Orangutan! So happy it was rescued and released into the wild!

Thanks for all the news Michela and all the beautiful pictures.

Thanks for all the pictures Michela . Signed two petitions. 

8) New!! Stop the Hunting of Polar Bears for Profit! https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2887 Despite the growing threats of Climate Change, toxic pollution & oil development that jeopardize the very existence of Polar Bears, hunters continue to kill hundreds of them every year - & are allowed to sell their body parts legally in the Int.l market. Call on President Obama to lead the way globally by proposing an urgently-needed ban on the commercial trade in Polar Bear parts at the next meeting of the Convention on Int.l Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Video: Stop the Hunting of Polar Bears for Profit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L_YjQH0CJo&feature=player_embedded

Source: Ann P.

Signed. So sad.

10) New!! Pet. End Illegal Internet Wildlife Trafficking  http://forcechange.com/32995/end-illegal-internet-wildlife-trafficking/

The illegal buying & selling of wildlife products has recently exploded on the internet. Everything from Rhinoceros horn, to Elephant ivory, to rare Reptiles can be bought & sold on the web, with many sites being in plain view of the typical web surfer. The proliferation of Wildlife Trade on the Internet is having a significant impact, & it is believed that the internet is the number one threat to some Endangered Species. It is now time to focus on shutting down the web trade. The web has been the primary resource for many illegal traders over the past decade, & the industry has seen an expansion at the expense of threatened species. TRAFFIC is a wildlife trade monitoring network that is aware of the problem & working to shut down web trafficking. Pls urge TRAFFIC to end the illegal internet trade of wildlife products.

Cal: http://www.care2.com/news/member/193692282/3452278

Noted and signed both last petition Michela :-) The exploitation of the Monkeys are just unacceptable :-0 ... Thanx for posting Michela, Cher, and Cal ..

all ten pets signed! it's all so unbelievable -- so unconscionable -- so cruel -- it MUST stop!

News: Illegal Rat Meat & Other Bushmeat Sold In 'Shocking Quantities' In London Market http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/rat-meat-london_n_1891832.html Carrie B. http://www.care2.com/news/member/827551733/3454503

UK: Shocking quantities of rat meat being sold illegally in London marketplaces: Ridley Road Market No.1; massive quantities of Bushmeat, incl. rat, goat & sheep, sold illegally the public. The bushmeat trade: a persistent problem for the UK authorities. In 2009 10 tonnes of illegal Bushmeat from Africa imported in London markets every day. Consumers warned of the risk of contracting viruses such as Ebola, foot&mouth & AIDS.

Cane rat meat 'sold to public' in Ridley Road Market http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19622903

USA: not immune to the allure of a meat black market, either. The US is one of the world's largest, if not the largest, consuming nations for wildlife products, incl.wildlife used for food, whether for cultural reasons or luxury markets. The demand continues, so does the trafficking. Last May, e.g. US Customs at NewJersey's Int.l Airport, caught more than 19 pounds of antelope & cane rat meat from a passenger from Uganda.

Endangered Species on the Grill: The Black Market in Illegal Meat Flourishes in the US http://www.alternet.org/story/145668/endangered_species_on_the_grill%3A_the_black_market_in_illegal_meat_flourishes_in_the_us 

11) New!! Pet. Stop Masked Street Monkey Exploitation http://www.thepetitionsite.com/728/456/424/stop-masked-street-monkey-exploitation/

Masked street monkeys in Jakarta, Indonesia are forced to wear bizarre costumes and give street performances as their owners collect money from spectators. The emaciated long-tailed macaque monkeys are made to wear doll masks, wigs, and clothes and perform human tasks such as riding bikes, rocking horses and scooters.Many are brutally trained to walk upright by being hung upside down, or having their hands tied behind their backs.

12) New!! Pet. Educate Local Peruvians of Threat to Severely Endangered Monkey Species http://forcechange.com/33372/educate-local-peruvians-of-threat-to-severely-endangered-monkey-species/ Corosha, in the heart of the cloud forests of N Peru, is home to one of the world’s most threatened Primates, the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey. Estim.: fewer than 1,000 surviving members of the Species. They are hunted for their meat, soft fur, & babies, which are often sold as pets. They’re particularly vulnerable because of their curiosity, which often draws them toward gunfire & the scene of other dead monkeys. Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3453770

Really bad news Michela.

15) New!! Pet. Help Save the Clouded Leopard http://www.thepetitionsite.com/996/541/593/help-save-the-clouded-leopard/ Skins, claws and teeth of the Clouded Leopard are offered for decoration & clothing, bones & meat as substitute for the Tiger in traditional Asian Medicines & tonics, & live animals for the pet trade. Substantial domestic markets exist in Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam. Even though hunting is banned in Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, & Vietnam. Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3454367

Buon fine settimana Michela, ciao!!

News: 10 Of The Cutest Endangered Species http://www.buzzfeed.com/mothernature/10-of-the-cutest-endangered-species-5adf

We all know of the Tigers, Elephants & Whales that are on the Endangered Species list, but what about the ones that make you go “D'aww!”? Here's our list of the top 10 cutest but Endangered animals. 

Carrie B.: http://www.care2.com/news/member/827551733/3456744   Slow Lorises: most populations are declining!! Indonesia (sold as pets)

Pileated Gibbons: .Indonesia ~32,000

Axolotls: Mexico fewer than 1,200

Thank you. They are really cute. I quite like them, especially the slow loris (or pileated gibbon, as you call it??)

Signed. It's so sad to see all those animals disappearing just because of man's greed.

A rescued baby River Dolphin cared for by biologists, Bolivia. Bolivian Presid. announced a new a law to protect Amazon River Dolphins. The law bans fishing for the freshwater Dolphins & encourages programmes to protect them & their Habitats, damaged by erosion, pollution & woodcutting in the river basins

2 suspected Wildlife smugglers, standing next to their car, along with 2 plastic crates containing 4 Tiger cubs, & Endangered Pangolins, Vietnam. There are widespread global threats to Pangolins, lack of understanding of the Species & their conservation needs

Campaigners are calling on Vietnam to increase efforts to address the Illegal Trade of Rhino horn, threatening Rhino populations in both Africa & Asia. This year, 381 S. African Rhinos have been poached to meet demand in Asian consumer markets, particularly Vietnam

So sad! There are really people who know no limit.

16) New!! Pet.: Stop Wildlife Crime https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=664

As skyrocketing demand for illegal ivory, Rhino horn & Tiger parts escalates, ruthless criminal networks plunder the wild. Wildlife crime is estimated to be worth $10 billion annually to criminals & it costs the planet some of the world’s best-loved Species. Criminal kingpins involved in illegal wildlife trade distribute guns, intimidate communities, exploit the poor & bribe officials to get what they want. Our failure to act allows crime to flourish & fuel regional conflicts—& even fund terrorist groups in some Countries.

WWF works to turn this high-profit, low-risk crime into a low-profit, high-risk liability. We’re dead serious about stopping wildlife crime. Stand with WWF. Together, we will make a difference.

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3456910

Gorilla with the Beating Heart is Great :-) Thnx..

News: Rwanda: Baby Gorillas Rescued From Traffickers http://allafrica.com/stories/201210030346.html

2 baby Gorillas belonging to Grauer's Gorilla territory have been rescued from traffickers by Congolese wildlife authorities in the DR Congo -Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Int.l. The infant Gorillas are now under the care of the Dian Fossey Fund before they are transferred to the Gorilla Rehabilitation & Conservation Education (GRACE) centre in the DRC's North Kivu area. The recent rescue of 2 baby Gorillas by Congolese authorities shows that illegal Gorilla trafficking is still a critical threat to the Highly Endangered Species.

Kevin A.: http://www.care2.com/news/member/353427779/3463851

News: Two More Infant Gorillas Confiscated from Poachers, in Our Care in Congo https://gorillafund.org/news--events/news_120924_two-orphans-confiscated-sept?srctid=1&erid=329719&trid=277f7940-b06e-45b8-b5eb-82028d4650fd  2 infant Gorillas have been confiscated recently in the Dem.Rep.of Congo. Both gorillas are in the Fossey Fund’s care.

Jill V.: http://www.care2.com/news/member/478413351/3464146

Recovered on Sept.12, the 1st infant was in fairly good condition, despite signs of fatigue & dehydration.

Recovered on Sept.20, the 2nd, a female, is younger than the 1st; estimated to be less than 6 months old: an incredibly delicate age for a Gorilla to be without her mother. The tiny Gorilla was being held by a man who was trying to sell her.

they will join other Grauer’s Gorilla orphans. We can only imagine the trauma they have experienced & the damage poachers inflicted on their groups in order to obtain them: almost certainly adult Gorillas died trying to protect them. The current political unrest in DRC is also playing a role in Gorilla trafficking, some of the rebel groups participate in the trafficking.

News: Oct.4 “World Day for Animals” Finding Faith in God’s Creatures http://www.aavs.org/site/c.bkLTKfOSLhK6E/b.8362885/k.33F0/Finding_Faith_in_Gods_Creatures.htm#.UG3yH1HjVmp

When St. Francis preached to the birds, charmed the fish & the wolf at Gubbio, he laid a foundation of respect for animals that thrives to this day. Pope John Paul II invoked the spirit of St. Francis when he said “Creation is the marvelous work of the hand of God. His solicitous care, not only towards men, but also towards animals & nature in general, is a faithful echo of the love with which God in the beginning pronounced his ‘fiat’ which had brought them into existence. How can we not feel vibrating in the Canticle of the Creatures something of the transcendent joy of God the Creator?” St. Francis, the son of a prosperous Italian cloth merchant whose birthday on Oct.4 has given rise to “World Day for Animals” also provided documentation by historians of the intelligence of animals. Historians relate the story of the man-eating wolf of Gubbio to cite the striking rapport that can take place between humans & animals. The wolf terrorized the citizens of the Italian city of Gubbio for many years with his predatory attacks on humans & other animals. Recognizing that the wolf’s ways had sprung from hunger, St. Francis communicated to the wolf that the townspeople would provide food for him as long as he, in return, would not harm another human or animal. Historians are in agreement that the wolf bowed his head in acceptance of the saint’s offer, & for the rest of his life the wolf respected the covenant, going from house to house every day to be fed by the townspeople until he died of old age.

Jill V.: http://www.care2.com/news/member/478413351/3464151

17) New!! Pet.: Ban the International Trade of Polar Bear Skins http://forcechange.com/35734/ban-the-international-trade-of-polar-bear-skins/ The world’s current Polar Bear population is estimated to be around 20,000, a population which could decrease by 2/3 due to decreasing sea ice. Climate Change has caused Arctic sea ice to drop to a record low. This loss of Habitat & feeding grounds is only made worse by the recent highs in prices for polar bear skins, with recent sales in Canada bringing in twice the profit they did 5 yrs ago. The amount of bear habitat being lost means they are now rarer than ever, prompting an increase in demand, & thus, poaching. The situation is not helped by the fact that Cites certificates are becoming easily available for purchase through Russian websites, allowing poachers to claim countless legal kills.

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3463383

18) New!! Pet.: Stop the Export of Endangered Macaws  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/415/504/790/stop-the-export-of-endangered-macaws/ Macaws are colorful New World parrots, native to Mexico, Central & South America & formerly the Carribean. The majority of macaws are now Endangered in the wild. There are 18 species of Macaws, including extinct & Critically Endangered Species. One of the greatest problems threatening macaw populations is the illegal trapping for the bird trade. Another problem macaws face is Deforestation. Yet despite the endanged status, legal permits are still granted to export the macaw, which fuels the illegal trapping. We ask that a ban be placed on issuing permits to export all macaw subspecies, and more attention placed on preserving their natural habitat.

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3464036

Ivan, a 4-year-old Lion, in Novi Pazar, Serbia, previously illegally taken by a private citizen

19) New!! Pet.: Help Edwin Wiek in the Legal Battle Against the Illegal Animal Trade in Thailand! http://www.piepvandaag.nl/emailactie-edwin-wiek/#PETITIE Out of compassion for endangered animals, Edwin Wiek founded the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand 12 yrs ago. The aim of his organization is to protect animals from poachers & illegal trade. In his shelter he takes care of Apes, Tigers, Elephants & Bears who have all been saved. Mister Wiek did not break any laws. The Thai Gov.t should help him to protect these animals especially because Thailand is hosting CITES, the Int.l conference on illegal wildlife trade. The authorities are trying everything to make the work of Mister Wiek impossible. By pressing charges based on absolutely nothing, they try to financially ruin his organization. If he doesn’t pay 200.000BHT, he will be arrested. His organization is being accused of illegally keeping animals while Wiek has all the official papers needed & also never claims that the animals are his.

Name / Surname / Email  

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3464677

Thanks for the updates, sent emails for Gundul already. The FB page also has this email address for Jamartin Sihite, jhs_sihite@yahoo.com, so i've sent to both addresses.

A pity i cant sign for the save the stamp as its only for US citizens.

cheers, natalie

ALL PETITIONS SIGNED -- 21 in total; wrote letter for Gundul -- let's pray that she lands in a comfortable home soon!

4) Stop and Prevent Animal Rape

Target: The European Union (EU) & U.S. Congress

Stop animals from being raped in brothels, as well as bestiality in general, a crime that is being committed internationally.

Many cases of bestiality are reported each year, but since it is a widely shunned practice, these instances remain part of a relatively underground world. Due to this reason, most people are unaware that bestiality goes on, and they are also unaware that it is actually still legal in a number of regions.

Jim: http://www.care2.com/news/member/884115011/3146866

Up to date

Signed, spread and commented. To treat orangutans that way is simply horrible. They are not objects you can throw away when you get tired of them. Mothers are killed, they cubs are sold as pets, and later they are ill-treated. How can that be tolerated?

Thank you, Michela. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens to Gundul.

BOSF = Borneo orangutan survival foundation: what are they waiting for???

Thank you for that picture of an orangutan and her baby. It's really moving. When you see that, you may wonder why orangutans are killed or treated so horribly.

Noted and signed. It's horrible, inhumane, disgusting, sickening, ...

Signed and commented. Her predicament really hurts.

Signed and commented. I really feel sorry for the poor orangutans. They are not respected at all, they are exploited, ill-treated, ... Where are the beasts, I wonder ... Sickening.

The pictures show cute orangutans but they are all orphans. Poor little ones ....

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3468590

Source: Diane K. Regarding Gundul

Received response from email sent to BOS Komunikasi:

Diane Dear,

Thank you for your concern for the orangutan, but please try to understand the sad reality at present is that our rescue centres are over-subscribed and funds limited. Asking any of our rescue centres to take in more orangutans when these are the circumstances can put the entire population in the centre at risk. Such decisions to rescue or not to rescue are not taken lightly. Until significant funding can be raised, and more orangutans released, this is likely to remain the case for some time. So PLEASE do not imagine that we lack compassion, PLEASE do not stop supporting us, and PLEASE give whatever you can to help us continue to do the work we do.

Thank you.

Success!! GUNDUL IS SAFE!! http://victoriesfortheanimals.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/success-orangutan-gundul-has-been-rescued/

Source: Monika W.

Gundul has been rescued. She has undergone a health check & rested overnight & is now (Friday 19/10) on her way to a Sanctuary in West Kutai Regency with another young male Orangutan called Koto in the care of BKSDA and BOSF.

Gundul (left) & Joko (right) ready to be delivered to a conservation organization in West Kutai. Transit enclosures at BKSDA Area II Tenggarong Office where Gundul  & Joko  spent one night last night

Great news! Fantastic!

YAAAAY !!!  SAFE AT LAST !!!  ABOUT BLINKEY TIME !!!  DOING THE HAPPY DANCE FOR GUNDUL & JOKO !!!  THANX MICHELA !  X X X 

IT'S ALWAYS GR8 TO SEE OUR PETITIONS & EMAILS, ACTUALLY DOOOO WORK 4 THE ANIMALS !!! 

NOW, IF WE COULD JUS STOP THE POACHING & KILLING !!!

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3474126

"You cannot currently send a star to Michela because you have done so within the last week."

Signed and commented. There are really people who are never short of bad ideas.

What a relief -- Gundul (and Joko) has been rescued -- Thank you to all the great people on the other side of the world who made this happen and brought the relief to Gundul for which she patiently was waiting and which she so deserves (this also goes for Joko, by the way) -- Thank you to the good people and orgs in Indonesia who recognize that the Gunduls and Jokos of the world deserve respect and caring for along with happiness and comfort! YOU'RE ALL JUST THE BEST!

26 petitions signed!

Demand for exotic pets is driving the illegal harvest & trade of herpetofauna (reptiles and amphibians) in Indonesian New Guinea, according to a recent study published in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation.

27) New!! Pet.: STOP Wildlife Crime http://worldwildlife.org/pages/stop-wildlife-crime

28) New!! Pet.: Thank Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Helping to Stop Wildlife Crime https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=669

In 50 years of conservation, we have never seen wildlife crime on such a scale. Wildlife crime is now the most urgent threat to 3 of the world’s best-loved species—Elephants, Rhinos & Tigers. The global value of illegal wildlife trade is between $7.8 & $10 billion/year. It is a major illicit transnational activity worldwide—along with arms, drugs & human trafficking.

I am not a rug Every part of the Tiger is traded in illegal wildlife markets. Poaching is the most immediate threat to wild Tigers. Their parts are used for traditional medicine, folk remedies, & increasingly as a status symbol among wealthy Asians.

I am not a trinket  Tens of a thousands of Elephants are killed every year for their ivory tusks. In 1989, the Convention on Int.l Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora (CITES) banned the Int.l trade in ivory.

I am not medicine  At least 1 Rhino is killed every day due to the mistaken belief that Rhino horn can cure diseases. The main market is Vietnam where there is a newly emerged belief that rhino horn cures cancer. Rhino horn is also used in other traditional Asian medicine...

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3498523

News: US and India Co-operate to Combat Illegal Trade in Wildlife http://feedblitz.com/f/?fblike=http%3a%2f%2fwww.traffic.org%2fhome%2f2013%2f1%2f29%2fus-and-india-co-operate-to-combat-illegal-trade-in-wildlife.html

Indonesian Slow Lorises

With the Habitat of the Sun Bears replaced with Palm Oil plantations, they should be no question as to wether the Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is Endangered. Pls list it as so immediately as it faces the same extinction possibilities as other Sumatran animals that once called the Rainforest their home. The destruction of the Rainforests being replaced by Palm Oil plantations- & the animals being driven to extinction- such as the Sumatran Tiger, Orangutan, Elephant & Rhino; but less in known about the Sun Bear, & it was listed by the Int.l Union for Conservation of Nature as "data deficient" until 2007. In addition to leveling the Sumatra Forest, Logging roads create convenient access for poachers. As natural food sources disappear, Sun Bears are driven by hunger to forage for food on  Palm Oil plantations, where they are shot or trapped by angry farmers. Sun Bears are kept as pets: the mother bears are killed in order to obtain young cubs.

The demand for bear products used in Traditional Asian Medicine is another threat as it prescribes bear fat, gall, meat, paws, spinal cord, blood, & bones for complaints ranging from baldness to rheumatism. Bear entrees are popular in restaurants, & Sun Bear paws are favored in Taiwan for soup.

The Mayayan Sun Bear, also known as the Honey Bear is the smallest bear in the world- about 4 feet tall when standing on its hind legs., it is primarily found in tropical Rainforests in SE Asia & on the islands of Sumatra & Borneo in Indonesia.

These are very beautiful animals.

An Indonesian forestry ministry officer holds Hornbill beaks during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian customs seized more than 200 Endangered Hornbill beaks illegally captured by poachers, to be smuggled out of the country for use in traditional medicine

I'm just a signin' machine, as a new group member...hope I haven't double-signed from before joining. Thanks for the opportunity! Jude

Signing away...it's heartbreaking, all of the news and info all at once. Thanks for the opportunity to sign, Jude

Gundul, 21yrs-old, lives on a pile of garbage beside a goat pen. Day&night, in all weathers, this is her only life 24/hr. When it rains she has no choice but to sit or sleep in the mud & her own urine & feces: Think about that for a moment. Despite attempts to persuade the CEO of Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation to rescue Gundul, they have never once replied: no answer, no explanation. Her only protection from the weather is a black trash bag to place over her head. In tropical storms: pitch dark, torrential rain, thunder & lightning: Gundul faces all this, alone, especially at night: & she is there all alone & this could be a daily occurrence during the long rainy season. 20 yrs since she was taken from her slaughtered mother, she has not seen another Orangutan for 20 yrs. Held by an old man since 1990 in Samarinda on E.Borneo. As a baby, Gundul was free to go everywhere; the old man let her around his house. When she grew up, Gundul's strength & frustrations became a threat to the owner, who placed her inside a cage. As she could not be kept in a cage she was tied up at her neck by chains tied up to a tree. Gundul is a gentle & seemingly forgiving Orangutan. Her future: uncertain. Will BOSF abandon Gundul the way they abandoned Rambo before he died? Gundul will not be helped unless YOU do something to help her. Gundul's owner wants her to be confiscated.

Source: Danuta W.

Success! Orangutan Gundul has been rescued!! She underwent a health check and rested overnight on Thursday 18/10 and the next day was transported to a Sanctuary in West Kutai Regency with another young male Orangutan called Koto in the care of BKSDA and BOSF. Thank you very much for signing the Petitions!!

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/forestry-minister-commits-to-dolphin-protection/571538

Jill: http://www.care2.com/news/member/478413351/3533418

Signed for the dolphins and so glad to see some happy news about Gundul. Poor, sweet little girl, I hope she has a happy life now. Thanks Michela!

Signed. Thanks! And what wonderful news about Gundul!!

Yahoo!’s online store sells literally hundreds of different whale products, incl. those from protected Endangered Species. But instead of abiding by Int.l agreements that ban whaling, Japanese “science” ships harpoon hundreds of whales & drag them onto boats to die. Dolphins are corralled into coves & stabbed to death by the thousands. Every year Japanese whalers brutally slaughter thousands of Whales & Dolphins -- & Yahoo! is profiting off the whole operation. The industry cannot survive without huge Gov.t subsidies. Yahoo! has no business supporting this cruel industry, & a massive international outcry could convince the multinational internet conglomerate to pull its support from the online store -- striking a serious, & potentially fatal, blow to whaling.

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3536420

Signed, tx, Michela. Gee, Yahoo's making some pretty warped choices of late, aren't they?

According to the Environmental Investigation Agency (March 4 2013), Google is facilitating the trade in illegal ivory. 35,000 Elephants are killed every year for their tusks - & Google is helping the illegal trade by not policing its own policies. Mr Page & Mr Brin - be responsible corporate citizens, follow your own policies, remove any advertisments for illegal products. On time, every time.

The News Article on the Environmental Investigation Agency website: Google Promotes Online Sales of Elephant and Whale Products

Signed. Thank you, Michela. Shared but I don't like facebook.

The United Nations has reported that the Illegal Trade of Great Apes is decreasing their population by taking more than 3,000 Primates from the wild each year. It has also been estimated that at least 22,218 Great Apes have disappeared since 2005. Chimpanzees, our closest relatives, make up 64% of that incredibly high number. The Great Apes are already facing Endangerment from Habitat Loss, & Illegal Trading is causing their population to drop even more. We need to act to save these Primates.

Cal: http://www.care2.com/news/member/193692282/3545300

from Many F.:

Thank you, Michela. Your comments are really meaningful. Native people in Africa - and Indonesia - should be told what it means to cut their forests.

To date, conservation efforts have failed the Great Apes. Year after year, conferences & seminars celebrate a “renewed” engagement to save the Great Apes, which leaves the participants, as well as the public, with a feel-good sense of optimism.

Then, year after year, we are surprised that conservation efforts barely affect the race towards EXTINCTION.

Source:  Ann P.

Bangkok 3 Mar 2013

The multibillion-$ trade in illegal wildlife - clandestine trafficking that has driven iconic creatures like the Tiger to near-extinction - is also threatening the survival of Great Apes, a new UN report says.

Endangered Chimpanzees, Orangutans, Gorillas & Bonobos are disappearing from the wild in frightening numbers, as private owners pay top dollar for exotic pets, while disreputable zoos, amusement parks & traveling circuses clamour for smuggled primates to entertain audiences.

More than 22,000 Great Apes are estimated to have been traded illegally over a 7-year period ending in 2011. That's about 3,000 a year; more than half are Chimpanzees. "These great apes make up an important part of our natural heritage. But as with all things of value, Great Apes are used by man for commercial profit & the illegal trafficking of the species constitutes a serious threat to their existence".

Cher: http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/3555296

G'DAY MICHELA,  SIGNED, OF COURSE, :

& JUST TO LET U KNOW, I DO SIGN LOTS OF UR PETITIONS,

I JUST DON'T COME ON HERE & TELL U, : THIS PG TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOAD & I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMPUTER

TIME ! XXXXX 

SO, I'M JUST LETTIN U KNOW, I'M NOT IGNORING U & UR EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ME, ARE NOT BEING WASTED !!! 

THANX LOTS ! XXXXXXX  

  U DO A MARVELOUS JOB, MY FRIEND & THE ANIMALS ARE BETTER OFF B/C OF IT !!! XXXXX 

Thanks images

Animals images

Target: Gov.t of Thailand; Goal: Stop inhumane Orangutan boxing matches at the Safari World theme park - At the Safari World theme park in Thailand, Orangutans are forced to put on gloves & fight each other in “fake” boxing matches as an attraction for visitors. Despite attempts for years to shut down the operation, this outrageously inhumane event continues to this day. Demand an end to this brutal spectacle by asking that the Gov.t of Thailand close Safari World for good. Source: Kazimierz K.

thanks for the news Michela signed # 35 + 36

petitions thru 36 signed and sealed. 

P.S. I'd like to bring your attention to this beautiful photo          it's the young toddler? orangutan in a green with white blouse or dress -- her sweet facial expression ..... The photo was posted above by Michela three weeks ago!  I just love this baby.

Caught up, thanks as always, Michela and to all who send photos and all else; it all makes a difference when signing these petitions and reading about all the horrors going on with these beautiful creatures.

The BUSHMEAT Trade http://www.canvas.be/programmas/vranckx/server1-4fb24d04%3A13d7c2bafba%3A-4b66#panel-epi

Very disheartening program about the Bushmeat Trade. Some of it very graphic.

Source: Ann P.

Shocking, terrible image of how BUSHMEAT appears: http://www.canvas.be/programmas/vranckx/server1-4fb24d04%3A13d7c2bafba%3A-4b66#panel-epi

In this case a Gorilla, but also Chimpanzees, Bonobos & Orangutan are traded to be eaten, not only at the local marketplaces, but Primates are also exported all-over-the-world as food!!! WHAT ARE WE DOING to OUR COUSINS!! Money is the real enemy to Wildlife worldwide!! michela

OMG!!!  Why is there not a petition for this?  If there is one, can someome let me know so I can sign it!!  Thanks to everyone here, especailly Michela who works so hard for these animals!!

There is not a specific Petition to this Post, but some Petitions for Primates are in

CHIMPANZEES/GORILLAS/Other Primates:182Pet.

Frances, what is the problem of trying to check if you have already signed them, by signing them once more? Only some Petition sites do not allow a 2nd signature (e.g.: Care2). The only "risk" is that a notice appears saying  "....you signed on...".

When my friends send me entire pages of Lists of Petitions, by personal Messages, I always try to sign them, without taking into consideration if I had already signed them or not...Probably this is why I have signed 11,214 only Care2 Petitions since June 2010 (and not 2009 as my profile says).

Test your knowledge on POACHING - shocking!

Frans B. http://www.care2.com/news/member/774550352/3581231

Michela, in addressing another group member's question about concern if they'd signed petitions more than once, you answered my fear of that, thanks.

ILLEGAL Orangutan/Wildlife TRADE: Summary Petition List:
1) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/12/stop-the-illegal-orangutan-trade/
2) http://www.theperfectworld.com/petitions/item/35-pony-the-orangutan-prostitute
4) http://forcechange.com/16742/stop-and-prevent-animal-rape/
5) http://forcechange.com/19286/end-the-sale-of-marsupials-as-exotic-pets-in-shopping-malls/
6) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/318/--if-gte-mso-9xml-wworddocument-wviewnormalwview-wzoom0wzoom-wpunctuationkerning/
7) http://forcechange.com/29430/hold-man-accountable-for-illegally-purchasing-baby-orangutan/#gf_1
8) https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id

9) http://www.theperfectworld.com/petitions/item/40-the-masked-monkeys-of-indonesia
10) http://forcechange.com/32995/end-illegal-internet-wildlife-trafficking/
11) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/728/456/424/stop-masked-street-monkey-exploitation/
12) http://forcechange.com/33372/educate-local-peruvians-of-threat-to-severely-endangered-monkey-species/
15) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/996/541/593/help-save-the-clouded-leopard/
16) https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=664
17) http://forcechange.com/35734/ban-the-international-trade-of-polar-bear-skins/
18) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/415/504/790/stop-the-export-of-endangered-macaws/

19) http://www.piepvandaag.nl/emailactie-edwin-wiek/#PETITIE
22) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/472/747/147/close-orangutan-brothels-in-asia/
25) http://forcechange.com/36867/stop-the-illegal-trade-of-the-slow-loris-in-indonesia/
26) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/7/Shut-Down-The-Orangutan-Kick-Boxing-Matches/?cid=Facebook_petition_Shut-Down-The-Orangutan-Kick-Boxing-Matches
27) https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=664
29) http://www.takepart.com/actions/protect-stamp-protects-rhinos-elephants-tigers-apes-and-sea-turtles#.UPlYPeNX8yo.facebook
30) http://www.thepetitionsite.com/303/544/641/list-the-sun-bears-in-sumatra-as-endangered/
31) http://www.change.org/id/petisi/stop-supporting-travelling-dolphin-circuses

32) http://action.sumofus.org/a/yahoo-whales/121/274/?sub=fb
33) http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/google-shut-down-online-ivory-and-whale-sales
34) http://forcechange.com/61341/stop-the-illegal-trade-of-great-apes/
35) http://forcechange.com/62904/end-orangutan-boxing-matches-in-thailand-now/