World Rhino Day – Rhinos Facing Extinction

Extinction of rhinos and elephants looms within a generation. China is one of the largest illegal markets for rhino horn and the largest for ivory. March for Elephants joins over 100 global cities to demand an end to the rhino horn and ivory trade.

San Francisco, United States – September 22, 2015 /MarketersMedia/ —

“As the dominant species on this planet it is our moral duty to protect and preserve all forms of life. For species such as elephants and rhinos to be fighting for their existence due to human exploitation and interference is unacceptable and we must do everything within our power to turn this dire situation around. We are responsible for the problem and we must be held responsible for the solution. It will indeed be a very sad indictment on our species if Rhinos and Elephants are no more, and that day will come sooner than we think if we do not take action.” – Sir David Attenborough

Please join March for Elephants and Rhinos in San Francisco
Saturday, October 3, 2015
10:30 am – 3:00 PM

Starting at Jefferson Park Square | Rally at UN Plaza

The Western Black Rhino was declared extinct in 2011. Of the remaining rhino species, approximately 1 rhino is killed every 7-11 hours in the African continent. One elephant is killed every 15 minutes, 100 elephants are killed every day, 35,000 elephants are killed every year, and extinction looms within a generation.

San Francisco plays a major role in the illegal ivory trade. A survey commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that up to 80 percent of ivory in San Francisco is illegal under current law.
China is the world’s largest market for illegal ivory.

March for Elephants, San Francisco (MFE) has worked tirelessly within the Bay Area and globally to bring attention to the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn.

MFE will be joining over 100 other cities around the globe in organizing a march and speaking out for rhinos and elephants on October 3rd 2015 in San Francisco. They will gather around the Chinese consulate demanding an end to the rhino horn and ivory trade in China, an end to the ivory trade in San Francisco, an end to the ivory trade in the USA and an end to the trade anywhere ivory and rhino horn are commodified. Last year, the San Francisco march and rally drew approximately 2,000 people.

MFE is a grassroots volunteer organization based in San Francisco that works on behalf of earth’s last elephants and rhinos. They are a group of dedicated advocates, lobbying strategically to promote local and global awareness about the elephant and rhino crises, calling for governments to take immediate action to end poaching in range nations, and demanding an end to the ivory and rhino horn trade at all levels: locally, nationally and internationally.

You can help MFE by marching for elephants on October 3. Learn more by visiting March for Elephants

Event Page

march.for.elephants@gmail.com

Photo by Dex Kotze

For more information about us, please visit http://www.marchforelephants.org

Contact Info:
Name: Julie Callahan
Email: jcstars@earthlink.net
Organization: March for Elephants
Phone: 408-981-4134

Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUsQgAt0smo

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