Over The Weekend, I Had The Opportunity To Interact With Baby Jaguars and Fell In LOVE With Them!

The Cat Haven promotes the conservation and preservation of wild cats in their native habitat by educating visitors and publicizing the work of a sister non-profit organization, Project Survival Cat Conservation Group.

Hanging With Some Cool Cats (Tango and Jolien Wahlstrom)

Project Survival’s Cat Haven is an innovative park dedicated to the preservation of wild cats. It specializes in education and is engaged in both captive and range country conservation. It is this link to the conservation of cats in their native habitat which makes the work of the Cat Haven especially meaningful.

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Jungle Jenny visits Tango the cheetah at Project Survival’s CATHAVEN Fundraiser in Hollywood, CA. Jenny talks to Wendy Debbas (CATHAVEN President), Dale Anderson (CATHAVEN Founder) and Davis Brimberg (fundraiser, event organizer) about the importance of wild cat conservation. Then we get up close and personal with Tango and learn some cheetah fun facts! learn more about CATHAVEN at: http://www.cathaven.com

Jungle Jenny visits with “Whirlpool” the Bobcat and Dr. Stephanie Olson from Project Survival’s CATHAVEN. This one’s all about Bobcat fun facts! For more info on wild cat conservation please visit: http://www.cathaven.com

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Project Survival maintains an educational room at the facility for youth programs and an outreach program. The Cat Haven is designed to act as ‘base camp’ for Project Survival in the belief that preserving wild cats in their native habitat is the principle justification for maintaining them in captivity. Project Survival is engaged in fundraising, including the creation of endowments, to support wild life specialists and educators working in range countries. (CLICK HERE to Project Survival’s page for more specific information.)

Hands Across The Sand is an organization devoted to protecting our coastlines and waterways from the devastating environmental effects of oil exploration and support industries.  For more information about this organization, CLICK HERE.

Gulf Oil Spill:  Hands Across The Sand in Protest

June 26, 2010

Click Here To Read Article from LA Times – Environment

Jungle Jenny participates in the largest gathering of people against offshore oil drilling in the history of the world! People united at over 800 sites around the globe to say NO to offshore oil drilling and YES to alternative energies. Here we see moments from both the press conference and the event itself. Surely President Obama heard the positive message from these masses!

Jenny Jenny interviews participants in “Hands Across The Sand” in Santa Monica, CA. The event carried a very positive message from people who want the US to seek alternative energies instead of oil. Jungle Jenny speaks to Stefanie Sekich-Quinn (Surfrider Foundation), Kwazi Nkrumah (KPFK Community Advisory Board Chairman), Callie Hurd (Field Rep for Senator Fran Pavley), Marshall Wright (Environment California), Liz Crosson (Santa Monica BayKeeper) and more!

Click Here To Join Hands Across The Sand – Santa Monica on Facebook

The Hands Across the Sand mission is:

1. To raise awareness about the devastating effects oil drilling could have on our coastal economies and environment.

2. To organize a national coastal movement to protest lifting the bans on near and offshore oil drilling. These protests will bring thousands of America’s citizens to our beaches and will draw metaphorical and actual lines in the sand; human lines in the sand against oil drilling in our waters. Event dates will be announced.

3. To convince our State Legislators, Governors, Congress and President Obama to adopt policies encouraging clean and renewable energy sources. Create legislation that creates tax incentives to encourage clean energy industries to bring business and jobs to our coastal states. Create legislation that gives Americans tax incentives to adopt in–home solar technology.

Click Here To Join Hands Across The Sand On Facebook

How You Can Help

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This Information below was found at: http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/04/30/the-gulf-coast-oil-leak-how-to-help

In the wake of the massive oil leak off the coast of Louisiana, many individuals and organizations are responding with offers of donations and manpower. Over a month has passed since the spill, and oil has begun to kill wildlife and wash ashore. The oil spill is already far larger than the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident that spilled at least 250,000 barrels of oil off the coast of Alaska.

Several wildlife organizations are moving teams into the region, and BP—which was leasing the now-sunken oil rig—has activated a hotline for those wishing to offer assistance.

Listed below are ways to help. We will update as opportunities develop.

• To report oiled wildlife, please call 1-866-557-1401.

• To discuss oil related damage, please call 1-800-440-0858.

• To report oiled shoreline or to request volunteer information, please call 1-866-448-5816. This is the BP Community Support Team Hotline, which is being used as a hub by nonprofit organizations to coordinate volunteer inquiries. Leave a message with your contact information and your questions about how to help or information on oiled shoreline.

• National Wildlife Federation is working with the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to coordinate volunteer efforts in southern Louisiana. You can register to volunteer with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana here. They are looking specifically for people with HAZWOPER training, or experience operating boats, handling wildlife, or photographing or monitoring oil movement. The National Wildlife Federation is also encouraging anyone looking to lend a hand to visit its website. It offers a variety of ways to help from volunteering to online advocacy, and is asking people to contact their senators to demand legislation for cleaner and safer energy choices. NWF is also accepting donations via mobile device. Text “WILDLIFE” to 20222 to donate $10 to help wildlife affected by the spill.

• International Bird Rescue and Research Center has sent a team of specialists to the region to help with any oiled wildlife. The center’s site has a comprehensive Spill Response FAQ for those who want to help clean and treat oiled birds. They ask anyone who has spotted oiled wildlife to call the Wildlife Reporting Hotline at 866-557-1401. It is important to note that oiled birds should NOT be captured, but reported using the hotline.

• National Audubon Society is recruiting volunteers to be trained to respond to the oil spill. The group is also encouraging the public to contact the Interior Department and ask it to halt the expansion of offshore oil drilling in the eastern United States. Register to volunteer here.

• OilSpillVolunteers.com is also coordinating volunteer efforts in the Gulf Coast region. Register here.

• Mobile Bay National Estuary Program is asking interested volunteers to contact Alabama 211 at 1-866-421-1266.

• Mobile Baykeeper is asking interested volunteers to contact them at 251-433-4229 or e-mail info@mobilebaykeeper.org and provide a name, address, phone number, e-mail, and available resources such as boats. They don’t need volunteers at the moment, but they are collecting names and will be in touch when they have a better assessment of the needs.

• The Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board is connecting BP with fishermen willing to help with the cleanup effort. If you have a boat and are able to help, contact 281-366-5511 or HorizonSupport@OEGLLC.com.

• Save Our Seabirds is a Florida bird rescue group that is looking for volunteers and donations as its response team prepares to help wildlife affected by the spill. Donate through the Save Our Seabirds site or register to volunteer.

• The Greater New Orleans Foundation has set up the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund to help with cleanup and environmental protection efforts. To learn more about the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund, please call Josephine Everly at (504)598-4663 or josephine@gnof.org

• Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, the largest wild bird hospital in the U.S., has 300 trained staff members on call to help with the response. They are also organizing volunteers and supply donations. They are in need of linens, kennels, towels, sheets, Dawn detergent, paper towels, bottled water and gatoraid.  Items can be dropped off at the sanctuary at 18328 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores, Florida.  For a complete list and more information, please see www.seabirdsanctuary.com or call 727-391-6211 for more information. To volunteer, please email jessicag@seabirdsanctuary.com or call 727-392-4291.

• Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research has been asked to oversee the wildlife rehabilitation response along the gulf coast and is working closely with many collaborating organizations. They are calling for donations to help.

• Louisiana Bucket Brigade has produced an Oil Spill Crisis Map that lets Gulf Coast residents report endangered wildlife, oil on shores, health impacts, and other problems from the oil spill. They are calling on citizen journalists to report any information by submitting it through the site, texting (504) 27 27 OIL, sending an email to bpspillmap@gmail.com, or through Twitterusing  the hashtag #BPspillmap.

• Deepwater Horizon Response Unified Command is soliciting the public’s help in monitoring the 1.2 million feet of boom that have been deployed throughout the Gulf. To report an incident, call 1-866-448-5816. In addition, the group is soliciting the public’s ideas for stopping the flow of oil, containing or recovering it, or cleaning it up. Click here to submit your suggestion or call 281-366-5511.

• Oxfam America is working to help vulnerable communities affected by the spill. A tax-deductible donation can be made here.

• Sierra Club is gathering volunteers to help with the cleanup efforts on the Gulf Coast. Sign up online to volunteer and Sierra Club will place you with an opportunity.

Until contacted by any of these organizations, would-be volunteers should steer clear of affected areas so as not to interfere with current cleanup efforts. Again, if you find oiled wildlife, don’t try to rescue the animals yourself; report them to the Wildlife Reporting Hotline at 866-557-1401.

New iPhone Application To Help Report Oiled Wildlife in Gulf!

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Around the world species of big cats, such as jaquars, snow leopards and tiger are declining drastically due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and human-wildlife conflict.

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55 Days Later……. and The BIG Question Now is “Can Louisiana’s Wetlands Survive BP’s Oil?”

These Plants Are EVERYTHING…… A Food Source, Habitat Source….. Essentially They Hold The “Whole System Together”…..

and… If They Disappear…… It ALL Goes…….

David Muth, chief of planning and resource stewardship for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and Professor Larry McKinney, executive director at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, explain the impact oil from the BP oil disaster would have on the Louisiana wetlands and whether they could be cleaned should they become contaminated. (msnbc.com) Louisiana – BP – Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve – Texas – Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

Click on Link or Photo Below To Watch The Clip of “Can Louisiana’s Wetlands Survive BP’s Oil?” From The Rachel Maddox Show

Can Louisiana’s Wetlands Survive BP’s Oil

Although a California-based organization, the Oiled Wildlife Care Network is currently helping to lead the effort to care for oil-affected marine mammals and sea turtles in Louisiana, in partnership with NOAA-NMFS and the USFWS.  Volunteers are being recruited on a state-by-state basis and updated on the Deepwater Horizon Facebook page. If you would like to obtain volunteer information, please call 1-866-448-5816.

To access the main OWCN site, please click here.

Watch Jay Holcomb From The International Bird Rescue Research Center Talk About The Rescue Efforts

Why Some Animals Receive Priority Care

According to Nils Warnock, field operations specialist at the California Oiled Wildlife Care Network, managed by the University of California at Davis, decisions are based on at least seven factors:

• The animal’s red blood cell count and overall physical condition

• The life history stage of the particular animal, such as whether or not a bird has just molted its feathers

• The size of the animal

• What potential threat might exist to rescuers (“Big animals with big teeth are always an issue,” Warnock said.)

• The percentage of body area covered by oil

• How much the animal appears to be suffering

• Prior knowledge of the particular species and how well it tends to respond to treatment

This last factor is a developing one, based on experience as it builds over the years after trained specialists have attempted to rescue many different types of animals.

Together We Can Create A Cleaner Planet!

Pick Up 7 Pieces Of Trash On The 7th Of The Month

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Join us and pick up 7 pieces of trash every 7th.
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2010 Theme: Many Species. One Planet. One Future

This year’s event will celebrate the incredible diversity of life on Earth as part of “The 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.”

According to Wikipedia, World Environment Day (WED) is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. It is on 5 June. It was the day that United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was from 5-16 June 1972. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.[1] The first World Environment Day was on 1973. World Environment Day is hosted every year by a different city with a different theme and is commemorated with an international exposition in the week of 5 June. World Environment Day is in summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

This year’s global host, Rwanda – a country of exceptional biodiversity that has made huge strides on environmental protection – will lead the celebrations with three days of keynote events.

Thousands of activities will also be organized worldwide, with beach clean-ups, concerts, exhibits, film festivals, community events and much more!

“Every 2.7 square miles of wetlands that a storm passes over, brings the storm surge for communities behind those wetlands down by one foot.”

David Muth, chief of planning and resource stewardship for Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and Professor Larry McKinney, executive director at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, explain the importance of the Louisiana wetlands in protecting Greater New Orleans from storm surges and as a source of food for the entire country. (msnbc.com) Louisiana – New Orleans – Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve – Texas – United States

Click on Link or Photo Below To Watch The Clip of “Why Louisiana’s Wetlands Are So Important” From The Rachel Maddox Show

Why Louisiana’s Wetlands Are So Important