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Happy World Wildlife Day #TheFutureIsInOurHands

On World Wildlife Day, people from around the world are tweeting by the second – messages and pictures – to bring attention to species: the elephant, the rhino, the lion, the tiger, the moose, the butterfly, pandas, foxes, the Vietnamese langur (sought after for supposed medicinal qualities), dolphins, dugongs, pangolins, pythons, antelopes, the list goes on and on. And also, […]

By SAPeople Staff Writer
03-03-16 14:51
in Wildlife and the Environment
world wildlife day

elephant On World Wildlife Day, people from around the world are tweeting by the second – messages and pictures – to bring attention to species: the elephant, the rhino, the lion, the tiger, the moose, the butterfly, pandas, foxes, the Vietnamese langur (sought after for supposed medicinal qualities), dolphins, dugongs, pangolins, pythons, antelopes, the list goes on and on.

And also, there are messages of gratitude to the people who tirelessly work to save our wildlife. So let’s take a moment to remember the fight that is being fought to save the world’s animals and species, and the pleasure that they give us by being ALIVE and SAFE.

Watch #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime Video

Uploaded by UN Office on Drugs and Crime – “Wildlife and forest crime has transformed into one of the world’s largest transnational organized criminal activities, alongside trafficking in drugs, arms, and human beings. Criminal groups are using the same routes and techniques…”