A majestic and essential breeding ground for elephants is
about to be sold off to international investors and
destroyed, but a nearby Maasai community is trying to come to the
rescue -- we can help them win!
These indigenous leaders already run a wildly successful
conservancy and if they can show they have the resources to
acquire the land and remove the fencing that threatens
migrating herds, the sellers say they have a deal. But investors are
already calling with big offers, so they need to move fast --
that's where we come in!
Just 200 dollars will allow the community to grow the conservancy
by a whole acre of essential land! Together we can help
create the longest wildlife corridor in East Africa. Are you
in?
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We don't have any time to lose. The land could
be swept into an international investor agreement any day, and then
all hopes of preserving this wildlife corridor would be lost. And
the more money we raise, the more land the Maasai can clear and
maintain! Giving them the power to expand the survival of thousands
of species!
For decades, private landowners have put up fences throughout
Maasai Mara, where wildlife need to be able to roam free in order to
survive. Wildebeests, giraffes and other creatures then get
trapped in the wire, dying slow, painful deaths.
Nashulai Maasai Conservancy changed that by uniting 6,000 acres
where humans and animals now live side-by-side, reviving ancient
practices and allowing all to flourish.They’ve been recognized by
the UN for restoring the threatened ecosystem, all while reducing
poverty among their community by training and paying young people to
patrol and protect the land.
In just five years, the Nashulai Maasai Conservancy has
turned once abandoned land into a thriving home to 5,000 wildebeests
and zebras, 100 giraffes, and five families of elephants, including
10 babies born in recent months! And by creating jobs
patrolling the area, they’ve found a groundbreaking way to protect
their livelihoods and their land.
If we can raise enough, the local community can move quickly to
join the conservancy, tear down the fences, and develop local
capacity to protect and regenerate this expanded wildlife
corridor. And we can keep up our campaigning to protect wild
places worldwide. Can you chip in to make it
happen?
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Time and time again, SumOfUs has stood
with indigenous communities across the globe. From joining forces
with communities in Brazil to fight back against the destruction of
the Amazon to standing with activists in Southeast Asia beating back
the palm oil industry, when indigenous communities ask for our help,
we spring into action. Let’s do it again.
