World Wildlife Fund

We are approaching a huge turning point in the fight to save Africa’s elephants. Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is just days away from deciding whether or not to ban the trade of ivory throughout her entire nation.

We need your help to make that happen.

Earlier this week, WWF presented the prime minister a petition signed by more than 500,000 concerned activists like you asking her to stand up for Africa’s elephants. Her response: We will consider it.

That’s good news and a step in the right direction. It shows that decision makers will listen when people like you speak up.

But consideration is not the end game. Not at a time when tens of thousands of elephants are killed each year to supply the booming demand for ivory carvings and trinkets in Asia.

We have 48 hours to convince her to end Thailand’s ivory trade.

On Sunday, the prime minister will address representatives from 177 governments gathered in Bangkok to discuss global wildlife trade issues, including the elephant poaching crisis.

Urge Prime Minister Shinawatra to use this opportunity to stand up for Africa’s elephants and end Thailand’s ivory trade.

Sincerely,



Ginette Hemley
Senior Vice President
Conservation Strategy and Science
World Wildlife Fund

Bangkok, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking. Her statement came after the call of nearly 1.5 million WWF and Avaaz supporters.