Global March for Elephants, Rhinos and Lions 2019

The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (GMFER) is a worldwide call to action to condemn the poaching of elephants, rhinos and the trafficking of wildlife trophies.

The 2018 Global March for Elephants and Rhinos was postponed to precede this year’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

This year’s march proved to be the biggest Global March. A team of trained volunteers from several universities and organizations provided support during the march. Participants were draped in black and white t-shirts and carried procession banners, flags, placards during March. They chanted and marched displaying placards with different messages from ‘No Market No Trade’, End Trade End Poaching, Stop poisoning wildlife, End the slaughter to show their solidarity in protecting wildlife.

Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day!

Protect Our Species This year’s focus is endangered species. Our world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. This is largely the result of human activity including, but not limited to, climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, trafficking, poaching, pollution, and unsustainable agriculture. Learn more…

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