A new coal mine is threatening a vital rhino sanctuary in South Africa -- heres how we can stop it. View this email in your browser Hi Nihat The world’s greatest rhino sanctuary is under threat. Plans are underway to build a coal mine just 40m from the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi park in KwaZulu Natal. Rangers fear it will destroy the wilderness and clear the way for poachers, who have butchered 442 rhinos in South Africa this year alone but we can stop it if we act now. A new Mineral Resources Minister has just taken office, and has a lot to prove. Let’s make this mine publicly toxic, an issue the new minister can’t ignore. Click to join the urgent call to save the rhinos, and then tell everyone. Because this is such an important issue, we’re working with our friends at Avaaz to make this as big as possible. But we can’t do it alone. Please sign the petition and then tell everyone about it on social media and email. SIGN PETITION NOW Hluhluwe-iMofolozi is the oldest natural park in Africa, credited with saving the white rhino from extinction. It’s also one of South Africa’s greatest natural treasures - home to a wealth of wildlife and extremely rich in biodiversity. And yet it could now be destroyed by yet another coal mine, which would pollute the surrounding area and potentially poison the world famous iSimangaliso wetlands downstream. Together, we can show the government that South Africans value their remaining natural heritage far more than dirty coal. Add your name now and we’ll create a storm around the new Minister that will force him to scrap this project and forbid any future mining within the buffer zone around the park.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:02:35 +0000
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