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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>,
"WRYTING-L : Writing and Theory across Disciplines" <WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA>
Subject: WWF: Introducing Your New Pygmy Elephant... (fwd)
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:34:32 -0700 From: World Wildlife Fund <ecomments@wwfus.org> To: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com> Subject: WWF: Introducing Your New Pygmy Elephant... Meet Your New Pygmy Elephant... Penelope! Dear Alan, WWF received thousands of name suggestions for your pygmy elephant from WWF supporters like you! We then selected ten finalists for a public vote. Thousands of votes later, the winning name that you chose for one of the pygmy elephants involved in this first-ever study of these pint-sized pachyderms was Penelope. Bornean pygmy elephants, like Penelope are found only in the northeast tip of Borneo, in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It was only just recently that WWF and Columbia University scientists proved that these pygmy elephants are a separate sub-species of Asian elephants, and as a result the only thing we know for sure about these elephants is that we need to act quickly to conserve them. Donate Today to Help Protect Penelope and other Pygmy Elephants! http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=142630&c=162872753&m=m&type=3 How many are there? Do they form close-knit matriarchal societies like other elephants? Why do they live only in a tiny pocket of forest on the northeast tip of Malaysian Borneo? These are the questions WWF's field team and Malaysia's wildlife authorities are actively trying to answer. This month's E-newsletter announced WWF's first-ever scientific study on pygmy elephants which involves collaring and tracking these elephants in the wild via satellite. With your donation to WWF today, you can support WWF's efforts to learn more about these gentle-natured elephants and also help protect the vanishing forest habitat in which they live. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=142630&c=162872753&m=m&type=3 The once-lush forests of northeast Borneo--the only home for pygmy elephants in the world--have been cleared extensively over the past 30 years to establish tree plantations to satisfy the world's demand for palm oil. The best hope for the long-term survival of Borneo's elephants, while helping to provide for the people who live in Sabah, lies in sustainable forest management for timber production. Pygmy elephants can survive and breed in forests that are used carefully for timber production--where only the largest trees are selected to be cut down, while the rest of the trees are allowed to grow and provide a home for elephants and other forest inhabitants. Any gift you can give today will be put to immediate use. But make a contribution of $50 of more, and receive a limited-edition elephant plush as a special thank you! Please help protect pygmy elephants--like Penelope--today! Sincerely, Mark Pilipczuk Vice President, Membership P.S. Every dollar you contribute today makes us that much more effective in our conservation efforts. Remember, if you donate $50 or more, you can receive your FREE limited-edition elephant plush to serve as a reminder of the important conservation work you support. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/ct/ct.php?t=142630&c=162872753&m=m&type=3 Thank you for being a part of the WWF online community. The email address we have in our records for you is: sondheim@panix.com Please visit your preference page to subscribe to other interesting WWF e-Newsletters, change your email address, or to opt-out from any further online communications from WWF. http://newsletter.worldwildlife.org/clients/worldwildlifefund/clupdate.htm?eemail=sondheim@panix.com World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street, NW Washington, DC 20037