Hello everyone,
it's been awhile but I'm 'blogging' again.
Where
has the year gone?!! It seems like a week ago I finished packing up
the xmas lights & decorations & was trying on my spring
clothes.
I've
been working feverishly on my memoirs & making what seems like
reasonable progress (although I've seen paint dry faster!)
I
want to make an especially heartfelt request that you tune-in or
download my radio talk this coming Wed. 3rd
October, at about 5.20pm UK time on:
My
topic is the increasing slaughter of thousands upon thousands of
African elephants to feed China's ever-growing lust for carved ivory
trinkets & dinner table centrepieces .
Once
a tribal way for Africans to supplement their diet & for the
occasional sale of tusks to a trader, poaching is now run by criminal
gangs with international ties. Ivory has become the new blood
diamonds more valuable than gold.
I'll
be talking about how you, as an individual, can help to stop this
senseless massacre.
Also
appearing on the show is Will Travers, head of the Born Free
Foundation (my favourite animal welfare charity, hands down!) He'll
talk about the BFF's campaign to halt the ivory trade and how all of
us can help to make a cultural change to save our planets' largest
living creature.
Please,
as a very real personal favour to me, tune in & become involved.
All
best wishes,
Annette
