The  is working hard to buy 110 acres of Colombian tropical forest.  

The Rainforest Trust is on the verge of purchasing and protecting 110 vital acres of Colombian tropical forest.  

The tropical forests are endangered themselves as farms expand and other developments take place.  They are the only place on the planet where you'll find cotton-top tamarins - whose numbers have gone down 80% in just 20 years.

Help the Rainforest Trust save 110 vital acres of tropical rainforest in Colombia
Please donate here

As well as cotton-top tamarins, the area is also home to spider and howler monkeys, a critically endangered turtle species and scarlet macaws.  

Local organisation Fundación Proyecto Tití is working hard to protect the whole area.

They have blocked the creation of a clear-cutting cattle ranch.

Now they are working with the Rainforest Trust to secure more land.  The land is critical becuase it will give the animals safe passage - a corridor - between protected areas.  It will give the animals the vital space they need to recover and survive. 

We can all help the Rainforest Trust achieve this goal.  

Find out more from the Rainforest Trust and donate here.

You can donate to this project through SumofUs who partner the Rainforest Trust

Four Paws want to rescue Cam the bear.

He is trapped in a tiny cage of 1.5 metres in a bear bile farm in the Hai Phong province in Vietnam. 

Four Paws visited Cam and found him pacing around the cage.  He was climbing up and down and biting the bars.  In short, he was doing everything he could to escape his environment. 

Please help me, says Cam the bear

Cam is a pretty young bear.   And Four Paws want to get him out to their Ninh Binh sanctuary.  There he can feel the grass under his paws, and enjoy the sort of life he deserves. 

They need help - so if you can donate to get Cam to the Ninh Binh sanctuary, please do so.

Donate to help Cam the bear here.

Free the Bears have had news of two more bear cubs in Laos who need rescuing.

They estimate that it will be a 10 hour journey to reach the two cubs and they hope to do this later this week.

Sadly, they also had news of a tiny moon bear cub which a person was trying to sell into the illegal wildlife trade.  Before the cub could be found, it died.

Free the Bears are hoping to rescue the two bear cubs later this week.  If you can, please make a donation and/or spread the word.

They will have updates on their Facebook or Instagram pages for updates.

Wow, those amazing folks at Animals Asia do move fast when there is a bear in trouble.

In the late hours of Sunday evening, their Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre got an urgent call from their friends at the Forest Protection Department.

They had removed a bear in a distressed state from a bile farm in Phung Thuong – it’s a bear bile farming hot spot in Vietnam.  

The bear needed a safe haven FAST.

And he got it.   With just 12 hours notice, Animals Asia were able to drop everything and welcome this bear home.

They have called him Lam.  It means forest in Vietnamese.

Please donate to help Animals Asia help Lam and bears like Lam 

Lam's new life

He’s now got lush green spaces to enjoy.

He can have fun bathing in pools, climbing structures, roam and forage – or just snooze in the warmth of the sun!

After his 30 day quarantine period, he’ll even be able to enjoy some fun with new friends – probably the first he’s had in his life.  He’ll have enrichment exercises to improve his health and wellbeing and keep his mind active.

In short, he’s on his way to becoming a bear and enjoying bear activities!

What a change from being stuck in a tiny cage, his freedom stolen.   Just look at the care Lam has had since arriving at the rescue centre. 

Please help Nowhere Bears like Lam

Animals Asia call bears like Lam a “nowhere bear” because he’s suffering in the shadows, unseen.  There are more nowhere bears out there, waiting for rescue.

You can help Animals Asia rescue and care for bears like Lam by making a donation.  Every single bit counts.

These bears need to know we all care for them and love them.

Sending bear hugs to you all!

Please donate here.

Care2.com have a petition about an enormous oil refinery on St Croix in the US Virgin Islands.

It has laid dormant for nearly years – it was forced to shut down after committing dangerous environmental breaches.

Donald Trump re-opened it in his last weeks of office -     his full plan went into effect on 4 February 2021. 

Three days later, Care2.com say the sky rained oil.

A vapour cloud released by the refinery went up into the air, glided to the community of Clifton Hill which is nearby, filled homes, gardens and toys – and then it burst, a mixture of petroleum and water covering cars, toys, and more with oil.

This was over two months ago.

Residents say the oil is still stuck to food sources such as avocado and fruit.  It cannot be washed out.

An oil refinery rained petroleum on wildlife, people, and homes. Shut down this foul plant, now!

The island is surrounded by marine life – coral reefs, sharks and whales.   If the oil keeps going into the soil and water around the island, it could poison people and animals for years to come.

There is a huge human rights issue as well.

Care2.com say that most of the residents are black, descendants of Africans who were enslaved and brought to work on sugar and cotton plantations.

The Biden administration has already started an investigation and revoked a number of permits.

But the plant is still open.

Please tell the Biden administration to shut this toxic oil refinery down.   Force its operators to clean up their pollution.

Please sign here