I was just going along my day here like many of you I'm sure, when I came across the following plea in a friends blog. The Mara Conservancy needs our help - NOW. So as I thought about what I could do to help it dawned on me. Realistically I don't have time to put together a whole fundraiser, they need our help now.
So I've decided to do the next best thing in the spirit of Stewardship towards Mother Nature.
ALL of the proceeds from Saturday's Mother Love show will be donated to the Mara Conservancy. So now when you come out to the show on Saturday night not only will you be supporting these amazing artists and venue, but your entrance fee will go towards helping this great cause. If you were thinking about coming out and bringing friends, please let this help in your decision making. We can all make a difference.

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This is an urgent appeal from the Mara Triangle in the Masai Mara, where post-election violence has seen a collapse in tourism. The Mara Conservancy, a non-profit, was entirely dependent upon park entrance fees paid by visitors to manage the Mara Triangle, and since the New Year we've had to suffer severe cutbacks in critical park operations. Working on a reduced budget has already had an impact on our effectiveness, and this is the first month since January that we've started with no money to carry on.

On Thursday rangers caught 6 poachers who had killed 37 Thomson Gazelles, and last Sunday one of our rangers was shot and seriously injured when chasing cattle rustlers. The Big Cats in the park are also under threat since the collapse of the compensation scheme in January, which you can read more about this here:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/scien...7372298.stm
To read more about what I have written you can visit Kimojino's blog where it is also possible to make a donation, with 100% of your donation (minus only a small bank fee) going directly to support the work of the Mara Conservancy rangers:
maratriangle.wildlifedirect.org
If you have ever visited the Mara you'll know how important it is to preserve the animals in this incredible place, and if you have ever wanted to visit, then your support now is crucial.

Please, help with what you can, and forward this email to everyone you know.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and please feel free to email me with any questions.
All the best

William Deed
williamdeed@gmail.com

The Mara Conservancy