[wanabidii] Breaking: 2x the power for elephants

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Double your support for threatened elephants   Double Your Gift   Dear Wanabidii, When AWF trustees Heather Haaga and David Thomson told me they would do whatever it takes to save elephants, I was thrilled. But I think we can do even better. We just need a little help from friends like you. Please join us in doing whatever it takes to protect Africa's wildlife. Make a gift now and Heather and David will match your gift, dollar for dollar, up to $200,000. This is a critical time for all of us to take action. Poachers are using increasingly sophisticated and ruthless methods in their quest for ivory and other illicit wildlife products. They are even venturing into protected refuges like Kruger National Park in South Africa to increase their profits.     Don't let greedy poachers win. Make your gift today and it will be doubled.   Double Your Gift     But it's not all bad news. As a result of our demand-reduction campaign, 95% of Chinese consumers agree that the Chinese government should help stop poaching. And eight African countries have joined AWF in Africa's Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (a.k.a. ARREST) to better detect, catch and convict poachers. Please help us keep this incredible momentum going with a tax-deductible gift now.Your donation will be generously matched toward our $200,000 goal – delivering twice the lifesaving power to elephants, rhinos and other heavily targeted species.     Thank you, Patrick Bergin, PhD Chief Executive Officer     P.S. The battle to save elephants has shifted and we're beginning to gain the upper hand. But we can't rest for a moment – because the fact remains that poachers kill 96 elephants every day. That's 96 too many. Join our $200K match challenge now and increase our ability to protect these majestic animals from extinction.     Double Your Gift     African Wildlife Foundation 1400 Sixteenth Street, NW  |  Suite 120   Washington, DC 20036 www.awf.org  |  Support Us  |     1-888-494-5354 Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe     Photos courtesy of Billy Dodson