“We believe that The Walt Disney Company is best placed to take a lead in investing in pragmatic programs that make a real difference for wild lions,” says a letter addressed to Disney CEO, Robert Iger, and penned by non-profit organisations For the Love of Wildlife, Blood Lions and Nature Needs More, requesting conservation contributions […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IOL-Disney.jpg12281923Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2019-06-13 01:25:162019-06-13 01:25:16Call for Disney to donate Lion King profits to conservation
The Lion King brand has grossed just under US$8.1 billion for the Walt Disney Company yet Disney Conservation Fund has donated US$70 million+ to save wildlife (which may include ‘guest contributions’). Whilst this is welcome, it represents only 0.9% of what has been made from The Lion King franchise alone. For the Love of Wildlife, […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/The-Guardian-Igors-salary.jpg14391181Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2019-06-01 03:54:102019-06-13 01:27:31A call to Disney from the wild
After an incredible trip to the UK and continental EU, meeting with members of parliament and heads of CITES in several countries with Lynn Johnson and Peter Lanius of Nature Needs More, we return inspired by the interest and commitment in continuing the conversation. In short, the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/UK-Parliament.jpg9951695Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2019-05-30 08:31:302019-05-31 07:38:24CITES review is long overdue
During the time addressing the domestic trade in Australia in relation to elephant ivory and rhino horn, For the Love of Wildlife and Nature Needs More have become very concerned about the existing CITES trade permit and monitoring system. In addition, the evidence presented at the Parliamentary Inquiry into the unregulated domestic trade last year in Australia provided a platform […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.png00Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2019-01-06 05:55:432019-01-06 06:41:17CITES – it’s time to fix the basics
THE GREAT Gazelle Chase is hotting-up to be one of the biggest and most unusual fundraising events of the year that, hopefully, you will never get to see! On Saturday, November 3, conservation organisation, For the Love of Wildlife (FLOW), will be hosting a one-of-a-kind event on St Kilda Beach to raise funds to […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ryan-1.jpg21562560Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-10-26 02:00:042018-10-29 05:25:07The greatest chase you’ll never get to see!
The Australian Joint Committee on Law Enforcement parliamentary inquiry report, chaired by Craig Kelly MP, recommends a full domestic trade ban. This is an incredibly positive step in Australia fulfilling its obligations as a signatory to CITES to address it’s unregulated domestic trade. We’ve been working with Jason Wood MP over the past 2.5 years […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.png00Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-09-23 03:20:422018-09-23 03:25:54Parliamentary Inquiry recommends full domestic trade ban in ivory and rhino horn
Australian filmmakers Augusta Miller and Michael Dahlstrom are backing a call on the Australian Government to ban the sale of ivory and rhino horn in Australia. The pair joined forces with conservation group For the Love of Wildlife to create a social media commercial driving home a message that Australia has blood on its hands […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.png00Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-09-13 09:12:542018-09-13 09:14:39Australia…we have blood on our hands
Write to the Minister for the Environment, Hon Melissa Price MP TODAY. Here’s a sample email you can copy and paste to the Minister at Melissa.Price.MP@aph.gov.au Dear Minister Every day that the domestic trade in elephant ivory or rhino horn continues, Australia legitimises the desire for these luxury wildlife ‘products’, stimulates demand and drives the […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Minister-Pic-with-cover.jpg13282376Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-09-09 04:07:332018-09-16 08:57:14We need you to help stop the trade of elephant ivory and rhino horn in Australia.
A billboard designed to tackle “canned” lion hunting has been rejected by Airports Company South Africa Or Tambo International Airport, the gateway to South Africa. The move came ahead of this week’s colloquium on South Africa’s predator breeding industry. Aimed at deterring the brutal practice of canned hunting where tame, hand-reared lions are shot in […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Web-Billboard--e1535344307329.jpg257450Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-08-27 04:36:052018-08-30 05:07:17South Africa’s fly in, fly out brutal hunting industry
For the Love of Wildlife’s #NoDomesticTrade campaign, with collaborative partners Nature Needs More and Gordon Consulting, NZ has resulted in a Parliamentary Inquiry in Law Enforcement. Working for more than two years in investigating the unregulated domestic trade, coming to a head in hosting Australia’s first and historic #MelbourneCrush where we destroyed ivory and rhino […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Parliamentary-Inquiry.jpg13922496Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2018-06-17 00:50:442018-06-17 02:44:22FLOW submissions to the Parliamentary Inquiry
Monday 23 October Jason Wood MP tabled a Private Member’s Motion to the House of Representatives in Canberra. Jason championed the ban on lion trophies and body parts which was announced by then Environment Minister Greg Hunt in March 2015, before the death of Cecil, the famous lion killed by US dentist Walter Palmer. The […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23-Oct-Hansard_Page_1.jpg23391654Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2017-10-26 04:02:092017-10-26 04:03:38Jason Wood MP tables Private Member’s Motion to close the Australian domestic trade in ivory and rhino horn.
Sadly, the New Zealand Government will continue trailing world leaders in saving elephants and rhino from extinction, saying it will not introduce a ban to stop the domestic sale of ivory and rhino horn. The Government’s intention comes despite phenomenal public support for a ban. Over the past month more than 2,000 letters have been […]
https://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/8-Sept-Letter-from-Hon-Nicky-Wagner_Page_1-1.jpg35102482Donalea Patmanhttps://fortheloveofwildlife.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/for-the-love-of-wildlife-logo.pngDonalea Patman2017-09-15 01:36:092017-09-15 02:08:02New Zealand Government to continue allowing ivory and rhino horn to be sold domestically
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Call for Disney to donate Lion King profits to conservation
/in Our Blog/by Donalea Patman“We believe that The Walt Disney Company is best placed to take a lead in investing in pragmatic programs that make a real difference for wild lions,” says a letter addressed to Disney CEO, Robert Iger, and penned by non-profit organisations For the Love of Wildlife, Blood Lions and Nature Needs More, requesting conservation contributions […]
A call to Disney from the wild
/in Our Blog, Projects/by Donalea PatmanThe Lion King brand has grossed just under US$8.1 billion for the Walt Disney Company yet Disney Conservation Fund has donated US$70 million+ to save wildlife (which may include ‘guest contributions’). Whilst this is welcome, it represents only 0.9% of what has been made from The Lion King franchise alone. For the Love of Wildlife, […]
CITES review is long overdue
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanAfter an incredible trip to the UK and continental EU, meeting with members of parliament and heads of CITES in several countries with Lynn Johnson and Peter Lanius of Nature Needs More, we return inspired by the interest and commitment in continuing the conversation. In short, the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of […]
CITES – it’s time to fix the basics
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanDuring the time addressing the domestic trade in Australia in relation to elephant ivory and rhino horn, For the Love of Wildlife and Nature Needs More have become very concerned about the existing CITES trade permit and monitoring system. In addition, the evidence presented at the Parliamentary Inquiry into the unregulated domestic trade last year in Australia provided a platform […]
The greatest chase you’ll never get to see!
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanTHE GREAT Gazelle Chase is hotting-up to be one of the biggest and most unusual fundraising events of the year that, hopefully, you will never get to see! On Saturday, November 3, conservation organisation, For the Love of Wildlife (FLOW), will be hosting a one-of-a-kind event on St Kilda Beach to raise funds to […]
Parliamentary Inquiry recommends full domestic trade ban in ivory and rhino horn
/in Our Blog, Uncategorized/by Donalea PatmanThe Australian Joint Committee on Law Enforcement parliamentary inquiry report, chaired by Craig Kelly MP, recommends a full domestic trade ban. This is an incredibly positive step in Australia fulfilling its obligations as a signatory to CITES to address it’s unregulated domestic trade. We’ve been working with Jason Wood MP over the past 2.5 years […]
Australia…we have blood on our hands
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanAustralian filmmakers Augusta Miller and Michael Dahlstrom are backing a call on the Australian Government to ban the sale of ivory and rhino horn in Australia. The pair joined forces with conservation group For the Love of Wildlife to create a social media commercial driving home a message that Australia has blood on its hands […]
We need you to help stop the trade of elephant ivory and rhino horn in Australia.
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanWrite to the Minister for the Environment, Hon Melissa Price MP TODAY. Here’s a sample email you can copy and paste to the Minister at Melissa.Price.MP@aph.gov.au Dear Minister Every day that the domestic trade in elephant ivory or rhino horn continues, Australia legitimises the desire for these luxury wildlife ‘products’, stimulates demand and drives the […]
South Africa’s fly in, fly out brutal hunting industry
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanA billboard designed to tackle “canned” lion hunting has been rejected by Airports Company South Africa Or Tambo International Airport, the gateway to South Africa. The move came ahead of this week’s colloquium on South Africa’s predator breeding industry. Aimed at deterring the brutal practice of canned hunting where tame, hand-reared lions are shot in […]
FLOW submissions to the Parliamentary Inquiry
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanFor the Love of Wildlife’s #NoDomesticTrade campaign, with collaborative partners Nature Needs More and Gordon Consulting, NZ has resulted in a Parliamentary Inquiry in Law Enforcement. Working for more than two years in investigating the unregulated domestic trade, coming to a head in hosting Australia’s first and historic #MelbourneCrush where we destroyed ivory and rhino […]
Jason Wood MP tables Private Member’s Motion to close the Australian domestic trade in ivory and rhino horn.
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanMonday 23 October Jason Wood MP tabled a Private Member’s Motion to the House of Representatives in Canberra. Jason championed the ban on lion trophies and body parts which was announced by then Environment Minister Greg Hunt in March 2015, before the death of Cecil, the famous lion killed by US dentist Walter Palmer. The […]
New Zealand Government to continue allowing ivory and rhino horn to be sold domestically
/in Our Blog/by Donalea PatmanSadly, the New Zealand Government will continue trailing world leaders in saving elephants and rhino from extinction, saying it will not introduce a ban to stop the domestic sale of ivory and rhino horn. The Government’s intention comes despite phenomenal public support for a ban. Over the past month more than 2,000 letters have been […]