Staying with the African Lion
Listing African Lions as an endangered species – you have until 11:59 pm Eastern Time today to so do.
Yesterday, at 08:25 Pacific Standard Time, I published a second post under the title of ”Yet another vital cause – the African Lion“.
Rather than repeat the plea to support the petition please go here and do all you can to “Save African lions from extinction by listing them as an endangered species.” As that petition explains:
We’ve lost more than 80-90% of the world’s lion population in recent decades due to massive habitat loss, disease, trophy hunters and the exotic animal trade. Two thirds of lion trophies have ended up in the United States over the last ten years! If listed as endangered, hunters will no longer be able to bring lion trophies into the US therefore saving a large number of the lion population.This is our chance to give these iconic animals the protections they need before they disappear forever.
We only have until the end of the day on Monday, January 28th to tell the government we support endangered species protections for lions!
Please sign my petition in support of listing lions under the Endangered Species Act. Once you’ve signed, I also encourage you to leave a comment on the official proposal at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/11/27/2012-28310/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-90-day-finding-on-a-petition-to-list-the-african-lion#table_of_contents You will find the comment area on the upper right hand of the page.
To pick up on the deadline again, from that Federal Register website one can read this:
To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, we request that we receive information on or before January 28, 2013. The deadline for submitting an electronic comment using the Federal eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES section, below) is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on this date [my emphasis].
So the deadline is as follows:
11:59 pm USA Eastern Time
10:59 pm USA Central Time
9:59 pm USA Mountain Time
8:59 pm USA Pacific Time
4:59 am on the 29th UK time
You don’t have to be resident in the USA in order to sign the petition.
Thank you, good people!
Paul Handover
done x
Cat Forsley
January 28, 2013 at 00:06
Thank you, and welcome to Learning from Dogs.
Paul Handover
January 28, 2013 at 05:29
I’ve been here before
Cat Forsley
January 28, 2013 at 06:13
Then a double thank you!
Paul Handover
January 28, 2013 at 08:51
Cat Forsley
January 28, 2013 at 10:46
I am amazed by this, Paul. The endangerment of the African Elephant and the Black Rhino as a result of illegal hunting (i.e. trade in ivory and horn) is understandable but who are all these people – presumably – hunting for or buying lion pelts as trophies?
I do indeed hope that US citizens can get the lion listed under their ESA because, one thing seems fairly certain, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will not protect it.
Martin Lack
January 28, 2013 at 09:04
Thanks Martin. Do please note that you can help achieve this as well. Both the Petition and the Federal website are taking petitions/comments from people in other countries. Do spread the word.
Paul Handover
January 28, 2013 at 09:24
Signed Paul… and well worth signing…..
Sue Dreamwalker
January 28, 2013 at 12:34
Done. Good job getting the word out there, Paul. I hope we get all the signatures needed.
4amWriter
January 28, 2013 at 13:27
Thank you both very, very much. According to the petition website, just 6,400 more are required as at 1:50 pm Pacific Time. Fingers crossed it will be reached.
Paul Handover
January 28, 2013 at 13:50
Now just 2,500 to go with a little under two hours to go!
Paul Handover
January 28, 2013 at 19:04
ibid
pendantry
January 30, 2013 at 04:06
The petition site has a news item posted, “Reached 150,000 signatures.”
Fabulous – well done everyone everywhere who took the trouble to sign.
Paul Handover
January 30, 2013 at 09:17