Chris Packham and a number of guest presenters are aiming to raise enough money to plant 100,000 across Britain. The amount they are looking to raise is £150,000.
You can donate in between items such reducing pollution around schools and the best trees to plant in a small garden. You can find out how you can do your bit – there are tips on planting trees at home. Every tree will make a difference.
The Woodland Trust and Channel 5 are aiming to raise this money and you can donate on the Woodland Trust’s website. John Humphrys, Clare Nasir, Martin Hughes Games and JB Gill join Chris Packham, together with experts from the Woodland Trust. Dame Judi Dench is also behind the partnership.
The documentary talks about the essential role that trees play in fighting climate change; and the programme looks at the science of trees, the impact of deforestation around the world (including in the UK) and how trees can help by locking up carbon, fighting flooding and making landscapes more resilient.
Lewis the koala, who was rescued by a very brave lady and taken to Port Macquerie Koala Hopsital, was sadly put to sleep.
When there was hope for Lewis.... Sadly he had to be put to sleep From The National
He'd been put under general anaesthetic to assess his burns and change his bandages and unfortunately, the burns were getting worse - as can happen - so the decision was made to put Ellenborough Lewis to sleep.
Rest in peace, Lewis, and all the other koalas who have perished in the wildfires.
Thinking of everyone at the koala hospital who worked so hard to help Lewis and are working to help koalas who have suffered in the bushfires. And of the lady who rescued Lewis.
Please make a donation if you can to the hospital - why not do it in memory of Lewis?
I have just read the most terrible news. Koala populations and their habitat have decreased to such an extent that they are now “functionally extinct”.
Forbes.com reports that Chairman of the Australian Koala Foundation estimates that over 1,000 koalas have been killed from the fires. 80% of their habitat has been destroyed, thanksk to bush fires, prolonged drought and deforestation.
Functionally extinct occurs where a population has become so limited that their population is no longer viable. The small number of the surviving animals means that they are unlikely to survive long term.
Koalas eat up to 2 pounds of eucalyptus leaves a day. And bushfires and deforestation has destroyed this main food source. The recovery of such plants after fires will take months – so there will be no food for the koalas.
HELP KOALAS
The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has a Go Fund Me page. The hope was is that they would reach $25,000.
So far, they have raised $1.35 million from 35,000 donors.
One of the things they want to do is to install drinking stations for koalas in areas devastated by the fires. And they want to have a Koala Ark so that burned koalas can live in a healthy habitat as they recover.
The hospital are searching for koalas, along with the National Parks and Wildlife Service crew leaders. So far 31 koalas have been brought to the hospital from various fire locations.
Koalas arriving at the hospital are rehydrated and examined for burns. Burns are treated with cream, and then bandaged. Dressings are changed every three days.
The hospital wanted to raise money to buy and distribute automatic drinking stations in the burnt areas to help koalas and wildlife. Now, more will be built, and shared with other wildlife organisations in areas affected by fire. Two will go to the Northern Rivers fire area next week.
The hospital is buying a water carrying vehicle with fire fighting capabilities to replenish the drinking stations with water as they need it.
Thanks to the incredible amount of money raised, the hospital is going to establish a wild koala breeding programme.
The bushfires in and around the Port Macquarie area killed about 350 koalas. 75% of the fireground footprint was prime koala habitat.
As well as donating to help the koalas, we can all do what we can do consider how our life style is impacting on the planet. The human race has caused enough destruction of our natural world. It’s time to do the right thing and put this right.
Help snow leopards with a donation on 3rd December 2019
The Snow Leopard Trust have a campaign to raise $100,000 on their Giving Tuesday campaign this year.
The Trust aims “to better understand the endangered snow leopard and to protect the cat in partnership with the communities that share its habitat.”
What’s more, if we all help to raise $100,000 by Giving Tuesday on 3rd December, that will trigger a $100,000 match! And that means that $200,000 could be raised to help snow leopards and their conservation.
At the time of writing, this campaign was 28% of the way there (that’s on 24 Nov 2019 at 20.16 UK time). We must help snow leopards!
You don’t have to wait until 3rd December to donate! This year, the Snow Leopard Trust are accepting early giving and putting it towards the Global Tuesday campaign. Every dollar raised between now and 3rd December will be matched by 10 zoo partners.***
