Petition to protect endangered species

We received an email today from Hollywood actor Harrison Ford - truly!

After we got over the shock, we realised we weren't the only ones - yeah, it was a mass mail-out to Conservation International members and supporters. But that's OK.

There's a petition to be signed ahead of the Global Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan NEXT WEEK, to lobby the world's leaders to support a call to protect 25% of the earth's land and inland waters, and 15% of marine ecosystems by 2020.

By preserving the many fragile habitats endangered species that call them home have a fighting chance.

Ford, who besides being a legendary actor and a dab hand with the light sabre, is CI's vic chairman of the board, is rallying everyone to the cause. Check it out. And sign the petition here.

Don't delay!

'Yoda bat' a PNG exclusive

In 2009, scientists went on two expeditions into the “lost land” of Papua New Guinea, and gathered up more than 200 new species. The new species, including a bat that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Star Wars character Yoda, were unveiled today for the first time by the American group, Conservation International.

Read The Full Story: Yoda Bat Among 200 New Species Found in Papua New Guinea – Indyposted