Lions and tigers and you — #GivingTuesday

Help save big cats for #GivingTuesday. View in web browser. Dear Friend, You have the power to help save lions and tigers and cheetahs and leopards – and to ensure they survive beyond our lifetime. It's that simple. Please make a special contribution to help save big cats today for #GivingTuesday. Across Africa, the lion population has declined 90% in the last 75 years. And, there are now more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild. But a new wave of committed National Geographic supporters across the globe is standing up for big cats and making possible innovative, sustainable conservation efforts that are saving more animals every week. Friend, I hope you will help save big cats in the wild by making your special tax-deductible donation of $50 or more online now. Your gift will make a real impact by supporting tested and proven conservation strategies to save lions, tigers, and other big cats. We urgently need to raise additional resources for big cats before the end of the year to support the front-line work of conservationists in the field. Your special #GivingTuesday gift will immediately go to work protecting big cats by: Helping to complete more than 250 life-saving bomas before the end of the year. Bomas combine low-cost chain fencing with living trees and other materials to protect livestock from predators and stop the devastating retaliatory killing of big cats by local herders. Training and supporting big cat protectors from local communities. These protectors stop poachers, alert local herders when big cats are near their livestock, and prevent big cat poisonings. They are on the front lines of saving big cats. Providing scientific data and other evidence that local authorities can use to find and prosecute poachers. Working with local people to better understand the key ecological and economic role that big cats play in their communities. More and more people get involved in protecting big cats as they come to see their true value. But saving big cats begins with YOU and your willingness to act now before it's too late. Friend, please make your gift on this special day of giving to help save big cats. You'll feel great throughout this holiday season knowing that you have done your part not only to save lions, cheetahs, leopards, and other big cats in the wild, but also that your generosity will help restore entire habitats as big cats reclaim their essential role as top predators. Thank you, Friend, for your generosity on #GivingTuesday and throughout the year. Sincerely, Sarah Stallings Director, Annual Giving P.S YOU are the essential element in our mission to save big cats. Please make a #GivingTuesday gift to help save these magnificent felines. Give online now. Your gift today means a lot – thank you, Friend. Tiger photo by Steve Winter Did you know? The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generous contributions of individuals to help us inspire people to care about the planet. All donations support National Geographic's core programs, including scientific research expeditions, education initiatives, public programs, and the exploration behind stories in National Geographic magazine, on the National Geographic Channel, and other media. Through our work, we help others learn and care about our world, and take action to protect it. Your donation helps us expand our efforts to fund the world's top and emerging scientists, explorers, photographers, and storytellers to discover long-sought answers about our past and solutions to guide our future. The National Geographic Society is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization. You are receiving this email because bpi.hgmp.jusgein@blogger.com is signed up to receive National Geographic communications. If you prefer not to receive emails from us, please unsubscribe. To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@e.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now. Learn how. Manage Preferences | Contact Us | About Us | NGS Customer Service | Privacy Policy National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2014 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.