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| The United Nations World Wildlife Day celebrates wild animals and plants and recognizes the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet. As members of AZA’s Wildlife Trafficking Alliance, we encourage you to share social media posts below focused on curbing the illegal wildlife trade—one of the world’s most profitable transnational crimes. Together, we can help educate and inspire others to protect the wildlife that we all cherish. Photo credit: Robin Winkelman for Saint Louis Zoo. Buy Informed Posts with #BuyInformed Graphics (Download graphics here) Suggested copy: Illegal wildlife trade doesn’t just threaten endangered species and ecosystems; it also devastates indigenous peoples and local communities who rely on nature for their livelihoods. This #WorldWildlifeDay, #BuyInformed to avoid purchasing pets or products from the illegal trade. Visit www.WildlifeTraffickingAlliance.org or follow @wt_alliance for tips on being an informed consumer. Suggested copy: Illegal wildlife trade doesn’t just threaten endangered species and ecosystems; it also devastates indigenous peoples and local communities who rely on nature for their livelihoods. This #WorldWildlifeDay, #BuyInformed to avoid purchasing pets or products from the illegal trade. Visit www.WildlifeTraffickingAlliance.org or follow @wt_alliance for tips on being an informed consumer. Sustainable Wildlife Trade Posts featuring Not A Pet Video PSAs (Download :30 videos here in English, French and Spanish) Suggested copy: It’s #WorldWildlifeDay and you can help protect animals! Wildlife trafficking threatens species like rhinos, elephants, and turtles. Learn how to protect wildlife from the illegal trade with @wt_alliance and at https://www.aza.org/wildlife-trafficking-alliance. Did you know that many animals are threatened by the illegal pet trade? Today is #WorldWildlifeDay. Learn more about why some animals, like some species of birds, monkeys, and turtles, are #NotAPet with @wt_alliance: https://www.notapet.net/ (Not A Pet Assets) Did you know? Turtles/monkeys/birds (or name a specific species) might be cute animals, but they don’t always make good pets. Some (species) may be illegally taken from the wild to fuel the global pet trade. Today is #WorldWildlifeDay. Help to keep these wild animals wild and help protect their populations in the wild. Visit notapet.net (Not A Pet Assets) I Travel for Wildlife with Take the Pledge Link (https://www.itravelforwildlife.org) Suggested copy: When you travel for work or for fun, what you decide to purchase can either fuel or curb the illegal wildlife trade. Today is #WorldWildlifeDay! Take the pledge to help stop wildlife trafficking on your next travel adventure! www.itravelforwildlife.org The power is yours! Remember to tag AZA & WTA in your posts! AZA: Instagram and X: @zoos_aquariums Facebook: @zoosaquariums Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (WTA): Instagram and X: @wt_alliance Facebook: @WildlifeTraffickingAlliance Hashtags for the day: #WorldWildlifeDay #BuyInformed #NotAPet Click here for more general messaging for AZA’s Wildlife Trafficking Alliance and our Wildlife Confiscations Network. |
