Hope For Animals And Their World Part 16

COOKE'S K KOKIO(KOKIA COOKEI) Take Action - Support the Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Gardens at www.waimeavalley.org. You can make general donations or visit their diverse collections.

HAWAIIAN S SILVERSWORD.

Take Action - Contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program at www.fws.gov/endangered to learn more about Hawaiian Silversword. to learn more about Hawaiian Silversword.

- Learn more about the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance Project at www.silverswordalliance.org.

- Send donations for conservation efforts to: Hawaiian Silversword FoundationPO Box 1097Volcano, HI 96785 USA TAHINA P PALM.

Take Action - To learn more about the Tahina palm and to view images, visit www.rarepalmseeds.com - Contact Madagascar Wildlife Conservation at www.mwc-info.net/en to learn more and to make donations. This organization involves local communities in all its conservation projects. to learn more and to make donations. This organization involves local communities in all its conservation projects.

WOLLEMI P PINE.

Take Action and Meet the Species - Contact Wollemi Australia at www.wollemipine.com to learn more about this species, to join their conservation club, and to order your own Wollemi pine. An important conservation strategy to protect wild populations of these plants is to ensure that Wollemi pines are growing in other areas around the globe-whether that's a national park or in private collections. to learn more about this species, to join their conservation club, and to order your own Wollemi pine. An important conservation strategy to protect wild populations of these plants is to ensure that Wollemi pines are growing in other areas around the globe-whether that's a national park or in private collections.

- Take a trip to Wollemi National Park located north of the Blue Mountains in Australia. Or visit the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.

HABITATS.

GOMBE: TANZANIA, AFRICA.

Take Action - Support the Jane Goodall Inst.i.tute's TACARE Program. Visit JGI's Web site and look up the Inst.i.tute's Africa programs to discover how you can support restoration of habitat in and around Gombe.

GUADALUPE I ISLAND: BAJA C CALIFORNIA, MEXICO.

Take Action - Support the work of Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas, a Mexican nonprofit devoted to the restoration of Mexican islands, by making donations or becoming a volunteer. You can contact Dr. Alfonso Aguirre Munoz, the director general, at [email protected]; or write to: Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas, AC Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas, ACAvenida Lopez Mateos 15903Fracc. Playa EnsenadaEnsenada, Baja California 22880 - Contact Nadia Olivares, director of the biosphere reserve on the island, at for more information about how you can help.

- Learn more by contacting Island Conservation at www.island conservation.org. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to protecting island ecosystems and is one of the groups currently working to preserve Guadalupe Island. You can make general donations or become a volunteer.

- Wear clean shoes and clothes when visiting islands in order to prevent exotic species invasion.

- Do not take pets to the island and ensure, if you travel by boat, that your vessel is rat-free.

Ecotourism - Travel to Guadalupe Island through Horizon Charters-a company committed to sustainable ecotourism. For more information about specific excursions, go to www.horizoncharters.com.

KENYA C COAST, AFRICA.

Take Action - Contact the Baobab Trust at www.thebaobabtrust.com to learn more about wildlife and habitat conservation. to learn more about wildlife and habitat conservation.

- Support the Haller Foundation by visiting www.thehallerfoundation.com. This organization strives to create sustainable, ecologically sound communities in Africa. You can learn more about their conservation projects or make donations.

- Learn more about land reclamation in Haller Park by contacting Bamburi Cement at www.bamburicement.com.

- Get involved with the Green Belt Movement by visiting www.green beltmovement.org. Though this organization's home base is in Kenya, they have a very active international program as well. The Green Belt Movement focuses on environmental conservation and tree planting among other green community-building projects. Donations are welcome.

LOESS P PLATEAU: NORTHWEST P PROVINCES, CHINA.

Take Action - Learn more about the Watershed Rehabilitation Project at the Loess Plateau by contacting the World Bank at http://web.worldbank.org. There is a slide show and educational video available as well.

- Contact the EroChina Soil Erosion Project at www.erochina.alterra.nl to learn more about what's being done to stop soil erosion on the plateau. to learn more about what's being done to stop soil erosion on the plateau.

SUDBURY, ONTARIOa Take Action - Contact the city of Greater Sudbury at www.greatersudbury.ca to learn more about their Regreening Program and to find out how you can get involved. to learn more about their Regreening Program and to find out how you can get involved.