“Josh Duhamel, Prepper, Battles Illegal Wildlife Trade!”
Buddy Games: Spring Awakening Actor Josh Duhamel Makes Passionate Video to Battle Illegal Wildlife Products Trade!
Josh Duhamel Video Campaign Battles Illegal Wildlife Products Trade.
“ILLEGALLY TRADED! Bringing Tortoiseshell items home is against the law and harms sea turtles.” Josh Duhamel
It’s not new news. Selling of body parts from endangered species is a sickening, immoral act by greedy no-names. And those no-names wouldn’t be making a penny — not one single bloody copper cent — if men and women with money weren’t BUYING THEM!
Getting that message out has become the most essential element in saving all those wonderful, beautiful wild animals.
And Josh Duhamel has entered the battle. Actor, Animal guy, now a Prepper. He got his acting start in ALL MY CHILDREN. Then he went on to star as Danny McCoy on NBC’s LAS VEGAS and the popular TRANSFORMERS movies.
Of French-Canadian and Viking descent and born in North Dakota, Josh grew up in the wild Northwest. He’s always loved animals (hence all those photos with dogs).
Still hot in Hollywood, The Shotgun Wedding star has purchased a cabin in the deep woods.
In an interview Josh said, “I’ve become a bit of a doomsday prepper, I guess. I’m building something so if things do go south, I have a place to take my family. We shaped the land. We created trails through it. I’m actually growing crops out there. This year I’m gonna grow pumpkins and corn.” [1]
He’s a natural choice to be the front man in the campaign from WildAid to get out the critical Endangered Wildlife message. “When the buying stops, the killing can too!”
A number of pro-wildlife celebrities, including Josh’s then-wife, singer Stacy Ann Ferguson, attended the original launch party of WildAid’s campaign. Better known by her stage name “Fergie” of The Black Eyed Peas, Stacy has always supported Josh’s pro-animal endeavours.
Endangered Species.
The Endangered Species List includes the African elephant, Asian elephant, Bengal tiger, Greater One-Horned Rhino and Javan Rhino. And that’s not all. There’s the Malayan tiger, mountain gorilla, orangutan, polar bear, red panda, sea turtle, snow leopard, timber wolf, Yangtze finless porpoise. And many, so many more…
Although many endangered animals are rescued from extreme danger and housed in wildlife sanctuaries, that’s not the solution to the slaughter of all those animals in their wild homelands.
Josh Duhamel starred in the WildAid awareness campaign, released on World Sea Turtle Day. And his passionate video is essential viewing for all of us who care about animals!
In a series of print, radio and television public service announcements, Duhamel alerted travelers to the impacts of buying souvenirs made from imperiled wildlife species.
“Many of the world’s most magnificent animals are being pushed to extinction by the illegal trade in products made from their body parts,” Duhamel said in a TV spot. He held an illegally traded tortoiseshell bracelet made from a sea turtle shell to make his point.
“If you travel abroad, you may be offered one of these products. They may look nothing like the animal itself, but don’t be fooled.”
Trade in illicit products made from wildlife threatens many species worldwide. Whether ivory carvings and trinkets, coral jewelry or tortoiseshell accessories, travelers buying these products often unknowingly contribute to the illegal killing of animals.
The Market.
Although the U.S. is a chief consumer market for illicit wildlife products, a WildAid survey found that four out of five Americans know little or nothing about the illegal trade in this country.
“We are excited to launch our campaign with Josh Duhamel on World Sea Turtle Day to raise awareness for these and other threatened animals that are loved by so many Americans,” said WildAid CEO Peter Knights.
“Despite protections for sea turtles, products made from their shells are prevalent on the black market. Greater awareness can help protect them and many more endangered species from wildlife trafficking.”
The campaign is a joint effort of WildAid, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance. It appeared on broadcast television stations nationwide. As well as in major international transit hubs like airports and cruise ship terminals in collaboration with the travel and tourism industries.
“Our message is that the consumer choices we make, both at home and during travels abroad, have impacts on the survival of endangered and threatened wildlife,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Chief of Law Enforcement William C. Woody. “We are urging Americans to be good stewards of our planet in order to protect imperiled species both great and small.”
“95% OF THE WORLD’S RHINOS HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE PAST 40 YEARS!”
“When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too!” WildAid.org @WildAid
Don’t miss Josh’s video: WildAid Awareness Campaign.
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Josh Duhamel Video Campaign Battles Illegal Wildlife Products Trade.
Source: WildAid, PRNewswire & Civilized Bears.
Update: May 24, 2023.
