Saving Our Animals!

Build a lens to help save endangered species, support animal rights and contribute to charity!

Welcome to Saving Our Animals! Here are the general guidelines:

  • Lenses which very generally about animals but not really about "saving our animals" may be booted or denied. Think more about making lenses on animal rescue, animal rights and welfare, endangered species, pet adoption, charities and organizations that protect endangered animals and habits.
  • Lenses that are purely commercial, which act as landing pages, are poorly-developed (lots of random, default modules), don't contain any original content or which are just blog rants with no links may also be booted/denied.
  • Lenses which are off-topic but donating to animal groups are appreciated in the greater scheme of life, but will NOT be considered to be on-topic for the group.
  • Lenses which are poorly constructed but on-topic will be rejected with a note suggesting what you can do to improve your lens and when you can apply to join again.

The Most Endangered Animals

According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF), here are the nine species to "watch" in 2009:

1. Javan Rhinoceros - pop. <60
2. Vaquita - pop. 150
3. Cross River Gorilla - pop. 300
4. Sumatran Tiger - pop. 400-500
5. North Pacific Right Whale - pop. unknown but <500
6. Black-Footed Ferret - pop. 500 breeding adults
7. Borneo Pygmy Elephant - pop. <1,000
8. Giant Panda - pop. 1,600
9. Polar Bear - pop. 20, 000-25,000

Our New Animal Friends!

Here are the newest lenses that have joined our group and our cause!

I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth.
-- Lord Summerisle, The Wicker Man (1973)

Elephants: Earth is Losing Its Largest Land Animal for Several Reasons, Brittney's Animal Sanctuary, Saving Animals, Caring For Animals, The Blue Whale: The Neediest Fish Ever

Adopt An Endangered Animal!

2/3 of all sales from this page go to animal charities

Animal adoptions make fantastic gifts for eco-minded friends and kids love them!

When you Adopt an Endangered Animal, you are supporting Animal Conservation and Research around the world. A portion from the sale of each kit goes directly to support endangered animal organizations such as The National Eagle Center, Earth Island Institute, Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Wolf Education and Research Center (WERC), Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) and many, many more.

Each Endangered Animal Kit includes an Official Adoption Certificate, information about the selected animal, poster, stickers, educational activity booklet and on-line access to quarterly updates on the animal and its sponsoring organization.

Pet-related

cats, dogs and other critters we tend to keep in our homes

featured lens Bird Rescue

My passion for birds has been a life long love affair. I will be sharing this passion with you. You will especially learn from this website how to care for baby birds, both wild life birds and pet babybirds (sometimes rejected by parents). The keynot...

featured lens Rescue Me!

This lens highlights my new blog - Rescue Me! In 2004, my Mum found me on Petfinder.com and rescued me from the Southside Animal Shelter in Indianapolis. Now I have a wonderful life with a wonderful family. From All-American to purebreed, Rescue M...

featured lens Small dog rescue

Not every dog in need of a forever home is a mongrel. Just about every breed has an organization devoted to rescuing its own - and its "wannabes." People devoted to their breeds work for the welfare of all dogs - because they all deserve &q...

featured lens Critical Cats

Thousands of cats are put to sleep every day in the United States because there are not enough homes, and shelters do not have enough space to house them all. This site exists to attempt to spread the word about special critical cats across the count...

featured lens Animal Shelters

My dog was adopted from an animal shelter, and I want to be able to help other animals like her. That's why I made this page - to show people why it's so great to adopt an animal from a shelter, and to tell you how you can help out the animals even i...

Endangered Animals in the News

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Other Animal Causes

saving our wildlife and endangered species

featured lens Stop Animal Torture For the Sake of "Art"

UPDATE - A LOT MORE SIGNATURES ARE STILL NEEDED. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION TODAY. LET'S NOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!! KEEP THIS PETITION ALIVE...EMAIL, EMAIL, EMAIL. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. TOTAL SIGNATURES NOW - 4,344! Received this Email about...

featured lens Keep Wildlife Wild

People who do not grow up around Wildlife may not realize the importance of keeping our wildlife wild. Interacting with or feeding wild animals can seem like a fun thing to do, but it can have serious consequences for both the animals and the people...

featured lens Meet The Lovable Chinchilla

This exotic animal was named after the Chincha people of the Andes region. The Andes Mountains in South America. Chinchilla actually means "little Chincha". Back around the close of the 19th century, the animals were known for their thick and soft fu...

featured lens Australian Wildlife Need Your Help

Australian Wildlife Need Your Help! The worst Australian bushfire has occurred in Victoria-Australia (February 2009) which so far has claimed at least 181 lives, destroyed 1,834 homes and burned 413,000ha. There are still fires burning which are not...

featured lens Save America's Wild Mustangs and Burros

In 1971,Congress declared the wild mustang and the wild burro "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West" and passed 'The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Prior to that time, wild mustangs were not protected and in the 195...

Animal Rights and Advocacy

where you can really make a difference

Animal Concerns serves as a clearinghouse for information on the Internet related to animal rights and welfare.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in 1866 as the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. The Society was formed to alleviate the injustices animals faced then, and we continue to battle cruelty today

The Animal Protection Institute advocates for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation.

In Defense of Animals - working to protect the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.

The World Wildlife Fund's mission is the conservation of nature.

Action Lenses

updated and refreshed

Here are lenses which have been recently updated and deserve a revisit to see what's new!

BEARS: The 8 Wonders Of The World, Epic Farms: A small non-profit striving to share the BIG picture, Volunteer in Costa Rica - Global Volunteer Network, Boycott China For Crimes Against Animals, Dog Bytes

Animal Lovers Sound Off!

Here'e where you get the chance to tell us which animals you love the most, what groups you support for animal rights or anything else you have to share!

Lensmaster

Spitfire70 wrote...

Great group! I found a lot of lenses of interest. Added to my favorites, too!

ReplyPosted May 08, 2009

Lensmaster

sandyspider wrote...

Well done! My lens are about dogs, but not Endangered Animals. Keep up the good work.

ReplyPosted October 20, 2008

Lensmaster

Euryale wrote...

Submit what you think you'd like to include, Julie and I'll let you know!

ReplyPosted May 24, 2008

Lensmaster

JaguarJulie wrote...

Hello my dear and thank you for the very kind invitation to add my lens on Lemur -- An Endangered Species. After reading your specs for this group, I'm not sure my other lenses about animals and particularly my work with the feral cat colony and FCNMHP qualify. Do they? ;-) Good luck with your work with this great group.

ReplyPosted May 24, 2008

Lensmaster

DavidYarian wrote...

Thanks for stopping by my lens, Animals in the Wild, and inviting me to join this group. This is such an important topic! I am glad to be a part.

ReplyPosted May 23, 2008

 
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featured lens All Lenses That Donate a Percentage to an Animal Charity Headquarters

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