Give Panthers a BRAKE!

Help put panthers on the scoreboard! If we can raise enough to fund the ads, Florida's NHL hockey team - aptly named the Florida Panthers - will run ads during all eight of their home games during the month of March! Help us raise $50,000 by February 28th to get panthers on the scoreboard! Dear Activelids, Fewer than 160 Florida panthers remain in the wild, and 19 were hit and killed by vehicles in 2012 – this was a new record for the number of Florida panthers killed by vehicles in a single year.  The Florida panther is one of the most endangered mammals on Earth and we need your help to save it! In just over a week, we are launching a major public awareness campaign to alert Floridians to the plight of their official state animal – and to engage as many people as possible in our efforts to save it. Today, fewer than 160 of these beautiful cats remain in a shrinking patchwork of South Florida habitat. As human habitation expands into panther territory, collisions with cars and trucks have become a leading cause of panther deaths. We need to Give Panthers a BRAKE – literally. Our kick-off will take place at the home of Florida’s aptly-named pro hockey team – the Florida Panthers!  We plan to run a high-profile advertising blitz at all eight Panther home games in March. Average attendance this season has been about 18,000 people per game.  These ads will reach out directly to residents and drivers in Florida and remind them that the simple act of slowing down can help save their endangered state animal. But we must raise $50,000 by February 28th to get this campaign underway, so please hurry! The advertising blitz is a big step in our ambitious campaign to bring the Florida panther back from the brink, it aims to: Inspire Floridians to protect their panther through advertising and outreach campaigns like “Give Panthers a BRAKE!” Secure more panther habitat, allowing them to expand their natural range and thrive; Improve safe passage for panthers across roads; Work with Florida landowners to encourage responsible coexistence with panthers. No one at the hockey games will miss the message! Our call to action will be placed in numerous places throughout the stadium including: The jumbotron-sized scoreboard at the center of the stadium; The huge LED-powered ring of light that circles the stadium; The giant 20-foot by 20-foot video screen at the main entrance; PLUS radio announcers covering the games will call on all Floridians to give panthers a BRAKE! With your help, we can make sure Florida’s majestic panther is on the road to recovery. Please donate today and help us get panthers on the scoreboard! Sincerely, Jamie Rappaport Clark President Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife leads the pack when it comes to protecting wild animals and plants in their natural communities »  1130 17th Street NW  |  Washington, DC 20036  |  1-800-385-9712 HOME DONATE NOW CONTACT US RSS FEEDS PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE © Copyright 02/22/2013 Defenders of Wildlife. This message was sent to activelid.animals@blogger.com Please do not respond to this message. Click here to unsubscribe Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Defenders of Wildlife can be contacted at: 1130 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036