Cecil the Lion Featured on Empire State Building

[LiberalElite]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/cecil-the-lion-featured-empire-state-building

"Cecil the lion and other endangered animals were projected onto the Empire State Building this weekend to spread awareness about mass extinction.

On Saturday night, the New York City landmark was lit up with images of tigers, sea animals, birds, and more – even King Kong himself got a cameo. Cecil the lion, who was killed this month in Africa and ignited backlash across the world, was also splashed onto the skyscraper.

The light show was part of a promotion for “Racing Extinction,” a documentary on the Discovery Channel airing in December on preserving iconic animals. "

[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[roguevalley]

7. does trump still own it or does someone else? I saw the leopard.

this is a dagger into the heart of the world, this thing.

[LiberalElite]

11. Trump sold it in 2002 nt

[City Lights]

2. Nice! nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Kick..this SO needs to be seen. n/t

[avebury]

4. K&R for visibility nt

[Triana]

5. I set up a donation page for WildCRU - lion research and conservation

https://wildcru-cecil-the-lion.everydayhero.com/uk/sevenbowie

OR:

http://www.oxfordna.org/giving_how.htm (select WildCRU in the dropdown list)

[roguevalley]

8. its times like this, triana, that i wish i was rich.

[Triana]

9. If it makes you feel any better, an American billionaire agreed to match

donations to WildCRU up to $100,000 (all the billionaires aren't rotten, this one has some empathy and sense)

The killing of Zimbabwe’s beloved Cecil the lion by American dentist Walter J. Palmer sparked an international outcry against hunting big cats and created a wave of support for their conservation.

Researchers at Oxford’s Wildlife Conservation Unit, or WildCRU, who had been tracking Cecil since 2008, say on their website that they have received almost $470,000 since his death. Aiming to increase this number even further, billionaire philanthropist Tom Kaplan and his wife Daphne, longtime supporters of Big Cat conservation, announced on Friday that they would pledge to match donations up to $100,000.

In a statement on the WildCRU website, Kaplan said the pledge would go towards helping the organization reach their target of half a million pounds.

A longtime supporter of animal conservation, Kaplan created his charity Panthera in 2006 to help protect the world’s largest and most endangered cats including tigers, lions, jaguars and snow leopards. The study that WildCRU is doing, of which Cecil was a part, is actually being done in partnership with Panthera, which endowed it, according to Kaplan. It’s part of their ‘Leonardo Project.’

THE REST:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/janeroberts/2015/07/31/billionaire-who-funds-cecil-the-lions-researchers-speaks-out-offers-matching-grant/

[Historic NY]

6. Awesome display.

[CTyankee]

10. Excellent and Perfect!

and so necessary! Everyone needs to step up...

[Duppers]

12. The circumstance of his death is awaking the world. Pic.