Protect the elephants

This Big Oil giant is destroying elephant habitat   Fossil fuel giant Total is wreaking havoc in an elephant sanctuary. This is URGENT -- 5 people have already died! Tell the Ugandan government to take immediate action to protect the elephants and surrounding communities: [ Sign the petitionÂ]( {NAME}, French oil giant Total is wreaking havoc in a protected elephant sanctuary in Uganda -- all for the sake of profit. The greedy oil company is drilling and exploiting the elephants' safe haven, forcing them out into the surrounding populated areas. Five people have already been killed by elephants fleeing drilling vibrations. Total is putting these elephants in great danger as local villages are threatening retaliatory attacks! The Ugandan government can prevent a major catastrophe from happening and stop Total's greedy operations in elephant territory [Tell the Ugandan Wildlife Authority: kick Total out of the sanctuary NOW.]( Murchison Falls National Park is one of Uganda’s most important wild habitats, home to herds of majestic elephants, hippos, chimpanzees and rare storks. For Total, it’s just another place to tear apart for oil. That’s terrible news for both elephants and neighbouring communities. As precious habitats have been stripped away, elephants across Africa have increasingly come into conflict with farmers, destroying crops and injuring and killing people. Elephants are often killed in response. Park authorities have rejected the report from environmental advocacy group AFIEGO as "rumormongering". But they’ve failed to produce an alternative assessment — meaning they can hide behind ignorance and carry on as normal. With massive public pressure we can force them to commission an independent investigation into Total’s operations, and then use the findings to protect people, elephants and myriad species from harm. There’s no time to lose — Total is already seeking permission to EXPAND drilling operations in the national park! Sign now: [Tell the Ugandan Wildlife Authority: kick Total out of the sanctuary NOW.]( [ Sign the petitionÂ]( Thanks for all that you do, Fatah and the team at Ekō More information:  [Advocacy group links Uganda oil infrastructure to human-elephant conflict]( Mongabay, 30 July 2024 [Human-elephant conflict: What it is and why it’s a major threat]( International Fund for Animal Welfare, 20 July 2023     --------------------------------------------------------------- Ekō is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we’re not afraid to stand up to them when they don’t. Please help keep Ekō strong by chipping in $3 [Chip in $3]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. | [Unsubscribe](   --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Us On Social Media [Facebok]( [Instagram]( [Youtube](Eko.Movement) [Twitter]( [TikTok](eko.movement) [Telegram](