What is the best way to get people passionate about issues? Create an emotional connection to pull on their heartstrings. A philanthropist named Charlie Weingarten launched a new webcam initiative on his endangered animals website, calling it the "panda-cam", with the intent to connect the brisk urban world to the quiet, gentle world of the pandas and ignite a movement to rebuild their decaying or destroyed habitat. There are only about 1,300 pandas left in the world today. A large panda preserve was hit with a massive 8.0 earthquake, and killed numerous Giant Pandas. Because the creatures' habitats are destroyed, numbers of them are forced to live within a small area, and therefore more are in danger to local attacks. Is it within reach that these nature cams can create enough sparks to ignite a worldwide passion to rebuild habitats and save these gentle giants?
I think this is a fabulous idea because I think people have to care about something in order to want to change it. I think once people see how peaceful and innocent these pandas are, they would realize it would be a tragic loss for them to go completely extinct. I really hope this works, I love pandas!
ReplyDeleteI think that the "Panda-cam" is a great idea and I hope it will have positive results. We need to make people aware that Pandas are few in numbers and after learning more about these cute animals through the cam, I hope people will help this cause because i also love pandas!
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