World Conference on Sports and Environment, Beijing, China, October 2007 Part 2

 

With the upcoming first Eco-Sys Action International Conservation Football Cup (ICFC) in 2009, the conference was a gathering not to be missed and everyone showed interest in the ICFC format.

 

Visits to a Beijing school promoting sustainable development and to the Olympic village were scheduled to help understand Beijing's efforts towards supporting the environment in spite of a heavy fog covering the city that reminded every participant of the huge pollution affecting China's capital.

Mountain View Conservation and Breeding Centre, Langley, Canada, October 2007

Eco-Sys Action was invited to this world-class breeding and re-introduction center located near Vancouver. The work they do there is amazing and Renee Bumpus was the best guide to tour this piece of Eden host to over 50 species of the world's most rare and endangered wildlife.

 

The latest conservation project and maybe one of the most remarkable at Mountain View is the world's first captive breeding program for the highly endangered Northern Spotted Owl. Its population in the wild has dropped to as few as only 19 owls all over Canada. The facility and flyway built by Mountain View has been designed to accommodate nine breeding pairs from the remaining captive population.

 

If you wish to help this rescue project, visit www.mtnviewconservation.org

Wildlife Conservation Network Expo, San Francisco, USA, October 2007

This year, WCN took place at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. It was a great time to meet conservationists and the keynote speaker was the wonderful Jane Goodall, DBE. Her speech was as usual very inspirational and the energy she put in the Roots and Shoots program is fantastic. Jane was carrying a Californian condor feather thorough her talk, symbol of this bird that came back from the brink of extinction. She is a true example to all of us. Check out the story of the black robin.

 

From Iain Douglas Hamilton of Save the Elephants to Elena Bykova of Saiga Conservation Alliance, it was a day to remember and all speakers captivated the audience with their stories and updates from the bush. Nature surely has its angels!

Snow Leopard Exhibition, Safari de Peaugres (France), July 2007

 

After Jurques and Thoiry and for the fourth year of its French tour, the Eco-Sys Action Snow Leopard Exhibit under the yurt moved South to Safari de Peaugres in Ardeche. The public will be able to travel to Central Asia through the photos of kids inviting them for a long journey into snow leopard territory. People will discover not only the difficult situation of this big cat, but also the diversity of cultures along the fame Silk Road. It will also emphasize the ambitious projects we have with the Snow Leopard Trust (see project).

 

Located at the heart of the kids' playground, the yurt will be a sure hit with children and an unique experience. Schools are again scheduled to visit it and a CD kit with fun games and questions about the snow leopards (through the story of Barz, the snow leopard cub) will be remitted to them.

 

Handicrafts from Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia were sold at the shop together with our cute Barz plush toys. Visitors will be therefore able to directly contribute to the project and help protect the snow leopard and its unique biodiversity.