H.O.P.E.S.

Grey Parrots are not endangered, but they are "Near Threatened" partly because so many of them are captured for the pet trade, and partly because the trees they need for nesting are being taken for timber.

The AGP is not wild-caught: their importation is illegal in the U.S. The AGP was bred here. Nevertheless, as member of a Near Threatened species, the AGP has an interest in saving other wildlife. Which brings us to her favorite blog, Helping Our Planet's Endangered Species (H.O.P.E.S.). The cool thing about H.O.P.E.S. is that it is run by a remarkable 13-year-old girl named Owen. Her mother fronts for her, as she is a minor, but the blog is Owen's idea and she does the scut work.

She is set up to accept donations, sell art, and auction items donated by the rest of us in order to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund. Her first goal is to raise $4,000 for firebreaks for tigers. The money would go to plant larch to protect Siberian tigers from wildfires. Of course this does Greys no good at all, but maybe the AGP can get Owen interested in them for her next project...

She's a cool kid and it's a cool site.

GO THERE.

NOW.