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TEAM ELEPHANT RUNS THE NYC HALF MARATHON — Wild Tomorrow Fund

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    For Victoria Herbert, her day job is also crammed with African wildlife. Victoria works as a senior safari specialist at African Portfolio. Yearly she travels with friends to share her ardour and love of Africa, its wildlife and folks. She stated that her journey to see wildlife in Africa of their pure habitats, gave her a deep understanding of “the significance of the pure world and our accountability as people, to make sure the survival of all species”. She has seen first-hand how necessary it’s to guarantee that communities dwelling in wildlife areas, “know the advantages to them and the way they are often invested within the safety of wildlife, for the long run advantage of all”. African Portfolio had been one of many prime donors total in assist of Victoria.

    Wellington Wohlfarth has a ardour for wild animals, and has beforehand labored with a bunch in Brazil that helped to guard turtles threatened with extinction. Now that he lives in New York Metropolis, he was excited to run the race for Wild Tomorrow Fund as his manner of “being proactive about serving to wildlife”.

    Runner Setareh Lotfi is already serving to to save lots of wild areas as a part of her work at Google engineering. She prolonged this assist by working to lift funds for our wild a part of the world, a biodiversity hotspot on South Africa’s elephant coast – whereas additionally preserving her Mother firm. One other wonderful household duo!

    And final however not least, a slower shifting member of the group, Charles Tibble, didn’t run. He stood in place and volunteered to catch images of our runners. Thanks Tibbs!

    We’re so moved when studying our runner’s causes for working for wildlife, which they submit once they apply for a spot on the group. It provides us hope for the long run – whereas we could really feel small as people, collectively as one, we are able to create a huge impact for wildlife and the causes we care about. Funds raised by the group will make a very tangible distinction on the bottom in southern Africa for wildlife, rangers and communities.

    If you happen to’re prepared for a problem, be a part of Group Elephant for the 2022 TCS New York Metropolis Marathon! Functions and extra data right here.

    Congratulations and thanks Group Elephant!

    #UnitedNYCHalf

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