Mississippi Aquarium’s Post

Big announcement! As you know, I've been pouring my heart and soul into my first feature documentary, "The Invisible Mammal," since 2019. We have relied mostly on individual donations to keep our film going over the years. Lack of funding has created many roadblocks, but we kept our eyes on the prize and never lost hope. A few weeks ago, we received a matching donation of $25,000 to continue editing this summer. This donation was a complete game changer for our production and post-production team. We were able to hire talented editor Heidi Zimmerman and technical wizard KC Cory T. as assistant editor and we are now making great progress on the film. We have to raise the additional $25K this summer to keep the film on track for an early 2025 festival release. Our team is planning a number of events around the Bay Area and online this summer, including the first one on June 27 in Burlingame (link to register for event in comments), co-sponsored by CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF BURLINGAME INC, BURLINGAME WOMANS CLUB, Byrd's Filling Station and Peninsula Clean Energy. You can also make a tax-deductible donation online using our DonorBox to help us reach our goal: https://lnkd.in/gwtG4zzM I will list a few other ways to support our film in the comments below. Please feel free to reach out directly to me if you have questions about the film, or ideas about how you can help! #bats #batconservation #documentary #wildlifeconservation #womeninscience #womeninfilm #independentfilm

Calling all #GameDevs!! Our #WorldOceanDay Steam Sale will be live in just one month! 🤯 From 8th - 15th June, we'll be hosting our 3rd annual World Ocean Day Steam Sale to raise vital funds and awareness for ocean conservation. We have a Daily Deal promotion, 30+ streamers supporting the sale and some awesome games already taking part, but there's still time to join! Want to dive in and get involved? Head over to our website and fill in our expression of interest form 👉 https://lnkd.in/est_JwPS Last year we saw more than 40 devs take part, over 320,000 unique users visiting the sale page and it raised an incredible £693k for our conservation work. This was our biggest donation ever, enabling us to hire a senior member of the team to spearhead our global work to create Safe Seas, focusing on threats like entanglement, pollution, vessel strikes and climate change. It also generated some major sales for the devs who took part. This year’s funding will further support our work to create safe seas for whales and dolphins, particularly our global programme to prevent bycatch and entanglement. Entanglement in fishing gear is the biggest killer of whales and dolphins with 300,000+ whales and dolphins dying in nets every year. And support from this sale will enable us to continue our current projects around the world and embark on new ones to reduce the threat of entanglement for these magnificent creatures. **You do not need to have any whales, dolphins or the ocean in your game to take part**

Come check out my blog at scienceiselemental.org Two recent ones include the benefits of informal education, and national wildlife refuges near you! Let me know what you think!

National Lighthouse Day – August 7, 2024 Lighthouses are incredible structures that are both beautiful and functional. On August 7, we celebrate National Lighthouse Day, which commemorates how these picturesque, historic landmarks have provided reassurance to visitors over the years. In 1789, the United States Congress passed legislation to ensure the protection of all federally funded lighthouses. If you've ever seen a lighthouse, you'll realize how they signify peace and stability to visitors. While lighthouse technology has improved throughout time, they were previously commonly employed to mark dangerous reefs, shorelines, and harbors. Today, we picture how a lighthouse's beam of light brought hope to individuals looking for shore in the middle of stormy seas and dark nights. How to Celebrate Lighthouse Day? Visit your local lighthouse National Lighthouse Day calls for lighthouses, when possible, to be open to the public. If you're within driving distance to a coast, today's the day to make a trip to one of these beautiful structures. Help preserve a lighthouse The American Lighthouse Organization is dedicated to preserving and protecting these historic structures. If you visit a lighthouse, consider making a small donation to its operating organization in order to continue providing public access. Paint a lighthouse Lighthouses are beautiful and they make for great artwork. Paint or photograph a lighthouse and give your pic to that relative who has a collection of lighthouse postcards.

https://lnkd.in/d3V4MYG Aquarium Divers For Coral Society (ADFC) is #urging all dive clubs to come together to discuss the organization of at least one club trip for coral restoration a year. The foundations doing this work in Florida and the Caribbean are not enough to sustain this work on their own. We know this because our mission to help restore reefs is what we do. The data is strong to support #coralreefrestoration but to get ahead of coral decline we need #volunteer divers who are willing to put in the effort. Science is not enough to get the underwater work done. The coral crisis is real, it is not about saving these beautiful coral but keeping the ecosystem alive for healthy coastal environments. If you seriously want to help turn tide on the coral decline, ADFC is open to all certified divers and membership is free. Help us #makeadifference. #Coral #Climate #Ecosystem #BlueFinance #Divers #Nonprofit

Some useful reminders about how to bring #biophilia into your life…

https://lnkd.in/d3V4MYG Aquarium Divers For Coral Society (ADFC) is #urging all dive clubs to come together to discuss the organization of at least one club trip for coral restoration a year. The foundations doing this work in Florida and the Caribbean are not enough to sustain this work on their own. We know this because our mission to help restore reefs is what we do. The data is strong to support #coralreefrestoration but to get ahead of coral decline we need #volunteer divers who are willing to put in the effort. Science is not enough to get the underwater work done. The coral crisis is real, it is not about saving these beautiful coral but keeping the ecosystem alive for healthy coastal environments. If you seriously want to help turn tide on the coral decline, ADFC is open to all certified divers and membership is free. Help us #makeadifference. #Coral #Climate #Ecosystem #BlueFinance #Divers #Nonprofit

S.O.S.(L)… Save Our Snow Leopards! 🐾    The ‘ghost of the mountains’ is in danger of disappearing altogether.    Snow leopards are one of the most secretive species DSWF is striving to protect, but unfortunately, there could be fewer than 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild. ❄️    With such a small number spread across the mountainous regions of 12 separate countries, it makes the already daunting task of tracking, studying, and protecting them even harder.      Today, we’re asking you to make a difference for snow leopards by donating to our latest urgent appeal, ‘S.O.S.(L): Save our snow leopards’ and support our research and conservation efforts.     Don’t let the ‘ghost of the mountain’ disappear altogether.    Donate now at https://bit.ly/SnwLprdApl #FightProtectEngage #TheArtofSurvival #VoiceForTheVoiceless #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EndangeredSpecies #SnowLeopard #SnowLeopardReasearch #SnowLeopardConservation  

#GoFundMe We have launched a #fundraising! 🎉 Help us reach our target! We have worked on many different ways that should allow us to become financially viable in 2025 but just need a hand right now for the next few months in order to continue our work. Where will the funds go? Operations Ingwe Research Program has allowed to create massive #awareness on the challenges leopard face in a wildlife heaven with a growing human population. Without this work, the slow disappearance of leopards would have gone un-noticed. Road signs Working with #artists and #designers who to use well-known #leopards to create impactful signs to install on the roads. We will move them regularly to avoid drivers' habituation. We lost 7 leopards on the roads - we need to stop these tragedies. Emergency funds Have funds available immediately when a leopard is injured or needs to be relocated. Increase engagement Increase the number of #citizenscientists & reserves involved but also to ensure long-term engagement of those already participating. Awareness Create awareness campaign to change people's perception and behaviour in order to allow leopards to disperse and move freely. Mobile app Develop a secured Ingwe #mobileapp to increase participation, to allow citizen scientists to track leopards movements in their own reserves, to have constant access to updated identity kits in order to identify leopard themselves and finally to have a community forum of engaged contributors. Will you be part of the #solutions in #conserving leopards in South Africa? #Donate & #share this fundraising to your #network and on social media to extend our reach. Small amounts multiplied by many #donors can truly make a difference! https://lnkd.in/eXMhHdi4

🔥 🔥 🔥 It's time to LEVEL UP. Pedigree has just released a new concept called Adoptable, whose aim is to give every shelter dog a forever home. This concept takes a lot of resources, money, and planning, but wow... (The video is a bit long, but I suggest watching it the whole way through, with volume.) #inspiration #fundraising #directresponse #directmarketing #philanthropy https://lnkd.in/ejzc7tjx