Here at Smart Bitches, we’ve examined a slew of material since last Monday, from novels to anthropology texts to poems, and we’ve discussed authors, editors, publishers, writers, scientists, ethnographers, Native Americans, and of course, Bitches.
But as Paul Tolmé pointed out in his article in Newsweek, there’s one party that hasn’t gotten enough attention.
The ferrets.
Tolmé‘s article about the black footed ferret focuses on the loss of their habitat, the prairie, and the programs working to bring them back from near extinction.
The black footed ferret is officially classified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature as extinct in the wild, though breeding and repopulation programs have been successful. Defenders of Wildlife classifies the ferrets as an imperiled species.
And then came this morning’s email: Nora Roberts has volunteered to match up to $5,000.00 USD any donations made by Smart Bitches readers to Defenders of Wildlife, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to preserve not just ferrets but endangered wildlife across the US, most particularly that species much loved by paranormal romance writers: the wolf.
Are you outside the US, but want to increase Nora’s gift? Please feel free to make a donation to the local wildlife charity of your choice.
To qualify your donation for Nora’s matching gift, please email me at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with a screen cap or PDF of your donation receipt. You can block out your personal deets if like. I’ll total up the collective donations and keep y’all appraised of the totals.
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books LLC, will kick off the donations with a $100 pledge. Nora’s offer to match expires 31 January 2008, so please get your donations in by then.
Updated to add: We have cleared $1000 $1500 $2200 $4900 in total Smart Bitch Reader donations. Way to go!
Updated 18 January 2008, 6:00 pm EST: WE have REACHED $5,000.00 - and then some. Way to go Bitches!
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I have to weigh in and vote with the “liked it even more than Talk Me Down” group. And I liked Talk Me Down a lot! I see the points Sarah made, but I guess they just didn’t bother me. …
What Andieg said. Only switch “grinning” for “giggling”—I am at work, so giggling is definitely out :)
Ooh la la! Probably just because I go to a women’s college, but that was WAY too much fun towatch…
A coworker sent me that video last week. I love it, and will adore Buffy and the whole Joss Whedon oeuvre until the end of time…
but especially Buffy.
And Angel is SO much better than Edward in…
I’m SO looking forward to this. Thank you!
