We're going to keep updating the blog as often as we can from now on. We have plenty of new stuff on the way!
Okay...so....we adopted a zebra!
His name is Leperit but we call him Thunder!
He's a three year old Grevy's zebra who lives in the Samburu heartland of Kenya.


Two young Samburu boys saved him from jackals when he was about six months old. Wildlife scouts and tourists recognize him because of a notch in his right ear.

Zebra Thunder will be working with the American Wildlife Foundation to help scientist, Paul Muoria, research and protect Thunder and the other zebras in the Samburu heartland.

Paul and his team are studying the migration and distribution of Grevy’s zebras in order to understand how they can be better protected. The decline in the zebras' population is thought to be the result of poaching since their skins were once highly sought after by the fashion industry for making handbags and rugs. A few decades ago, more than 15,000 Grevy’s zebra inhabited Africa. Today, fewer than 2,500 remain.

Twice a month, we'll be collecting money from each shirt sold and sending it to Paul and his team to help continue the anti-poaching, research and conservation efforts of the endangered species.

Follow me on Twitter and the blog to get frequent updates and photos of Thunder and the progress Paul is making in Kenya.
 
-Jordan