Dear Friend,

The reports from Africa and Asia are absolutely terrifying. Ivory poachers are killing an average of one elephant EVERY DAY.

. . . and unless we take immediate action, the killings will increase at the end of November.

Please take a simple step to help us stop this slaughter.

Please forward this message to your friends and family. We must speak out together about what's happening to elephants!

You see, the vast majority of African and Asian countries are fighting to save elephants, but a powerful minority in southern Africa wants to reopen the trade in elephant ivory.

Their proposal will be accepted or rejected at the November meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Santiago, Chile.

The mere suggestion of a renewed ivory trade has already spawned a wave of elephant killings across Asia and Africa, so if these proposals succeed, elephant herds will be decimated.

IT IS NOT TOO LATE to stop the slaughter. I've teamed up with the International Fund for Animal Welfare on this urgent appeal for public support.

We urgently need you to:

1)

Forward this message to your friends and family. We need a massive show of support, so grab every name in your address book! Please do it right now. At this point every minute counts for the elephants.

2)

Visit IFAW's Elephant Campaign site to send a protest email and learn more about a live chat on my site with IFAW's elephant experts. Please also consider making a donation to support our campaign. IFAW is already doing the difficult and sometimes dangerous work for elephants, but they need our financial assistance to get the job done!

The battle to save Africa and Asia's last remaining elephant herds could be decided in the next few weeks. Now more than ever, please lend a hand!

For the elephants,

Leonardo Di Caprio

PS: Remember … every new campaign supporter and every donation makes a difference; so please forward this message to your friends, family and co-workers. Encourage them to keep spreading the word and visit the elephant site at www.ifaw.org --LD