{"id":5382,"date":"2012-09-21T16:33:22","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T16:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/09\/21\/former-nba-star-yao-ming-advocates-for-enangered-animals-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2012-09-21T16:33:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T16:33:22","slug":"former-nba-star-yao-ming-advocates-for-enangered-animals-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/21\/former-nba-star-yao-ming-advocates-for-enangered-animals-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA star Yao Ming advocates for endangered animals in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5381\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/8c4e7ddecfb739ef5c33c55621b27630.jpg\" alt=\"Image Credit Kristian Schmidt for WildAid\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Yao Ming with Kinango, an Orphaned Elephant at Daphne Sheldrick's Orphanage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/>\n<p>Standing at 7 ft 6 inches, Yao Ming, the former NBA star from China is a rarity with respect to height.\u00a0 Yao Ming is now protecting another increasingly rare population &#8211; rhinos and elephants.\u00a0 He is using his fame and big heart to convince his fellow Chinese citizens and the rest of the world to stop purchasing rhino horns and ivory from elephants.<\/p>\n<p>Most efforts to stop the killing of these beautiful animals focuses on protecting them from poachers.\u00a0 Yao Ming is taking a different approach which attempts to stop the demand of ivory and rhino horns.\u00a0 According to Laura Walubengo of Kenya radio&#8217;s <a title=\"Yao Ming article on CapitalFM\" href=\"http:\/\/us.lrd.yahoo.com\/_ylt=AkYAet2tPYRJxKnfG7MAMvkmYsp_;_ylu=X3oDMTFkcWhpdTZuBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTM2cWRhZHVxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMTk5NDljOTItNDI3NC0zOTljLWJjYTktNmQ1OWQ4ZDQ0ZTkwBHBzdGNhdANuYmF8YmFsbGRvbi0zOS10bGllBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0\/SIG=13n2vcp4a\/EXP=1349454955\/**http%3A\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/lifestyle\/2012\/08\/14\/yao-ming-shoots-anti-poaching-documentary-in-kenya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CapitalFM<\/a>, &#8220;China is the world&#8217;s most prominent destination for rhino horn and ivory, whith projections suggesting there will be an added 250 million middle class consumers over the next 10 to 15 years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Populations are dwindling -There are only 400,000 elephants and <a title=\"Seven White Rhinos are left\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rhinoconservation.org\/2011\/06\/02\/only-seven-northern-white-rhinos-survive-after-death-of-nesari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">seven<\/span> white rhinos are left<\/a> in the world.\u00a0 With an average size rhino horn <a title=\"Rhino Horns\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhinoceros#Horns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earning a poacher an average of $250,000<\/a>, it seems as if there is not much hope.\u00a0 Fortunately, Yao Ming is helping the conservationists bring worldwide attention to this issue.\u00a0 This attention is needed in his homeland of China, and Yao Ming knows it.\u00a0 This is why he is not only giving wide spread attention through interviews, but he is also creating a documentary about it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26588\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Yao Ming watches Kenyan elephants. (Photo by Kristian Schmidt for WildAid, via yaomingblog.com)\" src=\"http:\/\/l2.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/HLeJR3fhl6sz5naeOT2OEQ--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/blogs\/sptusnbaexperts\/Yao-Ming-watches-Kenyan-elephants.-Photo-by-Kristian-Schmidt-for-WildAid-via-yaomingblog.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"314\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #414141; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20.28333282470703px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; display: inline !important; float: none;\">Yao Ming observes elephants. Image Credit: Kristian Schmidt for WildAid, via yaomingblog.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With images as awesome as this, we have no doubt that his documentary will be a worldwide success!\u00a0 Yao Ming takes it a step further by creating a blog about his adventures in Africa: <a title=\"Yao Ming's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/yaomingblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/yaomingblog.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26587\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Yao Ming gets up close and personal with a rhino. (Photo by Kristian Schmidt for WildAid, via yaomingblog.com)\" src=\"http:\/\/l3.yimg.com\/bt\/api\/res\/1.2\/G2D5ouOqTcBkddIOOcTNpQ--\/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--\/http:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/blogs\/sptusnbaexperts\/Yao-Ming-gets-up-close-and-personal-with-a-rhino.-Photo-by-Kristian-Schmidt-for-WildAid-via-yaomingblog.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"355\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yao Ming face to face with an endangered rhino.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Yao Ming's blog\" href=\"http:\/\/yaomingblog.com\/2012\/08\/14\/quality-time-with-najin-and-suni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In his blog<\/a>, Yao Ming jokes: &#8220;These are immense and powerful creatures. As one of them pushes me, I\u2019m reminded of the immense pressure I used to feel when I had to guard Shaquille O\u2019Neal. You knew that pressure while guarding Shaq, and you know it when a rhino leans on you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yao Ming&#8217;s work will truly help protect the lives of these beautiful animals.\u00a0 Thank you Yao Ming!!\u00a0 Good World News is looking forward to watching your documentary.\u00a0 The world is grateful for everything that you have done!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jjC4VZkYVI\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jjC4VZkYVI<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Peace &amp; Love,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211; The Good World News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standing at 7 ft 6 inches, Yao Ming, the former NBA star from China is a rarity with respect to height.\u00a0 Yao Ming is now protecting another increasingly rare population &#8211; rhinos and elephants.\u00a0 He is using his fame and big heart to convince his fellow Chinese citizens and the<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/21\/former-nba-star-yao-ming-advocates-for-enangered-animals-in-africa\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":5381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2862],"tags":[2906,3020,2961,3064,3151,2976],"class_list":["entry","author-gwn_info","post-5382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-africa","tag-animals","tag-basketball","tag-china","tag-kenya","tag-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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