Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched a new Animal Welfare and Conservation Policy and an #Etihad4wildlife social media competition as part of the airline’s ongoing efforts to promote wildlife conservation.
Hoʻokumu ke kulekele i ka hana maikaʻi loa no nā huakaʻi i hāʻawi ʻia e Etihad Holidays e pili ana i nā holoholona, a hōʻike pū i nā pae hoʻohālike hou no ke kaʻa ʻana i nā ʻano mea weliweli a hoʻoweliweli ʻia, ka hopu ʻana i nā ʻāpana holoholona, nā manu manō a me nā holoholona ola i manaʻo ʻia no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka noiʻi ʻepekema. e ae ia ma ka mokulele. Hoʻonohonoho pū ke kulekele i nā hoʻohiki i ka Declaration of the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products, kahi i lilo ai ʻo Etihad Airways i mea hōʻailona ma Malaki 2016 ma kahi hui kūhelu ma Buckingham Palace. ʻEono mau mokulele hoahana like i hahai i ka hana ma ʻApelila a me Iune e kākoʻo i nā hana e pale i ka ulu ʻana o ke kālepa i nā huahana holoholona.
No ka hōʻailona ʻana i ka World Animal Day, ke holo nei ʻo Etihad Airways i kahi hoʻokūkū media a hiki i ka 6 ʻOkakopa, e lanakila ai i kahi huakaʻi i Sri Lanka, me nā mokulele, nā hōkele, nā huakaʻi a me nā hoʻololi. No ka loaʻa ʻana o ka manawa e lanakila ai, pono e kaʻana nā mea komo i kā lākou mau kiʻi huakaʻi maikaʻi loa o nā holoholona i ka nahele me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka hashtag #Etihad4wildlife ma Instagram a me Twitter.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Peter Baumgartner, Luna Nui o Etihad Airways: "Ua kūpaʻa kā mākou mokulele i ka pono a me ka pale o nā holoholona hihiu. Ua hoʻomohala ʻia kā mākou kulekele hou i kekahi mau mahina e hōʻemi i kā mākou 'wāwae holoholona' a e hōʻoia i ka hoʻomau ʻana i nā kūlana kiʻekiʻe o ka pono holoholona. Ma ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka hoʻolaha ʻo #Etihad4Wildlife ma ka pūnaewele, manaʻolana mākou e hoʻonui i ka ʻike ma waena o kā mākou poʻe malihini i ka pilikia nui o ka mālama holoholona hihiu.
Ma ka lā 10 ʻOkakopa, e hoʻokipa ʻo Etihad Airways i kahi kūkākūkā e pili ana i nā holoholona hihiu i loko o ka ʻoihana mokulele me Will Travers OBE, Pelekikena o ka Born Free Foundation a me ka loea holoholona hihiu kaulana. Ua hāʻawi ka Born Free Foundation i ke kōkua ʻenehana i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ke kulekele hou o ka mokulele ma o ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā pae hoʻomaʻamaʻa maikaʻi loa i nā hana hoʻomaha e pili ana i ka nānā ʻana a i ʻole ka launa pū ʻana me nā holoholona. Ua loiloi ʻo Etihad Holidays i kāna mau makana e like me ka Association of British Travel Agents '(ABTA) Global Welfare Guidance of Animals in Tourism.
In addition, the airline is supporting the Born Free Foundation’s Travellers’ Animal Alert – an online tool that gives holiday-makers around the world an opportunity to raise concerns about any cases of animal suffering encountered on their trips. Guests who wish to support the charity in the air can purchase a bracelet, featuring a silver African lion charm, or donate their Etihad Guest Miles when on the ground.
