BMUN Sustainability Blog

Hi all,

Thought to share with you a cool article I recently read about cell phone ringtones. What does this have to do with sustainability?

Well, the ringtones sound the “call of the wild” of a particular endangered species once you download it. The tones are made possible by the Center for Biological Diversity, a cool non-profit that does work to protect at-risk species across the globe. Check out their site and you can read about all kinds of fascinating animals (from the Andrew’s dune scarab beetle to the Xantus’s murrelet and everything in between) and why they’re endangered. A couple of them are pictured in this blog, too. You can donate to support their mission on their website.

I’m not clear on whether the ringtone profits are actually donated directly to support the specific animals you choose to screech or bellow on your cell, but in any case, what a cool way to raise awareness about endangered species!

–Marie