Charitable partnership between Dengue Fever and Wildlife Alliance

With artists and bands all trying to be that much more environmentally friendly (just have a look at Jack Johnson’s huge long list earth preserving actions as an example...) it’s not surprising that Dengue Fever are the latest to jump on the bandwagon and do their bit for the environment.

The superb band from Cambodia have paired up with the non-profit environmental organisation Wildlife Alliance to try and preserve Cambodia’s natural heritage including the preservation of threatened species such as elephants and tigers whilst also creating a ‘community Agricultural Development program’ to try and resolve the problems of deforestation and poaching and its effects on Cambodia’s surroundings.

According to guitarist Zak Holtzman, “we share a common vision... we want to preserve Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage, just like Wildlife Alliance is working to protect Cambodia’s wildlife species and forests.”

The Director of Wildlife Alliance’s U.S. operations, aware of Dengue Fever’s reliance on Cambodian culture, stated that “fans of Dengue Fever are naturally drawn to the artistic history of Cambodia, and we want to inform them how they can be involved in saving the country’s wildlife and forests alongside its cultural treasures.”

The newfound affiliation kicked off this weekend at the State Theatre in Virginia during the bands North American Tour. While the band performed, Wildlife Alliance set up a booth to educate and inform fans about Cambodian conservation.

Wildlife Alliance and Dengue Fever have declared that this partnership will hopefully include ‘benefit concerts, charity remixes, online commercials and cross marketing on social networking sites and websites”.

For those of you who haven’t heard of Dengue Fever, make it a priority to visit their MySpace at www.myspace.com/denguefever to check out their wonderful cross of traditional Cambodian blues and western pop.