Category: Help a species

1. Don’t miss: Secret Safari – Into the Wild on Channel 4, Tuesday 26 January 2021 at 8pm

   Posted on 9:00pm Monday 25th Jan 2021

   Imagine 13,000 animals across 90,000 acres of wilderness in Kenya! Well, Secret Safari – Into the Wild is heading off to just that, on Channel 4 on Tuesday 26 January 2021 at 8pm! This programme visits the Ol Pejeta reserve.  It’s home to animals such as hippos, rhinos, elephants, cocktail ants and crowned cranes.  The programme tells the life and death stories of the animals through the rangers who protect them. The first programme includes a pride of lionesses left hungry when their alpha hunter vanishes, a crane romance and the birth of a critically endangered rhino.  There are six programmes in the series.  Andrew Scott is the narrator. Ol Pejeta is home to two of the world’s last remaining northern white rhinos.   It’s a sanctuary for over 110 critically endangered black rhinos.  Highly trained rhino protection squads are employed by the Conservancy, which partners with international veterinary experts.   Data is frequently gathered on each animal.   The Conservancy is a role model for rhino conservation in East Africa.   Help safeguard rhinos by making a donation at Global Giving Image © Ol Pejeta Find out about rhinos at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy Visit the Ol Pejeta Conservancy website here. Ol Pejeta is also home to the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary.   It was established through agreement between the conservancy, the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Jane Goodall Institute to provide lifelong refuge to orphaned and abused chimpanzees from West and Central Africa.  Currently there are 36 chimpanzees there, all getting a chance to start over.   Ol Pejeta's mission (and I quote) is: To conserve wildlife, provide a sanctuary for great apes and to generate income through wildlife tourism and complementary enterprise for reinvestment in conservation and communities. and their vision is (and again I quote): To become an innovative and sustainable development model that conserves biodiversity (particularly endangered species) and contributes to economic growth and the improvement of livelihoods in rural communities. You can be a part of this journey and make a difference to wildlife by supporting Ol Pejeta's work. So let's introduce Helping Rhinos who partner Ol Pejeta: Ways to help: Spread the word Donate to the Global Giving campaign, Safeguarding Ol Pejeta’s Rhino Populations, either a one off donation or a monthly one There are other ways to help here - you could become a rhino guardian and donate monthly Head off to Helping Rhinos who partner Ol Pejeta.  Though Helping Rhinos and their adoption centre, you can adopt a rhino, or adopt an anti-poaching dog, or adopt a ranger to help Ol Pejeta look after wildlife.  Visit their adoption centre here. Adopt an Anti-Poaching Dog Image ©Helping Rhinos

    

2. BatPoison.com helps stop bat poisoning through education

   Posted on 4:00pm Wednesday 13th Jan 2021

   Do you love bats and want to know how to help them? Have you found a bat in your home? One of the problems facing bats is that many people who find them in their homes try to kill them with poison.   This is wrong – there are alternatives to dealing with bats. Batpoison.com was set up because research showed that 400 to a thousand people in the US search for the term “bat poison” every month;   even more looked for “how to kill bats”.    Batpoison.com is designed to help people discover why bat poison is bad, and to give you alternatives to removing bats from homes.   It’s also got information on how bats benefit us. Visit Batpoison.com to find out more.

    

    

3. Amazing fundraiser at the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Virtual Wildlife Ball

   Posted on 10:00am Saturday 14th Nov 2020

   Charities are having to move online for a lot of fundraising now, and the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is no exception. The Foundation fights wildlife crime, protects species and engages local communities in conservation in Africa and Asia.  It works with conservation partners and you can see a list of them here. They have just held a Virtual Wildlife Ball and wow, was it a success! Their aim was to raise £50,000 – but supporters really rallied, dug deep and showed their true support for the Foundation.  The event raised a staggering £80,000! People tuned in from all over the world and the event lasted an hour.  It raised nearly £50,000 before it even started! Elephants, tigers, rhinos, pangolins, chimpanzees, lions, painted dogs and snow leopards. Amongst the stars involved in the event, is an inspirational 9 year old raising money for pangolin, to a soprano and there’s also a visit to the Elephant Orphanage.   There’s nothing like going to bed knowing you have done something really good today and made a difference. The event was held to celebrate wildlife and to raise funds to support conservation across Africa and Asia.  The bit about with the elephant orphanage starts at 28 minutes if you're short of time. It's not enough to care - we need to ACT Climate change and the biodiversity crises has been forgotten in the times of the coronavirus and charities are suffering particularly badly.  The more we can all do to help, the better off our wildlife will be. The key things for us all to do are to spread the word that there are good things happening and that we can all make a difference to wildlife. We can turn this around if we all pull together and help nature. Visit the DSWF's website here Donate to the DSWF here You can also adopt an animal here as a gift and buy wildlife art as a gift here. And of course you can spread the word on social media!  @dswfwildlife on Twitter @DSWFWildlife on Facebook

    

    

4. Kura's Pride helps people, wildlife and domestic dogs all at once in Kenya

   Posted on 8:00pm Friday 7th Aug 2020

   World Lions’ Day is ROARING towards us (it’s on 10th August 2020) and in doing some research for this website to put up something about it, I have as always found myself getting very immersed in some of the fantastic work that charities are doing. One of the amazing programmes I found out about today was about a very special dog called Kura and Kura’s Pride.  Kura lives with the team working with the charity Ewaso Lions, who promote wildlife-human co-existence.  They believe "the long-term survival of lions and other carnivores depends on finding ways people can coexist with them". Kura  turned up in the charity’s camp on the day of the Kenyan National Elections back in 2013.  He was lost and lame and looking for somewhere safe to stay.  And 7 years on, he is still with the camp!   And now Kura is heading the Kura Pride initiative, which is working to improve domestic dog welfare in Northern Kenya.   During the period October 2019 and June 2020, Kura’s Pride and partners managed to vaccinate over 2,600 animals against rabies and distemper.  These two disease harm people and wildlife so it’s a wonderful thing to get the jabs done.  This video tells you more about it.  I was struck by how happy everyone looks, dogs and people. Kura is the Director of  Emotional Stability for the charity Ewaso Lions.  As such, he warns everyone of poisonous snakes and leopards nearby, and of course he loudly announces any visitor to camp. Find out more about Kura's Pride Find out more about Ewaso Lions

    

5. World Oceans Day is on 8th June

   Posted on 9:00pm Monday 1st Jun 2020

   Help #WorldOceansDay grow the movement to protect our blue planet, using #ProtectOurHome The 2020 Focus – or theme – is all about uniting conservation action to grow a global movement calling on world leaders to protect 30% of our blue planet by 2030.   This essential need is called 30x30.  If we can safeguard at least 30% of our ocean through a network of well protected areas, then we can ensure a healthy home for everyone! Two things you can do: First, sign the petition calling on world leaders to protect 30% of our blue planet by 2030. Today, only 15% of land and 7% of our ocean are protected – and the aim is to protect 17% of land and 10% of ocean by the end of 2020.     Many of our world leaders however need a really good kick up the backside if these are to increase.  They don’t quite seem to understand that the natural world provides critical resources which sustain life on earth.   We need clean air to breathe.   We need clean water to drink.  We need  good food to eat.  We need medicines.  We need the resources the natural world provides.  Animals need it too. So let’s give them a good kick up the backside and campaign for nature:   Sign the petition here Secondly, take a good look around the World Oceans Day website and see what is happening.  There are resources you can download and use to spread the word.  Some of these are for specific marine species such as sharks, rays, seals, hammerheads, turtles, dolphins and penguins.  Others are for areas such as corals.  And they come in different languages, too. Speak up for nature - there are resources you can download from the World Ocean Day 2020 website There’s a guide you can download on how to use social media – it’s a PDF – plus banners and posters. Find out more ways to act for our oceans here #Togetherwecan #ProtectourHome