Autumn Exhibition 2021

Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT): Founded in 1973, the Endangered Wildlife Trust has consistently and effectively worked towards achieving their conservation objectives. At its core, the EWT’s work is based on three strategic pillars: saving species, conserving habitats, and benefitting people. The EWT’s team of specialists is based across East and southern Africa, ensuring the protection of threatened species and ecosystems. Their critical work includes conducting applied research, supporting community-led conservation, training and building capacity, addressing human-wildlife conflict, monitoring threatened species, and establishing safe spaces for wildlife range expansion. The EWT works alongside key partners, including communities, business, landowners, academia and governments, to create a sustainable future for wildlife and people. Find out more at www.ewt.org.za

Game Rangers International (GRI) is a non-profit organisation established in Zambia in 2008. GRI works in close partnership with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to empower Rangers and Local Communities to conserve nature. They embrace a holistic approach to conservation, and empower Rangers across three core thematic areas:  Resource Protection, Community Outreach, and Wildlife Rescue.

Wildlife ACT is an award-winning non-profit organisation set up in 2008.  Their conservation projects, which extend across the Zululand area of South Africa include uMkhuze, Tembe, Manyoni and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park.  

Wildlife ACT is unique in that they actively advance conservation by initiating, implementing and managing monitoring projects on reserves which do not have existing monitoring programmes in place; or by taking over existing monitoring projects on reserves that can no longer fund or manage them. 

Wildlife ACT’s focus is to help save Africa’s endangered and priority wildlife species from extinction, thereby enabling broad-scale biodiversity conservation. 

 They achieve this by: 

For Wildlife ACT, international volunteers and conservation expeditions have been the cornerstone of their funding stream. They depend on this support to conduct vitally important endangered and priority wildlife species conservation work of endangered wildlife species such as African Painted Dogs, Cheetah and Black Rhino, as well as priority species such as Elephant, Lion, Leopard and many more, including their anti-poaching initiatives. 

Painted Dog Conservation (PDC)

PDC is a non-profit making Organisation registered in Zimbabwe. Its mission:

“Create an environment where painted dogs can thrive”

PDC evolved out of scientific research conducted in Hwange National Park in the mid-1990s, when it became apparent that painted dog deaths outside the Park were mostly due to human causes; snares, traffic accidents and shootings, led by general ignorance and prejudice towards the species. PDC’s core approach is to identify the critical issues and find a way to make a significant and lasting contribution to painted dog conservation, the conservation of nature and the lives of the local community with a special emphasis on the individual.

PDC’s sustainable conservation model is making a significant, long-term difference to the painted dog population in Zimbabwe:

… and research

A deep understanding of painted dogs underpins everything PDC does. Tracking with radio and satellite collars determines distribution, behaviour and hunting patterns and identifies causes of injury or death as well as enabling monitoring of packs deemed particularly vulnerable or in unsafe areas.

Why are Anti-Poaching Units so important?

Snares set by poachers are a key threat facing painted dogs today. Zimbabwe’s economy has been struggling, which has increased illegal hunting of wildlife to sell for profit or bushmeat. Painted dogs, although not the primary target, are particularly vulnerable because they cover relatively huge distances each day compared to most species and encounter many more snares. The scouts of PDC’s highly trained APU, including two tracker dogs, work closely with the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority and Forestry Commission and patrol the danger areas bordering Hwange National Park daily, guarding against poachers.

 

About David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is a highly effective wildlife conservation charity funding key conservation projects across Africa and Asia. Their mission is to increase awareness around the world about the need to protect and conserve wildlife and their habitats.

The Art of Survival: FIGHT • PROTECT • ENGAGE on behalf of endangered wildlife around the world.

 DSWF’s Mission is to raise vital funds to support front line conservation projects which help secure a future for wildlife in their natural habitat. DSWF:

* Fight environmental and wildlife crime through ranger programmes and law enforcement.

* Engage with communities to educate and raise awareness to reduce threats to wildlife.

* Campaign for stronger wildlife laws and to reduce consumer demand for wildlife products.

Through dedication and hard work DSWF have influenced policy, shifted attitudes and provided an unwavering voice for wildlife conservation from grass roots to the world stage for 35 years. They work hard to maximise the impact of every donation they receive and to date have invested over £10.5 million in wildlife conservation projects.

 

The Art of Survival: FIGHT • PROTECT • ENGAGE

DSWF fights for the greatest legal protection of endangered species by lobbying on a global scale and in the international policy arena.  They fund international investigations into environmental crime and help to build the capacity of law enforcement networks across our portfolio.  They also support and train rangers fighting on the front line of conservation.

DSWF protects vulnerable and endangered species by funding ground-based conservation partners across Africa and Asia working on practical solutions to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, monitoring key wildlife populations, ensuring protected areas are safe, and the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife orphaned as a result of poaching to ensure their safe release back into the wild.

 DSWF is working to protect these endangered species:

 Elephants / Tigers / Pangolins / Snow leopards  / Painted dogs / Chimpanzees / Rhinos / Lions

DSWF engages with communities through education, believing that participation is vital to ensure a sustainable future for both people and wildlife. They support alternative income and livelihood initiatives and empower local communities and future generations to live in harmony with wildlife. DSWF also supports public awareness campaigns to reduce the demand and eliminate the consumptive use of wildlife products in consumer countries.

DSWF’s innovative ‘Art of Survival’ programme ensures their artistic heritage continues to reach, inspire and engage people around the world to join our fight to save wildlife. Their founder, the late David Shepherd, was famous for his wonderful wildlife art. DSWF have continued to promote wildlife art through: annual Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, Art Patron, Wildlife Art Ambassadors, Global Canvas – Children’s Art Competition and Art Shop. They continue to use art as an effective and engaging platform to raise awareness and funds for our work.

 

DSWF’s ground-based conservation partners are dedicated and professional organisations with a deep understanding of the landscapes in which they operate and their relationship with DSWF is steeped in mutual respect and admiration, nurtured over many years. More than ever before, we face daily news of the devastation that humans inflict on wildlife and on our planet; news of vanishing species and wild spaces. DSWF invests in economically and socially vulnerable communities with programmes that have a real impact on real people in real places.

DSWF invests in economically and socially vulnerable communities with programmes most affected by human-wildlife conflict that have a real impact on real people in real places. DSWF takes a holistic approach to conservation, recognising the essential role that communities and education both play in ensuring conservation successes. They also recognise the need to tackle environmental and wildlife crime from grassroots to the world stage across all forums and platforms available for change.

 

DSWF is pushing for greater protectionist policies by engaging in the international policy arena, fighting for greater protectionist policies and legislation, governments become equally important stakeholders in the fight for species protection, alongside those putting their lives on the line daily for the survival of species and the protection of their natural habitats. DSWF works to fight environmental and wildlife crime, protect some of the most vulnerable species and engage with communities.

 Cornwall Wildlife Trust believes in a wilder future for Cornwall. A future in which wildlife thrives on land and at sea, Cornwall’s beautiful and unique wild places are protected, and people take action to benefit nature.

We’re working towards this by protecting and managing over 5,500 acres of wildlife-rich and important habitats across 59 nature reserves and through the implementation of projects that promote nature’s recovery and engage communities with the ecological and climate emergencies Cornwall faces.

Some of our current work includes: trialling badger vaccinations as an effective alternative to culling in the fight against Bovine TB; promoting sustainable fishing practices to consumers and fishers; empowering local communities to take action for Cornwall’s seas; and carrying various habitat improvement work across their reserves.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked for over half a century in pursuit of its vision of creating healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.We campaign for wildlife through our policy and advocacy work, demonstrate leading best practice through conservation projects and inspire people to take positive action through our education and engagement activities.

We manage a network of around 116 wildlife reserves across Scotland which we our staff work tirelessly to protect year-round. These reserves are places where we want wildlife to thrive, and where everyone can truly connect with nature.

From native species and landscape projects, to policy work, managing wildlife reserves, education programmes and campaigning for nature, we protect Scotland’s wildlife for the future.

 

About Sussex Wildlife Trust

Sussex Wildlife Trust is the largest nature conservation organisation protecting the wildlife and countryside of Sussex. Our work involves looking after over 4,500 acres of prime woodland, heathland and meadow habitat on 32 nature reserves.

We put on an extensive programme of courses and community events to help people of all ages and abilities learn about and enjoy the wildlife in Sussex. Our Forest School, Nature Tots, family events and education programme are all aimed at connecting children with nature to promote a life-long love of wildlife.

Sussex Wildlife Trust also speaks out on conservation issues and engages with landowners to help create a Living Landscape of interconnected habitats.

We want Sussex to be a home for nature’s recovery. Where people and wildlife can thrive together and where people have access to the natural world and to the wellbeing benefits nature provides. Our vision is for A Sussex rich in wildlife, enjoyed, valued and protected by everyone.

 

About Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

For 75 years, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have been protecting Yorkshire's wildlife and wild places. Together with our volunteers and members we work across land and sea; from hills and valleys to beaches and city streets ensuring precious wild places are rich in wildlife.

Our vision is for a Yorkshire that is abundant in wildlife, with more people having a genuine and meaningful connection with nature. We look after over 100 nature reserves right across Yorkshire, and are involved in hundreds of other conservation-related projects from campaigning to educating to tackling invasive species to restoring river courses.

Yorkshire needs a recovery of wildlife on land and sea and we do four main things:

* Save wild place: We manage and restore over 100 nature reserves across Yorkshire and actively work to create new wild areas and wildlife corridors.

 * Save wildlife: We protect the incredible species that call Yorkshire home, by understanding what they need and creating spaces where they can flourish.

* Connect people with nature: We inspire people, especially children, to experience wildlife, and enjoy it.

* Protect the environment: We campaign to protect and restore Yorkshire’s irreplaceable natural heritage. Now more than ever before, we need a society where nature matters. We inspire thousands of children, families and individuals every year; helping them to connect with their local wildlife through events and engagement programmes.