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Enonkishu: COVID-19, our support, and two conservancy heroes

Tuesday, 12th May, 2020

One of the African Tourism Crisis Fund’s first grants was to Enonkishu Conservancy, a Wild Philanthropy core ecosystem project, and which as well suffering the knock-on effects…

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Conserving Africa’s wildernesses: lockdown, loss, and mitigating the threat

Monday, 20th April, 2020

The first of a series of blogs from Domenica Dryer, who has over the last few months done a wonderful job reaching out to Wild Philanthropy’s donors….

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The African Tourism Crisis Fund: fast, simple and effective support for COVID-hit communities

Friday, 17th April, 2020

As you will no doubt be aware, the knock-on effect of the COVID-19 crisis on conservation in Africa has been nothing short of catastrophic. With national borders…

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Sustainable travel – an oxymoron?

Wednesday, 26th February, 2020

I spent my whole career working on environmental issues – with climate change at the heart of those. Although often it’s been tough, working to try and…

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Way of the old

Thursday, 20th February, 2020

I was delighted to note in travel magazine Cartography’s latest issue an essay – We Are All Brothers and Sisters – by the anthropologist Wade Davis. If…

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The Indian Nino: fire, flood and plague

Friday, 31st January, 2020

Any of us even vaguely familiar with the world’s human origin stories – the Bible or the Quran, for example – will be cognisant with myths that…

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Slow fashion for elephants

Friday, 31st January, 2020

As you may know, our partner in Botswana, Ecoexist, has been the focus of our fundraising over the Christmas period. We are a huge fan of the…

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Ros Aveling: conservationist, mentor, friend

Tuesday, 17th December, 2019

Before joining Wild Philanthropy, I spend over 10 years working for Fauna & Flora International, which I believe is one of the most effective global conservation organisations. It is…

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All aboard the elephant express

Tuesday, 17th December, 2019

As mentioned in my previous blog, this Christmas we are supporting the wonderful Ecoexist through our Christmas appeal. Ecoexist focus on human-elephant conflict in Botswana, enabling communities to live alongside elephants. It was their…

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