Elephants, Chilli and Unseasonal Rainfall
Last month the rainfall continued, not only here in the UK but also in Kenya in the Greater Mara. Rainfall was not as heavy thankfully as in January, which many of…
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Conservation
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Leap Year Special
To celebrate the 29 February, here are 29 photos taken from the last decade. Exhibiting at COP26 (Glasgow, 2021). We had artwork and photography in the Leaders’ Lounge as well…
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Happy News from Dzanga Bai
Aida II was first identified in 2022 as a 39 year old female forest elephant who frequents Dzanga Bai in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Area (DSPA). DSPA is the largest intact…
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Update from the Lamandau Wildlife Reserve
In 2022 we partnered with Orangutan Foundation to fund forest restoration in an orangutan conservation area in Indonesian Borneo. Funding would cover the construction of a new nursery at Vigilant Howe,…
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Trading Places?
In 2022 we partnered with Nature Conservation Foundation to support a study into the effects of climate change on snow leopards. Leopards, a species usually found at lower elevations, are now…
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Progress Down Farm
In 2022 we partnered with Mara Elephant Project in Kenya’s Greater Masai Mara to support a co-existence farm project. The 5-acre farm, led by Abigael Pertet, is looking at sustainable elephant-friendly farming practices…
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Etosha Heights Conservation Centre
A new name – Etosha Heights Conservation Centre – marked the new year for GCF’s centre in Namibia. Funds raised by Sketch for Survival 2023 are supporting the centre and we were delighted…
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Forest School
Orphaned orangutans rescued by the Orangutan Foundation in Indonesian Borneo are often too young to be released to the wild on their own. A soft-release programme – a forest school…
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Floating Classrooms
A population of around 30,000 people live in the Galapagos Islands – a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in the Pacific, 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos…
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Sun Shines on Sun Bear Betung
Betung was rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department in August 2020. She was a victim of the exotic pet trade. She had been taken as a tiny cub and kept in…
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