PRINCE WILLIAM MARKS TUSK'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY

11 January 2010

At a reception held at HSBC's private banking headquarters in St James's London on the 7th January, Tusk's Royal Patron was joined by some of the charity's long term supporters who braved the freezing conditions to mark Tusk's 20 years of conservation in Africa.

Balancing environmental conservation with the growing needs of society is at the heart of the "great challenge facing mankind", Prince William said echoing the beliefs of his father The Prince of Wales, who for many years has argued that mankind should live in harmony with the natural world.

Charlie Mayhew, Tusk's CEO, said that whilst huge strides have been made in tems of community driven conservation,  the picture in terms of poaching now threatens many of the wildlife gains achieved since 1990.

'Elephant losses have increased three and half times in the last two years and the poacher’s price for rhino horn has leapt more than 600% from $400 per kilo in 2007 to $2,600 per kilo today! It is not surprising that that the Continent is now experiencing a surge in poaching and it explains why South Africa, a country, which in the past has remained largely immune to major poaching, lost over 100 rhino last year! Three times the losses of the year before.'

Since it's inception twenty years ago Tusk has invested over £12 million into over a 100 widlife conservation, community development and environmental education projects across the continent. It currently directly supports 40 in 17 countries.

Prince William said: "We must all help, help to ensure that, for the communities Tusk serves in Africa, and for the awe-inspiring wildlife with which they co-exist, that the next 20 years are ever more life-enhancing and secure. Future generations must have the chance to wonder at the Continent's spell-binding natural heritage for themselves. We owe it to them. This legacy is not ours to squander. And in this cause, Tusk is a great champion."

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TUSK USA ANNOUNCE THE WINNER OF THE CONSERVATION SAFARI RAFFLE.

09 December 2009

And the winner is......Mr. Bob McNeil of Pennsylvania, USA! Mr. McNeil's ticket number was drawn in the December 1st prize drawing for the Conservation Safari in Kenya. Congratuations, Bob!

Where your raffle investment will go
When you decided to purchase Tusk raffle tickets, you may have been more worried about winning odds than financial tracking. At the Tusk offices, the money you spent on your tickets is an investment in the future of Africa, one we take very seriously. We want to remind everyone that despite the informal and fun nature of hosting a raffle, the ultimate goal is to support wildlife and community projects on the ground. Here are just a few ways your ticket dollars will go to work to protect wildlife and support communities:
$150=two months salary for a community game scout
$700=two months salary for FIVE teachers
$1400=buys four 2-way radios for rangers on anti-poaching patrols

The cumulative effect of the raffle
Your ticket purchase price supports Tusk projects, but the cumulative power of all the tickets is even greater; imagine multiplying your single ticket investment by 300%! With the total ticket benefit of over $30,000, we can look at paying salaries for teachers, rangers, and scouts annually, not monthly. We can send funds to the drought-stricken areas of Kenya that have an emergency need. And we can mitigate the devastation of the worldwide economic downturn for those who are trying to preserve wildlife in rough times.
 

TUSK CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR SALE

09 November 2009

Tusk has a range of Christmas cards for sale designed by Sue Stolberger. The cards are 20cm x 15cm in size with a Christmas greeting message inside. A pack of 10 costs £8. To place an order please contact the Tusk UK office.