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Thank you to everyone that joined the Tusk herd for the 2023 London Marathon!

Hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, orca and sperm whale are set to be protected under the UK Ivory Act extension, following an update earlier this week by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Humankind’s best friend is an invaluable partner to wildlife rangers. Across Africa, a multitude of different breeds support anti-poaching efforts. With their keen sense of smell, canine conservation heroes are game changers in tracking human poaching suspects, locating snares, and finding wounded wildlife.

More than 100 teams of rangers across Africa are gearing up for the fourth annual Wildlife Ranger Challenge. Coordinated by Tusk and the Game Rangers Association of Africa, the multi-million pound fundraising initiative features a series of fitness challenges and culminates with a 21km half-marathon race on 16th September 2023.

PACE supports conservation and sustainability education, providing ideas, information and training for teachers and learners across Africa. Recently, our resources were shared in the south west of Chad to communities living with elephants.

Tusk's vision is a future in which people and wildlife can thrive together across Africa. For this to happen, supporting coexistence is vital. In this blog we review the path ahead for the management of human-wildlife conflict.

The 24th edition of Lewa Safari Marathon will be held on Saturday 24th June 2023. Registrations are open at lewasafarimarathon.com.

For Dogs…By Dogs is the motto of Gerhardt Thiart who ran the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race in support of Tusk’s Wildlife Ranger Challenge. We are pleased to announce that Gerhardt successfully completed the race on 17th March 2023.

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, we're taking a look at some inspirational women, including past winners and finalists from our Tusk Conservation Awards. Since 2013, the Tusk awards have been a catalyst for promoting conservation work across Africa and within that the wonderful women making stand-out contributions for conservation.

The Pan African Conservation Education (PACE) Project is Tusk’s education programme which was launched in 2006, in partnership with Siren Conservation Education. PACE supports conservation and sustainability education, providing ideas, information and training for teachers and learners across Africa.

A number of recent reports across Africa have shone a spotlight on the state of rhino poaching on the continent. With varying trends across several African countries, how concerned should we be?

Nominations are open for the 2023 Tusk Conservation Awards. Now in its 11th year we are looking to celebrate our next round of extraordinary conservation leaders and wildlife rangers paving the future of African conservation.