On a recent visit to Kenya's Lamu Archipelago, Tusk's Africa Programmes Coordinator, Ivy Wairimu, witnessed the incredible success that Tusk's partner organisation the Lamu Marine Conservation Trust (LaMCoT) has had in engaging the local community in conservation, protecting turtles and local fisheries, and reducing waste and pollution...
The education programme works with local schools and individual students as well as the wider community around the park and further afield.
In 2022 a poisoning event in Kruger National Park, South Africa, resulted in the death of 120 vultures, impacting the already low vulture numbers in these areas. Poisoning incidences are regularly reported, caused by poison being left for pests and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs in livestock, which is lethal when ingested by vultures.
In an impassioned speech broadcast live from The View from The Shard London, Prince William today urged an audience of millions worldwide to join him now in the fight to save the elephant and rhino from certain death at the hands of ruthless criminal gangs profiting from the £20 billion a year illegal wildlife trade.
The Tusk Rhino Trail sculptures have raised an extraordinary £624,000 at auction.
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).
Following the highly successful Tusk Rhino Trail recently on display across central London, these unique works of art will be auctioned by Christie’s, the prestigious auction house, on 9th October 2018. View the lots and register to bid at: artsy.net/tusk-auction
The Living with Wildlife project is a partnership between Ripple Effect and Tusk to help protect the people and wildlife of Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. It is supported by the UK government, which matched all public donations that were given to the Living with Wildlife Appeal in early 2020.
Marking its 20th Anniversary, this year’s Safaricom Marathon, hosted by Tusk and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, once again saw more than 1,400 runners from over 40 countries tackling the incredibly challenging yet breathtakingly beautiful course in northern Kenya.
This year, we're celebrating the 10th year of the Tusk Conservation Awards. To mark a decade of shining a light on conservation heroes, we're catching up with the winners of years past to find out what they've been up to since winning their award.