The 19th Safaricom Marathon, hosted by Tusk and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, was this year graced by Her Excellency the First Lady of Kenya, Margaret Kenyatta, who started the race and visited some of the important conservation and community work that it supports.
The Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 public art sculpture trail will feature 60 individually decorated, life-sized lion sculptures displayed across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead from August to October to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria and raise funds for charity. 100% of event profits will be donated to charities, including Tusk, in support of lion conservation in Africa.
In a move that would prove a disastrous step back for the country's conservation efforts, South Africa's high court has upheld a decision to legalize domestic sales of rhinoceros horn.
With funding from the UK Government through the IWT Challenge Fund, Tusk provided specialist training to tackle poaching across 15 protected areas.
"Before we started working to protect grey crowned cranes most people did not know the bird was endangered and rapidly dying out in Rwanda." - Olivier Nsengimana, Founder, The Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association.
GenerationTusk Comedy Night with Ivo Graham & Friends | At The Comedy Store | Sponsored by Emso Asset Management | Including Rhys James & Darren Harriott