At the end of May 2019, Tusk CEO, Charlie Mayhew travelled out to Kenya with a team from Land Rover to put a prototype of the New Defender through its paces at the Borana Wildlife Conservancy in Laikipia, northern Kenya.
Thousands of runners from across the world joined us at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy today for the 24th annual Lewa Safari Marathon. Coordinated by Tusk and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and in partnership with Safaricom and Huawei, the world-renowned event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in support of wildlife and community conservation across Kenya.
Tusk was integral in testing a prototype design of the new Defender in the field in 2019. Now, this World Wildlife Day, Land Rover revisits the Borana and Lewa Conservancies and the Rangers who patrol their vast landscapes.
"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.
In a show of solidarity to the conservation sector, HRH The Duke of Cambridge has highlighted the current risk to decades of conservation progress and the inevitable impact the global crisis will have on jobs, livelihoods and wildlife on the African continent.
Research commissioned by Tusk finds ‘win-win’ solutions to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Last night the fifth annual Tusk Conservation Awards were presented for the first time in Africa at a gala ceremony in Cape Town, and Tusk was extremely honoured that three of the country’s most eminent public figures – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, former First Lady, Mrs Graça Machel, and former President F W de Klerk – presented the awards on behalf of Tusk’s Royal Patron, HRH The Duke of Cambridge.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will host the inaugural sailing regatta The King’s Cup this summer to raise awareness and funds for eight of Their Royal Highnesses’ patronages, including Tusk.
The 24th edition of Lewa Safari Marathon will be held on Saturday 24th June 2023. Registrations are open at lewasafarimarathon.com.
Good news from Tusk’s partner The Big Life Foundation as they announce a decline in poaching in the first quarter of 2017 – their hard work alongside that of the KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) is beginning to pay off! The combined efforts have also made progress in addressing the rise in human-elephant conflict, but there is still a long way to go…