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21st June marks World Giraffe Day – a day dedicated to one of nature’s gentle giants! Giraffes are breathtaking animals, see for yourself through these 5 amazing facts: Groups of Giraffe are called towers. Giraffes are very social animals, and a tower of giraffes usually consists of around 15 members. Despite only drinking once every… Continue reading Learn more about Giraffes as we celebrate World Giraffe Day

With World Otter Day having just passed, we wanted to delve into the lives of these otterly fascinating creatures with a quick-fire fact-file! This is an especially pertinent day for WildLife Foundation because of the Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) we support, who are currently marked as Endangered on the worldwide conservation status list.… Continue reading Did you know these 5 Giant Otter facts?

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), one of YWP Foundation’s partner charities, has been doing some inspirational work recently for Giraffes. They’ve estimated that there are approximately now 111,000 giraffes remaining in Africa, this number has gone up slightly however this is also due to their improved methods of counting the population. There are four different… Continue reading Giraffe Update with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation

17th May marks Endangered Species Day; an opportunity for us all to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and conserving our wildlife. Only a week ago the world heard some terrible news that over 1 million species are now under threat from extinction due to humans’ actions. It is clear that we need to take… Continue reading Endangered Species Day – 17th May 2019

The Doncaster Half Marathon is taking place on 9th June 2019, come join in the challenge and make the world a better place for animals all at the same time! The Half Marathon course takes a scenic route through open country side and along wide roads, the end is made even sweeter as you cross… Continue reading Run for WildLife Foundation at Doncaster Half Marathon

WildLife Foundation are pleased to support the Ol Jogi Conservancy to assist with building the security capacity to support rangers in maintaining and enhancing the protection of the Conservancy’s black and white rhino populations. Situated at the foothills of Mount Kenya, Ol Jogi Conservancy is home to many endangered wildlife species. Established in… Continue reading Building security capacity to protect black and white rhinos at Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya

Earth Day 2019 will be taking place on Monday 22nd April, it’s an annual worldwide celebration which consists of various events and demonstrations in support of environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, now the Earth Day Network oversee many of the celebrations in over 193 countries. The Earth Day Network outline the three… Continue reading Taking time to reflect on Earth Day

WildLife Foundation are delighted to support Earther in their project to map and manage wildlife sanctuaries using dogs’ keen sense of smell to identify animal excrement. Train is a 12 year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever who is trained to detect the faeces of some of Argentina’s most threatened big cats. His findings help Argentina’s… Continue reading WildLife Foundation pledges support to poop-sniffing dog helping map a giant wildlife sanctuary

Fauna & Flora International have shared some awful news with us this week. Turtles are among the most ancient living things on the planet – gliding gracefully through the oceans since back before flowering plants existed. To lay eggs, these gentle giants haul their huge bodies up the beach – it’s an exhausting procedure, but vital for the survival… Continue reading The modern eradication of the ancient leatherback turtle

WildLife Foundation are delighted to assist in an innovative project to save critically endangered lemurs. A new school and research centre are almost built as part of an international programme to support the species in their native Madagascar. WildLife Foundation has granted the project £5,000 a year for the next three years to fund a conservation… Continue reading WildLife Foundation helps to save endangered lemurs