Tusk sends a record £8m into the field in 2018

The Chimpanzee Conservation Center - a rescue and rehabilitation site for orphaned chimpanzees in Guinea - has developed their release programme, providing tracking equipment, salaries and funds to construct a camp for the monitoring team.

Northern Rangelands Trust’s Rapid Response, Rescue and Reunite mobile team at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya has successfully reunited six elephant calves with their family herds in the last two years.

Savé Valley Conservancy’s Special Species Protection Unit in Zimbabwe has continued to empower 37 highly trained and well-equipped rangers to target commercial poachers and hunters.

Community Centred Conservation (C3) has trained almost 1,000 Junior Ecoguards from three different communities in Northern Madagascar. These Ecoguards conduct field trips and classroom activities, performing songs and sketches on topics like turtle ecology and protection.

Wilderness Foundation Africa in South Africa has bolstered its aircraft fleet to assist with aerial operations in both the Addo Elephant National Park and the Great Fish River Nature Reserve and conduct monitoring and security of their critically endangered black rhino populations.