DSWF is an effective wildlife conservation charity funding key projects in Africa and Asia working to save endangered wildlife. DSWF fights for greater legal protection of endangered species; funds international cross-border enforcement programmes; builds capacity of key law enforcement networks; supports undercover investigations into wildlife crime; campaigns to bring an end to the trade in the parts of endangered wildlife and equips and trains rangers to protect vulnerable wildlife populations from poachers.
Our Work“Since seeing hundreds of dead animals around a waterhole poisoned by poachers I have vowed to fight for the survival of wildlife."
- David Shepherd CBE FRSA
DSWF supports vital wildlife conservation projects across Africa and Asia that achieve real results for the survival of endangered species. We help rescue and return animals to the wild when found orphaned or in the hands of poachers; support research into human wildlife conflict to create long-term solutions; monitor key wildlife populations to better understand their needs and equip and train anti-poaching teams.
2nd April 2020
Finding light relief in a time of crisis, people often find themselves drawn to entertainment as a form of escapism. Tiger King, the new Netflix documentary series, which rotates around the bizarre, ludicrous and often extreme has proven to be the…
26th March 2020
This is a story of how an animal unwittingly caused a pandemic and plunged the world into chaos, making the illegal wildlife trade everyone’s problem. One of the biggest global recessions in modern history has just begun. The International Monetary…
20th March 2020
Wildlife is at the heart of the recent COVID-19 crisis and people around the world are struggling day-to-day with the realities of isolation and challenging social situations. In light of this, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is launching a new…
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