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.
4th December 2018
From cake sales to sponsored rickshaw rides, we’re always so grateful for the wonderful fund-raising support we receive from wildlife lovers young and old in the community. Eight-year-old Lukas from Surrey chose the pangolin as his fund-raising focus for a…
16th November 2018
A sickening slaughter of rhinos has been witnessed, first hand by a team from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, as they visited the Foundation’s project partners, Rhino 911, in South Africa. The team had been on a mission to humanely…
13th November 2018
After an exciting online poll, the winner of this year’s 'David Shepherd Conservation Award' has been announced as Surenkhuu Luvsan from the Snow Leopard Trust in Mongolia. More than 3,000 people voted in the competition to find the 'Conservation Champion…
Click the images below to learn all about each of the endangered animals we are fighting to protect.
