David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
Articles about the work of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is a small, effective charity funding key projects in Africa and Asia working to save critically endangered mammals in the wild.
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is an adaptable and flexible, non-bureaucratic organisation responding promptly to conservation threats by supporting trusted, reputable individuals and organisations operating in the field. Lean on administration but generous on funding, DSWF supports a range of innovative, vital and far-reaching projects throughout Africa and Asia, achieving real results for wildlife survival.
Recent achievements of The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation include:
- Training and equipping every forest officer in India's Gir National Park
- Establishing an Elephant Orphanage in Zambia for the victims of ivory poaching
- Raising awareness of illegal wildlife crime among the Asian population


