Good Causes,environment & wildlife charities and conservation campaigns

There are many many worthwhile good causes, charities and campaigns, most of which do fantastic work in a huge variety of different fields. We have chosen to highlight some of them for no other reason that they are the ones we know about and have some information on. It is not an exhasutive list, or even close to it, but we will keep expanding it every week in the hope that just a little publicity will help them with their goals.

Wildlife Charities

The Seal Protection Action Group - The Seal Protection Action Group is dedicated to the protection of seals and their environment worldwide.
The Grasslands Trust
Sundarbans Tiger Project - The Sundarbans Tiger Project is a non-profit group working to conserve the tigers of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh.
The Colobus Trust - The Colobus Trust is a non profit organization founded in 1997 on Kenya's south coast to promote the conservation of primates and in particular the Angolan Black and White Colobus monkey.
Buglife -
The Invertebrate Conservation Trust is the first organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, and is actively engaged in saving Britain's rarest bugs, butterflies, snails, bees, wasps, ants, spiders, beetles and more fascinating creatures.
The African Lion & Environmental Research Trust ALERT - ALERT is a non-profit organization dedicated to the facilitation and promotion of sound conservation management plans for the African lion.
British Dragonfly Society - Working for the protection of dragonflies and damselflies throughout the UK.
The Charles Darwin Foundation - Dedicated to preserving the habitat of the Galapagos Islands.
Care for the Wild International (CWI) -
Animal welfare and conservation charity.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
National Wildlife Crime Unit - October 2006. The National Wildlife Crime Unit was launched on Wednesday 18th October.
Wildlife Conservation Society - The Wildlife Conservation Society conserves wildlife and wild lands. WCS uses careful science, international conservation, education, as well as managing urban wildlife parks including the flagship Bronx Zoo.
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) - The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading UK conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the world.
RSPB, for birds, for people, for ever. - For birds: Hesketh Out Marsh.
The Amazon Association for the Preservation of Nature - The Amazon Association for the Preservation of Nature.
Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - Working under cover to expose wildlife crime.
Earthwatch Institute
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust - Saving wildlife from extinction.
Conservation International
The International Otter Survival Fund - Protecting otters worldwide.
International Animal Rescue (IAR) - International Animal Rescue (IAR) is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of suffering animals worldwide.
The John Aspinall Foundation
Researchers discover that some Chimpanzees use caves for shelter. - Chimpanzees in Senegal apparently have much in common with our earliest human ancestors.
Butterfly Conservation. - Butterfly Conservation is the UK's leading charity that works to save butterflies and moths.

Marine Charities

• The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT)
Mingan Island Cetacean Study - Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) is a non-profit research organization dedicated to ecological studies of marine mammals.
Stonehaven Dolphin Research
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. - Dedicated to the conservation and better understanding of cetaceans in Irish waters, through study, education and interpretation.
The TURTLE FOUNDATION - Working to save the world's sea-turtles.
The Shark Trust - Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is dedicated to promoting the study, management and conservation of sharks, skates and rays.
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - An International conservation organization whose mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans.
The Marine Conservation Society - Protecting the UK's seas and shores.
The Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch - The Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch online diary was launched on Friday 1 June.
The Marine Connection - Dolphin and whale welfare.
Marine Life - Researching in the Channel and the Bay of Biscay.
The Beaked Whale Resource
Organisation Cetacea (Orcaweb)
British Divers Marine Life Rescue. - Rescuing stranded marine animals around the UK's coastline.

Further Wildlife Charities

Kalaweit gibbons and Siamang conservation programme - Working to save Indonesia's gibbons.
Sahara Conservation Fund - Conserving the wildlife and landscapes of the world's greatest desert.
Friends Of Conservation - Striving to save endangered wildlife and habitats, and to support local communities.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Cape Leopard Trust - Conserving the leopards of South Africa's Western Cape.
The Bat Conservation Trust - Devoted to the conservation of bats and their habitats in the UK
The National Audubon Society - US equivalent of RSPB.

Conservation Charities

Herpetological Conservation Trust - The Herpetological Conservation Trust is dedicated to amphibians and reptiles and lead the UK's conservation efforts for these animals.
Fauna & Flora International - FFI acts to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, are based on sound science and take account of human needs.
ElefantAsia - Working to save Asia's elephants.
The Ingwe Leopard Project - carries out research into leopard behaviour and numbers in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Panthera - saves in situ populations of the world's 36 species of wild cats and the landscapes they inhabit in all regions of the world.
The John Muir Trust - The John Muir Trust is the UK's leading wild land conservation charity.
People's Trust for Endangered Species - The People's Trust for Endangered Species was founded in 1977 with the aim of helping to ensure a future for many species of endangered creatures worldwide.

Bird links

Fundacion ProAves - Protecting and discovering the bird life of Colombia.
BirdWatch Ireland - Conserving birds in Ireland.

Environmental charities

The World Land Trust - Buying and protecting the world's fragile habitats.
Rainforest Concern - Protecting the world's tropical rainforests.
The Nature Conservancy - Saving the world's biodiversity.

Wildlife Campaigns

TRAFFIC - Joint capaign run by the WWF and IUCN to halt the trade in illegal wildlife goods.
CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST MARINE STRANDINGS NETWORK

More wildlife charities

Wildlife S.O.S - Working to save Indian Wildlife.
American Bird Conservancy - Protecting birds throughout the Americas.
The World Society for the Protection of Animals - The World Society for the Protection of Animals is the world‘s largest alliance of humane societies and animal protection organisations, representing over 800 member societies in more than 147 countries.
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) - is committed to urgent action that prevents destruction of India's wildlife.
Sirenian International - Working to conserve manatees and dugongs worldwide.
Sepilok Orangutan Appeal UK - Dedicated to the rehabilitation and preservation of Orangutans and their habitat in the Sabah region of Malaysian Borneo.
International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) - Working to conserve manatees and dugongs worldwide.
Defenders of Wildlife - Dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
The Bonobo Conservation Initiative - Protecting mans closest relative in the forests of Central Africa.
Tusk Trust - Tusk Trust is a UK-based African conservation organisation, with eighteen years’ experience of protecting wildlife, promoting education and supporting community development initiatives throughout Africa.
Turgwe Hippo Trust - The first and only non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of hippos in the world.
Tiger Awareness - Working to save tigers in India.
The Peregrine Fund - Conserving birds of Prey.
Zoological Society of London - The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was founded in 1826 and is now an international scientific, conservation and educational charity.
International Fund for Animal Welfare - IFAW. - IFAW works throughout the world to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals by protecting wildlife habitats, reducing commercial exploitation and helping animals in distress.
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Congo Rangers - Protecting the gorillas and wildlife of Central Africa.
Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation - Working to save orangutans from extinction.

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