In the last 100 years, tigers have lost 96% of their historical range with wild populations estimated to be as few as 3,500. By funding ground-based tiger conservation initiatives across Asia, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) is fighting from grass roots to the world-stage to protect this iconic species and give it the best possible chance of survival in the wild.

Chimpanzees, commonly referred to as chimps, share over 95% of the same DNA with humans. Every four hours, one chimp is being illegally taken from the wild to be traded as a pet or eaten as bushmeat. DSWF works with ground-based project partners who provide vital rescue, rehabilitation and release programmes for illegally trafficked chimps. We also lead educational initiatives attempting to reduce the local demand and raise awareness about the serious consequences of the illegal wildlife trade.

For thousands of years, snow leopards have been known as the ghosts of the mountains, surviving off an abundant habitat rich with prey. However, over the last 100 years the threats facing snow leopard populations have continued to grow. By funding holistic initiatives, DSWF is working alongside communities, governments and law enforcement experts in Asia to provide snow leopards with the greatest form of protection and ensure they have a bright future.

Rhinos have lived on earth for over 40 million years. However, in less than a decade more than 7,000 have been lost to the poaching epidemic across Africa alone with their horn now rivalling the price of gold on the black market. By funding monitoring and research-based projects, anti-poaching and species protection operations and reintroduction programmes across both Africa and Asia, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) continues to provide an unwavering voice for rhinos in the wild.

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's (DSWF) education programme provides free of charge talks, workshops and assemblies to children aged 4-18 years in schools and libraries. All of our visits are tailored to the correct key stage and fit in with the national curriculum.

In just 20 years, African lion populations have fallen by 43% and as few as 20,000 remain in the wild today. Now extinct in 24 of their former range states, we urgently need to address the threats facing this iconic species. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) supports anti poaching-initiatives and funds research and monitoring surveys to make sure lions are given the best chance of survival.

Working in some of the planet's most extreme and dangerous environments, wildlife rangers do one of the toughest jobs in the world. These brave men and women work tirelessly day and night in often hostile conditions to protect wildlife on the front line of conservation. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) directly funds projects that support ranger welfare and rangers in their daily roles, helping to ensure they get the vital field equipment and expert training they need.

Painted dogs are one of Africa's most endangered yet least understood animals. Hugely vulnerable to human encroachment and agricultural expansion, painted dog habitats have rapidly reduced, pushing them into even greater conflict with humans. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation helps to protect painted dogs by funding immersive educational bush camps, alongside anti-poaching and ranger protection teams, working on the front line of species protection and community engagement.

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are slaughtered for their tusks. DSWF adopts a holistic approach to conservation, working at all levels of the illegal wildlife chain, engaging in the international policy arena and funding ground-based conservation projects to ensure the greatest level of protection for elephants in their natural habitat.

Pangolins are currently the most illegally trafficked mammals on Earth. Our aim is to counter the wildlife trafficking of pangolins and to improve the long-term survival of the species in the wild. By disrupting organised criminal syndicates involved in the trafficking of pangolins in Africa, empowering law enforcement officials and funding demand reduction campaigns in Asia, DSWF works at all levels of the illegal wildlife crime cycle to ensure the survival of this 80-million-year-old species.