Financial Support and Collaboration Key to Saving Species from Extinction
Greater financial support and collaboration are crucial to saving endangered species from extinction, emphasized participants at the World Species Congress Satellite Event.
EWT leads in vulture conservation at 14th COP to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
The 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), recently held in Uzbekistan, saw the launch of a number of reports, most notably the first analysis on the Status of the World’s Migratory Species and the review of the Mid-Term Implementation Action Plan to Conserve African-Eurasian Vultures (Vulture MsAP).
First Cheetah swop in the EWT-led Cheetah Range Expansion Project
The Cheetah Range Expansion Project has recorded a major success with the relocation of three male Cheetah from Malawi to South Africa.
How Cheetahs got their spot in the EWT’s history
Andrew Lowry studied Wildlife Management at Pretoria University and was selected to conduct Cheetah Research in Etosha National Park in 1973 – the first project of the newly founded Endangered Wildlife Trust.
Why the Cheetah?
The Red Cheetah Paw has boldly represented the Endangered Wildlife Trust for 50 years, and is synonymous with responsible and effective conservation in Africa. Here is an account from our founder explaining why he used the Cheetah paw as the Trust’s logo.
The historical role of women in the ewt
In 1975, I took a group of eight women on a walking trail in the Mashatu Game Reserve in northeastern Botswana. They had told their husbands they were off to the bush for five days, and their husbands had to take care of their kids while on ‘trail’. This trail ultimately led to the formation of the EWT Ladies Committee