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Year of the Lion – celebrating the ‘King of Beasts’
Brian Jackman - Britain's foremost writer on wildlife and safaris - looks at the survival of Africa’s most majestic big cats.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge launch “The King’s Cup”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will host the inaugural sailing regatta The King’s Cup this summer to raise awareness and funds for eight of Their Royal Highnesses’ patronages, including Tusk.
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Overwhelming Support For The 2019 Tusk Ball
Tusk are delighted to announce that at last night’s (May 9) Tusk Ball we raised over £500k for our conservation projects in Africa, which we will distribute in grants before the end of the year. We are indebted to everyone who made the event at Kensington Palace possible and supported us, in particular Rory Bremner, Deborah Meaden, James Lewis, Katherine Jenkins and John Owen-Jones.
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The Duke Of Cambridge Celebrates Tusk’s Front-Line Conservation Heroes
Announcing the shortlist for the 2019 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa, Charlie Mayhew, Tusk Trust CEO said: "Thanks to the dedication of these extraordinary men and women working on the front line of conservation, there is a brighter future for Africa's wildlife. To them extinction is simply not an option.”
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GenerationTusk Comedy Night – a complete hoot!
The GenerationTusk Comedy Night sponsored by Emso was a huge success!
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New Land Rover Defender undergoes testing in Kenya with Tusk
Land Rover sent a prototype of the eagerly awaited New Defender - wearing a special Tusk-branded camouflage wrap - to the Lewa-Borana Landscape in Laikipia, northern Kenya, to be put through its paces by Tusk and our partners. As part of the test, the Defender was able to help support an exercise to GPS-collar a lion and support tracking operations.
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Lion Landscapes’ Innovative Approach to Preventing Conflict
Dr Alayne Cotterill PhD Founder and Director of Lion Landscapes tells us more about how the project's rangers are tackling conflict between people and lions.
10th Nov 2019
Lions of Windsor 2019 Sculpture Trail
The Lions of Windsor & Maidenhead 2019 public art sculpture trail will feature 60 individually decorated, life-sized lion sculptures displayed across the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead from August to October to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria and raise funds for charity. 100% of event profits will be donated to charities, including Tusk, in support of lion conservation in Africa.
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Behind the scenes testing Land Rover’s New Defender
At the end of May 2019, Tusk CEO, Charlie Mayhew travelled out to Kenya with a team from Land Rover to put a prototype of the New Defender through its paces at the Borana Wildlife Conservancy in Laikipia, northern Kenya.
4th Aug 2019
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 2019
Registration for the 2019 Prudential RideLondon has now closed - Good luck to Team Tusk!
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 will see around 25,000 amateur cyclists take on a cycling challenge like no other through London and Surrey on a similar route to that of the London 2012 Olympic Road Cycling Races.
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20th Safaricom Marathon A Big Success
Marking its 20th Anniversary, this year’s Safaricom Marathon, hosted by Tusk and the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, once again saw more than 1,400 runners from over 40 countries tackling the incredibly challenging yet breathtakingly beautiful course in northern Kenya.
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New! Year of the Lion Photography Competition
Some exciting news for all our supporters! We are running a photographic competition with Photocrowd and we’re giving away 2 sets of prizes.
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Vaccinations – a win-win for both wildlife and people
As wilderness areas become ever more fragmented the probability that infectious diseases will be transmitted between domestic animals and wildlife increases. Global Animal Health Tanzania (GAHT) works to reduce the likelihood and impact of these events in the buffer zones around the Serengeti ecosystem where people, their dogs and livestock mix with numerous wildlife species.
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Turning the Tide on Plastic Pollution
The Lamu Archipelago is one of Kenya’s most popular tourist destinations, famed for its historically important Swahili settlements, traditional dhows, and white sandy beaches. However, keeping these beaches clean and safe – not just for tourists, but especially for endangered turtles – has become a growing challenge, as each high tide brings in a new wave of plastic pollution from the Indian Ocean.
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Conservation Education – Making A Difference
Results from surveys conducted earlier this year and in 2017 confirm that Tusk’s PACE (Pan African Conservation Education) programme is in great demand and is making a real difference to conservation efforts on the ground.