Protecting animals in the wild
— Natural life: An elephant enjoys roaming freely in an elephantfriendly venue in Thailand.
“We are passionate about, and dedicated to, bringing lasting change for animals” Change comes in all shapes and sizes. We’ve had major breakthroughs on all our wildlife campaigns over the past year. This is because we invest time in understanding the root problem and use our collective knowledge and creativity to map the solutions. We are passionate about, and dedicated to, bringing lasting change for animals.
Kate Nustedt Global programme director, animals in the wild
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World Animal Protection
Transforming an industry like wildlife tourism doesn’t happen overnight. But we do what it takes to change it. We’re not just talking to leading operators, we’re involving them in solutions. We’re not just criticising elephant owners profiting from cruel elephant rides and shows. We’re helping them to revolutionise their business model and profit from elephant-friendly tourism. We do what it takes for the elephants.
Freeing from cruelty World Animal Protection has a proud record of making the world a better place for bears. But there’s so much more to do to free all bears from cruelty. Protecting bears from the horrific clutches of the bear bile industry is top of our list. So, we’re building on our experience in Vietnam and South Korea and developing new ways to stop bears and other wild animals being used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Securing commitment We also do what it takes to protect millions of marine animals including whales, dolphins, seals and turtles from ghost gear – abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear. It’s the most deadly plastic pollutant in our oceans. The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) achieved great success this year. We secured major commitments from fishing companies and governments to tackle the problem. There’s still a long way to go, but we can be proud that sustained action is happening. We know most people love animals. We know they will change their behaviours and campaign for wild animal protection when they know the truth about cruelty. So, we do what it takes to make sure they understand and will help make the solutions happen. Thank you for being part of our growing movement.
— Cleaning up: More than 640,000 tonnes of abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ghost gear) end up in our oceans every year. As part of our Sea Change campaign we worked on a ghost gear clean up in Florianópolis, Brazil.
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