Our supporters are helping to provide critical water sources for wildlife in drought-ravaged Botswana, saving countless animals from dehydration and death.

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Now, we have discovered that animals are dying on the banks of two more waterholes that have run completely dry. The situation is heart-breaking – but the good news is that, with your support, we can provide a long-term solution.

Animals are dying of thirst on the banks of two dried-up waterholes. Please help us install water pumps FAST.

Two sites need our immediate attention – one inside the Makgadikgadi National Park in north-eastern Botswana, and another in the Motopi region, about an hour’s drive away.

Severe drought in parts of Botswana has left wild animals, like these hippos in Maun, trapped in near-dry waterholes.

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Here, dried-up waterholes have created muddy death traps.

Desperately thirsty animals wade in, seeking a drop to drink, and become lodged in the thick, sticky mud. Writhing, crying and baking under temperatures exceeding 99°F (37°C), they slowly die over many days. It is utterly gut-wrenching – no animal should suffer like this.

Zebras and at least three hippos have already died this way, and unless we can fix the waterholes, more will perish.

There is a solution.

We must install two solar-powered water pumps to help save elephants, zebras and other wild animals in Botswana.

Since June, we have provided a life-saving supply of water to elephants and other animals in the Khumaga region of the Makgadikgadi National Park. This park spans an enormous 2,423 miles (3,900 kilometers) and is a haven for countless vulnerable and endangered wild species.

As Botswana’s worst dry spell in over 40 years bakes the land, functional waterholes are essential to prevent thousands of animals from succumbing to dehydration.

The situation may be dire, but together, we can and will make a difference, saving wild animals who have no-one else to turn to. Please donate whatever you can today.