Breaking News: Polar Bear Shot Dead in Canada, Where Only 16,000 Remain
A polar bear was fatally shot last week by Canadian authorities after it was spotted wondering near the town of Madeleine-Centre in Quebec. This is the first time the apex Arctic predator has strayed so far south from its natural habitat. Quebec’s wildlife protection agency was ill-equipped to deal with the 650-pound (295-kilo) mammal and, […]
WICKED WEATHER EMERGENCY! Tiny PENGUIN CHICKS will DIE unless we AIRLIFT them to safety!
The population of wild African penguins has plummeted from 1 million breeding pairs worldwide to just 23,000 in 2016 – a horrifying 98% decline. Only 2% of the world’s African penguins remain, and just under half this number (10,000) is found in South Africa. Bird Island, part of the Addo National Park, your support helps […]
Forests Provide Critical Climate Benefits Beyond Carbon Storage
We already know that the world’s forests play a vital role in extracting and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But new research reveals that these natural carbon captors play an even more critical role when it comes to tackling the planet’s climate crisis. A recent study by researchers from the US and Colombia, The […]
EXTREMELY URGENT! A deadly drought is killing countless wild animals in Africa; one last push and we can provide life-saving water!
Recently, we told you about the catastrophic drought ravaging the African country of Kenya and our plan to prevent countless animals from dying of thirst. During the past two months alone, over 200 endangered reticulated giraffes have died because of drought. In a population estimated to number just 6,000, these rare animals could be extinct […]
EMERGENCY! Endangered animals are DYING OF THIRST in DROUGHT-STRICKEN Kenya!
A terrible drought is ravaging the African country of Kenya! Shocking scenes show an arid and hopeless wasteland scattered with the carcasses of dead animals. Elephant, buffalo and antelopes will all soon die without your help. Critically endangered species including hirolas, gerenuk (rare long-necked antelopes) and Nubian giraffes (just 625 left) will soon be no […]
The Guardian: German Climate Minister Says Speed of Carbon Cuts Needs to Be Trebled
Adapted from article written by Kate Connolly Originally published by The Guardian (Tuesday, January 11, 2022) Robert Habeck has called for Germany to act to realize ‘gigantic task’ of creating climate neutral country Germany’s new economy and climate protection minister has called for the nation to pull together to realize the “gigantic task” of […]
The Guardian: Climate Crisis: Last Seven Years the Hottest on Record, 2021 Data Shows
Adapted from article written by Damian Carrington Originally published by The Guardian (Monday, January 10, 2022) Global Heating Continued Unabated With Extreme Weather Rife and Greenhouse Gases Hitting New Highs The last seven years were the world’s hottest on record, with the first analysis of global temperature in 2021 showing it was 1.2C above […]
It is not too late to SAVE COUNTLESS ANIMALS FROM EXTINCTION!
These are frightening times for animals and the planet! Climate change, the relentless destruction of forests, coral reefs and wilderness areas and the illegal trafficking of creatures large and small, powered by greedy humans, are sending animals and marine creatures hurtling towards extinction. Without determined action, we could lose the wild and its creatures soon […]
Found alone, motionless and barely breathing… it’s a miracle Modjadji the newborn zebra was ALIVE.
In South Africa’s Mpumalanga region, a newborn has been found on the brink of death! Discovered alone, motionless and barely breathing by an anti-poaching team, the desperately ill foal was rushed to our partner, the Care for Wild Sanctuary’s (CFW) intensive care unit for emergency treatment. Their worst fears were confirmed when blood tests revealed […]
Good News! Water Flows for the Baby Animals of South Africa’s Addo National Park
A few weeks ago, we told you about the terrible drought that continues to plague the animals of Addo National Park in South Africa. The situation was becoming critical, with baby season arriving and not enough water available for the hundreds of calves and foals that will be born. Animal Survival International (ASI) has already […]
EMERGENCY! UNPRECEDENTED DROUGHT CONTINUES! Elephants and other wildlife DYING FROM THIRST!
We’ve told you before about the frightening situation in South Africa’s Addo National Park, where the worst drought in 100 years is threatening the lives of thousands of animals. Only because of your donations have many of these animals survived this long. Your contributions allowed us to provide life-sustaining water in their dry waterholes. An […]
An IMPORTANT MESSAGE from ASI’s Chief Financial Officer: “I am worried for my children, and yours – and the animals!”
My job at Animal Survival International (ASI) is a financial one and I am not used to talking to our supporters, but while working at ASI I have learned so much about the danger the world is in from climate change that, as the mother of two young children, I have to speak. The pace […]
Elephant Appreciation Day
Today is Elephant Appreciation Day – a day to reflect on these great, grey, gentle giants which never cease to evoke a sense of awe in humankind. The more we learn about them, the more we marvel at their social structures, their caring family lives and the sheer wonder of their being. Yet, we are […]
Climate Change-Induced Conflict With Animals Is Now Our Most Important Challenge
Words: Melissa Reitz The link between human-wildlife conflict and climate change is a conversation we can no longer ignore. Over the past decade, this conflict has become as pressing a threat to wild populations as poaching, trafficking and habitat loss. With scientific evidence confirming our worst fears – that human-induced weather changes are here to […]
Millions of rare and endangered animals, including jaguars and giant anteaters, are caught in a RAGING INFERNO!
The world’s largest tropical wetland, the Pantanal in Brazil, is burning – again! Millions of rare and endangered animals including jaguars, giant anteaters and maned wolves, face death if we don’t act now to contain the blaze and save every animal we can. Please help us raise funds to provide emergency fire fighting equipment and […]
Aardvark isn’t just the first word in the dictionary – it’s a fascinating creature UNDER THREAT!
Aardvarks are shy animals that very little is known about. We don’t even know how many aardvarks exist in Africa. What we do know is that one is in desperate need of medical care. In South Africa’s Lowveld region, an aardvark, who has earned the nickname Venus, is fighting for her life. After being hit […]
With your help, we will give the animals thousands of liters of life-giving water every day!
We are half-way to our goal! With your help, we can provide life-giving water to thousands more animals who risk death from dehydration! Earlier this year, we asked you to help us provide two state-of-the-art, solar-powered water pumps to bring water to thirsty elephants. The elephants live in the Addo National Park in South Africa, […]
How we are helping RIGHT NOW: May 2021
The Political Animal Lobby (PAL) exists to be a voice for animals and the planet. We tackle pressing issues threatening animals around the world. Over the past month, PAL has provided water to drought-stricken elephants in Namibia; kept up the fight to ban snares in the UK; helped a legal battle to save toads in […]
Endangered elephants in Namibia now have water thanks to our supporters
Thanks to our supporters and our dedicated team in Namibia, we’ve managed to secure water for one of the last free-roaming elephant herds in the country. In an area surrounded by hunting areas, these vulnerable elephants have taken refuge on a 20,000-acre (8,000-hectare) wildlife preservation area, where they are safe. But water was running dangerously […]
How we are helping RIGHT NOW: April 2021
Animals around the globe are in extraordinary peril. From the rampant illegal trade in wildlife, poaching, habitat loss and poor enforcement of wildlife legislation, thousands of species are becoming critically endangered. We need to take heed before it’s too late. If we continue to destroy biodiversity, no life on Earth can survive. The Animal Survival […]
Two drilling attempts failed, but we didn’t give up!
Drought is putting one of Namibia’s last free-roaming elephant herds at risk of death. If they wander from their home on a 20,000-acre (8,000-hectare) farm, a family of 20 elephants with calves will face being shot at. Yet the elephants are caught between a rock and a hard place because the drought means that their […]
Two drilling attempts failed, but we didn’t give up!
One of Namibia’s last remaining free-roaming elephant herds is in desperate trouble. Drought is forcing them to move from a safe haven to areas where they risk being shot. 20 elephants, who have taken refuge on a 20,000-acre (8,000-hectare) family farm, are living on borrowed time. This elephant family needs your help! ASI received an […]
How we are helping RIGHT NOW: March 2021
The future of the animals in the natural world has never been more in danger. Climate change, habitat destruction and poor enforcement of international wildlife laws have already pushed numerous species to extinction and will continue to do so if we don’t act now! The Animal Survival International (formerly Political Animal Lobby) exists to be a voice […]
Addo Drought Still Raging! Here’s How We’re Helping.
The most severe drought in 100 years is having a devastating effect on animals at Addo Elephant National Park, in South Africa. Hundreds of elephants and countless other animals are struggling to survive as the lack of rain takes its toll. That’s why we stepped in. Critical waterholes had dried up. Thanks to your support, […]
In the Race to Save Humanity, the World’s Nations Fail to Meet Co₂ Goals
By Melissa Reitz More than half of the world’s nations are failing in efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent a climate catastrophe, according to a recent United Nations (UN) assessment.In the run up to the Cop26 Climate Summit in November this year, signatories to the Paris Agreement, the international treaty on climate change, […]
Today Is World Wildlife Day – But for Millions of Animals Around the World, Today Is Not a Day of Celebration!
Today is World Wildlife Day. For millions of animals around the world, today is not a day of celebration. Our world’s wildlife is being wiped out. According to a 2019 UN report, one million species are threatened with extinction – some within a matter of years. As many as 30 to 50 percent of all […]
How we are helping RIGHT NOW: February 2021
The future of animals and the wilderness they live in has never been more at risk. Climate change, habitat destruction and poor enforcement of international wildlife laws is driving species after species to extinction. We cannot be silent or sit idly by and watch this happen. The Animal Survival International (formerly Political Animal Lobby) exists […]
A Major Climate Mystery Is Solved, Confirming the Planet Is the Hottest It’s Ever Been in Human Existence
By Melissa Reitz Temperatures on Earth are higher now than they have been for 12,000 years – the entire period spanning the development of human civilization, new research has found. According to scientists, this information means that the modern human-caused global warming period is accelerating a long-term increase in global temperatures, and that we are […]
The Rapid Disappearance of Glaciers Threatens Alpine Flowers With Extinction, New Research Finds
By Melissa Reitz Glaciers are retreating at unprecedented rates, causing a rapid decline in alpine plant species as their remaining habitat disappears. Despite warmer temperatures exposing new land for plant growth, the benefit for pioneer alpine species is short-lived. These plants are instead becoming ever more threatened as aggressive species take over, pushing them out […]
Worst drought in 100 years still raging. We must act now!
Today we share with you a simple but vitally urgent message: thousands of elephants and other wild animals face dying of thirst in South Africa because of the worst drought in 100 years at the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. Water holes are drying up and thousands of animals face death. On a recent […]
Scientists Find That Climate Change Is Affecting Humpback Whale Reproduction
By Melissa Reitz Recent studies in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada, show an alarming drop in the number of calves born to humpback whales over the past 15 years. Scientists say the climate crisis is to blame. Each summer, humpbacks return to the north Atlantic, an important feeding ground for whales. But, according to […]
Top Scientists Say Humanity Is in Serious Trouble if We Do Not Recognize the Extent of the Climate Crisis
In a shocking new report, the world’s top climate scientists have warned that humanity is failing to grasp the severity of the climate crisis and that the planet is in a far worse state than most perceive. The 17 international experts say ignorance and inaction is leading to a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining […]
Good News for Polar Bears, as Trump Fails
Heeding the warnings of the Animal Survival International (formerly Political Animal Lobby), other environmentalists, watchdog groups, and native Alaskans alike, major oil companies steered clear of fossil fuel leases in the vulnerable Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The refuge is a breeding ground for endangered polar bears. Bears give birth in dens they create in […]
It is not too late to SAVE ANIMALS FROM EXTINCTION! But we URGENTLY need your help now!
The harsh news we bring you is that extinction for many animals is not around the corner… … it’s now. According to the United Nations, 6,523 species are critically endangered and headed for extinction as we approach 2021. That’s why we at ASI will do everything in our power to fight harder for animals in […]
Massive Victory for Polar Bears as U.S. Court of Appeals Says No to Arctic Oil Drilling
A United States federal court has rejected the Trump administration’s plans to drill in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a massive victory for polar bears. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the approval of a controversial oil drilling project in the Beaufort Sea situated north of Canada and Alaska […]
Climate Change Is Turning the Heat Up, Surging Night-Time Temperatures
The gradual increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere is warming up nights faster than days and that spells bad news for wildlife across the globe. Scientists have warned that these unequal temperature rises in a 24-hour period could hurt the natural world. According to a new study published in the journal Global Change […]
TICKING TIME BOMB for polar bears (and their babies) in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge!
Forty percent of polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea in northeast Alaska and Canada are gone – lost because of climate change. At this rate polar bears will be wiped from the face of the earth by 2100. Animal loving Americans must unite to save polar bear cubs The present US administration is encouraging […]
National Wildlife Day – September 4: Wildlife Is Mother Nature’s Greatest Treasure; We Protect To Protect It!
Today is National Wildlife Day. A day we give voice to the voiceless and raise awareness for animal welfare. While the world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01% of all living things, we are behind the loss of 83% of all wild mammals. Researchers talk of ‘biological annihilation’ as studies reveal billions of wildlife populations […]
Skating on Thin Ice: Climate Change Could See Polar Bears Extinct by 2100
A warming climate is having significant effects on our world, and polar bears are the first on the chopping block. Most of the Arctic’s polar bears will struggle to survive by 2100 due to melting sea ice, a disturbing new study by researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada claims. The study drives home […]
Cartoon Illustrated by Matt Pritchett – Telegraph Cartoonist
Matt Pritchett’s cartoons delight readers each day. Matt is a Telegraph institution, and his witty sketches are a vital part of the newspaper. In his newsletter, the enormously popular cartoonist explains just what inspires him each day, and shares an extra, unseen cartoon, which will not have been published anywhere else. For more cartoons from […]
ASI and NFA Honor Daphne Sheldrick
“Daphne was a giant among animal lovers,” said David Barritt, NFA campaign director and a spokesperson for ASI. “We honour her life’s work and we pledge to continue doing everything in our power to protect the wild animals and wild places of Africa.”