Working for conservation

Eating Curry and Swimming the English Channel for Tigers
10th May 2012
Next week (14th-17th May) is Eat Curry and Save Tigers week. Simply dine at one of the 500 participating restaurants throughout the UK for a tiger saving banquet. For £20 for a three course meal, you get to contribute to valuable conservation efforts to save the Bengal Tiger, including WVI’s work in Bangladesh.

WVI vet John Lewis has recently returned from his second trip to teach Bangladeshi Forest Department staff how to deal with problem tigers and to present Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh with a range of anaesthetic equipment and consumables specifically chosen for tigers. Thank you to Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Friends of Paradise Wildlife Park, Shepreth Wildlife Park and Linton Zoo for enabling this project. Read his full report here

Shepreth Wildlife Park’s Natasha and Rebecca, are doing a series of open water swims in preparation for the ENGLISH CHANNEL RELAY. Swimming the River Thames, Lake Windemere, Salford Quays and Lemur Lake before taking part in the English Channel Relay with WVI vet Nic Masters and Paradise Wildlife Park’s director Lynn Whitnall, amongst other tiger supporters.

Please support the sponsored tiger and hedgehog Swimathons at www.justgiving.com/thebigswimchallenge as WVI will be a direct benefactor. Good luck Natasha and Rebecca!

What are we fundraising for?

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Wildlife Vets International is working to reverse the decline of some of the world's most endangered animals.

Our mission is to apply specialist veterinary expertise to saving rare and endangered wildlife.

Tiger conflict resolution: To supply a full time vet to Bangladesh for staff training and to set up a unique tiger disease prevention programme.

Amur leopard health: To continue our annual trapping and health monitoring of the wild Amur Leopard population, and to plan and implement future leopard release projects.

Support for Painted Dogs: To provide more training while in the field, and to supply more equipment for the Painted Dog Conservation Veterinary Clinic.

Primate rehabilitation facility, Nigeria: To supply equipment and training for a new quarantine facility providing disease management and screening, and other procedures.

Wildlife Medicine Training, Seychelles: Investigating the needs for wildlife medicine with the Seychelles Agriculture Agency and Nature Seychelles.

All of our work relies on charitable giving. Please make a donation here (don't forget to Gift Aid if you're a UK taxpayer).

I know that providing expert veterinary care to endangered animals is vital to ensure that they survive for future generations to enjoy

Kate Humble
WVI Patron and TV Presenter

Address:
Wildlife Vets International
Station House
Parkwood Street
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 4NQ.
Tel:
+44(0)1535 661 298
Fax:
+44(0)1535 690 433
Email:
info@wildlifevetsinternational.org