Wildlife Vets International is delighted to announce that we have been accepted into the Big Give Christmas Challenge!

Quite simply, the Christmas Challenge is an opportunity for you to maximise the impact of your support. Between the 5th and 7th December 2013, MedicAnimal.com and the Reed Foundation (formed by the founder of Reed Recruitment) will match donations made to WVI – which means your donation could be doubled without costing you a penny and claim GiftAid on top if you are a UK taxpayer.

Our target is to raise £2,000 through online donations which will increase to £4,000 with matched funding. We are raising money for developing conservation medicine in the Seychelles to ensure their continued survival of their unique wildlife.

To achieve this we NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

To take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge and support WVI, you must:

The Challenge opens at 10am on the 5th December.

The competition is for the matched funds which will run out each day before reopening at 10am the following day.

So please support WVI by getting donation in as soon after 10am as possible.

More information about training vets and conservation practitioners in the Seychelles can be found on our Big Give website page– but please remember not to donate until 10am on the 5th December.

If you would like to know more about the Big Give Christmas Challenge – or wish to let us know that you’ll be taking part and would like reminders – then do get in touch and we’ll be delighted to hear from you.

Unique species make the Seychelles such a magical place. Help WVI ensure these species not only survive, but prosper for the future

WVI’s Christmas bird courtesy of Mike Matthews Artwork

UPDATE: at the close of the second day we have raised

£1420

Last chance to double your donation

The Big Idea

The magically unique animals of the Seychelles are critically endangered and staring extinction in the face.

Currently conservation veterinary expertise is currently brought in from organisations like British charity WVI.

WVI aims to train government vets to make the Seychelles self-supporting.

Photo: WVI Andrew Greenwood releases an Endangered male Seychelles flycatcher onto a second island to ensure their survival

Why WVI?

WVI has access to the expertise and contacts to develop such a training course. We have experience carrying out wildlife conservation training in Russia, Bangladesh and Sumatra.

WVI has already overseen veterinary medicine for projects creating second, rescue populations in the Seychelles.

WVI was asked to provide some kind of training by key partners: the Seychelles Agriculture Agency, Island Conservation Society, Seychelles Island Foundation and Marine Conservation Society, Seychelles.