Conservation

Ecolife Mission is to protect wildlife, natural resources, and the people who depend on them. Ecolife focuses on two key areas, sustainable agriculture and community based conservation. These two areas tackle one of the biggest causes of species extinction and the other creates a positive future for wildlife and people.

Ecolife’s mission is near and dear to the Nurtured By Nature team’s goals and efforts because their project reach overlaps the homes of some of our ambassador animals. That is why we are honored to have supported them with $7,500 in donations total, since 2019.

Check out their mission, projects, and opportunities by clicking the links below.

Funds donated to Ecolife were made possible through our wildlife education outreach programs and our program donors.

We are excited to announce that we recently supported the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital (JWVH), in South Africa, with a donation of $5,000. JWVH is the first of its kind in South Africa, accepting and treating injured and orphaned wildlife, free of charge, with a goal of re-releasing each patient. Some of the species they treat include: reptiles, bats, owls, raptors, mongoose, pangolin, meerkat, serval, genet, hedgehogs, bush babies, garden birds, water birds and otters.

The funds donated were utilized to purchase 4 reusable “soft release pens,” that can be utilized for multiple species, and a trailer to transport the full soft release pen setup.

The donation will also cover the treatment of several species of wildlife currently in hospital and a few that are ready to be re-released. For starters, two yellow mongoose will be the first “outpatients” to utilize the new soft release, re-introduction pens!

The funds donated were made possible by all those who support the Nurtured By Nature mission via our wildlife education and interaction programs. Thank YOU for helping us help wildlife around the world.(Photo credit Nicci Wright)

Nurtured by Nature is home to several species of tortoises and turtles. These turtles and tortoises have been a part of our educational programs, captive breeding programs, and we also have been home to many rescues over the years. 

With your support, our generous donors and program participants, we’ve been able to support the important work of the Turtle Survival Alliance since 2019, with a total of $7500 in donations! 

TSA was formed in 2001 as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) partnership for sustainable captive management of freshwater turtles and tortoises, and initially designated a Task Force of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. The TSA arose in response to the rampant and unsustainable harvest of Asian turtle populations to supply Chinese markets, a situation known as the Asian Turtle Crisis. Since forming, the TSA has become recognized as a global force for turtle conservation, capable of taking swift and decisive action on behalf of critically endangered turtles and tortoises.” 

Red Panda Network is committed to the conservation of wild red pandas and their habitat through the education and empowerment of local communities. These efforts are primarily focused in Nepal and tackle the goals in two primary efforts through research and community based conservation programs.

Nurtured by Nature values the community and human element of wildlife conservation, in effort to create a positive future for humans and wildlife. That is why we’ve donated a total of $5362 towards their conservation efforts since 2020.

Learn more about the Red Panda Network, our programs, and how to support our conservation efforts by clicking the link below.

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife focuses on the small carnivores and pangolins and especially all four otter species in Vietnam. They have projects that involve:

Rescue, rehabilitation and release of confiscated otters or pet otters from the illegal trade.

Raise awareness for otters through the carnivore education center where unreleasable otters are kept to educate the public.

Continue research at the main otter sites in Vietnam. They recently set up camera traps in U Minh Thuong National Park and found a significant increase of Hairy-nosed otter population there.

Improve law enforcement at the otter sites such as the Pu Mat National Park, Cat Tien National Park, U Minh Thuong National Park, U Minh Ha National Park. 

Through your support, Nurtured by Nature has been able to directly donate $5000 since 2020 to SVW.  Learn more about Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, our programs, and how to support our conservation efforts by clicking the links below.