Every year thousands of endangered animals are killed for their skins, ivory, fins, and other body parts to satisfy the global market for illegal wildlife products. WildAid’s goal is simple and specific, to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade and allow threatened species to recover to safe levels.

We believe that the ecological damage, cruelty and corruption involved in the illegal wildlife trade are both unnecessary and morally unacceptable - that these activities constitute a theft from future generations.

We believe that it is the duty of both the governments and citizens of wealthier nations to provide technical and financial support to less wealthy nations to protect our common heritage.

We want a world where our invaluable natural riches are not ravaged, one in which local communities can improve their lives without destroying their environment, and where humanity can survive together with wildlife for generations to come.

BE AWARE! YOU CAN HELP!
Educate yourself and others on how local threats impact the global ecosystems.
* Never buy products that come from endangered species and tell your family and      friends to do the same.
* Avoid food that comes from endangered species like shark fin and turtle soup, tiger meat and bear paws.
* Seek alternatives to traditional medicine that contain extracts of tigers, bears, sharks and rhinos.
* If you see products from endangered species on sale, inform the relevant authorities.
* Warn potential buyers of these products that they risk fines and jail if they are caught.

So that you know what products NOT to buy, a concise list of all endangered species (plants and animals) can be found by logging on to the following websites.
United Nations Environmental Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
   http://www.cites.org

For more information about WildAid and how you CAN help, go to
   http://www.wildaid.org

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR RECENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS

Active Conservation Awareness Program (ACAP) - WildAid's Active Conservation Awareness Program (ACAP) is designed to reduce the consumer demand for these products by bringing media, governments, celebrities, and local partners and communities together worldwide, making wildlife conservation a global priority and allowing threatened species to recover to safe levels.

With a focus on Asia, in particular China, in the run up to the 2008 Beijing "Green" Olympics, ACAP reaches up to 1 billion people a week and leverages millions of dollars of pro-bono production and media space.

Galapagos Forever- The underlying philosophy of WildAid’s ‘Galapagos Forever’ program is to ensure the integrity of the Galapagos ecosystems by  providing direct support to local initiatives that reduce poaching, educate Ecuadorians on environmental management issues and create sustainable economic alternatives compatible with conservation goals



Maddox Jolie Pitt (MJP)- MJP is a conservation and community development organization in rural Cambodia that provides direct support to the local villages, endangered wildlife and habitats to achieve a sustainable path to economic development, balancing conservation and economic rejuvenation.

Shark Conservation Program (SCP) -  WildAid's Shark Campaign seeks to reduce the threats to sharks caused by over-fishing and over-consumption of shark products and by wasteful practices such as finning and needless bycatch.