Wild Tomorrow Fund
| Formation | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, USA |
Region | Southern Africa |
| Methods | Reserve support - land acquisition - conservation research |
| Website | https://www.wildtomorrowfund.org/ |
Wild Tomorrow Fund is a wildlife conservation focused non-governmental organization founded in 2015. Based in New York City, the organization supports wildlife conservation efforts in South Africa, specifically in KwaZulu-Natal province.
Overview
The New York-based nonprofit conservation organization Wild Tomorrow Fund supports government managed provincial and national parks, private game reserves, and other in situ conservation organizations and projects. This is primarily done through the support of supply and equipment purchases, training facilitation, and direct funding of specific conservation and research projects[1][2][3][4][5]. In addition to this effort, Wild Tomorrow Fund manages its own protected nature reserve, the Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve (see below) where it trains and manages its own anti-poaching rangers, actively manages and protects wildlife & habitat, and works to reintroduce native species and reduce illegal wildlife poaching[6]. In addition to supporting and providing wildlife management, the organization also assists in funding and managing conservation-focused research projects[7][8][9][10][11]. Wild Tomorrow Fund also supports local communities and people that border the protected areas that the organization manages and supports. Fundraising to support the organization's activities and projects is done internationally, with a recent focus on cryptocurrency giving[12][13][14].
The Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve
In 2017 Wild Tomorrow Fund purchased the Ukuwela property along the Mzinene River, northeast of the town of Hluhluwe. Formerly a commercial pineapple farm, the property was rehabilitated and restocked with native fauna including giraffe, blue wildebeest, zebra, waterbuck, and ostrich. In 2019, Wild Tomorrow Fund purchased the Mfuleni properties that act as a wildlife corridor between the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and Phinda Private Game Reserve[15][16]. These properties together with additional collaborating private properties form the 1,283 ha (3,170 acres) Greater Ukuwela Nature Reserve. Other species found on the Greater Ukuwela Nature reserve include impala, nyala, red duiker, warthog, suni antelope, leopard, spotted hyena, hippopotamus, and Nile crocodile. In 2021 the reserve was proclaimed a nature reserve under the National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act, No. 57 of 2003 and through Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's biodiversity stewardship program[6]. Since its protection and management by Wild Tomorrow Fund, the nature reserve has also become a site for regional conservation-focused research projects for various taxa[17][18][8].
References
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- ↑ Dwyer, Jim (2017-03-31). "A Mammoth Step in the Pursuit of Illicit Ivory Sales". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ ""Tell Us What You Need:" The Essential NGO Mindset". State of the Planet. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pickering, P., K. McCann, and C. Wright. "Ukuwela Nature Reserve Management Plan." (2019).
- ↑ Wright, B. M. O. G., et al. "A new forest dwelling button spider from South Africa (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus)." Zootaxa 4700.4 (2019): 584-600.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Curveira‐Santos, Gonçalo, et al. "Responses of carnivore assemblages to decentralized conservation approaches in a South African landscape." Journal of Applied Ecology 58.1 (2021): 92-103.
- ↑ Kenyon, Adrienne; University, Columbia. "Fighting ivory trafficking with forensic science". phys.org. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Gumbo, Rachiel, et al. "CYTOKINE-RELEASE ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS INFECTION IN CHEETAH (ACINONYX JUBATUS)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52.4 (2021): 1113-1122.
- ↑ Hunnicutt, Axel (2020). Out of the Shadows. Vol. 9. Gualala, California: Wild Hope. pp. 14–19.
- ↑ Nault, Derrick M. (2020). Africa and the Shaping of International Human Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780198859628.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-885962-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Koigi, Bob. "Embracing cryptocurrency to protect South Africa's endangered animals". FairPlanet. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Reporters, Rio Button for Roving (2021-09-09). "OUR BURNING PLANET: Digital conservation: Crypto-currency windfall for wildlife". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Martindale, G., and S. Naylor. "Mun-Ya-Wana Conservancy Management Plan." (2018).
- ↑ "Ukuwela Nature Reserve Is Set To Protect Threatened Species". 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ Afonso, Beatriz C.; Swanepoel, Lourens H.; Rosa, Beatriz P.; Marques, Tiago A.; Rosalino, Luís M.; Santos-Reis, Margarida; Curveira-Santos, Gonçalo (2021). "Patterns and Drivers of Rodent Abundance across a South African Multi-Use Landscape". Animals. 11 (9): 2618. doi:10.3390/ani11092618. ISSN 2076-2615. PMC 8471473 Check
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External Link
- Wild Tomorrow Fund - Official site
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