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Black and white ruffed lemur
Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), CR

The wild is in peril.

Let's keep it alive.

Welcome

1wild saves invaluable life forms from extinction.

We offer grants to conservationists world-wide.

1wild grants serve as seed capital for preventing the irreversible loss of particularly precious life forms.

Rationale

What's driving us

Since the 1850s, the biosphere has been losing biodiversity at an accelerating pace, while human dominance has increased exponentially.

Today, thousands of species barely survive in tiny, fragmented, dwindling populations.

Some are among the most extraordinary creatures on the planet. We want to help save them from extinction.

What we do

Our grants shall protect particularly precious endangered species and ecosystems.

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Focus is key

How we work: focus is key

Conservation needs are endless. Our funds are not.

That's why we focus on four key challenges:

Branches of the evolutionary tree count more than twigs. They should have top priority in conservation.

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidi

If we lose them, we also degrade the functionality of the ecosystem they shape. Conserving keystone species is of vital importance. 

Starfish at low tide on the Pacific coas

A few small regions on the planet support an extraordinary wealth of species that can’t be found anywhere else. They are among the most important areas of the biosphere.

Tasmanian landscape

Most charities support humans, not nature. Of those that do support conservation, most focus on charismatic species of the mega-fauna. Small, inconspicuous critters are at least as important, yet they receive few funds.

Grasshopper on coastal rock, Ukraine
Wollemi Pine silhouette
Time to act

The time to act is now

The relentless growth of the human population continues to degrade ecosystems at breathtaking speed. Waiting is not an option. We must act now.

 

Our impact is limited, but critical due to our focus. And every additional donation or crowdfunding helps our cause.

baby sharks sold in traditional markets

A global catastrophe - at least as bad as climate change, and irreversible for hundreds of thousands of years.

Malayan tapir (Acrocodia indica) cub_edi

It's late, but not too late. Let's create safe havens for the wild and reconnect fragmented habitats.

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