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UK based environmental conservation organisation working to safeguard the wild through responsible wildlife travel, art & photography

04/06/2026

Built for speed, cheetahs can accelerate from 0–60mph in seconds, making them the fastest land mammal on Earth.

Yet despite their incredible physiological adaptations, cheetahs face an uphill battle in many ecosystems.

In South Africa's Greater Kruger landscape, they are less common than lions and leopards. The dense bush offers fewer opportunities to use their speed, while intense competition from larger predators can make cub survival challenging.

It is thought that only a few hundred cheetahs remain across the entire Greater Kruger ecosystem.

This beautiful individual was photographed at MalaMala, in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, where sightings remain a special and memorable part of any safari.

📍 MalaMala, South Africa
📸 Explorers Against Extinction

01/06/2026

Project Announcement🔊

With around 70% forest cover and more than half the country protected through national parks, biological corridors and conservation areas, Bhutan is one of the few places on Earth where tigers and snow leopards coexist within the same connected landscape.

In partnership with the Bhutan Ecological Society and the School for Field Studies, we are supporting Monitoring Mountain Mammalian Diversity (M3D), an ambitious three-year project that will establish the first landscape-scale camera trap network across the Paro-Thimphu basin.

Using 150 camera trap stations covering approximately 1,500 km² of habitat, from subtropical valleys at 250 metres to Himalayan peaks above 5,000 metres, the project will monitor an extraordinary diversity of wildlife, including six wild cat species: tiger, snow leopard, common leopard, clouded leopard, Asiatic golden cat and leopard cat.

The data collected will help establish a long-term monitoring framework for Bhutan's mountain mammals and guide future conservation efforts.

📷 camera trap image

27/05/2026

Final call for young artists!

There’s just a few days left to enter Sketch for Survival Junior 2026, with submissions closing on Sunday 31 May.

Open to schools and young people around the world, the competition uses art to spark conversations about wildlife, conservation and the future of our planet. We can’t wait to see this year’s entries.

🎨Red Pandas of the Verdant Realm by Alexandra Rosu
SFS Junior Finalist 2026

"I've always been drawn to its expressive eyes and vibrant fur, which inspired me to portray it in a vivid, dreamlike world. Despite its charm, the red panda faces growing threats from deforestation and climate change. Through this piece, I hope to spark a sense of wonder and urgency to remind others that even the most enchanting creatures can vanish if we don't protect their fragile homes." - Alexandra Rosu

26/05/2026

Successes and setbacks.

For those of you who have followed us for some time, you’ll know that we partnered with Painted Dog Conservation in 2019, supporting the removal of snares from poaching hotspots around Hwange. We’ve followed the fortunes of the wild dog packs, and the teams protecting them, ever since.

In particular, the Umkhonto Pack. The pack faces constant challenges due to its range beyond the relative safety of Hwange National Park, encompassing the busy Bulawayo to Victoria Falls highway, and areas heavily impacted by poaching.

Against the odds, and with the help of intensive monitoring, the pack successfully raised eight pups during last year’s pupping season.

However, in recent weeks, PDC has reported that two dogs were killed following a collision with a vehicle on the Bulawayo to Victoria Falls highway, with two further losses through intra guild conflict, likely involving lions, or possibly hyenas.

The team at PDC continues to work tirelessly, from anti poaching patrols and pack monitoring to new road safety awareness campaigns designed to protect both wildlife and people in this increasingly pressured landscape.

📷PDC - Umkhonto Pack

25/05/2026

You can’t beat a sing-song.

The joy of choir night at Okuti Camp on the banks of the Maunachira River in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 💚

22/05/2026

Focus for Survival 2026 is open for entries - a global photography competition using the power of imagery to celebrate biodiversity and inspire conservation action. We can’t wait to see the stories, species and wild moments you choose to share this year.

Visit our website or see link in bio.

📷Rainy Feast by Picart (Dennis Liu) (CA)
Samuel Smith Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
🏅Finalist Focus for Survival 2025

"Amid heavy rain, a male hooded merganser searches for food in the water. After catching and swallowing a fish, it rises and performs a dramatic wing flap - an elegant display of power and poise, even in the storm." - Picart

Sony A7RiV ,ISO3200,1/1000s.600m f4

"I love this portrait of a hooded merganser. Beautifully framed, atmospheric and something different. The bad weather only adds to the image, and the photographer has used their skill to slow the rain drops yet freeze the action of the bird. A wonderful image." - Sue Flood

21/05/2026

Captured on a remote camera trap high in the Indian Himalaya, this Himalayan wolf was recorded during long-term monitoring led by Nature Conservation Foundation .india .

While the research, which we helped to fund, focuses on snow leopards, the cameras are also revealing how climate change, changing land use and human pressures are reshaping fragile mountain ecosystems, and the species that depend on them.

The Himalayan wolf is one of the world’s oldest and most distinct wolf lineages, yet today it faces mounting pressures across its high-altitude range. With an estimated 2,275–3,792 mature individuals left in the wild, the Himalayan wolf is classed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

📷 Himachal Pradesh Forest Department and Nature Conservation Foundation

20/05/2026

Today is World Bee Day 🐝

Bees and other pollinators play a vital role in healthy ecosystems and global food production, yet many species are under growing pressure from habitat loss, pesticides and climate change.

A few simple ways to help:
• Plant pollinator-friendly flowers
• Let parts of your garden grow wild
• Avoid pesticides where possible - try natural solutions like nematodes
• Support local honey producers and conservation projects
• Leave shallow water out during hot weather

Small actions can make a real difference.

🎨 Rachel Toll

18/05/2026

View from Sarara, northern Kenya.

One of Kenya’s most beautiful and least explored wilderness regions, where forested mountains, Samburu culture and remarkable wildlife come together in the Namunyak Community Conservancy.

More on the blog.

15/05/2026

Today is Endangered Species Day.

Since launching Sketch for Survival, thousands of artists from around the world have used creativity to shine a light on species and habitats under threat - from elephants and pangolins to snow leopards and sharks.

Art alone cannot stop extinction.

But it can start conversations, inspire action, raise funds, and help keep these stories visible.

Thank you to every artist, supporter, and conservation partner who continues to be part of the journey towards a wilder future.

Submissions for this year’s Sketch for Survival close on 31 May (Junior competition) and 30 June (main competition).

🎨 Paul Wilson
SFS 100 Finalist 2022

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