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Protecting over 1.6 million acres of wilderness in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem of East Africa, Big Life partners with local communities to protect nature for the benefit of all.
Since its inception, Big Life has expanded to employ hundreds of local Maasai rangers-with more than 30 permanent outposts and tent-based field units, 14 patrol vehicles, 2 tracker dogs, and 2 planes for aerial surveillance.
Co-founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt, conservationist Richard Bonham, and entrepreneur Tom Hill, Big Life was the first organization in East Africa to establish coordinated cross-border anti-poaching operations.
Since its inception, Big Life has expanded to employ hundreds of local Maasai rangers-with more than 30 permanent outposts and tent-based field units, 14 patrol vehicles, 2 tracker dogs, and 2 planes for aerial surveillance.
Co-founded in September 2010 by photographer Nick Brandt, conservationist Richard Bonham, and entrepreneur Tom Hill, Big Life was the first organization in East Africa to establish coordinated cross-border anti-poaching operations.
THE RELENTLESS DUST: Taking Action for Amboseli
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It’s been 7 months of severe drought and relentless dust. Livestock and wildlife alike have succumbed to the worsening conditions. We don’t yet know the extent of the impact of the drought on population numbers, but we know it’s extreme.
But today, at long last, we have a reason for hope: the short rains have arrived in some parts of the ecosystem. While this is cause for celebration, if we don’t receive more we will be in continued trouble. The meteorological forecast is mixed, suggesting that the situation could either get better or become more desperate. Only time will tell.
In the meantime, we have not been sitting idly by.
We started by helping the most vulnerable in our community: helping to provide lunches for school children and creating a temporary work program for local Maasai women.
On the wildlife side, we’ve been pumping water and putting out hay and feed pellets in strategic locations to help the wildlife populations most likely to recover survive. And since weakened livestock are easy pickings for predators like lions, we’ve increased our predator compensation threshold for local Maasai herders to help prevent retaliatory lion hunts.
Our rangers have been pushed to the brink. From fighting wildfires to stopping an escalation of bushmeat poaching, they are undertaking some seriously hard work and saving wildlife by the hundreds in the process.
And even though the rains have started to fall, it will be months before the grasses recover. The ramifications of this environmental crisis will be felt for months.
Even more devastating, the drought is happening at a time when inflation has skyrocketed costs. The cost of ranger food rations has increased 55%. Fuel for patrols is up 40%. Predator Compensation Fund payouts are 65% over budget. Unless donations continue to come in the door, Big Life will be forced to make some hard decisions about what we prioritize.
Please help us with a truly life-saving donation today.
Any amount helps, and all donations up to $200,000 through December are being generously matched by Big Life’s global Board members and US staff.
Images from: Axel Fassio, Charlie Hamilton James, Keith Allen, James Lewin, Shawn Mousley, Josh Clay, Alex Grace, Nikki Best, and Jeremy Goss
It’s been 7 months of severe drought and relentless dust. Livestock and wildlife alike have succumbed to the worsening conditions. We don’t yet know the extent of the impact of the drought on population numbers, but we know it’s extreme.
But today, at long last, we have a reason for hope: the short rains have arrived in some parts of the ecosystem. While this is cause for celebration, if we don’t receive more we will be in continued trouble. The meteorological forecast is mixed, suggesting that the situation could either get better or become more desperate. Only time will tell.
In the meantime, we have not been sitting idly by.
We started by helping the most vulnerable in our community: helping to provide lunches for school children and creating a temporary work program for local Maasai women.
On the wildlife side, we’ve been pumping water and putting out hay and feed pellets in strategic locations to help the wildlife populations most likely to recover survive. And since weakened livestock are easy pickings for predators like lions, we’ve increased our predator compensation threshold for local Maasai herders to help prevent retaliatory lion hunts.
Our rangers have been pushed to the brink. From fighting wildfires to stopping an escalation of bushmeat poaching, they are undertaking some seriously hard work and saving wildlife by the hundreds in the process.
And even though the rains have started to fall, it will be months before the grasses recover. The ramifications of this environmental crisis will be felt for months.
Even more devastating, the drought is happening at a time when inflation has skyrocketed costs. The cost of ranger food rations has increased 55%. Fuel for patrols is up 40%. Predator Compensation Fund payouts are 65% over budget. Unless donations continue to come in the door, Big Life will be forced to make some hard decisions about what we prioritize.
Please help us with a truly life-saving donation today.
Any amount helps, and all donations up to $200,000 through December are being generously matched by Big Life’s global Board members and US staff.
Images from: Axel Fassio, Charlie Hamilton James, Keith Allen, James Lewin, Shawn Mousley, Josh Clay, Alex Grace, Nikki Best, and Jeremy Goss
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Thank you for everything you do! ❤️
Wildlife are in dramatic danger because of human overcrowd and greed 😢
Please donate to this amazing organization. Wildlife needs protection and advocacy more than ever
If you're looking for an organization that you want to help these guys are the real deal. Thank you for fighting the good fight the world is with you.
Beautiful. Big stadiums are not needed for competitions!
They will soon join the world olympics Big thanks to the organizer
God bless you Richard Bonham! Please don't stop! You are making a huge difference! I will fight and help to support you in your endeavors!
Awesome! That vertical high jumping is so cool. Amazing. It is heartwarming to see such a closely knit community!
shared!
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wow very nyc,may god bless our tribe
Big Life is my favorite charity. The work being done here is phenomenal.
Amazign success rates! 90% is huge. Thank you for all you do!
Fortunately, there are still people of good will. Wonderful work.
Where are the billionaires like Bill Gates while this is going on?
Dancestar TV Dont buy ivory nor any wildlife products.Support conservation organizations,like Big Life Foundation and visit Africa.
What a tragedy, what can I say except support this.
I have been thinking about this for a while and may be ignorant. If poachers are going for the tusks why cant we as conservators drug them and cut the tusks? It may not be a great answer but at least they may be left alone.
John Bowyer Tusks are embedded into the skull and to cut the tusks would not deter a poacher.Kill the demand for ivory-no demand=no poaching
What really brings home the importance of this project is not the images of elephants and rhinos who have had their faces literally sawn of by chainsaw. It is something far more horrifying ... It's the fact that 10% of the african elephant population is killed EACH year.
Breaks my heart to watch, will though be working with families in Nick Brandts exhibition On this earth a shadow falls this saturday and hopefully bring awareness and hope to visitors....
Great stuff Big Life - not just the problem but part of the solution too.
puh puh that´s heavy stuff... thanks for your work and go on please...
Thank you for all the great work you do for the animals! Suzanna Wildebac
Awesome job guys, Keep up the good work! Could you do a small favour and keep an eye out for Kony whilst your out their? Really appreciate it.
Sad, very very sad. But it's not too late to do something - We NEED to remember: All it takes for evil to succeed, is for good people to do nothing!!
It's so hard to watch what our species is doing to wipe out another in the name of money. Thank you for all you are doing to counteract these atrocities. Hopefully, other countries will follow your lead in this fight. Keep up the good work and again, thank you.
donated. we won't last long enough as a species to get off this rock.
Thanks for your belief in the animals and our humanity.
This is hard to watch but I did to spread the word in the hopes we can stop this horrific behavior.
My heart aches and yet I am hopeful that the work you do will prevail and the battle will be won. I am grateful for what you are doing and will do what I can to support your efforts. Keep fighting and know that I am grateful.
Well Done on the fantastic work!! Pity it is a tragic video though... keep up the great work!!
Fucking heartbreaking.
Amazing and tragic. Such beautiful work. Makes me question spending so much time shooting rockstars. Keep the fight Nick!
Thank you Nick and Richard! We all can't thank you enough...Kristin
Thanks for doing what you're doing. My heart is broken but my hopes are high that we can do somehting to mitigate it.