Since our creation in October 2014...
£67,667 Raised by 31/012/2
£50,460 donated by 31/12/22
£6,130 expenses by 31/12/22
this is the amount sent to wildlife centres to support specific projects: 7 primate rescues and releases; a new orphan facility for rescued baby orangutans; habitat maintenance project for the Iberian Lynx; medical costs for the Sumatran Slow Loris; training of next generation of Bornean orangutans' conservationists; protection, care and rehabilitation for Sumatran elephants, collar for elephants in danger due to human/conflict issue, and beehives to resolve another elephant/human conflict in Tanzania. 100% of the funds raised for those projects were sent to the beneficiaries. General fundraising helped with the small expenses i.e 9% of the amount raised since 2014 for website hosting, merchandise purchase and sending costs.
11 species
supported to safely live wild and free through grant making to rehabilitation centres and organisations identified to date as "best practice" for the species they successfully rehabilitate and reintroduce or brought back from steep decline.
Awareness, Education & Fundraising
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Presentation at St Joseph’s Primary school in London to 60 children about wild versus domestic animals, introduction on how African wild animals are adapted to their habitat and participation to a live safari where children asked questions directly to the driver during a safari, February 2015.
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“An evening about Baboons”, presentation of African primate rehabilitation with fundraising activities for the release of a Chacma baboon troop, audience ~ 30 people, Central London, February 2015
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TEDx talk from Founder Geraldine Morelli increasing exposure for the charity, November 2015
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Wild & Free presentation and fundraising event at Askham Bryan College, audience ~90 people, York, April 2016.
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Presentation on wildlife conservation, our work and the impact of each individual on wildlife and nature to 70 ecology students with wildlife virtual reality experience at Myerscough College in Preston, November 2016
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Berkshire College for Agriculture, March 2018.
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Godefroy de Bouillon in France, June 2019
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Myerscough College in Preston, June 2019
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Explorer Travel conference, October 2019
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Fundraising event 'A love for Africa' and launch of 'Saving Salma' campaign in London, November 2019
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Sharda University, India, October 2020
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Presentation on wildlife conservation and our current project at Explorer Travel conference, October 2020
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Article on Pangolin conservation and Wild&Free involvement for Creatives for Conservation, January 2021
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Interview for Sia Mondo (Travel agency), March 2021
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Article on Travel Weekly, January 2021
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Runner up for Intrepid Travel Woman Inspiration, March 2021
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Beyond our fears interview, french independant online tv, February 2023
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Harpreet's wildlife podcast, October 2023
Projects funding summary
AFeWis, Tanzania
Species: African Savanna elephant
Funds raised and sent: £7604
Funds used for:
- 100 beehives installed on the borders of Arusha National Park and a village.
- 15 beehives installed on the borders of Lake Manyara National Park and a village.
LiWiSa, Liberia
Species: Pangolin and primates
Funds raised and sent: £3790
Funds used for:
- Feeding over 100 animals at the rehabilitation during Covid-19 hardest months including the endangered pangolin.
Leuser Conversation Forum, Sumatra
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Species: Sumatran elephant
Funds raised and sent: £7087
Funds used for:
- The care and rehabilitation of rescued baby elephant Salma, staff work, veterinary costs.
Indonesian Species Conservation Program, Sumatra
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Species: Sumatran Slow Loris
Funds raised and sent: £1626
Funds used for:
- Medical equipments for rescued Slow Loris to perform health check and treatment on site.
Centre for Orangutan Protection, Borneo
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Species: Bornean orangutans
Survival rate: 92%
Funds raised and sent: £3512
Funds used for:
- Release of 2 orangutans back to the wild: Untung and Unyil (£2648)
- Contribution to COP Batch 10 program: training dedicated for the net generation of conservationists in the country (£864)
Save Vietnam's Wildlife, Vietnam
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Species: Sunda Pangolins
Leader in pangolin conservation
Funds raised and sent: £1250
Funds used for:
- performing health check prior to release
Wildtracks, Belize
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Species: Yucatan Black Howler Monkeys and Spider monkeys
Survival rate: 95% for howlers, not assessed yet for Spider monkeys
Funds raised and sent: £12,371
Funds used for:
- 3 releases of Yucatan Black Howler monkeys troops (£1,864 - 81% funded)
- Primates Rehabilitation (£6007 - from private donors)
- Release enclosures for Spider monkey release (£4,500 - 100% target)
Nyaru Menteng (BOSF), Borneo
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Species: Bornean orangutans
Survival rate: 92%
Funds raised and sent: £1,508
Funds used for:
- New baby house for increasing number of orphaned orangutans.
Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN), Portugal
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This is a different project as Wild & Free supported LPN to support the habitat of the endangered Iberian Lynx (the most endangered feline species) and Black vultures’ restoration and maintenance.
Species: Iberian Lynx (flagship species)
Survival rate: N/A
Funds raised and sent: £1,238
Funds used for:
- maintenance and monitoring of restored habitat (fences, camera traps)
Riverside Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (RWRC), South Africa
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Species: Vervet Monkeys and Chacma baboons
Survival rate: 98%
Funds raised and sent: £7,863
Funds used for:
- Release of aVervet Monkeys troop (£4,425 - 100% funded)
- Release of a 100+ Chacma baboon troop (£3,300 - 20% contribution)
Note: releases due in 2017 or when the release site meets the dietary requirements currently affected by the drought.
- 8 microchips for new monkey residents (£138)
Umoya Khulula Wildlife Centre, South Africa
Species: Various Aouth African wild animals
Funds raised and sent: £380
Funds used for:
- genera kick off fundraising at the creation of this new rehabilitation for animal food and equipment for the centre
Blue Sky Society, South Africa
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Species: African Elephants
Funds raised and sent: £340
Funds used for:
- Participation to collaring a female elephant in danger of conflicts with humans in a non protected area of South Africa, in Phalaborwa mines.
