Conservation

Comedy Wildlife was born from the need for a wildlife photography competition that was light-hearted, unpretentious and importantly, could make a difference to animals and our natural world.  Its founders realised that laughter was a uniquely effective tool to engage audiences of all ages and cultures with images of creatures they may never be able to see for themselves – and that the world could lose forever.

What do we do?

Each year we support and donate 10% of our total net revenue to our charity partner Whitley Fund for Nature 

This is a UK Charity that supports conservation leaders working in their home countries across the Global South.  For over 30 years it has channelled £23 million to more than 220 conservationists in 80 countries.  

Comedy Wildlife revenue has specifically been channelled to help support conservationists funded by the NextGen program.  This is an exciting and dynamic program with two main goals: the first to build a community of young people who are passionate about conservation; and the second is to channel the energy and enthusiasm of young people into raising funds for the grassroots initiatives of Whitley Award Winners around the world.  

Jeanne Tarrant is the latest conservation pioneer whose work has received continuation funding via the Next Gen initiative. Amphibians may be small, but they play a massive role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. In southern Africa, one in five amphibian species faces the risk of extinction, threatened by habitat loss and climate change. Thanks to NextGen’s support through Continuation Funding, Dr. Jeanne Tarrant is tackling this urgent crisis head-on. 

As a leading amphibian conservationist and regional chair of the Amphibian Specialist Group, Jeanne has already made significant strides in frog conservation across South Africa. Her work has led to habitat protection measures, improved management of critical wetland areas, and even the discovery of new frog populations. With the establishment of her non-profit, Anura Africa, she is scaling up her impact to ensure the survival of some of Africa’s most threatened amphibians. 

If you want to find out more about this marvellous charity, the brilliant conservation projects and champions that they are supporting, then please do check them out.  We think they are utterly fabulous and remember that by engaging with our competition, either by entering your photographs & videos, buying our products, following us on social, telling your mates about us or sharing our content online, you are directly helping our planet and the dedicated conservationists that strive to save wildlife . Together, we can educate and enlighten a global audience.  Come join us!

If you would like to donate directly to this amazing conservation charity, and every little penny counts, then click the button below and you will magically go straight through to the all important donation page. 

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