Exciting News!
Look at what you helped us do . . .
Our fundraising efforts lately have been focused on helping to save the critically endangered pangolin — the most trafficked mammal in the world. Every year approximately 100,000 pangolins are poached from the wild to supply the illegal trade in their scales, which are used for traditional medicine.
In 2019 we held a fundraising dinner ‘Party for Pangolins’ to secure funds for the purchase of a vehicle for our partners Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, to assist them in the rescue and release of pangolins.
They had been transporting the pangolins in an old bus, when it wasn’t being used for carrying people — balancing the crates on the seats, which would then get drenched in urine, leaving a trail of fear pheromones for the poor creatures that would be rescued next.
The old bus the rescue pangolins used to be transported in.
We wanted to buy them an air conditioned vehicle solely for the use of transporting the pangolins, with shelving for the secure and safe carrying of rescue crates, that could be washed down after each use — that would minimise the stress on the pangolins and get them to the rehabilitation centre faster.
However, before we could purchase the rescue vehicle the global pandemic struck and international borders were closed.
But after much frustration, we finally bring you fantastic news . . . we have now purchased the rescue vehicle, fitted it with air conditioning and shelving and delivered it to Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. This feat was pulled off by our wonderful supporter and friend Scott Marshall and his son Sang. Thank you so much Scott and Sang.
The new van was purchased in Hanoi.
We had shelves especially made, so the new pangolin carrying crates (which we are also buying) can be transported securely
The shelves are in. Next air conditioning had to be installed.
Once the van was ready, it was time for the long drive to Save Vietnam’s Wildlife’s head quarters in Ninh Binh
The exciting moment of handover!
And of course none of this would have been possible without the generous support of all of you — our supporters, who attended our fundraising dinner or made other donations to our pangolin programme.
Thank you
Your support has made a real, genuine difference to the survival of the pangolin.
Our fundraising efforts for the pangolin are not over. The pangolins still need help to provide the essential care — food, veterinary equipment, repairs to enclosures, whilst they are at the Rescue Centre, so that they can be rehabilitated and released back into the wild.
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Thank you so much for your help. You are making a real difference!
