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Rewilding the Great Cypress Swamp

Rewilding the Great Cypress Swamp

Together with Delaware Wild Lands, we’ve planted 44,000 native trees in the Great Cypress Swamp–helping develop reforestation methods with regional and global significance.

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How the Elephant Trees Project Restores Forests in Cambodia

How the Elephant Trees Project Restores Forests in Cambodia

In 2019, Wild Earth Allies began Cambodia’s first study of the Asian elephant diet in wild populations. After three years of research in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, we launched the Elephant Trees project, a novel tree-planting method focused on the trees Asian elephants eat.

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Reflecting on Decades of Community-Based Conservation

Reflecting on Decades of Community-Based Conservation

In April 2024, Wild Earth Allies welcomed colleagues from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to the U.S. Our long-standing collaborations with Augustin K. Basabose, Ph.D., Michael Baraka, Eugène Rutagarama, and Joelle Rutagarama reflect decades of gorilla conservation work.

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2024 Progress Report: Growing Our Global Impact, Together

2024 Progress Report: Growing Our Global Impact, Together

Together with our teams and partners, Wild Earth Allies is deepening our work in key land and seascapes—4 million acres and counting—and expanding to new field sites where the opportunity for meaningful change for wildlife and local communities is greatest.

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First Confirmation of Endangered Banteng in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

First Confirmation of Endangered Banteng in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

Wild Earth Allies is thrilled to share the first confirmed sighting of endangered banteng in the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary of western Cambodia. While documented reports of footprints, dung, and sightings exist, recent camera trap footage filmed by our team offers the first undeniable evidence of banteng presence in the area.

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Community-Based Blue Monkey Conservation on Idjwi Island

Community-Based Blue Monkey Conservation on Idjwi Island

Idjwi Island is a rich ecosystem in Lake Kivu and part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Widespread deforestation on the island in the 1990s devastated local wildlife populations, including a rare sub-species of blue monkey. For many years, conservationists believed the sub-species was extinct until Wild Earth Allies’ partner Dr. Augustin K. Basabose rediscovered blue monkeys on Idjwi.

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