Tusk Trust

Tusk Trust is a UK conservation charity, founded in 1990, that channels funding and support to African-led organisations protecting wildlife and the habitats and communities that depend on it.

Across Africa, wildlife and wild places are under pressure as never before. Habitats are being cleared, the illegal wildlife trade continues to drain populations of elephants, rhinos and countless other species, and people and animals increasingly come into conflict as land grows scarce. Tusk works from a simple conviction: lasting conservation only holds when healthy ecosystems and thriving communities advance together.

Rather than running projects itself, Tusk acts as a partner and funder. It seeks out grassroots organisations already doing the work on the ground, then provides the money, profile and long-term backing they need to grow. The guiding belief is that local expertise and traditional knowledge are best placed to meet the threats facing the continent, so Tusk's role is to amplify African leadership rather than direct it.