Wildweb

12/01/2019

Faced with habitat loss, Martens are a great example of a species that is able to adapt in order to survive.

Naturally they inhabit forests, but when destroyed and replaced by human settlements they are able to move their dens into barns, attics and even cars.

With habitat loss on the rise, we can only hope that more species will be able to adapt like the Marten in order to survive in a human dominated world.

08/12/2018

Ordinarily Seahorses pair for life, but pictured here one clings intimately to a piece of human garbage instead.

Hopefully this image helps to open some eyes about the state of our oceans today.

Photography by Justin Hofman

23/11/2018

Update: Hi everyone, its been a long time since we have been active on facebook, so we thought it would be worth giving you all an update about our inactivity and some recent developments.

We launched thewildweb.org back in 2014 as a network to connect people directly with important wildlife conservation projects around the world. This made international volunteering more accessible for everyone, saving them from having to pay expensive 'volunteer fees' to middleman volunteer organisations. However to keep our heads above water and to fund the creation and management of our website, we needed to charge a small fee for members to join our network and to contact our projects.

Once the network was established we then left it to organically grow, which reduced our costs but also meant that we didn't have the man power to continue being active on social media etc. Today there are almost 100 projects on the network and since 2014 we have sent over a thousand volunteers to more than 35 countries. However we feel that our impact would be even greater if we didn't charge our members this small fee.

Therefore we have made the decision to make thewildweb.org completely open and free of charge for anyone to use. You will now easily be able to find the direct contact details for any of the projects on our network. We hope that this will encourage more people to volunteer abroad and make a difference!

We are also currently working on another initiative to bring additional financial support to our projects, which we will announce more about in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your continued support!

- The Wildweb Team

28/01/2015

An insightful article by the Guardian for the eco-concious travellers out there!

http://bit.ly/1BdLkiK

Planning a getaway? Keep these green travel tips in mind.

06/01/2015

A Great Crested Grebe protecting four of her hatchlings :)

Picture taken by Mirjam Pouw

05/01/2015

Recently we heard back from one of our volunteers who decided to spend their Christmas at one of our Turtle Conservation projects on an island in Zanzibar!

Check out what Matthew had to say about his experience:

http://bit.ly/1BA6ir0

This week we heard back from one of our volunteers who spent their Christmas volunteering with Turtles at one of our projects on an island in Zanzibar! Check out what Matthew had to say about the...

22/12/2014

A really hard hitting and informative article written for us by Kyra Laughlin. Explaining the 'dark side' of Elephant tourism particularly in South East Asia.

This further highlights the reasons why we only work with ethical volunteer projects and why you should be cautious when offered any kind of experience with wild animals.

http://bit.ly/1AYdlJQ

With their floppy ears, dangling trunks, and soulful eyes, one’s heart can’t help but melt at the sight of a baby Asian elephant. While watching a young elephant play, it becomes clear that they...

21/12/2014

A monkey saved the life of another monkey who fell unconscious after being electrocuted in India's northern city of Kanpur on Saturday.

20/12/2014

Amazing picture of two Male Ostriches protecting chicks in Chobe National Park (South Africa). Although we dont know if they are brothers, or which one (if any) is the father.

Does anyone know if its common for Male Ostriches to care for their offspring?

Photograph taken by Art Wolfe.

10/12/2014

08/12/2014

This Picture won the young wildlife photographer of the year competition in 2013. 14 year old Udayan Rao Pawar captured an amazing moment in India of a Gavial Crocodile carrying her young.