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Donate to Wildlife Rescue from the UK

UK donor guide for wildlife rescue abroad — pangolins, tigers, gorillas, orangutans, rhinos and anti-trafficking through WARN partner grants across 17 countries.

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Wildlife rescue abroad funded by UK donors through WARN partner grants

In brief

UK donors can donate to wildlife rescue abroad through WARN — choose a species appeal at appeals for pangolins, tigers, gorillas, orangutans, rhinos, lions or elephants, or give generally at donate for WARN to fund partner-led rescue across its 17-country network.

17

Partner-network countries

80%

Programme funding target

GBP

UK checkout

Multiple

Species appeals

Guide 1

Wildlife Rescue Programmes UK Donors Can Fund

Pangolin triage in Malaysia, tiger anti-poaching in Indonesia, gorilla snare removal in Uganda, orangutan forest school in Borneo, rhino orphan care in South Africa and parrot soft release in Colombia — all partner-led through WARN appeals at appeals.

Guide 2

How to Donate from the UK

Pay in GBP at donate or choose a species-specific appeal. Set up monthly giving at monthly giving or symbolic adoption at symbolic adoption from £5/month. Every gift is receipted by email.

Guide 3

Anti-Trafficking and Seizure Response

Wildlife rescue includes post-seizure triage when customs intercepts pangolins, parrots or big-cat parts. Partner grants fund quarantine, veterinary assessment and release monitoring — see stop wildlife trafficking donation.

Guide 4

Habitat Protection Links Rescue Together

Forest corridor protection through habitats appeal reduces displacement that drives orangutan, tiger and jaguar rescue need. Habitat and species appeals complement each other across Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Colombia.

Guide 5

Honest Scope — Partner-Led, Not WARN-Run

WARN does not operate its own wildlife sanctuaries. It makes grants to established partners with local expertise, community trust and accountable spend reporting across the 17-country network.

Guide 6

Gift Aid for UK Wildlife Donors

WARN is a registered UK Community Interest Company (Company no. 17298990) and is not a charity, so it cannot claim Gift Aid. The donation case is transparent partner-led welfare where support reaches practical field needs. The case for wildlife giving is transparent partner-led delivery — not tax relief.

Guide 7

Wildlife Rescue Programmes in the Network

From pangolin triage in Malaysia to gorilla snare removal in Uganda and tiger anti-poaching in Indonesia — WARN wildlife rescue spans multiple appeals at appeals with partner-led delivery across 17 countries.

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Wildlife guide

Orangutan

Orangutans are Critically Endangered great apes found only in Borneo and Sumatra; all three species — Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli — face extinction driven mainly by habitat loss from palm oil and logging, plus the illegal pet trade.

Wildlife guide

Pangolin

Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked wild mammals; all eight species are threatened by illegal trade in their keratin scales, used in traditional medicine across Asia, with the Chinese and Sunda pangolins now Critically Endangered.

Wildlife guide

Tiger

A tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species, a striped, solitary carnivore native to Asia; the Sumatran tiger of Indonesia and the Malayan tiger of Malaysia are two of the most endangered surviving populations, both listed as Critically Endangered.

Wildlife guide

Gorilla

A gorilla is the largest living primate, a ground-dwelling, mostly plant-eating great ape native to the forests of equatorial Africa. There are two Critically Endangered species — the Western and Eastern gorilla — and gorillas share roughly 98% of their DNA with humans.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, home to Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Javan and Sumatran rhinos, the Komodo dragon and the sun bear; its wildlife is under sustained pressure from palm-oil and pulpwood deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and one of the world's largest contributions to marine plastic.

Country programme

Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian range state for Bornean orangutans (Sabah), sun bears, Sunda pangolins, clouded leopards and the Malayan tiger; it is a top-tier transit country for trafficked wildlife, with Kuala Lumpur's airports and the Port Klang container hub repeatedly identified by UNODC as wildlife-crime chokepoints.

Country programme

Kenya

Kenya is an East African country where WARN's planned work focuses on snare-removal patrols and rapid-response veterinary darting in the Tsavo and Maasai Mara ecosystems, sea-turtle triage on the Indian Ocean coast, and supporting partner work on lion, elephant, rhino, cheetah and African wild dog welfare.

Country programme

South Africa

South Africa holds the world's largest populations of white and black rhinos, plus African elephants, lions, cheetahs, African wild dogs and pangolins; it is the epicentre of rhino-horn poaching and also has a large captive-predator industry that creates significant welfare problems.

Country programme

Uganda

Uganda is an East African country in the Albertine Rift where WARN's planned work funds partner-led mountain-gorilla veterinary response, snare removal, humane human-wildlife conflict mitigation and care for confiscated wildlife — not WARN-run facilities or tourism operations.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

IUCN Red List

Population and threat status for flagship species funded through WARN appeals.

WARN appeals index

Species and habitat programmes at appeals.

CITES

International trade controls for trafficked wildlife species.

Donate to Wildlife Rescue from the UK: Frequently Asked Questions

Can UK donors fund wildlife rescue abroad?
Yes — appeals lists species programmes; donate accepts general wildlife giving across 17 countries.
Which wildlife appeals does WARN offer?
Elephants, tigers, orangutans, pangolins, gorillas, lions, rhinos, parrots, jaguars, moon bears, slow lorises, sea turtles and habitats.
Is wildlife donation Gift Aid eligible?
No. WARN is a registered global not-for-profit and cannot claim Gift Aid
Can I donate monthly to wildlife rescue?
Yes — monthly giving or symbolic adoption at symbolic adoption from £5/month.
Does WARN run wildlife sanctuaries?
No. WARN grants to established partners — field operations remain partner-led.
How do I fund anti-trafficking work?
Donate to pangolin appeal, parrot appeal or give generally at donate. See stop wildlife trafficking donation.
Can I adopt a wild animal from the UK?
Symbolic adoption at symbolic adoption — tiger, orangutan, pangolin, macaw, elephant, sea turtle, dog and cat from £5/month.
Where does UK wildlife donation go?
Partner grants in Indonesia, Malaysia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, Colombia and other network countries.
Can UK donors fund wildlife rescue abroad?
Yes — choose a species appeal at appeals or give generally at donate for WARN to allocate to greatest wildlife need.

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