TOPIC: ANIMALS & WILDLIFE (45)
Worldwide Veterinary Service
https://wvs.org.ukWVS (Worldwide Veterinary Service) is an animal welfare charity that helps animals in places where no one else will. From disaster emergency response, international veterinary training to community education programmes, we send teams, equipment and medicine to help animals who have no one else.
Blue Sky Wildlife
http://www.blueskywildlife.comBlue Sky Wildlife is a new collection of established and award winning tour operators and companies offering unique ecotourism and wildlife experiences from around the world. Blue Sky Wildlife is committed to sustainable ecotourism and to conservation. Blue Sky Wildlife is also recognised as a Birdlife Species Champion supporting the Birdlife International Preventing Extinctions programme.
The Dog Cafe
http://www.thedogcafela.comThe Dog Cafe’s mission is to revolutionize dog adoption by reinventing the way people connect with rescues who need homes. The Dog Cafe offers a comfortable and fun space for humans and dogs to hang out with each other, away from overcrowded shelters, which can provoke fear and aggression in perfectly adoptable pups. In addition to helping worthy pups find homes, we also offer the opportunity for people unable to have pets of their own to spend quality time with furry friends (and vice versa) without the commitment of adoption.
Silent Heroes
http://www.thesilentheroes.orgSilent Heroes is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing both animal and human health in Africa and protecting and conserving its wildlife and endangered species. We acquire and distribute crucial supplies such as medicines to veterinarians and conservationists in Africa, provide equipment and training to park rangers and conservationists working in the continent’s parks and preserves, and conduct research and educate others on the prevention of disease transmission between domestic animals, wildlife and humans.
Otra Mas
http://www.otramas.netOtra Mas rescues horses from euthanasia, rehabilitates them and gives them a second chance at a new life. Retrained to be therapy horses, these majestic animals participate in therapeutic exercises that help people heal in a way only the powerful bond between a horse and a human can.
Surf Dog Ricochet
http://www.surfdogricochet.comSurf Dog Ricochet is a world famous, award-winning surf dog who surfs for fun, wins surf dog contests, and, most importantly, surfs with purpose! She's the only SURFice dog® on the planet who provides therapeutic assistance while creating unique surfing experiences that empower kids with special needs, people with disabilities, wounded warriors and veterans with PTSD.
African Conservation Experience
https://www.conservationafrica.netAfrican Conservation Experience (ACE) organise placements at wildlife conservation projects in southern Africa. Conservation travellers can join the projects for a duration of 2-12 weeks and participate actively in a project of their choice. Projects range in focus from animal care at wildlife rehabilitation centres to wildlife veterinary work, field research, reserve management or marine conservation. ACE have been operating since 1999 and are one of the most experiences specialists for wildlife conservation in Africa. Projects are fully supported and available year round.
AllPaws
https://www.allpaws.comAllPaws.com presents a fresh and modern approach to pet adoption that combines the latest in technology, functionality and search. AllPaws takes online pet listing in a new and exciting direction by offering an online dating style interface complete with advanced search tools, robust pet profiles, a deep social integration, direct messaging and match alerts via email, along with a host of other user friendly tools and features.
Be Pawsitive
http://bepawsitive.comOur treats do more than reward you dog. They also help bring happiness to dogs in need of a little extra love. Each treat box provides treats for dogs in animal shelters across the country who are still waiting for new homes. Sign up and receive a treat box every month with a new flavor of our amazing oven baked dog biscuits.
Blue Marine Foundation
http://www.bluemarinefoundation.comBLUE exists to fix the largest solvable problem on the planet - the crisis in the oceans.
The Israeli Primate Sanctuary Foundation (IPSF)
http://ipsf.org.il/?section=51&item=117The Israeli Primate Sanctuary Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to rehabilitate monkeys in need. This includes monkeys who have been retired from the laboratory, those who have been illegally smuggled into the country and any other monkey in need.
This process is carried out in our sanctuary, which was started in 1996 and has so far received over 250 monkeys. More are referred for rehabilitation all the time. The sanctuary is recognized by the Israeli Animal Protection Law.
Open Source Beehives
http://www.opensourcebeehives.netThe Open Source Beehives project is a collaborative response to the threat faced by bee populations in industrialised nations around the world. The project proposes to design hives that can support bee colonies in a sustainable way, to monitor and track the health and behaviour of a colony as it develops. Each hive contains an open source sensory kit, The Smart Citizen Kit (SCK), which can transmit to an open data platform.
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.comThe National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.
Nature Iraq
http://www.natureiraq.orgNature Iraq is an Iraqi non-governmental organization registered in Iraq, accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Iraq’s first and only Affiliate to Birdlife International, and the only Middle Eastern member of the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Nature Iraq was created to protect, restore, and preserve Iraq’s natural environment and the rich cultural heritage that it nourishes.
Paro
http://www.parorobots.comPARO is an advanced interactive robot developed by AIST, a leading Japanese industrial automation pioneer. It allows the documented benefits of animal therapy to be administered to patients in environments such as hospitals and extended care facilities where live animals present treatment or logistical difficulties.
