Wild Wonderful World Conservation 2024 Annual Report : simplebooklet.com

Welcome to our third annual Wild Wonderful World Conservation Report, we are thrilled toshare our project highlights of 2024 with you. The year saw a fantastic 65% growth indonations, with operations spanning four countries and five protected areas. We contributedUSD 47,856.63 to conservation in 2024, with thanks to our incredible donors & safaritravellers. It is our goal for 2025 to double our impact and we are excited to expand our operationstoward new frontiers and causes. As in 2023, our 2024 donations and spending was largely dominated by frontier projectoperations. We returned to Iona National Park in Angola where an additional 19 animalswere fitted with GPS tracking collars to better understand the movement of game in thisbudding new park. In a historic milestone for Angola, two cheetah were the first to becollared, together with what is likely the country’s first brown hyena. Interestingly, the vetsobserved a notable environmental adaptation where the cheetahs in this arid landscapeappear to have smaller body sizes compared to their counterparts from Namibia and SouthAfrica.Another big project for the year was part-funding the unprecedented rhino dehorningoperation in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), where 900+ rhinos were dehorned for the firsttime in the parks history. 2023 statistics showed that of the 499 rhino's poached in SouthAfrica in 2023, 63% of these were poached in HiP, so the operation was critical tosafeguarding the population. Our Rapid Respond Fund was kept busy in 2024, with emergency funds allowing for 29animals to be saved from deadly snares. Sadly 3 animals (2 elephants and a buffalo)succumbed to their injuries, demonstrating how vitally important it is to respond as quickly aspossible to wildlife in need. Interestingly, 2 porcupines were operated on this year, havingfound themselves in prickly situations. Looking ahead to 2025, we aim to double our impact, branching out into new frontiers withpioneering projects in Senegal & Cameroon. We also plan to make significant increases toour flying for conservation pillar, with a focus on supporting helicopter hours for anti-poaching efforts. We could not have achieved all this without our supporters, so from all of us we want tothank you for continuing to believe in our mission.Sincerely,Michelle, Evelyn, Grant and Jonty1© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportA WORD FROM OUR TEAM

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Wild Wonderful World Conservation empowers conservation projects with funding and theresources they need to keep our wild spaces thriving. We enable experts on the ground todo what they do best, collaborating with like-minded organisations and working together toconserve wildlife for future generations. Our goal is to restore, protect and enhance wilderness areas and the species within them,taking direct action to help animals in need and funding longer term projects that arepioneering solutions to help conserve wildlife into the future.Wild Wonderful World Conservation runs on a dedicated volunteer basis, and 100% ofdonations are allocated to conservation projects and teams on the ground. Our passionateteam of directors have a collective 30+ years of expertise as field guides, safari experts, anda wildlife helicopter pilot. All administrative expenses and overheads are covered by our sister safari company; WildWonderful World Safaris. The challenges facing wildlife are varied and complicated. We choose to adopt a multi-faceted approach based on three core pillars that address the short, medium and long termchallenges of wildlife conservation:Rapid Response Fund1.Frontier Projects2.Flying for Conservation3.3WHAT WE DO© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual Report

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Providing aerial support and aviation-focused funding, improving theaccessibility of helicopters and light aircraftfor use in wildlife operations as keyconservation tools.Assisting with helicopter costsassociated with veterinary gamemanagement workFlying for "eyes in the sky" anti-poaching support, including nightvision google systemsAnti poaching patrols & deploymentsWildlife monitoring & game counts3. FLYING FOR CONSERVATION6A helicopter prepares for landing after darting arhino for a dehorning operation.Photo: Kayla Zoon

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2024 HIGHLIGHTS7© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportAngolaSOUTH AFRICAFundraising goals exceeded for most FrontierProjects, including funding for multipleendangered species rescue & researchprojects, collaring operations, anti-poachingand emergency response IONA NPContinued support of collaringoperations of different antelopespecies, zebra, cheetah and brown hyena to support habitatutilisation, home range and landscape use research, to inform reserve managementplans & development11wild dog collaredPantanal,BrazilPANTANALDonation supporting the JaguarID Project in their work of documenting and studying jaguar ecology in the NorthernPantanal region of Porto JofreJ a g u a r p r o j e c ts u p p o r t e dSouth Africa22a n i m a l s c o l l a r e dZimbabweGONAREZHOU NPFunded GPS tracking collar for 1wild dog pack in human-wildlifeconflict hotspotYEAR IN REVIEW2024RAPID RE SPONSE FUND$7,542FRONTIER PROJECTS$38,081FLYING FO R CONSERVATI ON$2,234$47,857 CO N TR I B U T E D T O C O N S E RV A TI O N

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Page 7 of 178900+r h i n o d e h o r n e d i ne n t i r e o p e r a t i o n1239624615r h i n o d e h o r n e dwild dog collaredh y e n a c o l l a r e dhornbill nests fundedf r o n t i e r p r o j e c t spangolin tags fundedanimals desnaredflying hours fundedelephant collaredUSAIn April 2024, WildWonderful World became a501(c)(3) registered charityin the United StatesHluhluwe-iMfolozi ParkContributed to veterinary costs for thefirst ever dehorning of the entire park’spopulation of black and white rhinoKruger National ParkOngoing funding of established research, veterinary and rescue programmesacross the Greater Kruger Region. Species protected include southern groundhornbill, Temminck’s ground pangolin, wild dog, elephant, buffalo, spottedhyena, rhino, warthog, porcupine and a host of other general plains game. Themajority of funding was allocated to GPS tracking collaring of elephant, wild dogand hyena, as well as rescue and rehabilitation of endangered species such aspangolin. We were able to continue funding of all projects supported in previousyears, as well as new research projects.0 10000 20000 30000 40000Frontier ProjectsRapid ResponseFlying for Conservation34231380815119754278192234Total funded in USD 2023 vs 2024

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The APNR Southern Ground Hornbill Project was one of the very first organisations that wesupported through our Frontier Projects & we are proud to still support them today. The Southern Ground Hornbill is a keystone species that contributes to ecological successionprocesses. Because of their large spatial requirements, any successful conservation action hasripple effect on all other savanna and grassland species.Due to habitat loss, Ground Hornbill nesting success rates have declined significantly. TheAPNR Ground Hornbill Project has significantly reversed this decline, by installing andmonitoring artificial nests and the few remaining natural nesting sites in their area ofoperation. Today, the project actively monitors 36 known nesting sites within the APNR (5natural; 31 artificial). Since the project began in 2000, a total of 173 Ground-Hornbill chickshave successfully fledged from nests in the APNR. Remarkably, 143 (!) of these chicksoriginated from artificial nests installed by the project.In 2024, we achieved our fundraising goal of $25,300 for the 2024-2025 breedingseason and were able to support Kyle & Carrie in their work by providing funding for newnests, the purchase and deployment of tracking devices and data, research laptop andaccommodation rental for their field assistent. SOUTHERN GROUND HORNBILLOUR SIXTH YEAR SUPPORTING 9© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportBelow: Grant & Jonty assisting the research team to install a new nest box.SUPPORT project

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In the past year, two sets of Wild Wonderful World travellers collared two hyena and saved onehyena from a double snare! Both collared hyenas had scars from recent snare injuries.Hyena and African Wild Dogs are amongst the most snared wildlife we see today. They regularlymove in and out of reserves and are considered an indicator species for high snaring zones.We’ve partnered with local organisations in the Greater Kruger Region to collar these species, tohelp reserve management identify high-risk snaring areas and create risk maps. Reserve managersuse the tracking data to determine common entry and exit points through reserve fencing, as wellas den sites and large feeding events (which may be poaching indications). In May 2024, thissystem enabled veterinary response to a Wild Dog pack with four (!) individuals caught in snares! We also contribute to predator collarings outside of the Greater Kruger, for instance in Zimbabweto prevent human-wildlife conflict in Wild Dog packs moving through open systems. Collarings like these are one of our most important tools to proactively fight snaring, compared toonly responding to emergency situations of already snared animals. A single collaring costs closeto R55k or USD3,100. This includes a drop-off mechanism hyena collar (the collar will drop off onits own at the end of the battery life for easy retrieval), 24 months satellite data, and veterinary callout fees and drug costs. USD3,100 will protect a whole clan of hyena (which can have up to 100 individuals). Click if youwould like to donate a collar to support predator monitoring work.PREDATOR TRACKING TO IDENTIFY SNARING HOTSPOTSPREDATOR COLLARINGS12Photo: Wild Wonderful World$9,110 funded 2024COLLARa hyena

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During one of our overlanding expeditions, our travellers participated in the collaring of Mantsena, anelephant bull who roams between the Kruger National Park and the neighbouring community lands.His tracking data contributes to Elephant Alive’s human-wildlife conflict prevention program. With over2 million data points and 200 elephant collarings, Elephants Alive tracks elephant movements acrossnational boundaries uncovering new migratory corridors connecting protected areas in South Africa,Mozambique, Eswatini and Zimbabwe. The data is used to safeguard these pathways and informevidence-based mitigation strategies to reduce human-elephant conflict in rural communities situatedalong the corridors. As elephants that travel the furthest out of all Africa’s land mammals, having GPS tracking dataavailable is important to track landscape use. In 2025, we are looking to contribute more elephantcollars to wildlife reserves in need.COLLARING ELEPHANTS TO SAFEGUARD CONNECTIVITYELEPHANT COLLARINGS$8,000 funded 2024© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual Report 13Below: A Tusker elephant walks by during our overlanding expedition. Photo: Matt Poole

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In 2024, we continued our support for transport, veterinary and medicine costs for thecollaring of several antelope, as well as the first-ever cheetah and brown hyena in IonaNational Park, Angola. This operation was funded in collaboration with African Parks,Stichting Natura Africae and Conservation International, through the Global EnvironmentFacility, Wild Wonderful World Conservation NPC and Back2Africa. This is the secondcollaring in Iona National Park that we were able to support, click here to read more aboutlast year's collaring.We exceeded our fundraising goal of $9,500 and raised $10,300 for this project. Theadditional funds raised are now reserved for a future project.COLLARING IONA NATIONAL PARK, ANGOLAINTERNATIONAL PROJECTSPhoto: Nick Kleer 16SUPPORT FOR JAGUAR ID PROJECT IN PANTANAL, BRAZILOur first small group journey to Brazil's Pantanal with Nick Kleer included a donationsupporting the Jaguar ID Project in their work of documenting and studying jaguar ecology inthe Northern Pantanal region of Porto Jofre. The group have identified 369 individual jaguarsto date. They collaborate with local communities to ensure that jaguars can thrive in theirnatural habitat - finding innovative and sustainable solutions to conflict between jaguars andfarmers. A jaguar photographed on safari with Wild Wonderful World.

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Since 2022, we have had a longstanding commitment to support wildlife reserves with funding forhorn-trimming operations as a preventative measure for rhino poaching. With the support of ourdonors, Wild Wonderful World was able to fund the first-ever dehorning of the Sabi Sands rhinopopulation in 2022 and the Sabie Game Reserve rhino in 2023, as well as several dehornings onsmaller reserves between 2022 and 2024.In 2024, WWW joined other organisations in funding the veterinary fees for the first HluHluwe-iMfolozi dehorning, in a huge protect the local rhino population from poachers. Two sets of WWW travellers were also able to attend and assist with rhino dehorning operations inreserves bordering the Kruger Park in South Africa. The reality of the rhino poaching crisis oftendoes not hit home until you’ve experienced a horn-trimming yourself, and we experienced thisagain this year. Contact us to include a conservation experience in your safari.*We choose to support operations like this out of pure necessity. We, and many other organisations intheir own right, are working tirelessly behind the scenes to develop new methods to protect rhino frombeing killed for their horn. Horn trimming currently is the only statistically significant factor in reducedpoaching, amongst various other rhino protection measures.HORN TRIMMING REMAINS A NECESSITY IN 2024RHINO CONSERVATION17© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportHELPrhino

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*NOTE: We only organise conservation experiences for safari guests when there is a real needfor such operations. Prior organisation is required to ensure that municipal authority is providedand that reserve personnel, vets, helicopter and fixed wing plane are available- so as to notwaste resources or cause unnecessary distress to wildlife.$36.9K69%26%total fundedsince 2022IN NUMBERS$7,250funded 2024157+5g a m e r e s e r v e srhino dehorningsfunded since ‘225%1550+t o t a l r h i n o i nc o l l a b o r a t i o n s43f l y i n g h o u r s18These figures represent rhinohorn trimming related fundingdonated from 2022 until 2024.MAINproject

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SUPPORT297b u f f a l o s a v e d293a n i m a l s d e s n a r e dp o r c u p i n e s a v e d29 injuredanimals saved*28%31%25%8%*2 elephants & 1 buffalo euthanised due to severity of injuries.ANIMALS RESCUED IN 2024Photo: Chris Stamper© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual Report19h y e n a d e s n a r e dz e b r a s a v e d$3,400 funded 2024A hyena is spotted with a snare around its neck.Visualisation of collaring data.Photo: Wild Wonderful World

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Snaring and poaching were just as rampant in 2024 as the previous years. We thank thededicated Wildscapes Veterinary team for heading out to save these animals, at all hours ofthe day and night, rain or shine. We'd also like to that our like-minded partners for alwaysbeing willing to co-fund costs to save these innocent animals: Down2TheWire, AfricanWildlife Vets, Blue Sky Society and Elephants Alive. The majority of these animals are spotted in privately owned or provincial reservesneighbouring the Kruger National Park. Two of these areas are notorious for illegal activitiessuch as poaching for bush meat. As in previous years, Wild Wonderful World supportedanti-poaching flights, desnaring operations, and predator collarings in 2024 to get a betterunderstanding of how we can stop snaring in these areas all-together.Following the success of our Rapid Response Fund in the Greater Kruger region, in 2025we aim to expand our reach to support a greater number of regions and continue todeliver on our promise to never say no to helping animals in need. Contributions to ourRapid Response Fund are always welcomed!We are continuing to deliver on our promise to never say no and contributions to our RapidResponse Fund are always welcomed. We also assist other conservation organisations withemergency fundraising, like we did for K9 Bandit from Kilo9 Academy. If you are in need offundraising assistance for wildlife or conservation related emergencies, please contact us.A PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN NEED OF FUNDINGDESNARING & RAPID RESPONSE20READupdates

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The Pangolin is the world's most trafficked animal, yet this statistic goes unnoticed in most conservationdebates. Domestic and international trade poses the largest threat to the African pangolins - with over300 000 pangolins being poached annually. All four pangolin species are widely used in TraditionalAfrican Medicines, locally known as muthi - as well as in Asian countries. Pangolins are captured andkilled with various parts of the animal – including blood, scales and meat – being used for traditionalpurposes. As and when trafficked pangolins are confiscated by authorities through sting operations, theanimals are severely compromised and require immediate veterinary care, as well as prolongedintensive care and rehabilitation before being released back into the wild.In 2024, we exceeded our fundraising goal with $9,277 raised for pangolin rescues, including funding for veterinary costs, rehabilitation costs, as well as 4 sets of VHF satellite tracking tags and 1 VHF telemetry device. We specifically support Provet Animal Hospital, who are rescuing and nurseing all confiscated pangolin in the GreaterKruger Area. You can contribute to our Pangolin fund by sponsoring tracking equipment.THE MOST TRAFFICKED WILD ANIMAL IN THE WORLDPANGOLIN CONSERVATIONSAVEa pangolin21© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportPhoto: Matthew Poole

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$7,000funded 2024WHAT IT TAKES22Upon arrival at the veterinary practice, various procedures are conducted to assess the pangolin's generalcondition. The time kept in captivity by poachers will directly determine the animal's condition and level of carerequired. The animal is intensively monitored by the veterinarian and tube-fed under anaesthesia until they areable to walk and forage for ants & termites, accompanied by volunteers at night time for a minimum of 4 hours.Once the pangolin reaches a stable condition without needing constant veterinary care, it is transferred to theregistered and approved rehabilitation centre of Umoya Khulula to regain its full health. After this, the pangolin isreleased back into the wild using a soft-release method. This involves monitoring of movements & well-being ingradually-increasing intervals, by using the VHF & GPS tags.

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Deploying a helicopter or fixed wing airplane is one of the most impactful differences we canmake to a conservation operation. We funded 6 flying hours in 2024, for;Anti-poaching patrol flightsWildlife darting for collarings for research & snare removalsRhino horn trimming operationsIn all of these operations, a helicopter has proven to be a vital tool for success and we continue toadvocate for its use, assisting with funding wherever required. Whilst often being the gamechanging addition to an operation, flying hours are becoming more and more expensive withrising fuel costs. More than ever, we need funding dedicated to sponsoring flying hours.$2,234 fundedSUPPORThelicopter23© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportFLYING FOR CONSERVATIONTHE SINGLE MOST IMPACTFUL CAUSE YOU CAN SUPPORT

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© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual Report 25FARO LANDSCAPE CameroonLarge scale collaring project in collaboration withBack2Africa, Conserve Global and GiraﬀeConservation Foundation to immobilise and collar/tag15 Lord Derby Eland and 10 Kordofan Giraﬀe.Funding needed:USD 11,500NIOKOLO-KOBA NPSenegalA breakthrough project to provide invaluableinsights into utilisation of the area, identifyingthe corridors and focus areas for conservationefforts. The plan is to collar and track 5-6 LordDerby Eland,10 Buffalo, 10 Roan, 5-6 Lions and1-2 Wild Dogs. Funding needed:USD 43,400SOUTH AFRICASupport anti-poaching response teams,emergency veterinary fees for injuredwildlife, desnaring operations, rehabof poaching victimsRapid ResponseFunding needed:USD 20,000Support helicopter availability for wildlifemanagement operations and anti-poachingresponseFlying for ConservationFunding needed:USD 20,000

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26looking ahead2025SPECIES FOCUS:BE PARTOF TH E C HA N GEDONATETO D AY..COMLIWONDE & NKHOTAKOTA NPMalawiFunding to support African Parks Malawi in continuousmonitoring of Black Rhino and Elephants post -translocation with GPS collars. Collaring of buffalo,sable and carnivores for mapping landscape usage.Funding needed:USD 40,000Support long-term research projects, includingendangered species research & rehab, antibioticsresistance research, collarings of indicator speciesin high risk areas for landscape use mappingFrontier ProjectsFunding needed:USD 60,000#ignitechange

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We accept donations via any of the following channels:Monthly Giving: Click to automate a monthly gift via PayPal or Credit Card (no PayPalaccount required).Online donation: Click here to donate via our web shop. You can choose between ageneral donation or purchasing equipment for conservation projects.PayPal or Credit Card: Click to donate a custom amount via PayPal or Credit Card(no PayPal account required).Charitable bequest: Click here to download our bequest information document.100% of funds donated will spent on wildlife conservation activities.HOW TO SUPPORTWAYS TO DONATE27© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual ReportSUPPORT

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28Bank wire or Credit Card link: Please use the banking details below for electronictransfers, depending on your country of residence. If you want to donate via a creditcard link, please email us the amount and we will send you a credit card payment link.Donations made via our website or PayPal will be processed by Wild WonderfulWorld, Inc. in the USA. We are a registered non-profit 501(c)3 charity (EIN: 93 -2309671) and can issue tax deductible certificates for USA based donors. To receive18a tax deductible benefits in South Africa, please donate via EFT to our South Africanbank account and contact us via email to request your certificate.UNITED STATESAcc. Name: Wild Wonderful World Conservation, Inc.Bank: Chase BankAccount Currency: USDAccount Number: 551358321Routing/ABA No: 021000021Swift/BIC Code: CHASUS33Bank Address: JP Morgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017Charity Address: 9121 Atlanta Avenue, #847 Huntington Beach, CA 92646SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONALAcc. Name: Wild Wonderful World Conservation NPCBank: FNB (First National Bank)Account Currency: ZAR South African RandAccount Number: 6292 4522 198Branch code: 250655SWIFT: FIRNZAJJ (XXX)Bank Address: 4 Merchant Place, Corner Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road,Johannesburg, 2196, South AfricaCharity Address: 377 Kierieklapper, Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate, Hoedspruit, 1380BANK DETAILS

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2024 FINANCIALSAN OVERVIEW OF FUNDING FOR 2024INCOME & EXPENDITURE PER PILLARINCOMEEXPENDITURERapid Response Fund$9,139.68Rapid Response Fund- $7,542.18Frontier Projects$62,579.67Frontier Projects- $38,080.78Flying for Conservation$2,720.35Flying for Conservation- $2,233.68General Donation$28,351.49TOTAL$102,791.19TOTAL- $47,856.63629195r h i n o d e h o r n e dwild dog collaredan im al s de s n a re df l y i n g h o u r sf u n d e d22antelope &predators collaredf r o n t i e r p r o j e c t ss u p p o r t e d1el e ph an t co ll ar ed*As at 31 December 20244%$47.9K27%total funded*69%© Wild Wonderful World | 2024 Annual Report292h y e n a c o l l a r e d

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FINANCIALS - DETAILEDINCOMEEXPENDITUREShop for Wildlife$1,606.79Rapid Response Funding- $7,542.18Direct Donations$81,880.36Frontier Projects- $38,080.78Safari Contributions*$19,304.03Flying for Conservation- $2,233.68Total ConservationIncome$102,791.19Total ConservationExpenditure- $47,856.63Carried over from 2023**$22,584.34Donations held for otherorganisations$16,853.15Donations held for otherorganisations- $7,764.56Interest & VAT refunds$8,886.85Bank charges- $252.52TOTAL$151,115.53TOTAL-- $55,873.71Carried over to 2025$95,241.82* Every WWW Safari booked contributes 2% booking value to WWW Conservation (approx. 20% profit)** Funds carried over from 2023 (USD 15,307.63) + 2023 additional safari contributions paid out in 202430

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