John,

We’ve told their story before: in the legendary Serengeti, almost a quarter of the elephants live in a tiny area protected by a team of just a half dozen specially-trained rescue dogs and their handlers.

They sniff out poachers and sound the alarm – the dogs have helped put hundreds of poachers out of business already, saving countless elephants being murdered for ivory.

But there’s a new foe these dogs can’t handle alone: Donald Trump.

Trump’s dramatic and probably illegal cuts to aid have slashed the budget of hundreds of NGOs, including Working Dogs for Conservation, a group whose work our community has supported twice already.

Five of their programs have already been halted and seven more, including critical anti-poaching efforts, are in jeopardy. They’re doing everything they can - streamlining costs and focusing resources where they’re most needed. But without additional support, more projects will be delayed or even shuttered completely.

In the face of Trump and Elon Musk, these dogs and their trainers need someone to stand up for them – and for conservation. That can be us – can you chip in to support these rescue dogs working for nature…and all our battles against Trump?

I'll donate $3I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5I'll donate $9I'll donate another amount

 

The Trump administration has already terminated more than 5300 grants and contracts managed by the US Agency for International Development, worth more than $27 billion, and the threat of further cuts has NGOs around the world tightening up operations.

There’s almost no sector unaffected. And Ekō’s going to work to find a way to help more of the victims of Trump’s cuts.

But when we heard that Working Dogs for Conservation was in trouble, we wanted to jump in and give our entire community a chance to help – because literally thousands of us have already supported their work over the last few years, and now they need us again.

John, can you help keep this amazing organization working through Trump and Musk’s cuts, and fuel Ekō’s work to take on Trump…in every way possible?

I'll donate $3I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5I'll donate $9I'll donate another amount

Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.