Slide Save our At the turn of the century, millions of African elephants
roamed the planet, today their numbers are down
to less than ~450,000 individuals. Elephants Protect Elephants.
Save our Wild World!
August 12th is World Elephant Day.
#WorldElephantDay #MarchAgainstExtinction Support Us Slide Stop Trophy Wildlife should not be slaughtered just for bragging rights. Hunting Take Action Demand the Dept of Interior & USFWS #EndTrophyImports Send a Message to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland #StopTrophyHunting Ban Trophy Imports Slide Save our In the last decade, ~10,000
African rhinos have been
lost to poaching. Rhinos Support Us Protect Rhinos.
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September 22nd is World Rhino Day. #WorldRhinoDay #MarchAgainstExtinction Slide Engage our At the heart of the overarching failure of conservation in Africa is
the disengagement of indigenous communities from
the conversation about conservation. Communities. #WorldIndigenousDay #MarchAgainstExtinction Engage Indigenous Communities
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August 9th is World Indigenous Day. Support Us Slide Read about our Celebration of Wildlife on the opening day of CoP19, our intervention during the debate on Wild Capture, Trade and more.

Our Mission

The mission of the Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (#GMFER) is to #MarchAgainstExtinction and work with indigenous communities to influence governments and world leaders to STOP the poaching of elephants and rhinos.

Our Work

CAMPAIGNS

We mobilize timely action throughout the year to pressure governments, world leaders and businesses to end the wildlife trade: both legal and illegal.

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Fresh thinking and bold action for animals, people, and the place we call home.

GMFER’s Annual Signature Events Across the Globe

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The extensive use of animal body parts in TCM sets the stage for extinction, the evolution of pathogens and spillover-events.

GMFER’s Campaign to Regulate Traditional Chinese Medicine (#TCM)

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ReconAfrica must abandon its misbegotten plans to drill within the Okavango Delta.

GMFER’s Collaborative Campaign to Evict ReconAfrica from the Okavango Delta

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Trophy hunting is a quintessential remnant of the worst aspects of colonialism.

GMFER’s Collaborative Campaign to End Trophy Hunting

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Our Work

PROGRAMS

If the wild heritage of earth is to survive, indigenous humans who live with and adjacent to wild places must be deeply engaged in the conversation about conservation. GMFER’s programs engage the voices of the indigenous at the intersection of modernity, history and culture.

“We can love ourselves by loving the earth.”
Wangari Maathai




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  • Plastic Free Zambia

    Beat plastic pollution in Zambia

    In the spring of 2023, with GMFER’s help, TK and his team documented the plastic pollution along the Ngwerere stream in Zambia.


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  • Mambas in the Park

    The Black Mambas, their children, and the wisdom of nature.

    The Mambas are the world’s first indigenous all-female Anti-Poaching-Unit. GMFER works with the Mambas to amplify earth’s last wild voices.


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  • Happy Bruno’s Uganda

    Help Happy, his people and GMFER protect Bwindi’s wildlife!

    Happy is GMFER’s representative in Uganda. Happy and his people live adjacent to the mist laden slopes of Bwindi Impenetrable Park.


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  • Wild Kindness with Hoedspruit Animal Outreach (HALO)

    Wild kindness begins with kindness to dogs.

    HALO works with rural communities to bring wellbeing and kindness to indigenous humans and their animals.


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  • A Mini Forest in Faridabad, India

    Magical jewel: from garbage dump to a vibrant green mini forest.

    The idea to turn a garbage dump into a thriving mini forest was formed when Samarrth walked by an informal landfill in Faridabad in 2017.


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Our Vision

We believe in justice for animals and humans alike; a global grass roots movement that amplifies the voices of indigenous peoples is at the heart of both justice for the human and the non-human. Our vision aims at building human communities that see non-human communities as deserving of justice.

 

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Upcoming EVENTS

Interested in participating in events? Your decision to participate is greatly appreciated. You and so many others who contribute valuable time and energy sustain the global demand for a better world for wild creatures and indigenous peoples; a better world for all.

  • 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬 – 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲.
    March 22, 2024
    at Ngwerere Stream, Zambia

  • Campaign to Mitigate Trophies Entering the USA
    January 18, 2023
    at Virtual online

  • Mambas in The Park
    January 1, 2024
    at Greater Kruger, South Africa

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Ensuring Justice for Wildlife

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