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PAST WILDAID LIVE EVENTS

Restarting Conservation Tourism to Protect African Wildlife
Thursday, June 17, 2021 11 am PT/8 pm CAT

WildAid’s CEO, Peter Knights and Wilderness Safaris’ CEO, Keith Vincent, and Impact Manager, Dr. Neil Midlane discussed the importance of returning sustainable tourism to Africa. They were joined by an on-the-ground guide and an advocate who conveyed what you can do to impact their critical work to protect wildlife. Watch now to learn about conservation and what traveling to Africa looks like today.

COVID-19 Updates & Reducing the Demand for Ivory
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12 pm PT/3 pm ET 

Hear the latest updates about COVID-19 and the wildlife trade from those fighting on the front lines. Writer, journalist and investigator, Julian Rademeyer joins us from South Africa to talk about the latest news on rhino poaching. We’ll take a deep dive into WildAid’s Ivory Demand Reduction Campaign that’s helped to slash ivory prices. Then, learn more about current elephant conservation efforts from one of WildAid’s on-the-ground partners, Save the Elephants’ Head of Field Operations, David Daballen.  Finally, watch part four of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale from the bushmeat markets of Nigeria.

WildAid Live: COVID-19 Updates & Protecting Marine Reserves
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 

Learn about WildAid’s latest efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of wildlife consumption and its connection to COVID-19 (1:00), as Hong Hoang, executive director of WildAid’s Vietnam partner CHANGE (4:10), and Maz Robertson from WildAid Uganda (13:04) reveal how they are navigating this important issue during these challenging times.

Followed by a deep dive into WildAid’s ambitious goals for marine protection (30:47). We are joined by our marine program director Meaghan Brosnan, and WildAid international board member Bo Derek (34:26) as we discuss some of today’s most critical marine conservation issues and the heroic rangers leading the change.

Features a sneak peek of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale, Part Two.

COVID-19’s Impact on Poaching & Reducing Shark Fin Demand
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 

Hear the latest news regarding COVID-19’s connection to the wildlife trade from those on the ground (7:00), including Steve Blake from WildAid China on China’s approach to curb wildlife trade (11:00), and Richard Vigne from Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on the impact of COVID on frontline conservation (18:30). Followed by a deep dive into WildAid’s successful shark campaigns over the years (30:20). We are joined by filmmaker and marine conservationist Shawn Heinrichs (35:10), and WildAid ambassador and actress Maggie Q as we discuss the future of shark fin demand reduction (43:00). Features a sneak peek of Djimon Hounsou’s A Pangolin Tale (Part One) (59:40).

Protecting Pangolins and Ending Wildlife Consumption
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 

Author Amy Tan moderates a live conversation with WildAid CEO Peter Knights and WildAid Chief Program Officer John Baker about COVID-19/wildlife news, China’s new protections for pangolins, and what we can expect in the future for the world’s most trafficked wild mammal.

Enjoy the above recordings? If so, please register for the series! Descriptions of the upcoming events can be found below.  Click here to register.

A reminder, if you registered for any of the previous events, you are registered for the entire series and will receive reminders prior to the event. Thank you!

UPCOMING WILDAID LIVE EVENTS

WildAid’s Virtual 20th Celebration and Preventing the Next Pandemic
Friday, November 20, 2020 – 5 pm PT/8 pm ET 

Join us in celebrating 20 years of WildAid, as we look back on conservation wins followed by a glimpse of what’s to come with our campaign to ban wildlife markets. As 2020 has been the year of the pangolin, we will reflect on the plight of the world’s most trafficked mammal and WildAid’s long-standing pangolin campaign.

We will be joined by special guests and hear from our extraordinary partners. Our night culminates to a presentation of Fund the Future: Preventing the Next Pandemic, where guests can support our biggest fight yet. The evening will include other fun events – check back for updates.

We look forward to toasting our achievements with you!

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