John,

A 22-year-old black rhino named Gomo was just brutally murdered in Zimbabwe after poachers broke into a wildlife conservancy, took an ax to Gomo’s head and face, and seized his horn. 

Every 15 minutes, another rhino faces a similar fate. With just 6,000 black rhinos left in the wild, this rare and precious species' time was already running out. 

And then came Donald Trump, who just SLASHED funding for anti-poaching and wildlife crime programs. 

It’s a devastating blow to global efforts to save the rhinos and other wildlife already on the brink of extinction. Which is why our movement is gearing up to step in to help fill the funding gap – campaigning for new government support, lobbying major funders to reallocate resources, and delivering emergency grants to frontline wildlife defenders. 

Can you rush a donation to make it happen? 

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Rhino horns are an incredibly valuable commodity – selling for more than diamonds or gold on the black market. They’re part of a MASSIVE illicit wildlife trade worldwide, which has become  the planet’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise – sending up to $23 billion a year into the hands of sophisticated poaching networks and supercharging the global extinction crisis. 

In recent years, incredible progress has been made in stopping these criminal networks. And U.S.-backed anti-poaching programs have been the backbone of this global fight – funding rangers, investigations, and protections in some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems. 

But then the Trump administration cut off tens of millions of dollars in funding for conservation work – including anti-poaching patrols for vulnerable rhinos and elephants. One key organization focused on saving the rhinos lost $1 million annually overnight – putting its vital efforts to protect critically endangered rhinos in Indonesia and Zimbabwe at stake. 

One thing is clear: with this funding gutted, poachers and criminal networks will face fewer obstacles...and species already teetering on the edge may not survive.

We’re NOT going to let that happen. Which is why Ekō is stepping up to help fill the funding gap and save rhinos and other species hanging on by a thread by:

• Launching a high-impact global campaign demanding that the EU, UK, and other governments step up and replace lost U.S. funding;

• Lobbying corporations, philanthropic foundations, and mega-donors to reallocate funds immediately to save crucial anti-poaching efforts;

• Administering emergency grants to the hardest-hit frontline organizations protecting wildlife.

We don’t have time to waste – every day that goes by without action means more animals lost, more criminal networks emboldened, and more fragile ecosystems destroyed.

Can you urgently chip in to help us step in to fill the void and save species like rhinos, elephants, and tigers before it’s too late – and fuel all our campaigns to protect nature? 

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

 
The U.S. may have walked away – but we won’t. Will you join us?