Who we've Supported
Not all heroes wear capes!
There are extraordinary people doing extraordinary things every day, often suffering insult and injury doing their utmost to protect foxes, birds, badgers and other wildlife.
Brave individuals working tirelessly in the field to save and protect animals.
We regularly offer funding to those who need support and equipment, and will always try to do what we can to help.
It’s our way of empowering people to protect British wildlife.
Some of the groups we've supported in 2024
"Thanks so much to Protect the Wild. They've helped us before and this time they've replaced a video camera that's crucial for getting evidence. The old one gave up the ghost and we found out it wasn't repairable - a phone call to PTW and we have a brand new and upgraded version. The footage we're getting now is sharper and so much clearer, and even the stills we can download now are so much better. "
"Members and supporters of South Norfolk Hunt Saboteurs would like to extend a huge thank you for your generous donations to Protect the Wild. Your contributions are crucial to our goal to help foxes, hares, deer and other animals while they're considered targets of hunting with hounds. Your support helps us effectively intervene and increase the chance of escape for these animals."
“Massive thanks to Protect the Wild for funding the purchase of three drone batteries and a Boblov body cam. This will double the time that our drone can spend in the air, monitoring our local hunts, the BSV, South Dorset, and Portman, and help provide vital body cam footage if needed. Thank you so much for all you do to help sab and monitor groups protect our precious wildlife - and ourselves."
"Dorset Hunt Monitors would like to thank Protect the Wild for their support in helping us buy much-needed new equipment which will be used to monitor the activities of hunts in Dorset and Somerset. With this additional help and support we will now be able to use even more resources to gather evidence of the illegal hunting of both foxes and hare in Dorset."
"Due to the generosity of the supporters of Protect the Wild, we are now on a more even playing field. No words will ever seem quite enough - what you guys have done for us, as well as the wildlife that relies on us all to be their voice is indescribable. But from the bottom of our hearts, and from the badgers that we aim to protect, the best thing we can say is a massive thank you."
“Many thanks Protect the Wild. We needed to replace our equipment because some radios had been stolen, and some cameras had been damaged. These new pieces of equipment will be very useful! Checking the body cameras, they are amazing! Waterproof, alarm, illuminator and even night viewer. They are more then perfect for sabbing. We really need them."
"We're a group of Hunt Sabs from Somerset and Dorset. Our aim is to maximise the hit potential in this locality as well as support other sab groups from these areas. We've been lucky enough to have support from Protect the Wild who have donated bodyworn cameras. The safety of our team is absolutely paramount, and these cameras are really going to help!"
"Our new drone will really come into its own during the upcoming cub hunting season, as we can put it up above the wood and clearly show illegal hunting is taking place. In addition, we have been given equipment that is going to help us monitor our local badger setts. We are very grateful to Protect the Wild for their help in both these purchases.”
"One of the challenges of monitoring illegal hunting is that the perpetrators are on horseback and we are on foot. Having a drone is not only beneficial for locating the hunt, but film footage from drones has also been used in court cases as evidence of illegal hunting. East Northants hunt sab group are very grateful to have been given the funds to purchase a quality drone by Protect the Wild."
"Massive thanks to those wonderful people at Protect the Wild for the two high end camcorders that PTW donated to the NEHM recently...the better quality kit that we have, the greater chance we have of capturing illegal activity and ultimately save lives."
“Thanks to Protect the Wild we are now able to keep an even better eye on our local hunts (including the notorious Heythrop Hunt) with two new video cameras. Thank you. It's really going to make a difference after eight years of using poor equipment!”
"Not only have Protect the Wild been a great support with our recent campaign asking Chesterfield FC to cancel the Barlow Hunt’s Ball but they have also recently provided us with body cameras which hunt sabs require for their own protection."
"We were desperate for better cameras so we could obtain better footage to get evidence against the hunts. Protect the Wild has always been great in helping us and we are overwhelmed that they have bought us two camcorders. This will help so much in our fight against wildlife crime."
"Teesside Anti Blood Sports are a small group set up to cover hunts in the Teesside area. We would like to thank Protect the Wild for helping us to help protect wildlife by providing us with essential equipment that we did not have the funding for; a much needed camcorder and radios."
"Thanks to Protect the Wild our new trap and camera will go out into the field straight away, and help us identify and treat more foxes who are needlessly suffering. We're so grateful for this support which will provide us with more resources with which to help the many beautiful animals that so need our help."
Groups we supported in 2023
"We are very grateful to Protect the Wild for funding our radio upgrade. We now have radios that are compatible with the other groups that help us. This will have a knock on effect for the foxes we aim to protect and the local people who hate the hunt."
“On behalf of two independent monitors covering the North Yorks Moors and the hunts that operate in the National Park we would like to acknowledge our appreciation to Protect the Wild for your grant towards our equipment. Your generosity means we can put more of our own money towards fuel costs.”
"We are extremely grateful to Protect the Wild for helping us to buy six new radios, which have a greater range than our existing ones. This is important to us as our local hunt often covers a large area and these new radios will help us co-ordinate our teams more effectively."
“Because our numbers are increasing and we want to be able to protect our new members, we wear body cameras. They are a vital source for collecting evidence. We contacted Protect the Wild for some funding help and are extremely pleased that they have supported us!”
"A huge thank you to Protect the Wild for funding the purchase of a wildlife camera for Kirklees BPG. We all need a little help sometimes and Protect the Wild has helped us continue our work looking after the welfare of badgers in Kirklees.”
“We are a group of volunteers who monitor illegal hunting on Salisbury Plain. We depend on credible organisations sharing our story and have greatly appreciated Protect the Wild raising awareness. Our appreciation now extends to thanks for giving us a bodycam"
"We identified a need for body cameras that could capture video in the dark as well as audio. The cameras will make it easier for us to capture any illegal activity. We are so grateful to Protect the Wild for helping us buy them and we can’t wait to start working with them!"
"Derbyshire Against The Cull would like to say a massive thank you to Protect The Wild and their supporters. They have allowed us to purchase a trail camera and night vision binoculars, essential pieces of equipment in our endless work protecting badgers and checking setts."
"A big thank you to Protect the Wild for funding the replacement and upgrade of one of our water-damaged camcorders. These cameras are invaluable for recording wildlife crime and used every time we are out in the field monitoring various hunts in the Yorkshire and Humberside area."
"We identified a need for body cameras that could capture video in the dark as well as audio. The cameras will make it easier for us to capture any illegal activity. We are so grateful to Protect the Wild for helping us buy them and we can’t wait to start working with them!"
"We are incredibly grateful for this essential piece of equipment from Protect the Wild. The drone will be a huge help with assisting us to protect wildlife and to gather evidence from all angles of illegal fox hunting and exposing the smokescreen "trail hunting" hides behind. Thank you."
Cheshire Independent Monitors
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"Thank you Protect the Wild for your donation towards the cost of monitoring equipment. We take in orphaned fox cubs and help them learn to cope with life in the wild. We need to ensure they are learning how to live independently, and this is why we need these cameras so much."
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If you need support to carry out your work you can apply to the Protecting the Wild Equipment Fund too.
