Beavers used to be an integral part of the UK landscape but they were pushed to extinction over 400 years ago, hunted for their meat, oils and fur. With the loss of this species came the loss of balance and ultimately a less resilient environment. Restoring beavers helps with UK climate change and biodiversity.
Now in its ninth year, the Awards ceremony was held at the BFI Southbank in London hosted by Kate Silverton. Five of Africa’s conservation luminaries were honoured #ForAllTheyDo to advance conservation.
Efforts at Uganda's Bwindi National Park to prevent transmission of the Covid virus from humans to the park's population of Mountain Gorillas
The Whale Sanctuary Project works to bring an end to the commercial exploitation of whales and dolphins in captivity and to relocate the mammals to coastal sanctuaries
