Plant and animal species all around the world are assessed and given a threat status. Experts look at how many are left in the wild, where they’re found and calculate their risk of extinction in the near future.

Biodiversity

Life on land

Climate change

Climate action

Partnered with the Chester Zoo, Big Life is back with a new series on conservation action throughout the Amboseli ecosystem.  Come learn about the region's wildlife and resources, how climate change is affecting local communities and why the region needs your help.

Conservation Action  

Big Life was co-founded by photographer Nick Brandt and award-winning conservationist Richard Bonham in September 2010.Since its inception, Big Life has expanded to&nbsp;employ hundreds of Maasai rangers—with more than 40 permanent outposts and tent-based field units, 13 vehicles, tracker dogs, and aerial surveillance—protecting 2 million acres of wilderness&nbsp;in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem of East Africa.Big Life was the first&nbsp;organization in East Africa to establish coordinated cross-border anti-poaching operations.