Wildlife Initiatives
HGB aims to promote biodiversity and conservation through innovative projects and campaigns. We work with various stakeholders, such as local communities, governments, and researchers, to design and implement solutions that benefit both humans and animals. Our initiatives include creating wildlife corridors, restoring habitats, raising awareness, and supporting ecotourism. HGB believes that wildlife is a precious resource that needs to be protected, celebrated and harvested.
Wolf management
Wolves are intelligent animals, with complex and well-organized social structures. They form close bonds with their pack, usually made up of a dominant male and female, and their pups from current or previous years. They are an essential part of our ecosystem, keeping natural prey populations healthy. Ungulates – like deer, moose, elk, and caribou – are the majority of a wolf’s diet. Unforunetlly wolves have been overhunting ungulates in many areas causing ecosystem stress, HGB has funded rancher orginizations to cull wolfs to return balance to nature.
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceroses are some of the largest remaining megafauna: all weigh at least one tonne in adulthood. They have a herbivorous diet, generally eating leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. Rhinoceroses tend to live in areas with severe drought pushing local ecosystems to the extreme with their large size. HGB works with Indian and Nepalese wildlife groups to help elimate this burden on the local ecosystem.
Turkey
Wild turkeys are a member of the order Galliformes, which includes pheasants, chickens and quails. They are characterized by heavy-set bodies, colourful plumage, and the call males make to attract females, known as a “gobble.” As with pheasants and quails turkeys breed quickly and can over populate areas dominating their feeding grounds causing smaller animals to starve which intern kills larger preditors that rely on them as a food source. HGB is commited to reducing turkey numbers in every area that we operate.
Domestic Cats
It is estimated that domestic cats kill hundreds of millions of small animals every year in the U.S. alone. Worldwide between pet cats and strays, it’s estimated that the total number of animals killed by cats venture into the billions. HGB strives to reduce the number of domestic cats to return balance to local ecosystems allowing small animals and birds to thrive.
Future work
HGB's wildlife initiatives have been doubling in size and scope every two years. Expect to see more initiatives and expension of our current work in the near future! We will be launching new projects that challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of both human and animal potential.
