Saving the Survivors (STS), a field-based, non-profit conservation organization registered in South Africa, UK and USA, is excited to announce that Alan Feldstein from Infinite Safaris has joined our board of directors from 1 April 2024. As head of Infinite Safari Foundation and owner of Infinite Safari Adventures, a custom African Wildlife Safari Company, Alan brings a wealth of strategic leadership and experience in the nonprofit sector. STS aims to maintain biodiversity by caring for and rescuing threatened and endangered wildlife species. Alan’s collaborative, confident and warm demeanor will lend itself to building and growing relationships with our members, partners, staff and donors.
STS provide critical and emergency veterinary intervention, care, and support to threatened and endangered wildlife, focusing on, but not limited to Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. STS has worked hard to become a reliable and meaningful conservation partner to compliment National and Provincial Parks, as well as private rhino owners and other stakeholders in conservation activities in Southern Africa and abroad. STS also provides support to disadvantaged communities, by creating conservation awareness under schoolchildren and teaching them about the importance of wildlife and the environment.
Says Alan “I am excited to be part of this wonderful, dedicated organization whose goals mirror my own. The pioneering and lifesaving work that Dr. Marais has done with Rhinos and other animals is truly inspiring.” Some of STS’s conservation goals are:
- Providing veterinary care and support to primarily threatened and endangered species in Africa and the East, e.g. rhino, elephant, lion, cheetah, giraffe and wild dog.
- Enhance endangered wildlife conservation through national and international partnerships with and direct support to conservation programmes and projects, with specific reference to endangered and threatened wildlife species.
- Conserving threatened and endangered species in Africa by developing and supporting conservation programmes and projects that threaten biodiversity.
- Reducing threats to endangered wildlife that can lead to extinction, such as loss of habitat and spread of contagious diseases, e.g. rabies in Wild dog populations.
- Providing high-level research in the endangered wildlife veterinary field.
- Provide training and education with respect to wildlife towards communities, as well as the general public.
- Partner with and provide veterinary support to rehabilitation facilities.
