"We’re as committed today as we’ve ever been. The majority of our efforts go into supporting our five Global Conservation Partners – the Earthwatch Institute, theRoyal Geographical Society, Biosphere Expeditions, the China Exploration & Research Society, and the Born Free Foundation."
"I think my love of Land Rover stemmed from watching re-runs of that classic ‘Born Free’ movie with Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers playing Joy and George Adamson, the real-life couple who raised Elsa the lioness and drove everywhere in a rugged Land Rover."
"Land Rover has been supporting the Born Free Foundation since 2002, and earlier this year re-affirmed its support by providing a new Defender 130 Double Cab for use on the Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa."
"This remarkable reserve provides care and a safe haven for rescued big cats from around the world. The hard-working Defender is used to tow heavy trailers, deliver food for the hungry cats being cared for and transport Born Free Foundation workers between the two sanctuaries at opposite ends of the reserve."
"Land Rover’s involvement with the Tusk Trustgoes back more than a decade. To mark the charity’s 20th anniversary in 2010, we donated a new Land Rover Defender to a Tusk wildlife project in Botswana and every year provide a fleet of Land Rover vehicles to support the charity’s Safaricom Marathon fund-raiser."
"It doesn’t stop there; Land Rover vehicles are being used by Biosphere Expeditions to track rare Arabian leopards in Oman. We’ve also provided them with a fleet of four Land Rover Defender vehicles in Namibia used to track cheetahs at risk of straying onto farmlands."
"A Land Rover Defender is also the official workhorse of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project in Central Kalimantan, which is in Indonesia. The project currently has over 530 orangutans in its care, and the vehicle plays a vital part in returning the animals to the wild."
"The list goes on: Abyssinian wolves in Ethiopia, Tatra chamois in Slovakia, Grevy’s zebra in Kenya and Golden snub-nosed monkeys in China."
"Wherever animals are at risk, you can guarantee that a Land Rover isn’t far away," concluded McCullough.