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Gift Ideas to Support Endangered Species

  • Writer: Chloe Parkins
    Chloe Parkins
  • Dec 4, 2018
  • 3 min read

Updated: Dec 7, 2018

This year, give the gift of animal conservation!

Felt holiday ornaments from Nepal!

Read my review on the Netflix documentary The Ivory Game to learn more about elephants and the illegal ivory trade.


As the holiday's come closer, I wanted to present a post including a few animal friendly gift ideas! I hope you enjoy and consider asking or giving one of these this holiday season.


1. Adopt an animal through the World Wildlife Fund

Though the WWF, you can symbolically adopt an animal whether that be an African elephant, a sea turtle hatching, or a wombat. Adoption packages vary in price (anywhere fro $25.00 to $250.00) and what they include. One can choose to maximize the impatct of their donation and simply receive a certificate, or choose to receive a plush, gift box and/or bag. This is my personal favorite gift idea on this list!


Not only are these chocolate bars sustainably made, but 10% of net profits are donated annually. Thus far, the company has donated $1.4 million to 10% Giveback partners in only three years. Current partners are the Wildlife Conservation Network and the Rainforest Trust. Also, the chocolate flavors are named after species. For example, the elephant bar is salted peanuts and dark chocolate flavored, and the wolf bar is cranberries, almonds and dark chocolate flavored.


3. Use iGive when shopping online

iGive is a program that when used, donates partial sales to different charities. It can be used with the African Wildlife Foundation to raise money from your purchases at stores like ACE Hardware, Walmart, The Body Shop, Etsy and The Container Store. It is a simple step to take to raise money off of something you were planning on purchasing anyway!


4. Give tisbest as a gift

Tisbest is a gift card made specifically for charity. You can give this to a friend or family member (or ask for it yourself!) and then spend it on the charity of your choice. 100% of the gift card goes towards that charity.


5. Purchase handmade felt ornaments from Nepal

The WWF is selling sets of three felt animal ornaments (an elephant, narwhal and tiger, or an owl, polar bear and penguin) for $55. These ornaments are made in Kathmandu by Nepali artists. Proceeds go to the WWF.


This necklace, sold by the WWF, is made from "wild rubber tapped in the Amazonian Rain Forest" (World Wildlife Fund). You can purchase it for $100 and proceeds go to the World Wildlife Fund.


7. Purchase a Thirty Hills Bracelet

Thirty Hills bracelets are made from rattan and bamboo found in the Thirty Hills forest (Sumatra, Indonesia). For $55, buyers receive two brown and two black bracelets made by Talang Mamak craftspeople. Proceeds go to the WWF.


8. Purchase a basket from Uganda

This basket is part of Authentic Fair Trade Products and can be yours for a donation of $100. Proceeds go to the WWF.


9. Buy from The Elephant Pants

For every item sold, The Elephant Pants donates $1 to save elephants with their partner, Space for Giants. Keep in mind that while any donation is helpful, donating $20 to the World Wildlife Fund or directly towards another credible conservation organization is more beneficial than purchasing a pair of $20 pants from this company. However, these pants are perfect for a carefree spirt!


10. Purchase products from Endangered Apparel

Endangered Apparel creates and sells clothing and other products to raise awareness and money for endangered species. I think their pieces are actually very visually appealing and would recommend highly. The company donates 20% of the price of any shirt purchased to an animal sanctuary. The sanctuaries they donate to include The Elephant Sanctuary, The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, and Big Cat Rescue. Shirts sold are roughly $20 to $25.


I hope you consider these gift ideas for any holiday you are celebrating this year. They are all wonderful ways to give in more than one way.


Check out my experience visiting the Smithsonian National Zoo!


Sources Used:


Endangered Apparel. “One Shirt. One Donation. Apparel Designed to Help Endangered Animals.” Endangered Apparel, endangeredapparel.com/.



“Home.” Endangered Species Chocolate, www.chocolatebar.com/.


“IGive - You Shop. Your Charity Gets Money. For Free.™.” KCAPS | Online Fundraising, Donations | Donate to Charity, www.igive.com/button/.



Philanthropy, TisBest. “Charity Gift Cards: from TisBest.” TisBest Philanthropy - A Better Gift. A Better World., www.tisbest.org/.


“ Save Elephants | Feel Good.” The Elephant Pants, www.theelephantpants.com/.


“Species Adoptions.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, 2018, gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/Species-Adoptions.aspx?sort=3.







 
 
 

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