The Mission

Across the planet, the wild is vanishing. Forests are growing silent, oceans are emptying, and skies once alive with wings are now still. Scientists call it the Sixth Mass Extinction — but this one is entirely human-made.

Since 1970, global wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 73%. Over 900 species have already been declared extinct. The UN warns that 1 million more are now at risk of disappearing forever. We have already lost so many animals to extinction, including the Western Black Rhino, once roaming in the hundreds of thousands across West and Central Africa, declared extinct in 2011 after the last confirmed sighting in Cameroon in 2006. Another tragic loss was the Pinta Island Tortoise, one of the unique Galápagos giants, whose numbers were decimated by hunting and habitat destruction. The last known individual, Lonesome George, died in 2012, marking the end of his entire subspecies. Each of these losses reminds us that extinction is forever — and that time is running out for the species still hanging on.

This is why we created Love The Last Wildlife Fund — a global movement determined to save 21 critically endangered animals on Earth before they disappear forever.

Our mission is simple but urgent:
to make sure that everyone on Earth — especially children — knows the names of the world’s most endangered animals as well as they know their favourite video game. Because once people know them, they will love them. And once they love them, they will fight to save them.

Founded by internationally acclaimed artists Gillie and Marc, the fund builds on their lifelong mission to protect wildlife through art. Their monumental public sculptures — from rhinos and gorillas to whales and elephants — have transformed city streets across the globe into sanctuaries of awareness. Seen by millions, their work has inspired empathy, sparked conversations, and ignited a global movement of love for the wild.

But awareness alone is not enough. We turn compassion into action.
We aim to fund and deliver critical, on-the-ground conservation projects that protect and defend endangered species where they live — from the savannahs of Africa to the forests of Indonesia and the oceans of the Pacific. 

Every extinction is a story that ends too soon. When an animal disappears, the loss is greater than a species — it’s a loss of balance, beauty, and hope. It’s a loss of ourselves.

We refuse to accept extinction as inevitable.
This is not just a charity.
It is a movement of courage, creativity, and love — one that unites art, education, and action to give wildlife a future.

The world has been changed by human hands — and it can be saved by them too.

Know them. Love them. Save them.
Join Love The Last Wildlife Fund — and together, let’s make extinction history.

Why We Are Called Love The Last Wildlife Fund

We named our charity Love The Last Wildlife Fund because the animals we fight for are the last of their kind. They are the final whispers of species that once thrived — the northern white rhino, the red wolf, the Amur leopard, the Tapanuli orangutan — standing on the very edge of forever. When we say “Love The Last,” we are asking the world to fall in love with what is almost lost, because love is the most powerful force we have left.

Each of the 21 animals on the edge represents a final chance — the last beating hearts of species that may never be seen again. This may be the last elephant to walk the savannah, the last pangolin to curl in fear, the last rhino to stand beneath the sun. Without our help, they will vanish. But when people know them, when they see them, when they love them, something changes. Love moves people to act. Love saves.

Love The Last is not just a name — it’s a promise. It’s a call to every person on Earth to open their hearts before it’s too late. These animals cannot save themselves; they need us. They need awareness, compassion, and action. They need a world that chooses love over apathy.

Because if we can learn to love the last — to fight for them with everything we have — then perhaps there will never be another “last” again.