Born Free Foundation - Keep Wildlife in the Wild

Will Travers, TV's Graham Norton, our head of conservation Claudio Sillero and a BBC film crew have visited Ethiopia's Bale Mountains to report on the world's most endangered canid, the Ethiopian wolf.  The stunning footage was the highlight of BBC1's Saving Planet Earth.

Threats to the endangered wolves come from high altitude grazing and farming, and especially the domestic dogs the shepherds  keep.

• The dogs carry rabies which has had a devastating impact on the wolf population through cross-infection. Conservationists help local people to vaccinate their dogs against rabies. The dogs benefit, the people benefit and the wolves benefit too. £30 is enough money to vaccinate ten dogs.
• Educational officers work with local people to keep their dogs apart from wolves. There's help too so they can graze their livestock and still protect the habitat the wolves need.
• The Project has a strong community role, employing 25 local staff and benefiting many more.  It organizes a local sports event and backs a local football team - called the Ethiopian Wolves - and visits schools, encouraging thousands of children every year to value the wildlife around them.