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We're racing to end animal extinction

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Running Wild is a USATF-Certified 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run to help prevent the extinction of endangered African wildlife.

For the safety of our runners and walkers, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 race due to COVID-19.
Mark your calendars for next year's race on June 26, 2021.

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Did You Know...

95%

Percentage the African elephant population has declined in the past century.

25,000

That's the estimated number of African rhinos. In the spring of 2018, the last male northern white rhino, named Sudan, passed away. He lived with two females, Fatu and Najin, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. They were the last three northern white rhinos on the planet and had to be protected by armed guards 24/7. Now, only two females remain, and barring a scientific miracle, we likely lose this subspecies to extinction.

20,000+

Big cats are in big trouble. This is the approx. number of African lions remaining in the wild, down from an estimated 450,000 population in the 1940s. Cheetahs, the fastest land mammals on earth, are down to around 7,100, a population loss of 90% since 1900.

40%

Percentage of decline for the wild giraffe, which experts say is facing a “silent extinction.” Their population has declined by an alarming rate in the past forty years, yet until recently, it was largely unnoticed by media outlets, governments, and even many conservationist organizations.

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