David started his career as an aviation artist and owed a great deal to the Services who commissioned paintings that took him all over the world. The RAF flew him from Aden to Kenya in 1960, which proved a turning point in his career when they commissioned his very first wildlife painting – a rhino on a runway – and he never looked back.It was at this time that he became a conservationist overnight when he came across 255 dead zebra at a poisoned waterhole in Tanzania. Throughout his career David tried to do all he could to repay the enormous debt he felt he owed to the elephants, tigers and other animals that gave him so much success as an artist. Please find our brochure here: https://view.publitas.com/p222-16855/dswf-about-us/

In 1984 he established the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) to channel his own conservation efforts and to fund vital enforcement and community projects that continue to make a real difference to wildlife survival. To date, through his tireless efforts, and thanks to the generosity of the DSWF’s dedicated supporters, including artists from around the world, over £8 million has been given away directly in grants to keep key projects in Africa and Asia alive and operational. 

It was one of David's greatest wishes to set up an Educational Centre in Zambia and, with your help, we can make this a reality.  The funds raised by TeamDSWF London Marathon will support this most important cause in honour of David Shepherd in a most wonderful way.