When you shop with STEP 22®, a portion of every purchase supports projects dedicated to protecting threatened species around the globe. Through our conservation partners, we connect your contributions to those making a real impact—working tirelessly to help wildlife and people coexist and thrive. Many of our products are named after animals to honor this mission. Creating adventure gear is what we do; supporting conservation is why we do it.

You're Already Making a Difference! By supporting STEP 22, you're helping us and our conservation partners take direct action for a healthier planet. Learn more below about the animals we're committed to protecting and the work being done to save them.

Want to do even more? Here's how:

1. Spread the Word: Awareness is the first step toward change. Share what you've learned with others—many people are unaware of the threats facing these species.
2. Round Up at Checkout: Every bit helps! Consider rounding up your purchase to make an extra impact.
3. Give Monthly: If you're able, set up a monthly donation to a conservation organization or animal cause that speaks to you most. Thank you for stepping up with us!

Africa's elephants could disappear from much of the wild within a generation.  These deeply social and complex beings are some of our planets most intelligent creatures.  Up to 30,000 elephants are killed every year, driven by the international ivory trade that thrives on poverty, corruption, and greed.  This is a full blown crisis and these giants need every ounce of help they can get.  The Elephant Crisis Fund fosters collaboration and has funded over 290 projects and 80 organizations in 38 different countries across Africa and the world. 

You're not alone! About 70% of the world's population have never heard of them.  If you picked up one of our Pangolin Tool Rolls then you probably already know a portion of your money is working hard to save these wonderful scaly-skinned mammals.  Illegal wildlife trade has made them more trafficked than any other mammal on Earth.  While they are on the verge of extinction, it is not too late.

After surviving 400 million years on this planet, sharks and rays are now in serious trouble.  Due to pollution, climate change, and over fishing, twenty four percent of sharks and rays worldwide are now endangered to extinction.  Sharks and rays are an essential part of the marine ecosystem, their disappearance endangers the oceans.  A portion of every Stingray Flat Box sale helps support the conservation of threatened marine species and their habitats.  MarAlliance explores, enables and inspires positive change for threatened marine wildlife, their critical habitats and dependent human communities.

Cotton-top tamarins are one-pound monkeys found only in the tropical dry forests of northwestern Colombia.  This critically endangered monkey's survival is threatened by extensive forest destruction and capture for the illegal pet trade.  Proyecto Tití works to engage communities in efforts to protect cotton-top tamarins and their forest home.

Their future is continuously imperiled by an illegal trade motivated by greed, cruelty, and traditional practices, as well as unsafe habitat that leaves them vulnerable to poaching. These persistent threats must be addressed in order for the recovery of the rhinos.

Rhinos are extremely powerful animals, but they are no match against the grip that poaching continues to have on them. Criminals target rhinos to supply an illegal trade that prizes rhino horns as art commodities and for medicinal value, despite there being no evidence that they possess such traits. Despite current conservation efforts, a rhino is still killed every ten hours across their range. In South Africa specifically, home to the largest rhino population in the world, a rhino is killed every 15 hours. More rigorous, effective measures are necessary to stop poachers so that rhinos can recover.