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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Conservation Groups

I was looking up about some conservation groups, and I thought I'd share them here.
These are different groups working to improve the planet (mostly geared towards animals, since that's what I come across in my job).
I'm sure there are countless more great groups. And I'll probably update this from time to time.

Anyway, if you can, lend them a hand. All of these I've heard of through sources that I trust.


World Wildlife Fund
Wildlife Conservation Network
Wildlife Conservation Society
Conservation International
Forestry Stewardship Council (Forest-sustainable products)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo palm oil app (for sustainable purchases)
Rainforest Alliance Certified (Rainforest-sustainable products)
Fair Trade Certified
The Wilderness Society (Protect public lands)
Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement (fights wildlife tracking)
Rainforest Rescue (Australian rainforests)
Small Mammal Conservation Organization
Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
Sahara Conservation Fund
African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (manatees, African waters)
Wildlife ACT (African wildlife)
African Wildlife Foundation
Arcus Foundation (Apes)
Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (Protecting Mt. Kenya)
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
World Land Trust’s Paraguay Project (peccary)
Proyecto Tagua (peccary)
Trillion Trees (Replanting trees)
Tenkile Conservation Alliance (New Guinea wildlife)
Wildlife Conservation Society-India
Save Vietnam’s Wildlife
WCS Russia (Amur tiger, Amur leopard, fish owl, Kamchatka brown bear)
Danau Girang Field Centre (Asian biodiversity)
US Fish and Wildlife Service (Mexican Gray Wolves)
Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
Bandedbirds.org (report sightings of banded birds)
Oceanswell (Oceans)
Sea Sense (Tanzanian sea life)
Blue Ventures (Fisheries and local communities)
MarAlliance (Marine Wildlife and dependent communities)
National Marine Sanctuaries
California Wildlife Program
Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch (Sustainable seafood)
Tank Watch:Good fish/bad fish (App for buying sustainable fishtank fish)
Sierra Club (Environmental protection)
Peninsula Humane Society Wildlife Center (Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation)
Curiodyssey (Animal Rescue and Education)
Animal Wonders Montana (Animal rescue and education)
Manomet (Helping communities support the environment)
Pangols (Support locals around wildlife areas)
Wild Nature Institute (Researching endangered species)
David Suzuki Foundation (Helping communities be sustainable)
Heifer International (work with communities to end poverty)
Wildaid.org (End purchase of Rare animal products)
Kiva.org (Loan to help people build a business)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Helps businesses be sustainable)
Conservation Strategy Fund
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Standards for animal facilities)
European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Standards for animal facilities)
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Standards for animal facilities)
Pan-African Association of Zoos and Aquaria
Zoo Conservation Outreach Group
San Francisco Zoo (and any AZA facility)



And for specific animals:

Snow Leopard Conservancy
Snow Leopard Trust
Reticulated Giraffe Project
Rothschild Giraffe Project
Save the Giraffes
Wild nature Institute (giraffes)
Tiger Research and Conservation Trust
Global Tiger Initiative
Minnesota Zoo’s Tiger Conservation Campaign
Niassa Lion Project (lions and communities)
Ewaso Lions (lions and large carnivores + working with communities)
Panthera (world’s wild cats)
Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation (small cats around the world)
Urban Fishing Cat
Fishing Cat Working Group
Jane Goodall Institute (Chimpanzees)
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Ape Action Africa
Conservation Through Public Health (gorillas)
HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project
Orangutan Foundation International
Red Panda Network
Sloth Conservation Foundation 
Rhino Recovery Fund
International Rhino Foundation
Indian Rhino Vision 2020
International Bongo Foundation
Grevy’s Zebra Trust
Birdlife International (Birds around the world)
Global Penguin Society
Ara project (Scarlet macaw and great green macaw)
Save the Cassowary
International Crane Foundation (Cranes of the world)
Vulpro: Saving our Vultures
Save Pangolins
Okapi Conservation Project
Saiga Conservation Alliance
Saola Working Group
Hirola Conservation Program
96 Elephants
Save the Elephants
Cheetah Conservation Botswana
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Kids4Cheetahs.com
Andean Cat Alliance
Polar Bears International (Climate change and polar bears)
Spectacled Bear Conservation
Polar Bears International
Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative
California Wolf Center
Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Program
Painted Dog Conservation
Fundacion Proyecto Titi (cotton-top tamarin)
Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative
Bonobo Conservation Initiative
Searching for bonobo in Congo
Lemur Conservation Network
Lola ya bonobo
Shark Stewards

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