The Wildlife Conservation SocietyThe Wildlife Conservation Society is a story about sustaining biological diversity, teaching ecology, and inspiring care. It is the story of men and women working in the United States and throughout the world to advance the field sciences, propagate endangered species, preserve habitats in peril, and enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of nature. And it is an organization determined to forge a new strategy for protecting wildlife and wild places in an increasingly tamed and tattered world. Animal species everywhere are vanishing into the black hole of extinction. So are many of the plants that support them-that support humans, too. Some scholars fear that the world may be losing more than 60 distinct plant and animal species a day, most of them still unknown to science, all their potential beauty and benefits shorn forever from the tapestry of life. The causes of all this bad news are as obvious as they are relentless: human overpopulation and development. But human causes imply human solutions. And that has been the premise motivating the Society's work since the turn of the century. Operating more than 270 field projects in 51 countries, the Wildlife Conservation Society has helped establish more than 100 parks and reserves around the world, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. More than 90 million acres have been protected over the past five years under Society's auspices-an area equal to 40 Yellowstone National Parks. In addition, the Society pioneers programs in wildlife medicine and environmental education, reaching more than 1.5 million students each year. Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society's resources include the largest staff of non-governmental scientists working to protect endangered species and ecosystems. The Society has been on the front lines of conservation for 100 years. In the words of the world's most renowned field conservationist, Dr. George Schaller, "The Wildlife Conservation Society is unique. There is no other conservation organization in the world that has all the resources conservation needs under one roof." "Within the coming few years we will make the choices that determine whether the Earth's ecological systems remain viable to support biodiversity for future generations. We can't make those choices without understanding and action, both of which the Wildlife Conservation Society provides worldwide better than any other organization. Join us. Together we can make a world of difference." - John Denver, Board of Advisors, Wildlife Conservation Society For more information about the Wildlife Conservation Society, please call us at: 1-800-4-WILDLIFE or write to: Wildlife Conservation Society |
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