Every year, WCN’s Wildlife Conservation Expos provide a unique opportunity to bring together wildlife’s most ardent supporters with some of the world’s leading conservationists to connect, share stories, and make life-long friendships. At Expo you can hear what it’s like to live and work in some of the most remote parts of the world and you can speak to conservationists directly to learn what you can do to help. Expos give you a chance to dive deeper into your love for wildlife, to learn what conservationists are doing to protect endangered animals, and become inspired to make a difference. It’s an event you won’t want to miss.
For more information and event updates, keep an eye on this page!
Spring Expo
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Cañada College
Redwood City, CA
Fall Expo
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Mission Bay Conference Center
San Francisco, CA
Wondering what an Expo day is like? Read A Snapshot of the 2018 Wildlife Conservation Expo and watch the presentations to find out.
Have questions? Call us at 415.202.6380 or email us at events@wildnet.org
The Expo is full of fascinating, inspiring presentations by conservationists from around the world. Browse the schedule below or click here to view the detailed event invite.
From Highway 280: Take the Farm Hill Blvd. exit, and turn left at the stoplight into the campus.
From Highway 101 (traveling North or South): Take the Woodside exit (northbound travelers turn left: southbound travelers turn right). Drive west about three miles to Hwy. 280 and head north toward San Francisco on Highway 280. Take the Farm Hill Blvd. Exit right and turn left at the stoplight into the campus.
From El Camino Real (traveling North or South): Turn onto Jefferson Ave. (northbound travelers turn left; southbound travelers turn right). Jefferson becomes Farm Hill Blvd., and at the stoplight into campus, turn right.
If the event is not sold out, tickets will be available for purchase at the door. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance in order to ensure availability.
Yes, ample parking is available at lot 6. ADA parking is available in lot 4, just outside the theater. Click here to view a map of the parking lots at the venue.
Dr. Jane Goodall will not be at Spring Expo, but she will participate in the 2019 Fall Expo.
A boxed lunch is available for purchase at the event for $15. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available.
Tickets to Expo are $50 for general admission and $25 for students.
Several wonderful organizations will be tabling during the Spring Wildlife Conservation Expo on April 13. Browse these organizations below:
American Wild Horse Campaign
Ape Action Africa
Biologists without Borders
Felidae Conservation Fund
Feline Conservation Federation
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative
Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT)
Mesoamerican Rescue Center
Morris Animal Foundation
Mountain Lion Foundation
Oakland Zoo
Partners For Conservation
Paso Pacifico
Preston Mutinda Wildlife Foundation
River Otter Ecology Project
Running Wild Media
S.P.E.C.I.E.S. – Society for the Preservation of Endangered Carnivores and their International Ecological Study (part of LifeScape International, Inc.)
Safari West Wildlife Preserve
San Bruno Mountain Watch
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
Save The Snakes
Shark Stewards
Snow Leopard Trust
The Carnivore Conservancy
The Hydrous
The Marine Mammal Center
Whale Sanctuary Project
WildAid
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
Safari West was born in the late 1980’s when a man by the name of Peter Lang purchased 400 rolling acres in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. Relocating his small but growing collection of exotic wildlife, Peter quickly converted the former cattle ranch into a world class conservation breeding facility.
As Peter set to work establishing captive breeding programs for the varied and often critically endangered species in his collection he worked closely with local zoological facilities, including, of course, the San Francisco Zoo. It was there that he met lead curator, raptor-specialist, and his future wife, Nancy Lang. Combining their unique skill-sets, the pair set about turning this vast swath of oak woodland into the world class wildlife preserve it is today.
Our flagship Fall Expo takes place on the second Saturday in October. This is our biggest and longest running Expo, it draws a crowd of over 1,200 people and over 50 conservationists from around the world.
This Expo offers an unforgettable day of storytelling and inspiration, the opportunity to connect with other wildlife enthusiasts, and the chance to support protection for endangered animals big and small, from lions and elephants to cotton-top tamarins and penguins.
Our flagship Fall Expo will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in San Francisco. Stay tuned for details.
Spring Expo takes place at the end of April and offers a smaller, more intimate experience that still maintains the same level of inspiration and enthusiasm as the Fall Expo. At Spring Expo you have the opportunity to take a deeper dive into conservation; presentations are fewer in number, but longer and more in-depth.
Our Spring Expo will be Saturday, April 13, 2019 in Redwood City, CA.
Did you miss an Expo presentation? No problem, all the presentations from past Expos are available to watch on video.
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