WCN SUPPORTS CONSERVATIONISTS WHO ENSURE WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE COEXIST AND THRIVE
We find the best entrepreneurial organizations and invite them to receive in-depth, ongoing support by joining our Network of Conservation Partners. We provide our Partners with the financial resources, tools, and services they need to effectively protect wildlife while also offering critical, but less intensive support to a broader group of conservation organizations in our Extended Network. As all organizations in our Network go through a rigorous vetting process, donors can invest in them with confidence.
Conservationists in our Network work within local communities to find solutions that address the needs of both wildlife and people.
100% of designated donations to Conservation Partners in our Network go directly to the field with no overhead removed.
Our Wildlife Funds offer flexible grants to projects in order to protect threatened species across their habitats. The Wildlife Funds invest in effective projects from a wide range of organizations, kickstarting new approaches and bolstering tried and true conservation efforts. Each fund amplifies donor support by combining contributions, allowing for the biggest impact possible.
In addition to our Wildlife Funds, WCN’s Emergency Relief Fund supports conservationists, wildlife, and communities in times of crisis.
100% of donations to our Funds go directly to the field, with zero overhead removed.
Pumas are a cornerstone of a robust wild California. While they can live across a wide range of landscapes, their habitat is fragmented by urban sprawl and other human development. The pumas’ fragmented habitat must be restored and connected to maintain healthy wildlife populations.
WCN’s California Wildlife Program (CWP) aims to restore and connect fragmented habitat, benefiting pumas and other wildlife throughout California.
The Elephant Crisis Fund’s (ECF) goal is to end the ivory crisis and secure a future for elephants. The ECF funds the best ideas and most urgent actions to safeguard the future of elephants, working with a coalition of individuals, scientists, conservation organizations, and governments to:
The ECF is a joint initiative of Save the Elephants and WCN.
When emergency crises generate devastating health, social, economic, and political challenges, they often also lead to increased pressure on wildlife and natural resources, disruptions in fundraising for conservationists, and destabilization of security for communities.
WCN’s Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) supports conservationists, wildlife, and communities to turn crisis into an opportunity to respond.
Lion populations have declined by half in just a quarter century. But, lions can return. The Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) was created by WCN to give conservationists the support they need to address the biggest threats to lions.
The LRF invests in projects designed to:
Lion recovery is within our grasp.
Painted dogs have experienced an almost 99% decline in their populations in the past century; they are now very endangered and face the real risk of extinction. The Painted Dog Fund (PDF) is a joint initiative of the Painted Wolf Foundation (PWF) and WCN to invest in the best initiatives to:
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked wild mammals on Earth. They are hunted to supply a rampant and illegal global trade of their scales, meat, and body parts. Because of demand—mostly in Asia, but also growing across Africa—all eight species of pangolins are threatened with extinction.
The Pangolin Crisis Fund (PCF) was created by Save Pangolins and WCN to invest in the best initiatives to:
Thousands of African rhinos have been killed for their horns, which are prized for false medicinal purposes and as status symbols, and Asian rhinos have dwindled to near extinction. Additionally, rhinos are losing their habitat to unsustainable development. But there is still hope for rhinos.
The Rhino Recovery Fund has two primary investment strategies:
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As a keystone species, sea otters provide multiple benefits to nearshore ecosystems, including helping maintain the health of kelp and seagrass systems, promoting biodiversity, and improving resilience to the effects of climate change. Their story must turn from one of loss to one of hope, as restoring their populations is vital to the health of ocean ecosystems throughout the Pacific Coast.
As WCN’s first marine Wildlife Fund, SOF is a groundbreaking venture. It invests in:
Pumas are a cornerstone of a robust wild California. While they can live across a wide range of landscapes, their habitat is fragmented by urban sprawl and other human development....
The Elephant Crisis Fund’s (ECF) goal is to end the ivory crisis and secure a future for elephants. The ECF funds the best ideas and most urgent actions to safeguard...
When emergency crises generate devastating health, social, economic, and political challenges, they often also lead to increased pressure on wildlife and natural resources, disruptions in fundraising for conservationists, and destabilization...
Lion populations have declined by half in just a quarter century. But, lions can return. The Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) was created by WCN to give conservationists the support they...
Painted dogs have experienced an almost 99% decline in their populations in the past century; they are now very endangered and face the real risk of extinction. The Painted Dog...
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked wild mammals on Earth. They are hunted to supply a rampant and illegal global trade of their scales, meat, and body parts. Because of...
Thousands of African rhinos have been killed for their horns, which are prized for false medicinal purposes and as status symbols, and Asian rhinos have dwindled to near extinction. Additionally,...
As a keystone species, sea otters provide multiple benefits to nearshore ecosystems, including helping maintain the health of kelp and seagrass systems, promoting biodiversity, and improving resilience to the effects...
Creating a healthy future for wildlife relies on the leadership of local people who are shaping conservation in their home countries. Through Rising Wildlife Leaders, WCN empowers local conservationists by providing them with financial support, educational resources and professional training, hands-on experiences, invaluable mentorship opportunities, and access to peer support networks. By helping these leaders either start or sustain their conservation careers, we will have a greater and more lasting impact for wildlife around the world.
100% of donations to Rising Wildlife Leaders are used for Rising Wildlife Leaders programs.
The Amazon basin is critical to our planet’s health and is home to unique biodiversity found nowhere else on earth. To invest in the future of this unparalleled landscape, WCN’s Amazonia Program is supporting a new generation of highly skilled conservation leaders working together to protect the Amazon and its incredible wildlife.
This two-year training program builds local conservationists’ leadership skills and fosters collaboration amongst conservationists in the region. Tailored to their individual needs and goals, emerging leaders in the program will gain the skills, networking opportunities, and confidence to fuel their long-term conservation careers.
WCN’s Career Program enables conservationists who are saving wildlife in their home countries to thrive in their careers. Focused primarily on those who are early or mid-career, we offer multi-year financial support, tailored access to training opportunities, facilitated peer learning, and mentorship to give talented conservationists the tools to succeed.
The path to a career in conservation is often obstructed by a towering barrier—the scarcity of hands-on learning opportunities. These invaluable opportunities allow burgeoning conservationists to gain real-life experience, mentorship during their formative years, and a chance to build professional networks.
As part of our work to support Rising Wildlife Leaders, WCN fosters internships designed to be more than mere stepping stones; they are immersive gateways into the applied learning and professional development that early-career conservationists need to secure employment, while simultaneously fueling vital conservation work.
WCN’s Scholarship Program is empowering a new generation of local conservationists to take charge of wildlife protection in their home countries. Offering both conservation and veterinary scholarships, WCN is safeguarding a more diverse range of wildlife while supporting those who are shaping conservation’s future.
To ensure Rising Wildlife Leaders can jump-start their careers in conservation, WCN has supported the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) training program since its inception. Via a two-year program, EWCL offers skills training, networking opportunities, mentoring, and an opportunity for conservation professionals who are early in their careers to collaboratively design and implement a global wildlife conservation initiative. EWCL takes participants from all around the world, many participants and alumni are current, past, or future WCN Conservation Partners.
The Amazon basin is critical to our planet’s health and is home to unique biodiversity found nowhere else on earth. To invest in the future of this unparalleled landscape, WCN’s Amazonia Program is supporting a new generation of highly skilled conservation leaders working together to protect the Amazon and its incredible wildlife.
This two-year training program builds local conservationists’ leadership skills and fosters collaboration amongst conservationists in the region. Tailored to their individual needs and goals, emerging leaders in the program will gain the skills, networking opportunities, and confidence to fuel their long-term conservation careers.
WCN’s Career Program enables conservationists who are saving wildlife in their home countries to thrive in their careers. Focused primarily on those who are early or mid-career, we offer multi-year financial support, tailored access to training opportunities, facilitated peer learning, and mentorship to give talented conservationists the tools to succeed.
The path to a career in conservation is often obstructed by a towering barrier—the scarcity of hands-on learning opportunities. These invaluable opportunities allow burgeoning conservationists to gain real-life experience, mentorship during their formative years, and a chance to build professional networks.
As part of our work to support Rising Wildlife Leaders, WCN fosters internships designed to be more than mere stepping stones; they are immersive gateways into the applied learning and professional development that early-career conservationists need to secure employment, while simultaneously fueling vital conservation work.
WCN’s Scholarship Program is empowering a new generation of local conservationists to take charge of wildlife protection in their home countries. Offering both conservation and veterinary scholarships, WCN is safeguarding a more diverse range of wildlife while supporting those who are shaping conservation’s future.
To ensure Rising Wildlife Leaders can jump-start their careers in conservation, WCN has supported the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) training program since its inception. Via a two-year program, EWCL offers skills training, networking opportunities, mentoring, and an opportunity for conservation professionals who are early in their careers to collaboratively design and implement a global wildlife conservation initiative. EWCL takes participants from all around the world, many participants and alumni are current, past, or future WCN Conservation Partners.
If you want to support endangered wildlife and empower conservationists to succeed, WCN can ensure your donation goes where it is most needed. We are constantly evaluating where there are gaps in funding and where there are the highest needs for WCN, our Conservation Partners, and our Wildlife Funds.
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