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Extended Network
We strive for open collaboration with conservationists outside of our Partner Network; we welcome and appreciate what all conservationists do for wildlife.
Below are some organizations we are currently supporting, we encourage you to learn more about them here.
African Manatee
African Manatee
Organization: African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization / Aristide Kamla
Location: Cameroon
Dates Speaking at Expo: 2018
The mission of African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization is to contribute to the protection of the aquatic megafauna and their habitats in Central Africa by improving the scientific knowledge and involving fishers and other stakeholders into sustainable fisheries and responsible watershed-use. Donate to support African manatees.
Blue Whales
Blue Whales
Organization: Oceanswell / Dr. Asha de Vos
Location: Sri Lanka
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2017
Oceanswell works to change the trajectory for the world’s oceans by educating the next generation of diverse ocean heroes, equipping students from underrepresented nations to conduct marine conservation research, and engaging everybody in conversations about the magic of our world’s oceans. Donate to support blue whales.
Bonobos
Bonobos
Organization: Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative / Dr. Gay Reinartz
Location: Democratic Republic of Congo
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2014
The Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI) studies and protects the bonobo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to ensure the survival of this endangered great ape. Donate to support bonobos.
Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs
Coral reef ecosystems are some of the largest living structures on the planet, and are subject to intense threats and decline. The cumulative effects of climate change, poor water quality, coastal development, and fishing weaken the resiliency of coral species and the vast number of marine species that depend on the biodiversity and health of corals to survive. WCN’s nascent Coral Reef Granting Program is modeled after our Crisis and Recovery Funds, and will invest in the best ideas from all institutions to protect and recover coral reefs around the world.
Dholes
Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society-India / Arjun Srivathsa
Location: India
Dates Speaking at Expo: 2018
Arjun Srivathsa is a 2015 WCN scholar from India and a wildlife biologist studying large carnivores in his home country, with a focus on the endangered dhole, also known as Asiatic wild dog. Arjun is a member of the IUCN Dhole Working Group and runs a dhole conservation project in the Western Ghats, a mountain range that runs along the entire west coast of India. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Interdisciplinary Ecology at the University of Florida. Arjun is also an accomplished science-cartoonist, engaged in bridging the gap between science and society. Donate to support dholes.
Giraffes
Giraffes
Organization/Conservationist: Giraffe Conservation Foundation / Dr. Julian Fennessy
Location: Africa
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2017
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) is the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. Donate to support giraffes.
Great Green Macaws and Scarlet Macaw s
Great Green Macaw and Scarlet Macaw
Organization: The Ara Project / Dr. Sam Williams
Location: Costa Rica
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2017
Launched in 1982, The Ara Project is dedicated to saving Costa Rica’s two native macaws: the endangered Great Green Macaw and the Scarlet Macaw. Donate to support then great green macaw and scarlet macaw.
Grey Crowned Cranes
Organization: Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association / Dr. Olivier Nsengimana
Location: Rwanda
Dates Speaking at Expo: 2018
Dr. Olivier Nsengimana established the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association to expand research and conservation projects connected to endangered or threatened wildlife in Rwanda, including grey crowned cranes. In Rwanda, where there are less than 500 grey crowned cranes remaining in the wild, the primary threat facing them is widespread poaching. Olivier was recognized as a Rolex Young Laureate Award Winner in 2014 for his efforts to protect these unique birds. Donate to support grey crowned cranes.
Marine Fisheries
Marine Fisheries
Organization: Blue Ventures / Dr. Alasdair Harris
Location: Madagascar
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2016
Blue Ventures develops transformative approaches for catalyzing and sustaining locally led marine conservation. They work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to protecting marine biodiversity in ways that benefit coastal people. Donate to support marine fisheries.
Mountain Gorillas
Mountain Gorillas
Organization: Conservation Through Public Health / Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Location: Uganda
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2009
Conservation Through Public Health works to promote biodiversity conservation in and around Africa’s protected areas by enabling people, wildlife, and livestock to coexist through improving their health and livelihoods. Donate to support mountain gorillas.
Orangutans
Orangutans
Organization: HUTAN – Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project / Dr. Isabelle Lackman, Marc Ancrenaz
Location: Malaysia
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2007 and 2009
In 1998, HUTAN together with the Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) established Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project (KOCP) to carry out orangutan research and conservation in the lower Kinabatangan region and in Sabah. Since then, the organization has grown to include working on other wildlife issues, and with local communities to address human-wildlife conflict and alternative livelihoods. Donate to support orangutans.
Pangolins
Pangolins
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world. WCN is committed to supporting pangolin conservation and is working with Save Pangolins on a new fund to significantly boost conservation efforts. The fund shares the core principles of WCN’s Crisis and Recovery Funds, investing in the best ideas from all institutions to stop the poaching, stop the trafficking, and stop the demand for pangolin scales and meat. Donate to support pangolins.
Organization: Save Pangolins / Paul Thomson
Location: Africa, Asia
WCN’s strategic partner on pangolins
Organization: Save Vietnam’s Wildlife / Thai Van Nguyen
Location: Vietnam
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2015
Organization: Danau Girang Field Centre / Elisa Panjang
Location: Malaysian Borneo
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2018
Polar Bears
Polar Bears
Organization: Polar Bears International / Dr. Steven Amstrup
Location: Arctic
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2014 and 2016
Made up of a small group of passionate conservationists, scientists, and volunteers, Polar Bear International (PBI) exists to help secure a future for polar bears across the Arctic. Donate to support polar bears.
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
African black rhinos and white rhinos are key ecosystem engineers and an iconic piece of the African landscape. Faced with relentless poaching, populations of both species have plummeted in recent decades. WCN’s nascent African Rhino Granting Program will accelerate rhino protection and recovery. This program is modeled after the core principles of WCN’s Crisis and Recovery Funds, and will invest in the best ideas from all institutions to stop the poaching, stop the trafficking, and reduce demand for their horns. Donate to support rhinos.
WCN also directly supports the work of the following rhino conservation organizations:
Organization: Wildlife ACT / Dr. Simon Morgan
Location: South Africa
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2015
The Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) works to increase black and white rhino numbers and range in the Lowveld region—through tracking and monitoring operations, treating rhinos with snare and bullet wounds, assisting authorities with prosecuting poachers, and working to raise community awareness and support for rhino conservation through rural schools.
The Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) works to increase black and white rhino numbers and range in the Lowveld region—through tracking and monitoring operations, treating rhinos with snare and bullet wounds, assisting authorities with prosecuting poachers, and working to raise community awareness and support for rhino conservation through rural schools.
Saola
Saola
Organization: Saola Working Group / William Robichaud
Location: Laos and Vietnam
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2010, 2012, and 2015
The Saola Working Group was formed in 2006 in recognition of the need for urgent, coordinated action to save the saola from extinction. The saola is one of the rarest large animals on earth and has been known to science only since 1992. It is found only in the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam, one of the most beautiful and endangered ecosystems on earth. Donate to support saola.
Tapirs
Tapirs
Organization: Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative /
Dr. Patricia Medici
Location: Brazil
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2011
The Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative promotes research and conservation of lowland tapirs and their remaining habitats in Brazil. Donate to support tapirs.
Tigers
Tigers
Organization: Tigris Foundation / Dr. Dale Miquelle
Location: Russia
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2011
Dr. Dale Miquelle is the Country Director for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Russia Program, and coordinates research and conservation actions to protect large carnivores and the ecosystems upon which they depend, focusing mainly in Northeast Asia. Donate to support tigers.
Tree Kangaroos
Tree Kangaroos
Organization: Tenkile Conservation Alliance / Jim Thomas
Location: Papua New Guinea
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2014
The Tenkile Conservation Alliance was established in 2001, with the goal to improve health, provide education and so relieve poverty, and protect biodiversity and the cultures of rainforest communities in Papua New Guinea. Donate to support tree kangaroos.
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
African black rhinos and white rhinos are key ecosystem engineers and an iconic piece of the African landscape. Faced with relentless poaching, populations of both species have plummeted in recent decades. WCN’s nascent African Rhino Granting Program will accelerate rhino protection and recovery. This program is modeled after the core principles of WCN’s Crisis and Recovery Funds, and will invest in the best ideas from all institutions to stop the poaching, stop the trafficking, and reduce demand for their horns. Donate to support rhinos.
WCN also directly supports the work of the following rhino conservation organizations:
Organization: Wildlife ACT / Dr. Simon Morgan
Location: South Africa
Guest Speaker at Wildlife Conservation Expo in 2015
The Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) works to increase black and white rhino numbers and range in the Lowveld region—through tracking and monitoring operations, treating rhinos with snare and bullet wounds, assisting authorities with prosecuting poachers, and working to raise community awareness and support for rhino conservation through rural schools.
The Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) works to increase black and white rhino numbers and range in the Lowveld region—through tracking and monitoring operations, treating rhinos with snare and bullet wounds, assisting authorities with prosecuting poachers, and working to raise community awareness and support for rhino conservation through rural schools.
Photography Credits: Frank af Petersens, Eric Ash, Blue Ventures, Asha de Vos, Rachel Graham, Thomas A. Jefferson, Peter Lindsey, David Lochlin, Susan McConnell, Jon McCormack, Jack Swenson, The Ara Project, Nigel Dennis