- American
Bird Conservancy
American Bird
Conservancy (ABC) is a not-for-profit organization, whose mission is
to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. It
is the only U.S. based, group dedicated solely to overcoming the greatest
threats facing birds in the Western Hemisphere. ABC draws on people
and organizations through bird conservation networks to identify the
most critical issues affecting birds in the Americas. It believes that
unifying entities around common approaches to priority issues is the
key to success.
- American
Birding Association (ABA)
The ABA represents
a whole range of birding interests, from identification and education
to listing and conservation. They actively promote economic and environmental
values of birding, and encourage conservation of birds and their habitats.
- Environmental
Defense
Environmental
Defense is a national nonprofit organization representing more than
400,000 members. It brings together experts in science, law and economics
to tackle complex environmental issues that affect our oceans, air,
natural resources, the livability of our man-made environment, and the
species with whom we share our world.
- Judson Lake Trumpeter Swans
Tragic evidence of an annual Trumpeter Swan die-off related to lead poisoning. Site includes video footage of Bald Eagles feeding on tainted swan carcasses. The group is actively engaged in a campaign to stop the senseless deaths of these birds.
- Michigan
Loon Preservation Association
The mission
of the Michigan Loon Preservation Association is to conserve and enhance
the Common Loon Population through research, habitat protection and
restoration, species protection, and public awareness and involvement.
Its critical issues are: financial survival,
lead
toxicosis, watercraft threats to loons, fishing net entrapment and
drowning.
- National
Audubon Society
Audubon's
mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds,
other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the
earth's biological diversity. Their national network of community-based
nature centers and chapters, scientific and educational programs, and
advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations, engage
millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in positive conservation
experiences.
- National
Wildlife Federation (NWF) Rocky Mountain Field Office
The Rocky
Mountain Natural Resource Center, located in Boulder, Colorado, is at
the forefront of NWF's
efforts to preserve and protect wildlife on public lands. Its other
goals include: to protect and restore wildlife habitat on tribal lands
and empower America's first land stewards; to strengthen protection
for critical migratory bird habitat along the Central Platte River;
to provide training and resources to classroom educators and homeowners
on the importance of providing wildlife habitat in their own backyards;
and to promote environmental education in the broader community.
- Society
of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
SETAC is an
independent, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum for
individuals and institutions engaged in study of environmental issues,
management and conservation of natural resources, environmental education,
and environmental research and development. SETAC's mission is to support
the development of principles and practices for protection, enhancement
and management of sustainable environmental quality and ecosystem integrity.
- The
Tasmanian Conservation Trust
This website
identifies unresolved issues associated with duck hunting in Tasmania,
which includes the issue of lead pollution in Tasmania waterways as
well as the primary and secondary lead poisoning of waterfowl and other
native fauna. The Trust is a voluntary nonprofit organization working
on conservation issues, especially those that directly affect Tasmania.
- The
Trumpeter Swan
Society
The Trumpeter
Swan Society (TTSS) is the only continent-wide private, nonprofit organization
dedicated to assuring the vitality and welfare of wild Trumpeter Swan
populations.
- Utah
Rivers Council
- The
Wilderness Society
The Wilderness
Society brings to bear scientific expertise, analysis and advocacy at
the highest levels to save, protect and restore America's wilderness
areas.
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