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Groups
| WWF |  Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF is the world's largest and
most experienced independent conservation organization with 4.7 million
supporters and a global network active in some 100 countries. WWF's
mission is to protect nature and the biological diversity that we all need
to survive.
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| Defenders of Wildlife |  Defenders of
Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and
plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what
scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the
planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated
loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long
known for our leadership on endangered species issues, Defenders of
Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will
help keep species from becoming endangered. Our programs encourage
protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while
protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health.
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| U.S. Fish and Wildlife |  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission is, working with
others, to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and
their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people." We are
the only agency of the U.S. Government with that primary mission |
| The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |  The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a nonprofit
charitable organization dedicated to the conservation and management of
fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats on which they
depend. Among its goals are species conservation, habitat protection,
environmental education, natural resources management, habitat and
ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration, and leadership training for
conservation professionals.
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| C.A.U.Z. |  The Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos (C.A.U.Z.) is
an international network of scientists and educators in universities,
zoos, aquariums, conservation organizations, and governmental agencies who
are dedicated to worldwide conservation. |
| Student Conservation Association |  The Student Conservation Association allows you to serve the
great outdoors while tapping into an inner, personal landscape you may
never have known existed. With exciting, hands-on service opportunities
lasting up to a full year, women and men as young as 16 can start blazing
a new trail of conservation service, experiential environmental education,
career skills and leadership training.
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| FWC |  Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term
well-being and the benefit of people. |
| EWT |  The
mission of the Endangered Wildlife Trust is to conserve the diversity
of plant and animal species in Southern Africa. The Trust seeks to achieve
its mission by conducting a programme of research, awareness and conservation
action. |
| WAP |  The Wildlife Advocacy
Project is a non-profit advocacy group founded by the public interest law
firm, Meyer & Glitzenstein, to assist grassroots activists in
achieving long-term protection of wildlife and the environment, and in
stopping the abuse and exploitation of animals held in captivity. The
Project advocates the recognition and respect for the innate wild nature
of all animals -- including those in confinement, as well as those in the
wild.
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Individual Animal Conservation Groups
| CCF |  The
Mission of the Cheetah Conservation Fund is to be an internationally
recognized centre of excellence in research and education on cheetahs
and their ecosystems, working with all stakeholders to achieve best-practice
in the conservation and management of the world's cheetahs. |
| CSG | 
The Cat Specialist Group is an international panel of over 170 scientists, wildlife managers and other specialists from 40 countries, who have volunteered their expertise to the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, which is based in Switzerland. Its function is to provide IUCN, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), governmental and non-governmental Organisations with advice on all matters concerning wild cats, including their status in nature; the threats they face and the conservation requirements; biology and natural history. Members provide data for the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK, which is used to compile the Red List of Threatened Animals. |
| ISLT |
The International Snow Leopard Trust is dedicated to the conservation
of the endangered snow leopard and its mountain ecosystem through a
balanced approach that considers the needs of the people and the
environment. |
| TIC |  Accurate and up-to-date information is vital to making good
decisions. Information concerning tigers and their habitat is changing
every day. This Web Site and the 1-800-5tigers information line were
created to provide the public, scientific, and conservation communities
with an international forum for exchanging information relevant to the
preservation of wild tigers across Asia and in zoos worldwide.
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| African
Wildlife & Conservation |
Guide to Internet Resources has been developed to
consolidate the growing number of information sources relating to African
wildlife and conservation available on the Internet.
The project seeks to become a comprehensive internet directory, virtual library, research tool and resource center, which will facilitate awareness, and motivate people towards positive action and support for sustainable wildlife practices. |
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