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The Cleveland Zoological Society and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo share a mission: We create compelling experiences that connect people with wildlife and inspire personal responsibility for conserving the natural world.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) was established by Congress in 1984 to protect and restore our nation’s native wildlife species and habitats.

PRESERVATION OF MARINE LIFE, CONCENTRATING EFFORTS ON ENDANDERED SPECIES.TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO CLEAN BEACHES, OCEANS AND WATERWAYS.SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDING ACCESS TO VESSELS USED IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

The Shenandoah National Park Trust touches every aspect of the park we all enjoy. We help protect what you love about Shenandoah National Park, while creating programs to inspire the next generation of national park stewards.As the official philanthropic partner of Shenandoah National Park, the Trust invests in programs and initiatives which help ensure that Shenandoah remains a crown jewel of the Park Service, an economic driver for the region, and a national treasure for all to enjoy, for generations to come.

The mission of the Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage.

Mission: Ensure a future for wild cats and the vast landscapes on which they depend. Vision: A world where wild cats thrive in healthy natural and developed landscapes that sustain people and biodiversity. Panthera is the only organization in the world that is devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s 38 wild cat species and their ecosystems. Utilizing the expertise of the world’s premier cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements global strategies for the most imperiled large cats: tigers, lions, jaguars, snow leopards, cheetahs, pumas, and leopards. Representing the most comprehensive effort of its kind, Panthera partners with local and international NGOs, scientific institutions, local communities, governments around the globe, and citizens who want to help ensure a future for wild cats. Panthera’s grants program, the Small Cat Action Fund (SCAF), additionally supports conservation and research initiatives on many of the 31 smaller wild cat species around the globe.

To ensure the survival of endangered Bornean elephants and their surrounding habitat through positive human intervention. To support environmental and wildlife education within local communities and protect the biodiversity of Sabah Borneo Rainforests utilizing natural, sustainable solutions.

Triangle Land Conservancy strives to create a healthier and more vibrant Triangle region by safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms and food, and connecting people with nature through land protection and stewardship, catalyzing community action, and collaboration. We see the Triangle region as an increasingly healthy and vibrant place to live where wild and working lands are protected and everyone has access to open space, clean water, and local food.

Through Education, research and rescue, Dolphin Research Center promotes peaceful coexistence, cooperation and communication between marine mammals, humans and the environment we share with the well-being of DRC’s animals taking precedence.

Founded in 1934 to stop the shooting of migrating hawks along its ridgetop, the Hawk Mountain mission is to conserve birds of prey worldwide by providing leadership in raptor conservation science and education, and by maintaining Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as a model observation, research and education facility. This mission is accomplished through integrated programs in scientific research, conservation education, monitoring, public visitation, Sanctuary stewardship, and professional conservation training.

1. TO DISSEMINATE A KNOWLEDGE OF ZOOLOGY AND AN APPRECIATION OF ANIMAL LIFE.2. TO MAINTAIN A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN WHERE SMALL MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIAL AND TROPICAL FISH WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR OBSERVATION AND STUDY.3. THROUGH LOCAL FACILITIES, READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF STATEN ISLAND TO INSTILL CHILDREN AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF LIVING.

WildAid's mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade in our lifetimes by reducing demand through global public awareness campaigns, and by providing comprehensive marine protection.