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Urgent Action!! Forever Wild Campaign
Stop rhino poaching in South Africa
If rhino poaching continues to escalate at its current rate, rhinos could be extinct in the wild in less than a decade.* In 2010, 333 rhino were killed in South Africa by poachers. As of today, over 250 have been poached this year! The alarming loss of so many rhino, all killed for their horn, spurred the members of The Wilderness Network - including WILD - into action.
The rhino has particular importance to our network of organizations because of Dr. Ian Player's seminal work in the late 1960's to save the rhino from extinction, in Operation Rhino. The rhino is a very special symbol for our organizations' work and we are collectively dedicated to ensuring the survival of this amazing animal.
Dr. Player recently commented: "It is only through a GLOBAL campaign and POLITICAL will that we can save this remnant of the dinosaur age - the rhino."
Every signature makes a difference! Join our efforts by signing the petition today > *Estimate based on an increase in year-on-year rhino poaching figures in the wild, from 2008 onwards |
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WILD Receives Bob Marshall Award for Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship
US Forest Service recognizes WILD's work for wilderness
Time to celebrate! WILD is honored by the US Forest Service as this year's recipient of the Bob Marshall Award for Group Champion of Wilderness Stewardship. This award recognizes our dedication to wilderness stewardship, partnerships with the US land management agencies and ongoing work for wilderness in the United States. It is one of the highest honors from the federal government for outstanding work in wilderness protection and management.
This award is particularly special because of the wilderness champion for which it is named. Robert Marshall (1901-1939), a renowned writer and activist, was head of recreation management with the Forest Service for several years and introduced the concept of a formal, federal designation for wilderness lands. The award acknowledges wilderness champions who continue in Bob Marshall's footsteps in the modern day.
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Introducing The Murie Center
WILD welcomes a new partnership with The Murie Center, Wyoming
 We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Murie Center, located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USA. Over the past few months, the WILD and Murie teams have met at our offices in Boulder and their offices in Moose, WY to talk about our organizations' goals, values and 'big ideas.' What has evolved is a wonderful budding partnership, focused on the Nature Needs Half vision. While no concrete programmatic plans have been made, we are thrilled to be working more closely with The Murie Center's talented and dedicated team and look forward to joining forces to further nature conservation in the US West, North America and world-wide.
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Intergenerational News
Check out the Youth & Young Professional Digest
Each month since November 2010, we've collected ideas, projects, announcements and opportunities for emerging conservation leaders and distributed the Youth & Young Professional Digest newsletter. The digest provides an opportunity for young leaders to submit stories each month and it also features the latest job openings, grant awards, conferences and more. The digest is part of WILD's ongoing commitment to building future leaders in conservation and creating avenues for networking, sharing of best practices and fostering the international wilderness community.
Read past issues of the digest > Sign up to receive the digest > Submit a story for September's digest >
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Creative way to give: EARTHSHARE
Give at work through the Combined Federal, Colorado or Denver Campaigns!
One of the most simple and efficient ways to support WILD is through an EarthShare workplace giving campaign. EarthShare raises vital funding through environmental workplace giving campaigns in federal, state, municipal, university, and corporate workplaces nationwide on behalf of more than 400 local, national and international environmental and conservation nonprofit organizations. If you work for the US federal government or other Combined Federal Campaign participant, you can support WILD by pledging through the automatic payroll pledge system. WILD is CFC#10406. Colorado State employees can designate WILD using #3721 and Denver City employees can use #1716. Learn more > |
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