Savebats.org

Become a supporter of Save the Bats today!
Thanks to people like you, Save the Bats is able to inspire thousands of people to protect biodiversity.
When you give to Save the Bats, you help protect animals that make our environment healthy. You donation can help:
Teach people that bats are important, not scary
Give surviving bats safe places to raise their young
Fund research that will find a cure for White-nose Syndrome

Happy Halloween!!!  A $10 donation to save bats.org was made. I won't be blogging on Nov. 1.

Proboscis Monkey.Org

Proboscis Monkeys can only live in Borneo and need large protected areas to survive. Borneo loses forests equivalent to an area of about a third of Switzerland every year, or at a rate of 3.2 million acres, much of it to feed the voracious appetite for timber in the West and Asia. Indonesia’s forests are being destroyed at a rate of 4.9 million acres a year.

Terra Nature Fund

What makes the 'edge ecology' internationally important ......
New Zealand was one of the last places on Earth colonized by humans, with one of the worst biological losses. Unique ecological events occurred during the archipelago's 80 million year isolation from the rest of the world, after the Zealandia continent broke away from the Gondwana super-continent.
As mammals developed in most places, New Zealand's exceptionally odd ecology evolved with three bats as the only land mammals.  With the world's most extensive collection of flightless birds, 80 percent endemism in plants, gigantism in insects, and prehistoric living fossils preceding dinosaurs, the country is a biological treasure chest.

The minimum donation through Network for Good is $10. This donation will be for both October 28 &29.

Vital Ground Foundation

The Vital Ground Foundation helps preserve the threatened grizzly bear, other animals, plants, and natural communities through habitat conservation. Your generous contribution will help us continue to advance and meet this mission.

BirdNote

BirdNote strives to transport listeners out of the daily grind and into the natural world with outstanding audio programming and online content. The stories we tell are rich in sound, imagery, and information, connecting the ways and needs of birds to the lives of listeners.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

In 2005, the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) launched The Wild Animal Health Fund to support critical research and studies that give zoo animals and wildlife a better quality of life.

While other groups do the important work of preserving and protecting natural habitats, The Wild Animal Health Fund focuses on the animals themselves.

We are the ONLY wild animal health program solely dedicated to funding professional veterinary research and studies to improve the health of zoo animals and wildlife. Studies funded by our grants allow veterinarians to cure disease, prevent chronic illness and infection, better manage pain, and have a lasting impact on the care and conservation of zoo animals and wildlife.

Despite the need for more animal health studies, there is very little government funding available. As a result, The Wild Animal Health Fund typically receives grant requests totaling 3-4x what we can provide in a given year.

You can make a difference in the lives of animals and support global conservation efforts with your generous support of the Wild Animal Health Fund.

The Zoological Lighting Institute

The Zoological Lighting Institute works for a healthy and vibrant luminous environment. Earthly life evolved under a remarkably broad range of natural lighting conditions, which change dramatically under artificial light. These changes lead directly to biodiversity loss, by degrading the environmental conditions of animals.
As advocates for wildlife sensitive design practices in zoos, aquariums and the environment, we promote understanding of the luminous environment, day and night. We do this through active research support and public programming, aiming to create a grass-roots movement to enhance animal welfare and nocturnal habitat conservation efforts.

The Anti-Cruelty Society

The Anti-Cruelty Society has been on the forefront of animal welfare and humane education ever since it was founded in 1899. Our extensive history is proof of the importance of our work, and also serves as a reminder of the many things that our organization has accomplished over the years.

Trust for Public Land

Working from more than 30 offices nationwide, The Trust for Public Land offers a range of services to meet the conservation needs of the 21st century. We help communities raise funds, conduct research and planning, acquire and protect land, and design and renovate parks, playgrounds, trails, and gardens.

Pilots N Paws

Pilots N Paws is a 501c3 non-profit organization. This site is intended to be a meeting place for those who rescue, shelter or foster animals, and volunteer pilots and plane owners willing to assist with the transportation of animals. It is not the intent of Pilots N Paws to coordinate or arrange those providing these valuable services, but to provide the environment in which those involved can come together in a common place and arrange or schedule rescue flights, overnight foster care or shelter and all other related activities. .

Through the discussion board those involved can exchange information about transports publicly so that they can set up an entire transport and share all information necessary to successfully accompish the goal, but also allow others to volunteer their efforts if they see help is needed to save animals.

All participants are encouraged to check daily for various new listings on the discussion board for purposes of volunteering or assisting in an effort to save animals. The discussion board is also intended for participants to develop friendships and relationships and to get to know one another because we are all working for a common goal.

The only request for those participating is to be aware of the concerns of others. For that reason there are links to general information that is specific to pilots or those involved in the sheltering or rescue. Aviation is a wonderful alternative to ground transports, but unlike ground transports those involved will have concerns not generally faced by ground transporters.

Unicef United States Fund: #Stop Ebola

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the deadliest in history.

More than 4,500 people have died since March, and children are Ebola's most vulnerable victims. UNICEF estimates that 3,700 children have been orphaned by Ebola.

We can stop Ebola. UNICEF and its partners have reached more than 5.5 million people in West Africa—in Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. UNICEF is airlifting essential supplies, distributing vital health information and caring for children and families. With early treatment, they can survive this disease.

Friends of Attwater Prairie Chicken

From its start in 1903, the National Wildlife Refuge System has owed its very existence to concerned citizens eager to protect America’s natural resources. Friends organizations are crucial to the collective mission of the Refuge System to conserve and protect the wildlife of this great nation. They are also essential to helping millions of Americans understand that their actions today determine the legacy we leave for tomorrow, and they are the motivation for a new generation of conservationists.
Friends of Attwater Prairie Chicken Wildlife Refuge is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization.
Our mission is simple:
To assist, enhance and promote the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge’s goal of recovering the endangered Attwater’s prairie chicken and restoring native Texas coastal prairie for the benefit of present and future generations.
We support the refuge in a variety of ways including, but not limited to:
• provide outreach and educational awareness programs
• support operating activities of the refuge
• fundraising for special refuge projects
• advocate for issues that support the refuge
• maintain and grow our membership
• sponsor annual festivals and events
• conduct tours

Trumpeter Swan Society

OUR MISSION: TO ASSURE THE VITALITY AND WELFARE OF WILD TRUMPETER SWANS

The Trumpeter Swan is North America's largest waterfowl and one of its rarest native birds. To many people, it is the embodiment of grace, beauty, and unspoiled wildness. It is also an inspiring reminder that we can save some species that have been reduced to near extinction.

The Trumpeter Swan Society (TTSS) is a means for those who cherish these swans to work together and support their continued conservation and restoration.

Fauna & Flora International

To act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.

Fauna & Flora International's work spans across the globe, with over 140 projects in over 40 countries, mostly in the developing world. We proudly stand up for biodiversity and aim to show just how relevant it is to all of those who share the planet.

The minimum donation is $10. I won't be blogging on October 17.

PHOENIX LANDING

The Phoenix Landing Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit all-volunteer organization. It was established to promote and protect the welfare of parrots, especially those with an extensive lifespan.

Increasingly, these intelligent and beautiful birds are becoming household companions. Meanwhile, their native rain forests and deserts are being rapidly consumed for use by people. As guardians of our pets, and growing consumers of the land, it is our responsibility to provide care and help for parrots -- both in domesticity and in the wild.

Most parrots, from parakeets to macaws, will need several homes across their long-lives. These birds are not "rescues" in the same way we often think of dogs and cats. Birds deserve to have a succession of good homes. Please consider adoption first!

Water.org

More than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. Nearly all deaths, 99 percent, occur in the developing world.3

Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing every four hours.1

Of the 60 million people added to the world's towns and cities every year, most move to informal settlements (i.e. slums) with no sanitation facilities.6

780 million people lack access to an improved water source; approximately one in nine people.2

"[The water and sanitation] crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns." 7

An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day.7

Over 2.5X more people lack water than live in the United States.2

More people have a mobile phone than a toilet.

Today I made a $10 donation to Water.org  Therefore, I won't be blogging on October 14.

Chicago Fire Foundation

The Chicago Fire's goal on the field is to play hard and win. Its goal off the field is to contribute to the quality of life in Chicago and its surrounding communities. Through the Chicago Fire Foundation, the Fire is able to give back to the community by developing programs that reach out to Chicagoland's community. Since 1998, the Chicago Fire Foundation, the charitable arm of the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer Team, has made significant contributions to enhance the lives of disadvantaged youth throughout Chicagoland.

Each year, the Chicago Fire Foundation renews its commitment to improve the quality of life for youth and communities throughout Chicagoland by promoting health and wellness, education and the environment. The Foundation also supports organizations that share this vision so as to further extend the investment needed to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our children.

The Chicago Fire Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps the Chicago Fire contribute to the community through grants and contributions. With great pride, the Foundation has contributed more than $1.7 million to the Chicagoland community since its inception in 1998. This outstanding achievement gives the Chicago Fire Foundation even more reason to set its sights on grander projects for the future.

Chicago Police Memorial Foundation

OUR MISSION

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to honoring the lives of our fallen heroes. The Foundation provides support and assistance to the families of Chicago police officers who are killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.

ABOUT THE CHICAGO POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Established in 2004, the Foundation strengthens the relationship between the Chicago Police, its business and civic leaders and its citizenry. It allows us to express our gratitude to the fallen officers’ families for the ultimate sacrifice of their loved one.

REASONS FOR THE FOUNDATION

Since the first officer to die in the line of duty, there have been 567 Chicago police officers who have sacrificed their lives for our city. The families of these brave officers are supported by the Department and other organizations, but as one might imagine, the cost in terms of financial, emotional and psychological support is overwhelming. Other, perhaps less-known risks associated with being a police officer are the stresses of the job. This stress often leads to disastrous consequences such as when a police officer takes his own life. Finally, as a tribute to the heroic lives that these officers led, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation has built a permanent memorial to these brave men and women. It is a spectacular site located just east of Soldier Field on Chicago’s lakefront.

MarineBio Conservation Society

Our Mission is to share the wonders of the ocean with the world while supporting the advancement of effective (science-based) and immediate solutions concerning the urgent marine conservation issues that affect all of us.

The society accepts a minimum online donation of $10. I won't be blogging on October 10.

Saving the Resplendent Quetzal

“Saving the Replendent Quetzal” is a collaborative research project for the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI, Gorham, Maine), the University of Alabama, and Los Tarrales Reserve in Guatemala to protect a beautiful bird species that is vanishing because of deforestation and habitat loss. Due to low numbers of nesting pairs and available nesting sites, it is IMPERATIVE to understand the Quetzal’s population dynamics in areas where they remain, and also to investigate the use of artificial nest boxes to enhance the bird’s breeding success. Funding will support a pilot study plus long-term research on the national bird of Guatemala.

Because the minimum donation for this site is $10, I won't be blogging on October 8.

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a membership organization—it’s the support of people like you that ensures science helps build a healthy planet and a safer world.

We depend on your support
 You can be confident your support will be spent wisely—85 percent of donations go directly to fund our program work and for seven consecutive years we have received the Four Star Charity Navigator rating—a distinction achieved by fewer than 2 percent of non-profits.

Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society

CPAWS is Canada’s voice for wilderness. Since 1963 we’ve led in creating over two-thirds of Canada’s protected areas. That amounts to about half a million square kilometres – an area bigger than the entire Yukon Territory! Our vision is that Canada will protect at least half of our public land and water. As a national charity with 13 chapters, 60,000 supporters and hundreds of volunteers, CPAWS works collaboratively with governments, local communities, industry and indigenous peoples to protect our country’s amazing natural places. We’re also on guard to ensure that our parks are managed to protect the nature within them.

The minimum donation for this great charity is $10, so I will not be blogging on October 5.

Sea Turtle Response

The Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program (LMMSTRP) coordinated by Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, is the primary response partner for the state of Louisiana for rehabilitating marine mammals (dolphins, whales and manatees) and sea turtles. Your gift will aid their recovery.

New England Aquarium

Making a Lasting Global Impact
Through our conservation and research programs, we develop and implement new solutions to protect the oceans and balance the human impacts on them.

Cayman Island Blue Iguana Conservation Program

Conservation is always a challenging exercise, balancing the needs of current communities with the desire to sustain the best of earlier environments. Often the need for such efforts only become apparent when the problems have reached a crisis point - as in the case of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana.

This unique and magnificent creature is endemic to Grand Cayman - which means that it is found nowhere else in the world. Unfortunately it stands on the brink of extinction. In 1938,

C. Bernard Lewis, a zoologist in a scientific expedition from Oxford University in England, doubted that "more than a dozen individuals still exist on the island" and quoted East End people as saying that "guanas" had become so scarce that it was no longer worthwhile to hunt them. A two-week field study commissioned by the Cayman Islands Government in 1981, conducted by Dr. Roger Avery from Bristol University, England, was no more optimistic and, soon after its formation in 1987, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands began advocating Avery's recommendations.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.ky/index.php/info-sheets/blue-iguanna-conservation-program