Tangible Conservation Changes with the Hunter Legacy 100 Fund

2018 is starting off with a bang! The Hunter Legacy 100 Fund has awarded SCI Foundation three new grants

THE WILD HARVEST INITIATIVE COULD BRING URBAN AND RURAL IDEALISTS TOGETHER

“In this world today, the access to reliable sources of food that can be sustainably harvested is the dream of every single government.”

Charting the Life Cycle of the American Woodcock Today to Make Science-Based Decisions Tomorrow

The more data we have on game birds like the woodcock, the more likely responsible science-based decisions will be made by lawmakers.

Survival of Sustainable Use

Is the sustainable use of wildlife sustainable? Conservationists at The Wildlife Society’s annual conference last week in Raleigh, NC agreed with a resounding yes. But how resilient is hunting to shifting demographics and negative public opinion? The take home message: as media reaction continues to undermine sustainable use management efforts and urbanization further threatens our …

IUCN Session: Does Hunting Have a Future?

This week, SCI Foundation is in Hawaii participating in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress, a meeting of the world’s leading scientific experts held every four years. This is SCI Foundation’s first time representing the sustainable use community at IUCN, after just being accepted as a new member organization. SCI …

SCI Foundation Joins the Wild Harvest Initiative

SCI Foundation has recently partnered with Conservation Visions Inc. and committed to supporting the ongoing Wild Harvest Initiative (WHI). The initiative is a collaborative effort among the hunting and wildlife conservation community to estimate the nutritional and economic value of recreational wild protein harvest across all of North America. The WHI is the first attempt …

Species Recovery Stories – Thanks to Hunting!

There are two places in the world where conservation has been especially successful – North America and southern Africa.  In both regions, sustainable use hunting plays a vital role in wildlife management. Contrary to what the anti-hunting community portrays, the science behind sustainable use can stimulate population growth while providing the necessary revenue and incentive …