Nepal’s Snow Leopard Project Hopes To Change Opinions

A new study in Nepal hopes to show predation of local livestock by snow leopards is less than first thought.

Motivating People, Managing Bears: The 5th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop

  A bear is running at you at 30 mph, 44 feet per second, if it is 88 feet away, will be on you in 2 seconds flat. Bear spray takes roughly 2-5 seconds to deploy, and while it is roughly 92% effective. Firearms can be easier to use but are often slightly less effective …

SCI FOUNDATION IS WORKING TO MAKE DRIVING IN MOOSE COUNTRY SAFER

The Kenai Peninsula has an estimated 6,000 moose and it is estimated that 250 moose are struck each year on the road.

THANKFUL FOR A WORLD THAT IS SUSTAINING FOR US

  Most Americans have an idea of what they should be thankful for during Thanksgiving. However, Dr. Shane Mahoney has stated in his 2014 keynote address to Pheasants Forever and Quail Unlimited, “There is not a thing that we have of value, not our capacities as human beings, not our families, not our freedoms, not …

SCI Foundation and United Republic of Tanzania Host 15th African Wildlife Consultative Forum

Tanzania recognizes that hunting contributes significantly to conservation, tourism, job creation, and sustainable development, especially in rural areas.

Montana Moose Hunter Success Is Good for Science

Moose hunters in Montana are crucial to this project.  Not only are they responsive 90% of the time to phone surveys, and successful at least 73% of the time...

EXPANDING BLACK BEAR HUNTING IN CALIFORNIA

Using the best available science to guide management, bear hunting in northeastern California could be reopened for the first time in decades.

Vermont Awarded $50k to Study Moose

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department was awarded $50,000 by Safari Club International Foundation to support an ongoing three-year study on the state’s moose herd. The Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) recently awarded the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department a $50,000 grant in support of an ongoing three-year study the department is conducting on …

Actually, African Elephants Are Not on The Verge of Extinction

Few species are as iconic as the African elephant, the world’s largest terrestrial mammal. With long lifespans, high intelligence, and complex social structures, elephants evoke powerful emotions in people. Long pursued for their ivory, elephants have been increasingly exploited in recent years by certain environmental groups that rely on them for fundraising. We are inundated …

DRYING RUAHA RIVER POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTES TO BUFFALO DECLINE

African buffalo, also known as Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), are an extremely valuable species to hunters as one of Africa’s traditional “Big Five” game species. So when reports started coming in of buffalo declines occurring in Tanzania’s Ruaha National Park, everyone became concerned. In 2014, SCI Foundation partnered with the Health for Animals and Livelihood …