SAVE EVERYTHING
SAVE EVERYTHING
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CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
by ensuring the persistence of imperiled species and their habitats with an emphasis on private land.
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The Turner Endangered Species Fund and Biodiversity Divisions are dedicated to conserving biological diversity by ensuring the persistence of imperiled species and their habitats with an emphasis on private land.
We aim to use the best science to effectively conserve biodiversity and establish a new level of effectiveness for private-public efforts to redress the extinction crisis.
Much of the wonder of nature can be saved for future generations if conservation activities are more frequently and successfully applied on private working landscapes like those owned by Ted Turner.
Much of the wonder of nature can be saved for future generations if conservation activities are more frequently and successfully applied on private working landscapes like those owned by Ted Turner.
INSPIRING
a new generation of young scientists and policy makers to improve the balance between conservation and commerce
The Future of Funding for Wildlife Conservation
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NEWSROOM
Bolson tortoises released at Turner’s Armendaris Ranch in New Mexico.
Bolson tortoise at Armendaris releaseDownload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ky4N1k-iMM
Biologists in slow and steady race to help North America’s largest and rarest tortoise species.
Article and photos by AP reporter Susan Montoya Bryan.https://apnews.com/article/endangered-tortoise-bolson-new-mexico-turner-aa095ab2dcadf26c340b874a250eec8e
Colorado Governor Polis signs into law HB 1265, the Born to Be Wild specialty license plate.
Sales of the plate will generate funding for non-lethal means to prevent and reduce conflicts the involve wolves. Sales are expected to generate $2.5 M to this end from July 2023 through June 2026 and $700 K annually beyond that! No other state has such funds...