by LouiseGund | Mar 19, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Nature, Organizations, Wildlife
Two of the world’s leading researchers into animal behavior, Jane Goodall and the late Dian Fossey, each offer an example of what a strong, determined, and dedicated woman can accomplish. Their work has changed the entire trajectory and landscape of their fields,...
by LouiseGund | Mar 13, 2020 | Conservation, Environment, Nature, Organizations, Programs, Wildlife
A founding member of the International Waterkeeper Alliance, San Francisco Baykeeper has worked for three decades to safeguard San Francisco Bay and its network of waterways from the threat of pollution. Baykeeper, the only nonprofit organization of its kind to...
by LouiseGund | Mar 2, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Organizations, Wildlife
There are only two species of gorillas known to humankind, the eastern and the western gorilla. They live along Africa’s equatorial belt about 500 miles apart. Each of these two species consists of two subspecies, one inhabiting lowland areas and the other inhabiting...
by LouiseGund | Dec 9, 2019 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Wildlife
The Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts (COLT) works to serve the interests of the land trust community in the state and to strengthen its collective ability to preserve the environment for the benefit of people everywhere, now and in the future. Through its many...
by LouiseGund | Nov 20, 2019 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Organizations, Programs, Wildlife
Late in 2017, in the small salmon-fishing town of Dillingham, Alaska, a mining firm filed paperwork to obtain a permit for the development of a new open-pit gold and copper mine upstream. Residents in this town of 2,300 people, whose livelihood centers on fishing, are...
by LouiseGund | Nov 15, 2019 | Animals, Conservation, Environment, History, Nature, Organizations, Programs, Wildlife
A nonprofit law firm focused on defending the earth and its people, animals, and natural resources, Earthjustice has won numerous court battles since its establishment in the 1970s. These lawsuits have halted air pollution, increased protections for Arctic lands and...
