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OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
A special priority of Wildlife Preservation Canada is training young scientists to create a network of skilled professionals who will drive conservation efforts in Canada and around the world for decades to come. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (the "United Nations" of conservation organizations) has identified professional training as one of the top three priorities, along with habitat protection and public education, in its 1980 World Conservation Strategy. Without trained personnel in tropical countries, efforts to develop programs that preserve biodiversity, establish protected areas and educate the public rarely get beyond the planning stages.
Saving endangered species requires professionals with a broad appreciation and understanding of relevant scientific theory, technical knowledge and hands-on practical training and experience.
Through our Canada's New Noahs training program, and the Canadian Collection - a granting program for dedicated Canadian conservation graduate students undertaking applied research with endangered species - we equip conservation scientists with the tools they need. Participants of these programs have gone on to be leaders in the field of conservation. As well, through the Jersey diploma course and overseas training programs, scientists in tropical ecosystems can work in their communities protecting some of the most biologically diverse areas in the world.
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Shrike in the wild
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