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Mission
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Ensure the future of wildlife through conservation, education, and hunting.
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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Conservation Efforts never cease, and through chapter projects, SCI Foundation grants and scholarships, and regional programs, members of Safari Club International put their time and resources to use to benefit wildlife populations around the world. SCI Foundation ensures the best available science is used in wildlife policy and management and demonstrates the constructive role that hunting plays in the conservation of biodiversity worldwide.
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OUTDOOR EDUCATION
Education Programs, for both youth and adults, provide a hands-on opportunity to experience the outdoors and spread the knowledge of conservation, wildlife management and the important role hunters play. Programs offered though SCIF’s American Wilderness Leadership School and the International Wildlife Museum as well as through partnerships with the Salvation Army outdoors program, the Boy Scouts and others continue to increase support for conservation.
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HUMANITARIAN SERVICES
Humanitarian Service Programs are also a primary initiative of SCI Foundation. The programs cover a wide perspective and cross the globe in outreach. These programs include the SafariCare Bell Family Blue Bag program, Sportsmen Against Hunger, Pathfinder Program, Veterans, Sensory Safari and Humanitarian Service Matching Grants. At the core of these programs is delivering activities and services to those in need.
Online Bidding is Now Open!
Don’t miss your chance to support SCI Foundation’s programs by bidding on one of our exclusive auction items online today!
Online bidding for the 2020 Beretta & SCI Foundation Conservation Leadership Award Gala Live Auction is now available. Auction items include hunts, vacations, artwork, jewelry, firearms and more!
Beretta has generously donated a hand-engraved, extremely limited-edition Beretta 92FS pistol. The pistol is one of only six pistols that elevates this storied pistol line’s superb functional characteristics into an elegant piece of highly, hand-crafted art. This specific pistol, valued at $35,000, features a one-of-a-kind floral bas-relief, hand engraved barrel, slide, and frame complete with unique custom Kingwood grips.
SCI Foundation News
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North Carolina Youth Enjoy The Big Game Hunting Experience
January 15, 2020
By Matthew Taylor, SCI Foundation Major Gifts Manager
Bright eyes beaming, Phoebe enthusiastically recalls the slow approach of…
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Winter Events Keep Kids Busy at the International Wildlife Museum
January 13, 2020
The International Wildlife Museum hosted its biggest Winter Wonderland event and added two new events for kids…
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SCIF Mourns Loss Of Past President Joe Hosmer
January 8, 2020
Joseph H. Hosmer
April 01, 1949 – January 06, 2020
It is with a heavy heart…
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AWLS: A UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCE 2019
December 16, 2019
By Brandy Dixon
3-8 grade teacher at Holy Ghost Lutheran School in Monroe, MI
Shared with permission from the…
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Campfire Cooking for Kids at the International Wildlife Museum
December 16, 2019
The International Wildlife Museum hosted a new workshop on November 16th, Campfire Cooking for Kids! 15 kids…
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Donor Spotlight on Carolyn and Holland Powell
November 18, 2019
By Matthew Taylor, SCI Foundation Major Gifts Manager
Shortly after I began working for the SCI Foundation while attending the 2018 Las…
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2020 Pathfinder Hunt Auction Moves to Tuesday Night
November 13, 2019
Pathfinder Auction Hunt
Proudly Donated by Prophet Muskwa
6th Annual Beretta & SCI Foundation…
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2018 Youth Pathfinder Award Winner Jena Bartenhagen Receives Unexpected Surprise
November 13, 2019
Recently, Rapid City, Iowa, Channel 9 News, featured 2018 Youth Pathfinder Award Winner Jena Bartenhagen on the “Show You Care” segment of their nightly news. Jena is a survivor…
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Biggest Halloween in the Wild Event Ever at the International Wildlife Museum
November 12, 2019
Halloween in the Wild is one of the Museum’s most popular events every year. It was held…
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SCIF to Host 17th African Wildlife Consultative Forum with ZimParks
November 4, 2019
Safari Club International Foundation’s leadership and conservation team is set to host the 17th African Wildlife Consultative…
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International Wildlife Museum Features New Aquatic Exhibit
October 16, 2019
SCI Foundation’s International Wildlife Museum opened its newest exhibit, Conservation Underwater, complete with a 140 gallon saltwater…
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AWLS Experience Resonates for 5th Grade Teacher
October 7, 2019
A letter of thank you from recent AWLS participant Dave Fugate, 5th Grade Science Teacher Cherokee Elementary Lakota Local School.
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SCIF Blue Bag for Tharros Child and Youth Care Center
September 30, 2019
By Tom Mattusch
On a recent trip to South Africa with Thormahlen & Cochran, Lisa and I wanted…
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Special Events At The International Wildlife Museum
September 18, 2019
When the door closes and the lights go out, everything seems to come alive in the museum! On August 17th, 2019 the SCIF International Wildlife Museum hosted…
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South Africa Healthy Mom and Baby Clinic Supported Through Blue Bag Program
August 22, 2019
By Todd Hisey
Fifteen years ago, Laura Birch observed a new mother in need at her Church in…
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KYSCI Participates in SCIF SafariCare Bell Family Blue Bag Program
August 9, 2019
By Alice Monarch
A few years ago, a new dimension was added to the SCI Blue Bag program with…
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A Blue Bag Trip To South Africa With Madubula Safaris
July 22, 2019
by Libby Gear
My dad helped me arrange a Blue Bag for our recent trip to South Africa…
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Summer Camps are Booming at The International Wildlife Museum
July 11, 2019
The International Wildlife Museum (IWM) staff is busy hosting youth summer camps at the museum from the…
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A Colorado Bull to Remember
July 11, 2019
by Cody Scriver
I got to the Trophy Mountain Ranch owned by Monte Matheson in the Cowdrey, Colorado…
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AWLS Introduces New Learning Opportunities to Educators
July 11, 2019
This year marks the 43 year of the AWLS program. Since its inception, the AWLS program has…
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Legacy of Impact
Help SCI Foundation continue it’s legacy of promoting wildlife conservation and outdoor education in your backyard and around the world.
1.5 MILLION POUNDS
The amount of venison donated through SCI Foundation’s Sportsman Against Hunger program.
$75 MILLION
The amount SCI Foundation has spent on conservation, wildlife, education, and humanitarian services since 2000.
60%
The percentage of SCI Foundation’s conservation work is done in North America.
30
The number of countries in which SCI Foundation has funded conservation projects.
80,000+
Number of youth reached annually with a conservation message by graduates of the American Wilderness Leadership School.
Conservation Program Updates
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SCI Foundation Hosts 17th AWCF in Zimbabwe
January 24, 2020
2019 African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF)
AWCF has been SCI Foundation’s signature program in Africa since 2001. AWCF is an annual capacity building…
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Community Conservation Success in Zimbabwe’s Dande Safari Area
January 13, 2020
By Joe Goergen, SCIF Conservation Manager
Editor’s Note: This past November, staff from Safari Club International and Safari…
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SCI Foundation Supports Research on Hippo Conservation
December 16, 2019
Researcher Keenan Stears and Veterinarian Dr. Epaphras Muse attach a GPS collar to the ankle of a…
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Why Botswana’s elections matter to SCI and SCIF
November 13, 2019
By Chris Comer, Ph.D., SCIF Director of Conservation
Many readers may have seen in the news reports that the Botswana Democratic Party and…
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SCIF Co-Sponsors World Mountain Ungulate Conference with Wild Sheep Foundation
October 16, 2019
Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) recently co-sponsored the 7th World Mountain Ungulate Conference (WMUC) with its official…
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Wrap-Up Report On CITES CoP18
September 18, 2019
As the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP) enters the history books, a review of the meeting shows that the global wildlife trade conference hosted…
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WORLD RECORD DEER MIGRATION VISUALIZED IN 3D FOR THE FIRST TIME
August 22, 2019
“Safari Club International is proud to be a supporter of the Wyoming Migration Initiative. The mule deer is an iconic species of western North America, and observed…
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SCI Foundation Supported Research Improves African Lion Survey Methods
August 13, 2019
The most recent issue of the academic journal Global Ecology and Conservation highlights the latest information…
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Helping Assure the Future of Elk and Elk Hunting
July 11, 2019
SCI Foundation and our contributing hunter-conservationists have been active in supporting better management of western big game…
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SCIF Conservation Preparing Strategy for African Leopard Conservation
June 13, 2019
Despite ample evidence showing that legal, regulated hunting is an important economic and management component of wildlife conservation in…
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SCIF Developing New Strategy Related To CWD
May 20, 2019
By Chris Comer, Ph.D., SCIF Director of Conservation
Deer and elk hunters in North America have been bombarded recently with…
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Not The Last Laugh: Rare Hyena Spotted In Tajikistan
May 2, 2019
The striped hyena is classified as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN but listed on Tajikistan’s Red Book of endangered species with a declining population. This area…
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A Message from your SCI Foundation Conservation Committee Chair
April 26, 2019
Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of serving on SCI Foundation’s Conservation Committee and recently…
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SCIF Community-Based Hunting Program Helps Other Endangered Wildlife in Tajikistan
April 3, 2019
Last year, SCIF began support for the conservation of wild Bukhara urial sheep in southwestern Tajikistan. Urial is a species that is vulnerable…
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Horse Rich and Dirt Poor Video
March 28, 2019
Safari Club International Foundation is proud to be a part of the recently released short film Horse Rich and Dirt Poor. This film highlights…
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GIRAFFE POPULATIONS SHOW BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE USE OF WILDLIFE IN AFRICA
February 6, 2019
Giraffe populations have increased in countries where sustainable use hunting is possible
The giraffe is among the most…
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ONLINE BIDDING BEGINS ON FIVE GREAT CONSERVATION TAGS
December 27, 2018
Safari Club International’s Annual Convention, the ultimate sportsmen’s market, is right around the corner once again…
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What Every Deer Hunter Should Know About Chronic Wasting Disease
November 2, 2018
With the 2018-19 deer hunting season approaching, chronic wasting disease (CWD) is once again in the news as state and federal agencies struggle to manage this potentially devastating disease. …
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Winning the Battle Against Poaching by Imparting Value to Wildlife
October 31, 2018
SCI Foundation has frequently expressed the opinion that “boots on the ground” alone will not win the fight against poaching. Yes, a show of force can be…
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Wyoming Mule Deer Migration Study to Help Inform Hunting Strategy
October 9, 2018
SCI Foundation is proud to be a part of this multi-year study by lending support to the Wyoming Migration Initiative (WMI). This project began in 2011 and…
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