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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.
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Proceeds support SCI Foundation wildlife conservation and outdoor education programs.
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SCI Foundation News
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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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SCIF Sets Sights on R3 Programs to Encourage Youth Hunters
June 13, 2019
SCI Foundation has developed and implemented numerous programs supporting recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) activities seeking to create new…
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SCI Foundation and IWFF Support Hunger Relief Efforts in Mozambique
June 13, 2019
Meals being loaded onto truck for shipment to Mozambique
Helping people helps wildlife. SCI members have a long…
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MOHEE Recruits Thousands
June 3, 2019
Photos courtesy of Chico La Barbera
Organized by an SCI and Sable Life Member and partially funded by Badgerland, Southeastern…
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2018 Pathfinder Hunt
May 29, 2019
Each year SCI Foundation (SCIF) provides a once-in-a-lifetime hunt to worthy individuals that have faced challenges in life that causes them to find new ways to…
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AWLS Program Educates Hundreds to Reach Thousands
May 14, 2019
Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF), has a long history of supporting education and teaching about conservation and…
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Pathfinder Award Application Deadline: September 15, 2019
April 2, 2019
This prestigious award is given out annually during the evening banquet at SCI’s Annual Hunters’ Convention to a Pathfinder Applicant who is faced with challenges in his or her…
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One Voice Among Many
March 26, 2019
Partnerships with groups like the International Wildlife Fellowship Foundation (IWFF) allow SCI Foundation to greatly expand the impact…
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A Journey of a Thousand Miles (An AWLS Story)
March 19, 2019
by Natalie Salkowski
A journey of a thousand miles, as they say, begins with a single step. In my case, the…
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Hunting For Tax Savings?
March 14, 2019
IRA Charitable Rollover
If you are 70½ or older you may be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes…
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Outdoor Bound TV Blue Bag Drop
March 5, 2019
While on safari with Gamka Safaris just outside of Port Elizabeth, South Africa with owner Ken Whiley serving as PH and host, Kurt and Karla Walbeck…
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SCI Foundation Partners with She Hunts Skills Camps
March 1, 2019
SCI Foundation is proud to be the Title Sponsor of the She Hunts Skills Camp and support their mission is to educate women and kids on…
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Giant jigsaw puzzle at the International Wildlife Museum
February 22, 2019
The second largest jigsaw puzzle in the world is on display at the International Wildlife Museum (Click…
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America’s Hunting Heritage Program Earns Emmy
February 20, 2019
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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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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…
Rocky Mountain Elk Movement Patterns Offer Suprises
September 10, 2018
SCI Foundation is proud to team up with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department to uncover previously unknown information about elk…
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Namibian Leopard Study Sheds Fresh Light On Species
September 4, 2018
SCI Foundation is working with our partners at the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) to conduct the first comprehensive leopard census since 2011. Many who do not understand…
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Nepal’s Snow Leopard Project Hopes To Change Opinions
June 22, 2018
A new study in Nepal hopes to show predation of local livestock by snow leopards is less than first thought. With the people of Eastern Nepal relying very heavily…
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Local Anti-Poaching Units Find Success in the Republic of Dagestan
June 14, 2018
The Republic of Dagestan, Russia, has seen the creation of 10 anti-poaching teams who have been working with local gamekeepers to patrol the range of the Eastern…
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Multiple Factors Affect Grizzly Bear Numbers
June 7, 2018
SCI Foundation began supporting the South Rockies Grizzly Project in British Columbia in 2014 to better understand the cause and effect relationships between bears and humans. Researchers…
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