We were mentioned in an opinion piece that criticized Vermont’s decision to increase Moose hunting permits. You’ll remember in March we updated you all on great progress made with Moose research in Vermont that resulted in a new hunting opportunity (an increase in 100 permits this year). The comment about us suggests SCI Foundation cares about …
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We are very excited to welcome our newest Conservation Program Manager, Maria Davidson. Maria received her BS from the University of Louisiana and her MS from Louisiana State University. She comes to SCIF from her home state of Louisiana, where she recently retired after a 28 year career as the Large Carnivore Program Manager for the …
By: Joe Goergen & Jeremy Clare SCI and SCI Foundation have engaged with CITES since the Convention began in the 1970s, advocating for sustainable wildlife trade on behalf of the international hunting industry. Both organizations continued this long-term advocacy at the recent 74th Standing Committee (SC74) meeting in Lyon, France March 7 – 11, 2022. CITES, …
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Important for better understanding predator-prey relations in Michigan is finding predator cluster sites of Bear, Bobcat, Coyote, and Wolf to analyze what predator species are feeding on what prey species
By Joe Goergen A recent publication by SCIF partners at the Okavango Research Institute highlights the importance of engaging local people in wildlife management decisions. The paper, published in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, was led by Dr. Joseph Mbaiwa, Professor of Tourism Studies and Director of the institute, an internationally renowned academic center affiliated with …
Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) recently hosted its 19th African Wildlife Consultative Forum in Kasane, Botswana in November 2021. Following the successful event, the SCIF team, led by the Ngamiland Council of NGOs along with a delegation from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks and Botswana Wildlife Producers Association, toured several community areas of northern …
Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is busy planning its participation in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC) from 3-11 September in Marseille, France. The WCC is IUCN’s official decision-making body of its member organizations that meets every four years. The Congress is a massive meeting of wildlife conservationists, a …
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The Hunter Legacy 100 Fund (HLF 100 Fund) recently awarded Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) a grant of $50,000 to secure the long-term future of the African Wildlife Consultative Forum (AWCF). The HLF 100 Fund endowment was created in support of approved SCIF projects in the areas of world-wide conservation, outdoor education, and humanitarian projects. Since …
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A SCIF funded project on sitatunga in Uganda recently published a scientific article, “Population density of sitatunga in riverine wetland habitats.” The researcher, Dr. Camille Warbington, also recently defended her PhD dissertation at the University of Alberta. Sitatunga are a very under studied species, owing to their elusive nature in deep papyrus swamps, so this study …
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By Joe Goergen You’ve heard of CITES, but what is CMS and why is it important to SCIF’s mission? CMS stands for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, otherwise known as the Bonn Convention. SCIF staff recently participated virtually in the 5th Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council …
