Photos courtesy of Chico La Barbera Organized by an SCI and Sable Life Member and partially funded by Badgerland, Southeastern Wisconsin Bowhunters and the Wisconsin Chapters of SCI, the Midwest Outdoor Heritage Education Expo hosted 3,263 students, teachers, and chaperones from 49 schools and six homeschool groups, May 16-17, 2019. One of the Top 3 free …
By Chris Comer, Ph.D., SCIF Director of Conservation Deer and elk hunters in North America have been bombarded recently with more news items about a topic they would probably just as soon forget: chronic wasting disease (CWD). It started in the fall and winter with announcements that this potentially devastating disease had been detected in Quebec …
Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF), has a long history of supporting education and teaching about conservation and the role hunters plays in it. Since 1977, they have provided an educational program called the American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS). AWLS focuses on providing educators the most effective ways to share and teach about conservation and role …
AWLS Program Educates Hundreds to Reach Thousands Read More »
[iframe src=”https://www.rferl.org/embed/player/0/29917243.html?type=video”] 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 represents the extreme outer range of the striped hyena in Central Asia. Hyenas are challenged by living close to areas of high human density and local pastoral communities …
Not The Last Laugh: Rare Hyena Spotted In Tajikistan Read More »
Over the past decade, I have had the privilege of serving on SCI Foundation’s Conservation Committee and recently succeeded my friend, Al Maki, as the new Chair after years of Al’s dedicated service. I have been a member of SCI for 15 years. I joined back then and continue my membership today because I see SCI …
A Message from your SCI Foundation Conservation Committee Chair Read More »
[iframe src=” https://www.youtube.com/embed/ITntshBG5QU “] Last year, SCIF began support for the conservation of wild Bukhara urial sheep in southwestern Tajikistan. Urial is a species that is vulnerable itself, threatened by poaching and intensive pressure from livestock grazing, but a community-based model funded by hunting is also proving to benefit other endangered wildlife, including the striped hyena. The …
SCIF Community-Based Hunting Program Helps Other Endangered Wildlife in Tajikistan Read More »
[iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/q6h242vy_q8″] Safari Club International Foundation is proud to be a part of the recently released short film Horse Rich and Dirt Poor. This film highlights the challenges of managing the approximately 80,000 wild mustangs that roam rangelands in the western United States. While the film focuses on Nevada, which has the largest population of …
Partnerships with groups like the International Wildlife Fellowship Foundation (IWFF) allow SCI Foundation to greatly expand the impact of its successful Safari-Care Bell Family Blue Bag program around the world. And, while this partnership has helped IWFF reach out to help hundreds of those in need through the Blue Bag program, sometimes it all comes down …
by Natalie Salkowski A journey of a thousand miles, as they say, begins with a single step. In my case, the journey began on an airplane ride from Milwaukee, WI to Jackson, WY to do professional development with Safari Club International at the American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS). I had been teaching for four years at …
IRA Charitable Rollover If you are 70½ or older you may be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. An IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help us continue our work and benefit you with tax savings this year. Benefits of an IRA charitable rollover …
