The Wilburforce Foundation presented today its 2022 Conservation Leadership Awards (CLA) to four visionaries for their yearslong efforts to preserve species and wildlands, particularly in northern Canada and in partnership with Indigenous leaders. The Conservation Leadership Award was established in 2000 and comes with a cash award for both the individual winner and the organization […]
Read MoreWilburforce Foundation is delighted to announce that we have hired Siva Sundaresan to be our new Program Officer for Yellowstone to Yukon. Siva will start on May 2. Siva emerged as our top choice from a field of 80 highly qualified candidates who applied for the position. He brings extensive experience in both science and advocacy, focused […]
Read MoreCongratulations to our founder and President, Rose Letwin, who received Woodland Park Zoo‘s Outstanding Philanthropic Leadership Award during a celebration thanking its Thrive 2019 Wildlife Heroes. Robert Long, PhD, the Zoo’s Senior Conservation Scientist and a Wilburforce Conservation Science Fellow, presented the award to honor Rose for providing seed funding for the Zoo’s wildlife conservation program, […]
Read MoreWilburforce is proud to announce we are an official partner of the March for Science! This Saturday, hundreds of thousands will be marching to show that we value the fundamental role of science in society. At Wilburforce Foundation, we know that we cannot achieve durable conservation solutions without strong independent science, free from political meddling. […]
Read MoreOur founder Rose Letwin was honored last night by Defenders of Wildlife with their Spirit of Defenders Citizen Advocacy Award. She’s shown here with Harvey Locke of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, who introduced Rose at the ceremony. We’ll post pictures and video of the event soon. For now, read more about the award here.
Read MoreToday we’re announcing a future leadership transition at Wilburforce Foundation. Our long-time Executive Director Tim Greyhavens will retire at the end of this year. Tim has been with the foundation for 25 years, and we are extraordinarily grateful to Tim for his intrepid leadership that has helped guide us to where we are today. While […]
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