Where your money goes
Money raised will support real conservation efforts to protect the animal you chose and its habitat. It will also support Earth Rangers’ education programs for kids. None of the funds raised will be used for administrative costs. The funds that your raise will play a crucial role in supporting Earth Ranger's Mission to protect wildlife and their habitats. Learn more about each animal project below!
The Swift Fox Project
Funds raised for swift foxes will support the identification and assessment of Key Biodiversity Areas in Saskatchewan by Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. Key Biodiversity Areas (or KBAs) are a globally-recognized designation for the most critical sites for nature on our planet – areas that have global value for conservation due to their outstanding ecological integrity, globally important ecosystems, or significant populations of animals, fungi and plants. Saskatchewan is currently home to eight KBAs, but there are dozens of additional candidate sites across the province. Many of these are grasslands; one of the most endangered ecosystems on Earth, and crucial habitat for swift foxes. Canada’s grasslands continue to disappear due to human development and climate change, so It is essential to identify, map, monitor and conserve them as quickly as possible.
The River Otter Project
Funds raised for river otters will support the work of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in Ontario’s Frontenac Arch; an ancient granite bridge with rugged, rocky slopes, thick green forests, and beautiful wetland valleys. NCC is focused on habitat restoration, which includes removal of invasive Phragmites (European Common Reed) in the Frontenac Arch’s Blue Lake area – important habitat for river otters. Year-round efforts by NCC’s conservation team aim to restore the site’s natural areas and to gather as much data as they can about the ecosystem through species inventory and monitoring, which will inform ongoing site management plans.
The Jaguar Project
Funds raised for jaguars will support Osa Conservation’s work to protect Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula and its incredible biodiversity. The Osa Peninsula contains the largest mesic rainforest and the largest expanse of mangrove wetlands remaining on the Pacific slope of Central America. It is also estimated to house 2.5% of the world’s biodiversity while covering less than 0.001% of its total surface area, and has been described by National Geographic as “the most biologically intense place on earth”. Unfortunately, the Osa Peninsula is also an ecosystem under threat from things like forest fragmentation and illegal hunting. Osa Conservation is group that mobilizes citizen scientists, community members, ecotourism operators, park administrators, and multiple NGOs to monitor camera traps for poaching and to restore forest corridors in order to re-establish connectivity from the Osa lowland rainforests to the Talamanca Mountains.
The Grizzly Bear Project
Funds raised for grizzly bears will support the work of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in the Rocky Mountain Trench. This breathtaking valley in the southeast corner of British Columbia is so large it is visible from space, extending north from the Canada/U.S. border to the BC/Yukon border. The area is home to at least 29 nationally endangered species, and supports thousands of migratory waterfowl, threatened amphibians, and populations of wide-ranging mammals like grizzly bears. NCC began work to restore and protect the Rocky Mountain Trench in the 1990s, due to growing interest in residential development that was leading to significant risk to the endangered landscapes in this area. This important work continues to this day, led by NCC’s Land Stewardship Team in BC.
And don’t forget… by protecting these animals you’ll earn awesome rewards, like a podcast shout-out, animal plushie, and even a customized trophy!
