Become a member of an international corps of conservationists committed to the protection and conservation of wild waterfowl
The International Wild Waterfowl Association (IWWA) was established in 1958 by a group of farsighted aviculturists, conservationists, and ornithologists.
Conservation pioneers — Dr. Jean DeLacour, Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, Mr. Randall Maybey, Dr. George Allen, and Sir Peter Scott — launched IWWA’s early efforts to preserve the whooping crane (Grus americana) and trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator).
IWWA addresses key needs for the future of endangered waterfowl:
- Protection of natural waterfowl habitats
- Increasing capacity of captive breeding facilities
While the need to preserve habitat is obvious, the importance of captive breeding facilities may not be. The private and institutional captive display and breeding of waterfowl has helped educate the public, provide research opportunities and expand waterfowl conservation options.
To strengthen and expand our work on behalf of wild waterfowl, we need your participation.
Pending habitat restoration, the existence of some species can only be ensured through captive breeding facilities. Yet, current facilities world-wide can house only about 25,000 ducks, geese, and swans – about 100 individuals of each of the 234 taxa.
This is not adequate for the maintenance of genetically diverse, viable populations.
Join Us Today!
To join, please send your completed membership form and check, payable to the International Wild Waterfowl Association. Be sure to include your address if it is not printed on the check.
You might also include a telephone, fax number and e-mail address if you wish them available to the membership.
Member benefits include quarterly newsletters, opportunities to attend annual conferences and the ability to work with people who share your commitment to waterfowl conservation.
In the U.S. your donations to IWWA, a nonprofit organization, are tax-deductible.
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Description: IWWA Membership Application |
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