Feel,
Think, Act! Siente, Piensa, Actúa! The WILD Foundation and its
partner in Mexico, Unidos para la Conservation (UPC), have just
announced that the 9th World Wilderness Congress will convene
in Mexico, November 2009. As with each WWC, the program will be global,
with a vigorous Latin American context, culture, atmosphere and
bi-lingual proceedings.
Planning is underway and as details are formulated,
they will be posted on
www.wild9.org and
www.wild.org. We will, of course, also continue to post updates in
upcoming issues of the E-leaf.
E-leaf December,
2007
Thank
you From Wilderness, Wildlife, and WILD!
Our
many practical accomplishments in 2007 for wilderness, wildlife
and people were only possible because of your help! We work for
wildness, such as the feeling you sense from the curious
gaze of these Eastern Caucasian Thar (in Southern Russia) in
this lovely image taken this year by Patricio Robles Gil and
featured in our
For the
third consecutive year, The WILD Foundation has earned a 4-star rating
from Charity Navigator, an independent charity evaluator. Charity
Navigator evaluates more than 5,000 charities for organizational efficiency and
capacity. According to Charity Navigator, only 9 percent of rated charities receive three consecutive 4-star ratings, indicating
that “The WILD Foundation outperforms most charities in America in its
efforts to operate in the most fiscally responsible way possible.”
