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"If you take care of birds, you take care of most of the environmental problems in the world"
-Thomas Lovejoy Biologist, Conservationist, and Ripley Board President |
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With a new year comes change, and this year there are bigger changes for us than just the weather.
We are excited to announce the Conservancy’s new identity.
Our new identity focuses on the Ripley name, which has become synonymous with decades of conservation leadership. The Conservancy’s founder, S. Dillon Ripley, was a distinguished ornithologist, transformative Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and one of the 20th Century’s great Americans. His vision, which turned the Smithsonian into the most dynamic and influential cultural organization in the United States, underlies the work of the Conservancy.
Ripley has been known for 20 years as an international non-profit organization that conserves rare and endangered waterfowl from around the world. With one of the largest collections in the United States, our goal is to spark a passion for the natural world through the close exposure of students and visitors to these unique creatures. In so doing, we seek to inspire people to respect and secure the world’s ecosystems and to safeguard biological diversity, which are essential for a healthy planet. Our goal of cultivating a reverence for nature, an understanding of biodiversity, and an enduring commitment to protecting our natural environment, is the narrative on which we are building our organization.
To further promote the vision behind Ripley, we are excited to launch our new logo, which features a diverse collection of rare and endangered birds from around the world. To start, we’ve selected the Baer’s Pochard, Grey-crowned Crane, Scaly-sided Merganser, and Red-breasted Goose as representations of the unique and wonderful avian biodiversity found around the world. To learn more about each species and the artists that helped bring them to life, visit our New Identity page.
We are excited to announce the Conservancy’s new identity.
Our new identity focuses on the Ripley name, which has become synonymous with decades of conservation leadership. The Conservancy’s founder, S. Dillon Ripley, was a distinguished ornithologist, transformative Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and one of the 20th Century’s great Americans. His vision, which turned the Smithsonian into the most dynamic and influential cultural organization in the United States, underlies the work of the Conservancy.
Ripley has been known for 20 years as an international non-profit organization that conserves rare and endangered waterfowl from around the world. With one of the largest collections in the United States, our goal is to spark a passion for the natural world through the close exposure of students and visitors to these unique creatures. In so doing, we seek to inspire people to respect and secure the world’s ecosystems and to safeguard biological diversity, which are essential for a healthy planet. Our goal of cultivating a reverence for nature, an understanding of biodiversity, and an enduring commitment to protecting our natural environment, is the narrative on which we are building our organization.
To further promote the vision behind Ripley, we are excited to launch our new logo, which features a diverse collection of rare and endangered birds from around the world. To start, we’ve selected the Baer’s Pochard, Grey-crowned Crane, Scaly-sided Merganser, and Red-breasted Goose as representations of the unique and wonderful avian biodiversity found around the world. To learn more about each species and the artists that helped bring them to life, visit our New Identity page.
Our Mission
To conserve waterfowl and wetlands through research, education, and conservation action.
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PassionateOur organization was founded by S. Dillon Ripley, a man who had a deep and abiding enthusiasm for conservation. Today, our staff honors that enthusiasm and believes that conservation action is our calling. |
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OUR GOAL
To mend what is broken and help to provide waterfowl with the best chance of survival. |
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We partner with outside organizations to investigate species' needs, create awareness, and share our collection with those who are also working towards waterfowl conservation.
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Through our in-school, online, and on-site programs, we give people a reason to be moved to protect our natural world. We partner with local organizations, to increase reach to children and adults and ensure that our message is heard by as many people as possible.
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To minimize further loss of biodiversity, we breed rare and endangered birds in captivity, to ensure that the secrets that they hold are not lost to us forever.
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*Cover photograph by internationally recognized wildlife photojournalist, Tim Laman.
© 2020 Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy. All Rights Reserved.
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