Center For Conservation Biology Inc

MISSION STATEMENT: OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DRIVE THOUGHTFUL, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION, TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS, AND TO MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING, INNOVATION, AND GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH ON BIRDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CC: THE CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INC (CCB INC) IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION KNOWN AS THE CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY. CCB INC BUILDS NEEDED FUNDS TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS, STUDENT RESEARCH, AND CURRENT RESEARCH PROGRAM NEEDS AT CCB. ALL FUNDS COLLECTED BY CCB INC. ARE USED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS PRIMARILY MANAGED THROUGH THE ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CCB RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORT THE BROADER CONSERVATION COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. RESEARCH FINDINGS AND PRODUCTS ARE USED TO DEVELOP WILDLIFE POLICY, TO IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, TO PROTECT IMPERILED SPECIES AND TO MANAGE AT-RISK POPULATIONS. RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DURING 2022 HAVE INCLUDED DEPLOYING TRANSMITTERS ON MIGRANT WHIMBREL, DEPLOYING TRANSMITTERS ON BALD EAGLES AROUND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, STUDYING MENHADEN USE BY OSPREY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAVE SURVEYED NESTING EAGLES ACROSS FOUR STATES, HAVE SURVEYED BLACK RAILS IN FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, HAVE MANAGED THE FEDERALLY ENDANGERED RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER POPULATION IN VIRGINIA, HAVE MANAGED THE STATE ENDANGERED PEREGRINE FALCON POPULATION AND HAVE WORKED WITH MANY PASSERINE SPECIES. SINCE THE FALL OF 1992, CCB HAS COMPLETED 1,000+ PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR BIRDS AND PEOPLE.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CCB'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRAINING, PUBLIC OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND CITIZEN LEARNING. SINCE THE FALL OF 1992, CCB HAS INVOLVED HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DIRECT RESEARCH. IN 2022, CCB BIOLOGISTS MADE SERVERAL PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC AND RESEARCH AUDIENCES. THESE PRESENTATIONS HAVE COVERED A DIVERSE RANGE OF TOPICS THAT PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION TO MOVE CONSERVATION AWARENESS FORWARD. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 30 MEDIA STORIES FOCUSED ON PUBLIC OUTREACH ON SENSITIVE CONSERVATION TOPICS. WE HAVE PUBLISHED SEVERAL ARTICLES WITHIN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN, PUBLIC POLICY, AND LAND-USE. WE PRODUCE A QUARTERLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 10,500 INDIVIDUALS AND A PRINTED ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUALS. DURING 2022 WE SUPPORTED TWO UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS WHO WORKED ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND ONE GRADUATE STUDENT WORKING WITH MENHADEN USE BY OSPREY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

INFORMATION/ADVISORY SERVICES: CCB HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PRO BONO SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS FOCUSED ON SPECIES CONSERVATION. THE VIRGINIA BALD EAGLE NEST LOCATOR ALONE RECEIVES MORE THAN 30,000 VISITS PER YEAR AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS RELATED TO EAGLE MANAGEMENT. CCB BIOLOGISTS FIELD DOZENS OF PHONE CALLS, MESSAGES, AND MEETINGS PER WEEK THAT ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN MAKING APPROPRIATE CONSERVATION DECISIONS. DURING 2022 WE MADE SEVERAL OUT OF STATE TRIPS TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION MEETINGS AND HAVE GIVEN SEVERAL ONLINE PRESENTATIONS.