Wildlife Messengers

Wildlife Messengers
FoundedJune 23, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-23)
FoundersCintia Garai, George Olah, Robert Carrubba[1]
Type501(c)(3) Public Charity
82-1888245
Location
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsFilms for Conservation
George Olah

Cintia Garai

Robert Carrubba
Websitewildlifemessengers.org

Wildlife Messengers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the purpose of conserving wildlife and habitats through scientific research, on-the-ground action, and communication. These aims are archived by conducting studies in disciplines such as conservation genetics and biology, by working with local communities to develop sustainable livelihoods, by safeguarding traditional knowledge, and by making scientific and educational films, photographs, and audio recordings. Many of their projects take place in countries with lower industrial bases. Their communications target national and international audiences including government authorities, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, local and indigenous communities, and global audiences.[1]

The organization was started in 2017, after the founding scientists recognized the need for a stronger connection between academic research and public outreach, and a scientific input from nature conservation to filmmaking. Evaluating and publishing the impact of conservation films are among the goals of the non-profit. The directors have been also publishing in scientific peer-reviewed journals about global effects of habitat destruction to parrots,[2] a flu-like illness transmission among wild bonobos,[3] and effective population size estimates of swift parrots.[4] The organization has produced several video abstracts to scientific studies including the population genetics of swift parrots,[5][4] mowing for biodiversity,[6] the global journey of storks,[7] and the parrots of Oceania.[8]

  1. ^ a b "GuideStar profile: Wildlife Messengers". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. ^ Vergara‐Tabares, David L.; Cordier, Javier M.; Landi, Marcos A.; Olah, George; Nori, Javier (2020). "Global trends of habitat destruction and consequences for parrot conservation". Global Change Biology. 26 (8): 4251–4262. Bibcode:2020GCBio..26.4251V. doi:10.1111/gcb.15135. hdl:11336/140645. ISSN 1354-1013. PMID 32338813. S2CID 216557197.
  3. ^ Ryu, Heungjin; Hill, David A.; Sakamaki, Tetsuya; Garai, Cintia; Tokuyama, Nahoko; Furuichi, Takeshi (2020-11-01). "Occurrence and transmission of flu-like illness among neighboring bonobo groups at Wamba". Primates. 61 (6): 775–784. doi:10.1007/s10329-020-00832-3. ISSN 1610-7365. PMID 32562165. S2CID 219935476.
  4. ^ a b Olah, G.; Stojanovic, D.; Webb, M. H.; Waples, R. S.; Heinsohn, R. (2020). "Comparison of three techniques for genetic estimation of effective population size in a critically endangered parrot". Animal Conservation. 24 (3): 491–498. doi:10.1111/acv.12655. hdl:1885/274558. ISSN 1367-9430.
  5. ^ Stojanovic, D.; Olah, G.; Webb, M.; Peakall, R.; Heinsohn, R. (2018). "Genetic evidence confirms severe extinction risk for critically endangered swift parrots: implications for conservation management". Animal Conservation. 21 (4): 313–323. doi:10.1111/acv.12394.
  6. ^ Smith, Annabel L.; Barrett, Russell L.; Milner, Richard N. C. (2018). Morgan, John (ed.). "Annual mowing maintains plant diversity in threatened temperate grasslands". Applied Vegetation Science. 21 (2): 207–218. doi:10.1111/avsc.12365. S2CID 90650440.
  7. ^ Flack, Andrea; Nagy, Máté; Fiedler, Wolfgang; Couzin, Iain D.; Wikelski, Martin (2018-05-25). "From local collective behavior to global migratory patterns in white storks". Science. 360 (6391): 911–914. arXiv:1807.05778. Bibcode:2018Sci...360..911F. doi:10.1126/science.aap7781. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 29798883.
  8. ^ Olah, George; Theuerkauf, Jörn; Legault, Andrew; Gula, Roman; Stein, John; Butchart, Stuart; O’Brien, Mark; Heinsohn, Robert (2018-01-02). "Parrots of Oceania – a comparative study of extinction risk". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 118 (1): 94–112. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1410066. ISSN 0158-4197. S2CID 135275510.