This is not a directory of conservation organizations. To find such directories, go to your favourite internet search engine [e.g., google] and use 'environmental organizations' as your search terms.

Below are links to some organizations that I know are responsible in the way they carry out their conservation mission, and, thus, from first hand knowledge, I can recommend them.

They are as Davids to the Goliath that is called progress in our society. It's up to us to supply these Davids with some pebbles in the form of donations, if not volunteer work, so that they can carry out their missions as effectively as possible.

I've also included some essays that I believe are worth reading.

Ray Rasmussen


Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society

Alberta Wilderness Association
World Wildlife Fund Canadian Nature Federation
Audubon Society Sierra Club-USA
Wilderness Society-USA Nature Conservancy-Canada
Why Wilderness - An Essay Special Places 2000 - Alberta

Image: Three Sheep, copyright by Ray Rasmussen.