Community Conservation: From Wisconsin to the World

Come see how conservation in Wisconsin has influenced conservation around the world. Dr. Teri Allendorf will describe Community Conservation’s projects around the world with local communities to protect biodiversity, including endangered species such as yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in Peru, orangutans in Malaysia, chimpanzees in Cameroon, and tigers in Nepal, among many others. About Community Conservation: [communityconservation.org] Community Conservation, based in Viroqua, WI, collaborates with local communities around the world to build their capacity to conserve biodiversity. Since 1984, Community Conservation has supported over 200 communities through 31 projects in 17 countries.