Help Give Ga. Wildlife a Chance

THIS THANKSGIVING, GIVE GEORGIA’S WILDLIFE A CHANCE

Are you grateful for Georgia’s wildlife and wild places?

During this season of thanks, help conserve our most endangered animals, plants and habitats.

From bald eagles to longleaf pine ecosystems, Georgia DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section is charged with conserving animals that are not legally hunted or fished for, as well as rare plants and natural habitats – including more than 1,000 species of conservation concern!

Yet the Nongame Conservation Section receives no state appropriations for this vital work. Instead, the section depends on grants, fundraisers and public contributions.

That means the future of creatures such as gopher tortoises and goldline darters and the habitats they need to survive depends largely on the public.

Here are four ways you can help:

• Contribute to the Georgia Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund. Created by state law, this fund is dedicated to conserving our most vulnerable animals, plants and habitats.
• When preparing your 2012 taxes, give to the Wildlife Conservation Fund state income tax checkoff. Any amount helps. Donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
• Join TERN, the friends group of the Nongame Conservation Section. The Environmental Resources Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides significant support for nongame statewide.
• Buy a bald eagle or hummingbird license plate, or renew your current Give Wildlife a Chance plate. For each sale or renewal, $10 goes to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

Visit www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/support to learn more about these options, as well as estate, memorial and other gifts. You can also call the Nongame Conservation Section, part of DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division, at (770) 761-3035 or (478) 994-1438 for details.

 

Read today’s news release on giving Georgia wildlife chance, including how public support has made a difference!

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