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THE LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMPA, THE SOCIETY OPERATES TAMPA'S LOWRY PARK ZOO TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. [CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O][CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 1] THE ZOO PROVIDES PROGRAMS IN EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION THAT BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TAMPA BAY. ALSO, THE ZOO EXISTS AS A CENTER FOR CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE GLOBE.

We use science to educate and protect. This is our mission. This is what drives us relentlessly forward. The challenges facing this critical apex predator are many, and seemingly overwhelming. More than 100 million are slaughtered every year for their fins. Climate change is dramatically disrupting the oceanic ecosystem and food chain. And mankind’s attitudes are indifferent at best; savage at worst. We believe science—rigorous, peer-reviewed, professional—can inform and guide governing bodies and society at large to conservation policies that ensure the sustainability of all shark species.

Atlantic Marine Conservation Society’s (AMCS) mission is to promote marine conservation through action. This is accomplished through education, research, and response. AMCS is the lead large whale response organization in New York State. As a non-profit organization, the society conducts research projects within the marine environment, and responds to whales, porpoises, dolphins, and sea turtles in the northeast region, and conducts public and private education programs across Long Island into New York City. Partnering with other organizations within the stranding network, AMCS continues to build critical event response capabilities through the Specially Trained Animal Response Team (START).

City Wildlife was created to address the increasing conflict between wild animals and people in Washington, DC. Over the past several decades, local wildlife habitat has been severely depleted, and wild animals have had to adapt to living in close proximity with people. Each year hundreds of wild animals in DC are unintentionally harmed by people and the urban environment. Our mission is the protection of wildlife, and wildlife habitats, in the metro Washington DC region. Our goals are: To manage a rescue center to assist sick, orphaned, and injured wild animals and return the to the wild; To promote the enjoyment of native wildlife and harmonious co-existence with wild animals; and To protect the District of Columbia’s wild places for animal habitats.

The mission of Keeper of the Wild is to rescue and rehabilitate native local wildlife of South Carolina with the goal of returning them back to the wild. We believe every creature is part of nature's plan for the web of life; that each has a purpose to fulfill in that plan toward keeping this earth a balanced and healthy place where all life can live. We do not advocate keeping wild animals as pets. We encourage the public in the responsibility to work in cooperation with nature to protect and care for this earth which is the home for all life, and to enjoy as observers and appreciate the wildlife with which we share our environment. We strive to educate the public about the wildlife we save and the contributions of each to our own quality of life and the importance of coexisting with wildlife in our environments.We serve nine counties in lower South Carolina

Paws Animal Wildlife Sanctuary, Inc. (PAWS) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization focusing on wildlife education, rescue and rehabilitation. We operate out of South Carolina and carry rehabilitation permits from the state and federal government, as well as USDA and USFWS permits for legal public display of resident animals in wildlife education programs. Our organization is entirely volunteer-based; with no paid staff, 100% of donations go directly toward animal care. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3), so all donations are tax deductible. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release orphaned or injured wildlife, and to provide educational live-animal presentations that promote peaceful coexistence with native North American wildlife. Our hope is that our site can serve as an information resource for members of the public everywhere!