Center For Conservation Biology Inc

MISSION STATEMENT. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO DRIVE THOUGHTFUL, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION, TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS, AND TO MAKE LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING, INNOVATION, AND GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH ON BIRDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CCB. THE CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INC (CCB INC) IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION KNOWN AS THE CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY AND THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. CCB INC BUILDS NEEDED FUNDS TO SUPPORT INSTITUTIONAL NEEDS, STUDENT RESEARCH, AND CURRENT RESEARCH PROGRAM NEEDS AT CCB. ALL FUNDS COLLECTED BY CCB INC. ARE USED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS PRIMARILY MANAGED THROUGH THE ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS: CCB RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORT THE BROADER CONSERVATION COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. RESEARCH FINDINGS AND PRODUCTS ARE USED TO DEVELOP WILDLIFE POLICY, TO IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, TO PROTECT IMPERILED SPECIES AND TO MANAGE AT-RISK POPULATIONS. RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DURING 2020 HAVE SURVEYED MARSH BIRD COMMUNITIES TO EXAMINE CHANGE OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, HAVE WORKED WITH FEDERALLY THREATENED BLACK RAILS IN FLORIDA, HAVE SURVEYED SEABIRDS TO EXAMINE CONFLICTS WITH THE FISHING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA, HAVE STUDIED MENHADEN USE BY OSPREY RELATED TO MENHADEN HARVEST IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAVE WORKED ACROSS THREE STATES WITH THE RECOVERING BALD EAGLE POPULATION, AND HAVE CONTINUED TO ANALYZE DATA RELATED TO THE DECLINING WHIMBRELS THAT USE THE WESTERN ATLANTIC FLYWAY. SINCE THE FALL OF 1992, CCB HAS COMPLETED 1,000+ PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR BIRDS AND PEOPLE.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CCB'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRAINING, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CITIZEN LEARNING. SINCE THE FALL OF 1992, CCB HAS INVOLVED HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DIRECT RESEARCH. IN 2020, CCB BIOLOGISTS MADE MORE THAN 20 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC AND RESEARCH AUDIENCES. THESE PRESENTATIONS HAVE COVERED A DIVERSE RANGE OF TOPICS THAT PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION TO MOVE CONSERVATION AWARENESS FORWARD. WE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 30 MEDIA STORIES FOCUSED ON PUBLIC OUTREACH ON SENSITIVE CONSERVATION TOPICS. WE HAVE PUBLISHED SEVERAL ARTICLES WITHIN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH COMMUNITIES' UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN, PUBLIC POLICY, AND LAND-USE. WE PRODUCE A QUARTERLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 10,500 INDIVIDUALS AND A PRINTED ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 950 INDIVIDUALS. DURING 2020 WE SUPPORTED TWO UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS WHO WORKED ON CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND ONE GRADUATE STUDENT WORKING WITH MENHADEN USE BY OSPREY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY.

INFORMATION/ADVISORY SERVICES: CCB HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PRO BONO SERVICES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NGOS, AND CORPORATE PARTNERS FOCUSED ON SPECIES CONSERVATION. THE VIRGINIA BALD EAGLE NEST LOCATOR ALONE RECEIVES MORE THAN 30,000 VISITS PER YEAR AS PART OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS RELATED TO EAGLE MANAGEMENT. CCB BIOLOGISTS FIELD DOZENS OF PHONE CALLS, MESSAGES, AND MEETINGS PER WEEK THAT ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN MAKING APPROPRIATE CONSERVATION DECISIONS. DURING 2020 WE MADE SERVERAL OUT OF STATE TRIPS TO ASSIST WITH CONSERVATION MEETINGS AND GIVEN SERVERAL ONLINE PRESENTATIONS.