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The Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund
 The
Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund was established in early 2006
by the International Community Foundation (ICF) in close collaboration
with members of the scuba diving and eco-community to support and raise
money to help the Government of Mexico protect the endangered shark
population of Isla Guadalupe and to channel money from growing white
shark tourism into local conservation-related projects on the island.
This fund is managed as an advised fund at the International Community
Foundation, a registered 501c3 not-for profit-organization which is
dedicated to expanding charitable giving internationally with an
emphasis in environment and conservation grant making in Northwest
Mexico.
The Need
Isla Guadalupe is one of Mexico's newly created
Biosphere Reserves. Its remote location and lack of basic infrastructure
makes enforcement and protection of its unique and endemic wildlife
species a real challenge. Your donations will go a long way toward the
creation of a world class Biosphere dedicated to shark science and
protection. The need to protect the waters of Isla Guadalupe is urgent.
Over the last few decades, white shark populations worldwide have been
vanishing; estimates range between a 70-90% decline of its global
population size. Though they are protected in Australia, the US, and
South Africa, the Isla Guadalupe population is in Mexican waters. Great
whites are listed as endangered in Mexico; however there are no
resources to dispatch park rangers in small enforcement vessels to
protect them. Their territory unfortunately intersects with large
commercial fishing fleets, putting them in great jeopardy. They are also
targeted by sport fishermen and commercially for their fins, teeth, and
jaws. Their large size, slow reproductive rate, and decreasing
population makes them highly vulnerable to over fishing.
You can help. Not only are you protecting a majestic and important
species, you’re protecting other inhabitants of the region as well, and
your generous donation is tax deductible. Additionally, donations at
select levels will have the opportunity to take advantage of several
gifts, ranging from DVDs, to bottles of
Shark Trust
Wines, to free trips to the island. We want our most generous donors
to see these incredible animals in order to fully appreciate that they
are contributing to the long-term protection of white sharks.
The Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund is actively supported by a
concerned group of dive operators and their clients who make Isla
Guadalupe their seasonal home. The fund is open to everyone and we are
also looking for serious partnerships within the dive community and
beyond.
The owner operators of the MV Nautilus Explorer, MV Islander, MV Horizon
and MV Ocean Odyssey along with
SharkDiver.com
and
DivingWithSharks.com are working to make this fund an ongoing
reality.
Tax deductible donations even as small as $10.00 will go a long way
toward protecting this incredible eco-resource! The funds will be used
to assist the park staff and park rangers to protect the area as well as
to conduct important research that will help us better understand the
majestic and mysterious white sharks and other native species of Isla
Guadalupe.
Donate online today
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Donate to ongoing
White Shark Research
Donations will help fund valuable white shark research efforts at Isla
Guadalupe. Since 2000, privately funded efforts have supported the collection of
critical white shark data.
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