Burbank, Calif, December 29, 2008 - The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) is currently accepting applications for its 2009 grants. Since its inception more than 10 years ago, the DWCF has contributed more than $12 million to the study and protection of the world's wildlife and ecosystems, providing funding for a variety of conservation projects from Philippine Cave Bats and Southern Laotian tigers to educational programs in Florida and research studies in Congo.   Specific criteria and details about the 2009 application process are now posted at www.dwcf-rfp.com.  Proposals are due January 21, 2009 with decisions announced by June 2009.   In 2008, the DWCF worked with 75 non-profit or organizations on 107 projects to help 87 ki...  [more]

Second group of endangered birds moved to nature preserve to establish new breeding population Altamonte Springs, Fla., October 14, 2008 — A second group of red-cockaded woodpeckers arrived at The Nature Conservancy's Disney Wilderness Preserve Friday to help establish a new breeding population...  [more]

Los Angeles, Calif., October 12, 2008—The Walt Disney Company announced a grant of $1.5 million to TreePeople, a non-profit organization, to help reforest fire-ravaged areas in the mountains surrounding greater Los Angeles. Under TreePeople's California Wildfire Restoration Initiative, of which Disn...  [more]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., - Sept.15, 2008 -- The first center in eastern Africa designed to rescue, rehabilitate and reintroduce orphaned gorillas back into the wild will begin construction later this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The center will also include a conservation education and ...  [more]

Washington D.C., September 3, 2008 - Disney, Amphibian Ark, Conservation International (CI) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) have launched a Public Service Announcement (PSA) starring Kermit the Frog and Selena Gomez from Disney Channel's "The Wizards of Waverly Place" calling attenti...  [more]

NEW YORK,NYJuly 7, 2008/PRNewswire/ -- The Advertising Council in collaboration with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Department of Interior, and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, announced today the launch of...  [more]

VERO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 6, 2008 - The first annual Tour de Turtles Sea Turtle Migration Marathon was launched as Lumiere, a loggerhead sea turtle, made her way to the Atlantic Ocean from Disney's Vero Beach Resort. The marathon, hosted by the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC), will track sea t...  [more]

ARLINGTON, Va., April 25, 2008 - One hundred youth from six continents and 28 countries are heading home today after taking part in Jane Goodall's Global Youth Summit. This unique event, which took place April 19-25 at Walt Disney World Resort® in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., mobilized the young leader...  [more]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., April 22, 2008 -- As part of Disney's Animal Kingdom's 10-year celebration, Disney introduced a new name and logo for its conservation fund. Moving forward as the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF), the name more accurately conveys the organization's mission to support...  [more]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., July 1, 2008 - Walt Disney World Resort welcomed a newborn calf to the herd of African elephants at Disney's Animal Kingdom this weekend. Twenty-six-year-old Moyo gave birth to a 327-pound male elephant June 28 after 21 months gestation. This newest addition, which has yet to...  [more]