Center for Biological Diversity2006年年度報告.pdf

1、REVELATIONREVELATION2 0 0 6 A N N U A L R E P O R TCENTER f o r B I O L O G I C A L D I V E R S I T YSTAFFGreta Anderson Conservation AdvocateIleene Anderson Staff BiologistJustin Augustine Staff AttorneyLisa Belenky Staff AttorneySarah Bergman Membership AssociateCurt Bradley GIS SpecialistJohn Bus

2、e Staff AttorneyBrendan Cummings Staff Attorney,Oceans Program DirectorKeri Dixon Membership DirectorCynthia Elkins Special Projects AssociateJonathan Evans Staff AttorneyMarc Fink Staff AttorneyMichael Finkelstein Executive DirectorPeter Galvin Conservation Director,International Program DirectorNo

3、ah Greenwald Conservation BiologistMichelle Harrington Rivers Program DirectorBill Haskins Information Technology Associate Will Hodges Communications AssociateDavid Hogan Conservation ManagerShane Jimerfield ResearcherChris Kassar Conservation BiologistAdam Keats Staff Attorney,Urban Wildlands Prog

4、ram DirectorJeff Miller Conservation AdvocateJulie Miller Publications DirectorLydia Millet Media EditorBrian Nowicki Conservation BiologistEmily Roberson Native Plant Conservation Campaign DirectorMichael Robinson Conservation AdvocateMiyoko Sakashita Staff AttorneyTodd Schulke Forests DirectorJenn

5、ifer Shepherd Grants DirectorKelli Shields Community Outreach OrganizerKassie Siegel Staff Attorney,Climate,Air&Energy Program DirectorSteve Siegel Staff AttorneyWilliam Snape General CounselKiern Suckling Policy Director,Biodiversity Program DirectorJulie Teel Staff AttorneyMichelle Vasquez Regiona

6、l Office ManagerMelissa Waage Legislative DirectorLinda Wells Director of FinanceANNUAL REPORT CREDITS Graphic Design:aire design companyEditing&Concept Design:Julie MillerWriting:Lydia MilletCover Photos:Chinstrap penguins on glacier Kevin Schafer/The Image Bank/Getty ImagesPolar Bear Thomas D.Mang

7、elsen/IWe would like to extend our special thanks to all the talented photographers who generously contributed images to this report.printed on recycled paperw w w.B i o l o g i c a l D i v e r s ity.org Photo by Diana Rhoades1Michael Finkelstein Executive Director Its been a year of revelation.For

8、the first time,the American government is admitting the scientific truth about global warming:its happening,its happening fast,and its happening because of us.Human activities are transforming the earths atmosphere,and the result is a dangerous imbalance.In the course of the coming century,global wa

9、rming threatens to drive so many species extinct that we will no longer recognize the world we remember from our childhoods.The good news?If we act fast,we still have a chance.If we act fast,the polar bears whose sea ice is melting beneath them still have a chance;the songbirds and butterflies with

10、their thousand-mile migrations still have a chance;the great whales that sing deep beneath the swiftly warming oceans,who depend on those waters complex and delicately balanced food chain,still have a chance.Our coastal cities still have a chance too.But only if we act fast,and boldly.Because volunt

11、ary and piecemeal solutions arent going to change the shape of the warming curve.We need to get greenhouse gas emissions down 80 percent by 2050 to avoid the worst effects of climate change.To do this will require political will andlets not fool ourselvesa kind of cultural revolution.We will have to

12、 consume differently and live differently.For this transformation to be realized,Americans will have to raise their voices as never before.With the help of one powerful allythe polar bearthe Center for Biological Diversity last year finally pushed the Bush administration into conceding that global w

13、arming is a reality.Our campaign to save the bears and their sea-ice habitat put a face on the crisis.In addition,the Centers lawyers have been pressing for binding rules across all major departments of the federal government to seriously analyze and address the projected impacts of global warming o

14、n our planet,Sustained by our passionate and loyal members,the Center is leading the charge to fight the loss of biodiversity to global warminga charge that could well mean the difference between extinction and survival for many of the animals and plants we know and love.Were doing as much as we pos

15、sibly can,marshaling the full power of American law and science in defense of the heritage we all want to hand down through the generations.To be sure,anything short of bold and ambitious action is a betrayal of that heritage.My deepest thanks to all of you who are standing with us in the fight.Mich

16、ael Finkelstein Executive Director 2 0 0 6 A N N U A L R E P O R TP U B L I C L A N D S2Almost half of the American land mass is publicly owned and managed by government agencies on behalf of the people.The Centers Public Lands Program monitors use and stewardship of these lands in terms of how fede

17、ral and state management affects endangered species and their habitat,with a special interest in large-scale government actions,off-road vehicle reform,predator conservation,promotion of interagency cooperation,and range and forest restoration.Our work in 2006 to protect arid lands in the West inclu

18、ded a focus on curbing exploitation of fragile southwestern ecosystems by off-road vehicle users.Off-road vehicles kill native plants,tear up soils,pollute vital waterways,and create explosive disturbances that can drive imperiled animals out of breeding and foraging areas key to their survival.We f

19、iled suit to protect Nevadas Sand Mountain blue butterfly from destruction of its Kearney buckwheat host plant;filed suit along with our allies to challenge the Bush administrations failure to protect the California Desert Conservation Area from harm due to off-road vehicles and cattle grazing;and w

20、on a major legal battle to keep off-roaders out of 50,000 acres of the Algodones Dunes that are home to the endangered Peirsons milk-vetch and flat-tailed horned lizard.Our staff also worked extensively and collaboratively on the ground and in the public education arena to ensure that wildlife and o

21、ther“quiet users”have a voice in new off-road vehicle planning processes on our national forests.In other forest work,in New Mexicos Gila National Forest,we finished the countrys first landscape-level forest restoration assessment using cutting-edge technology for fire and forest modeling,and we led

22、 an effort to develop new guidelines for forest restoration,to which state and“To me,the Endangered Species Act represents the conscience of our nationwe actually humble ourselves enough to acknowledge that other species and their habitats matter regardless of their economic worth.The Center recogni

23、zes the importance and potential of the ESA and has made it the centerpiece of its platform.I consider myself fortunate to be part of that effort.”Justin Augustine Staff Attorney,San FranciscoMojave fringe-toed lizard Photo by William FlaxingtonPeirsons milk-vetch Photo 2006 Andreas ChavezP U B L I

24、C L A N D S3Gila National Forest Photo by Robin SilverP U B L I C L A N D Sfederal agencies have agreed to conform.We played a significant role in southwestern governors petitions to preserve roadless areas in their states,andas part of a group of conservation organizations across the countrybrought

25、 home a major victory for wilderness when a judge reversed the Bush administrations repeal of a 2001 rule protecting roadless areas in 58 million acres of national forest lands from Alaska to the Mexican border.And we convinced the Forest Service to shut down a 17,000-acre timber sale on the North R

26、im of the Grand Canyon.Also in 2006,the Center completed an historic,first-ever assessment of population trends and management of all federally protected species in Arizona.Our Arizona Assessment was aimed at clarifying the status of dozens of imperiled speciesspecies on which a slew of different ag

27、encies have taken thousands of actions and spent millions of taxpayer dollars without ever identifying the cumulative impacts of those projects.Our research team identified whats working and whats not working to help imperiled species in Arizona and brought together agency employees,university resea

28、rchers and advocates to encourage communication.Our staff led a number of field trips throughout Arizona as part of this ambitious initiative,taking government and private-sector employees and experts to wilderness areas from the San Pedro and 4Center field trip to the refuge Photo by Greta Anderson

29、Pronghorn antelope at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Photo by John&Karen Hollingsworth,USFWSLesser long-nosed bat pollinating saguaro cactus Photo Merlin D.Tuttle,Bat Conservation InternationalChiricahua leopard frog Photo by Erik EndersonP U B L I C L A N D S5Verde rivers to the Buenos Aires

30、 National Wildlife Refuge and Sonoran Desert National Monument.We worked on a number of fronts last year to protect the last wild predators in the United Statesmajestic and often wide-roaming animals that survive only in small and scattered populations over lands hemmed in by a century of human encr

31、oachment.We opposed trapping of endangered Mexican bobcats and government“predator control”of Mexican gray wolves that involves gunning down endangered wolves from helicopters,and we filed suit to compel the government to implement Mexican wolf reintroduction reforms for which we have long advocated

32、.We also opposed removing Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears in the Yellowstone ecosystem and from gray wolves in the northern Rockies,Great Plains and Pacific Northwest.We generated 75,000 comments against cyanide poisoning and helicopter shooting of bears,cougars,wolves and bobc

33、ats in wilderness areas,and we filed a notice of intent to sue the Bush administration over its failure to establish protections for the highly endangered jaguar.Finally,our predator experts put on more than 40 slide shows across the country,educating hundreds of people on endangered species,Mexican

34、 wolves,and jaguars.The Center also:Scored a victory for the Gila chub in a creek in Arizonas Agua Fria National Monument,helping protect some of the chubs critical habitat from livestock damage.Petitioned to secure Endangered Species Act protection for two Southern California species highly threate

35、ned by habitat destruction:the Palm Springs pocket mouse and the Amargosa River population of the Mojave fringe-toed lizard.With a broad coalition of American Indians,health advocates and hunters,furthered our“Get the Lead Out”campaign with a lawsuit to ban use of toxic lead ammunition,which is pois

36、oning California condors,in habitat for the rare raptors.California condor Photo by Scott Grier,USFWSBobcat Photo Don GettyCampaign Spotlight:Arizonas Last Waterways The Verde River is one of the most endangered rivers in the United States and the last largely unspoiled waterway to begin and end in

37、Arizona,where more than 90 percent of the states riverine habitat has been lost.For 150 miles,from its headwaters to the dams at Horseshoe and Bartlett,this green and golden oasis winds year-round through the rocky desert,sheltering beavers and otters,countless fish and bird species,bobcats,mountain

38、 lions and even elk.And it is now under imminent threat.To feed rapid development,Prescott and Prescott Valley plan a massive well-field and pipeline to draw between 2.8 and 4 billion gallons of water per year from the aquifer that provides most of the rivers flow during the driest times.Nearby Chin

39、o Valley also has staked claims on“water ranches”to the tune of 1.8 million gallons per day,and multiple large developments in the headwaters basin are in the offing.Last spring the Center launched a long-term,multifaceted Save the Verde campaign aimed at preserving this precious place;as we harness

40、 the legal power of the Endangered Species Act in the rivers defense,were also asking children and others to participate creatively through our“Little Drop of Water”project.Our work on the San Pedro River saw a remarkable victory last year with Fort Huachuca agreeing,in an abrupt about-face,to revis

41、it its obligations to protect the San Pedro through consultation with the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Servicea turnaround that could help keep the river flowing.And in northern Arizona,we stopped trout restocking at Lees Ferry in the Grand Canyon that would have hurt imperiled fish such as the humpback an

42、d bonytail chubs,razorback sucker,and Colorado pikeminnow,and secured a settlement agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation to study the impacts of Glen Canyon Dam operations on endangered native fish species.R I V E R S6“As a toddler I led a small crusade to protect the roly-poly bugs in my basemen

43、t from extermination,so I think one of the things I love about the Center is that we work just as hard to protect the less glamorous creatures as we do the whales and wolves of the world.I really believe that what were doing is making a difference.”Jennifer Shepherd Grants Director,TucsonVerde River

44、 Photo by Derek von BriesenR I V E R S7The Center also:Secured a settlement agreement protecting threatened California red-legged frogs from 66 toxic pesticides.Won Endangered Species Act protection for the southern population of North American green sturgeon and petitioned to upgrade protections fo

45、r the threatened delta smelttwo fish that serve as indicators of water quality and ecosystem health in the San Francisco Bay Delta and its tributary rivers.With our allies,challenged Southern California Edison and federal agencies failure to protect the San Bernardino Mountains Mill Creekhome to fro

46、gs,flycatchers and troutfrom destructive hydroelectric diversion.Joined a suit against the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers for approving too much development along Californias Santa Clara River without studying the ecological impacts.With Corps-issued permits,wetlands have been filled,floodplains built

47、on,and the sides of the river paved with concrete.Southwestern willow flycatcher Photo by Rick&Nora BowersDelta smelt Photo by B.Moose Peterson,USFWSRiver otter Photo by John FordCalifornia red-legged frog Photo by Dan C.HollandO C E A N S8Elkhorn coral and smallmouthed grunts Photo Doug Perrine/SO

48、C E A N S9A wide range of threats is devastating coral reefs worldwide:overfishing,polluted runoff,nutrients and sediment,disease,and temperature-induced bleaching from global warming.In May 2006,in response to a Center petition,the National Marine Fisheries Service listed the elkhorn and staghorn c

49、orals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.These species,which occur in Florida,Puerto Rico,the U.S.Virgin Islands and elsewhere in the Caribbean,are the first corals to gain such protection.Their historic listing brings a whole realm of species under the umbrella of the most powerful envi

50、ronmental law on the books for the very first time and opens the door to address broader threats to coral reef ecosystems around the world.Another area of special focus for our oceans team in 2006 was watchdogging the harmful impacts of industrial activities on marine mammals.Early in the year,the C

51、enter and a broad coalition of our allies challenged a legal attempt by developers and agribusiness to remove protections for the southern resident orcas of Puget Sound.The court ruled in our favor,saying the industry interests did not prove theyd be harmed by protecting the orca and had no standing

52、 to bring the case.Our victory on behalf of the North Pacific right whale,which once ranged from Baja California to Alaska but now is the most endangered large whale in the world with as few as 100 individuals remaining,was another highlight:In summer 2006,following persistent advocacy by the Center

53、 that included petitions and litigation,the whale was finally granted designation of protected critical habitatmore than 36,000 square miles in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.Were now fighting to keep oil and gas interests out of the right whales territory.Also last year,we filed a lawsuit challe

54、nging the Bush administrations refusal to designate critical habitat for sea otters in Alaska,where the strong possibility of increased drilling for oil raises the specter of oil spills,a grave danger to sea otters.We petitioned,as part of a coalition of local and national groups,to have the Cook In

55、let population of beluga whales protected under the Endangered Species Act.And we commented on a slew of proposed“take”authorizationslegal exemptions that allow companies to harass,harm or kill protected speciesfor marine mammals in Alaska,as oil and gas companies carry out damaging seismic surveys

56、in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.Collaborative projects in 2006 saw the completion of a draft“Take Reduction Plan”to protect pilot whales and Rissos dolphins from longline fishing in the Atlantic,and the establishment of a second team,in which we are also participating,that will develop a similar pl

57、an to reduce dolphin deaths in Atlantic trawl fisheries.“I enjoy working at the Center because when it comes to protecting wild places and imperiled species,the Center sticks to its principles.As an attorney in the Oceans Program,I have an opportunity to represent some amazing clients such as sea ot

58、ters,right whales and corals.The ocean is a magnificent wilderness and our priority is to ensure the conservation of thriving marine ecosystems.”Miyoko Sakashita Staff Attorney,San FranciscoNorth Pacific right whale Photo courtesy of Southwest Fisheries Science Center The North and South Poles are f

59、lashpoints in the global warming crisis,epic landscapes of snow and ice where rapid and catastrophic early changes portend far-reaching transformations to come.And the melting of the polar ice capsa real danger if global warming continues to acceleratecould engulf the worlds coastlines in water,maki

60、ng the polar regions a critical battleground in the fight to curb warming.The Center is campaigning to save key species at both these global extremes,and in so doing to protect both their habitat and our own.As a result,after years of denying the scientific evidence and potentially devastating effec

61、ts of global warming,the Bush administration was finally forced this past December to admit its reality.It did so because of a single speciesthe polar bearwhich is in imminent danger of extinction due to rapid melting of its Arctic sea-ice habitat.The governments groundbreaking concessioncatalyzed b

62、y the Centers petition and lawsuit to protect the polar bear under the Endangered Species Actis profoundly important because once the species is officially listed as threatened,federal agencies will be obligated to ensure that actions they authorize,fund or carry out will not jeopardize the polar be

63、ars continued existence.That means the American government will be legally bound,for the first time in history,to address directly the catastrophic threat of warming.On the opposite pole,abnormally warm ocean temperatures and diminished sea ice have wreaked havoc on penguin food availability.Krill,t

64、he keystone of the Antarctic marine ecosystem and an essential food source not just for penguins but also for whales and seals,has declined by as much as 80 percent since the 1970s over large areas of the southern ocean.Recent C L I M A T E10Emperor penguins Penguin photos by Kevin SchaferPolar bear

65、 and her cub C L I M A T E11African penguinsThe Center also:Filed suit against the Bush administration for its failure to issue a legally required assessment of climate change impacts on the United States,now more than two years overdue.Secured a court order for the Department of Energy to comply wi

66、th the Energy Policy Act of 1992,enacted after the first Persian Gulf War to encourage the use of non-petroleum,“alternative”fuels vehicles.Filed suit to challenge low fuel-economy standards for sport utility vehicles and pick-up trucks nationally.Launched a campaign to go climate-neutral as an orga

67、nizationinstalling solar panels in our Tucson and Joshua Tree offices and taking other measures to reduce our own emissions,and offsetting the Centers calculated“carbon footprint”over its entire 18-year history by investing in the restoration of Madagascars Makira Forest.studies indicate that even u

68、nder the most optimistic greenhouse gas emission scenarios,continued warming over the next several decades will dramatically affect Antarctica,the sub-Antarctic islands,the southern ocean,and penguins dependent on these and nearby ecosystems.This year the Center filed a petition requesting that 12 s

69、pecies of penguins worldwide,including the well-known emperor penguin,be added to the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.Polar bear tracksPolar bear photos Thomas D.Mangelsen/IB I O D I V E R S I T Y12Brown pelicans Photo by Douglas AguillardThe Centers Biodiv

70、ersity Program had a banner year in 2006.We played a lead role in defeating extreme anti-endangered species legislation from Californias Richard Pombo,which passed the House of Representatives but,thanks to the Center and staunch allies such as Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island,failed to find a

71、 sponsor in the Senate.The Center was integral to the media strategy that persuaded senators to withhold their support for the bill.Our ongoing Endangered Species Act Works campaign provided key publications and analysis to reporters,newspaper editorial boards and members of Congress.And when the 10

72、9th Congress adjourned in December,both Pombowho lost his re-election bid due partly to his poor environmental recordand his bill were gone for good.The scientific cornerstone of the Centers outreach on the bill was our nationwide Endangered Species Act success report,which we published on the occas

73、ion of the first-ever Endangered Species Day(instituted following an initiative by Senator Diane Feinstein in which the Center also had a hand).Our“One Hundred ESA Success Stories”documented species around the country that have benefited from Endangered Species Act protection,and was a crucial compo

74、nent of the campaign to show Congress that Pombo and his anti-environmental allies had their facts all wrong in their disinformation campaign to discredit the Act.Our report on Endangered Species Act successes in the northeastern U.S.,showing that 93 percent of endangered species in that region have

75、 increased population size or stabilized as a result of protection under the Act,was a linchpin in the counterattack against Pombo.Species like humpback whales,bald eagles,brown pelicans,green and Kemps ridley sea turtles,piping plovers,roseate terns,red-bellied turtles and dwarf cinquefoils number

76、among those who are recovering in the region;not a single species listed in the Northeast has gone extinct since legal protection was established.The Center also:Secured nearly 27 million acres of protected critical habitat for species including the North Pacific right whale,Puget Sound orca,Canada

77、lynx,California red-legged frog,Fenders blue butterfly,Kincaids lupine,Kootenai River white sturgeon and Alameda whipsnake.Moved ahead with our massive candidate project to protect 263 neglected species under the Endangered Species Act when a judge ruled our lawsuit could proceed.Publicly exposed il

78、legal Bush administration maneuvers to suppress science,within the Department of the Interior,to harm imperiled species including the Gunnison sage grouse,Gunnisons and white-tailed prairie dogs,bull trout and roundtail chub.Fenders blue butterfly on Kincaids lupine Photo by Alan D.St.JohnB I O D I

79、V E R S I T Y13“It takes a combination of brazenness and respect to protect wild nature.Ive joined the Center to do my partlegally,politically and socially.”William Snape Senior Counsel,Washington D.C.Northern red-bellied cooter Photo by John WhiteGunnisons prairie dog Photo by Doug Von Gausig,Criti

80、cal Eye PhotographyU R B A N W I L D L A N D SMorning wildflowers at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Photo Richard DickeyFour out of five Americans now live in cities,and the percentage continues to rise.Sprawling population centers are putting tremendous pressure on the last remnants of wild landsca

81、pes and open spaces around these citiesfragments that have extraordinary importance to urban people,for whom they may be the only access to nature.The Centers work to save urban wildlands is strategically targeted at the areas with highest human density in the western states:southern California and

82、the California coast.In 2006 we secured a number of protections for lands in reach of urban and suburban sprawl,particularly in the San Diego,Los Angeles and Inland Empire areas.We also expanded our southern California presence and advocacy by opening a Los Angeles office,our fourth in California.Ca

83、mpaign Spotlight:Southern California The Center is waging an ongoing campaign against the major“Sunrise Powerlink”project,a new large-capacity,130-mile transmission line proposed for construction from the Imperial Valley desert to San Diego.The powerline,which would carry polluting,fossil-fuel gener

84、ated power from Sempra plants in Arizona and Mexico to sell in San Diego,could cut through the serene,sweeping landscapes of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park,Cuyamaca Rancho State Park,and Cleveland National 14 Rally sign protesting proposed Sunrise Powerlink route Photo by David HoganU R B A N W I L

85、D L A N D SForest as well as many small communities,and stands to harm rare animals like the peninsular bighorn sheep and golden eagle.San Diego Gas and Electric,the company that wants to build the powerline,retreated early in the year under fire from the Center and its allies from an attempt to sup

86、press public participation in the approval process.The next time the company filed for approval,the utilities commission deemed its environmental analysis incomplete;we then pressed the government for an extended comment period and additional public meetings to review the impacts of the project.Our

87、efforts to save Tejon Ranchone of the last great swaths of wild country in southern California with ancient oak groves,Joshua tree forests,and pinyon pines,and home to rare and endangered species including the California condor,San Joaquin kit fox,and Tehachapi slender salamanderalso saw advances la

88、st year.With our conservation partners,we continued to oppose the Tejon Ranch Companys plans for three new developments across thousands of acres of this critical wildlife migration corridorincluding a golf resort in prime condor habitat,a 23,000-home subdivision on native grasslands essential to pr

89、onghorn antelope,and a huge“mega-box”industrial complex that would greatly increase diesel truck traffic and air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley.In July,we helped mobilize a large coalition of conservation organizations,representing close to 2 million citizens,to call on state and federal offici

90、als to designate Tejon Ranch as a new national or state park,a step that would protect the beautiful landscape from conversion to a sea of strip malls and tract homes.15 Tehachapi slender salamander Photo by Gary NafisSan Joaquin kit fox Photo by B.Moose Peterson,USFWS U R B A N W I L D L A N D S16“

91、Knowing that unarmored threespine stickleback still swim in the Santa Clara River,that steelhead still run in San Diego County streams,that there are places I can go to see Tehachapi slender salamanders or Stephens kangaroo rats or Munzs onions:these things keep me going,despite the incredible press

92、ure on southern Californias amazing biodiversity from growth and suburban sprawl.”John Buse Staff Attorney,Los AngelesThe Center also:Succeeded in requiring environmental review of the Arrowhead Springs development near San Bernardino,which plans to replace a natural canyon creek with a golf course,

93、threatening the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher.Blocked the Marina Point condo development on Big Bear Lake,which would have imperiled bald eagles.Defended the Quino checkerspot butterfly and California gnatcatcher from an attempt by developers to eliminate a preserve that is vital to the

94、species well-being.Secured important provisions in a watershed plan for the Santa Ana River that will help protect threatened and endangered species such as the Santa Ana sucker.Quino checkerspot butterfly Photo by Peter Bryant California gnatcatcher Photo by Steve Metz In San Diego,a federal judge

95、handed us a critical victory in our work to improve a major regional Habitat Conservation Plan,agreeing with us that the plantouted around the country as a model for othersdid not do enough to protect endangered species,and sending its authors back to the drawing board.Avacha Volcano,Kamchatka Penin

96、sula,Bering Sea Photo by Noah GreenwaldI N T E R N A T I O N A L17With economic forces driving humaninfluence into the furthest corners of the globe,conservation science and law can no longer remain insular.The Center for Biological Diversity is increasingly reaching around the world to bring our un

97、ique strategic vision to bear on species and landscapes previously beyond the purview of American organizations.In 2006 our focus was on birds,for whom we advocated from South America to the Arctic and Oceania to Asia.Campaign Spotlight:Bering Sea Biodiversity Traveling to the far north at the heigh

98、t of summer,Center biologist Noah Greenwald took the product of two years of Center research to Siberia last year,where a forum of scientists,indigenous leaders,fishermen and government officials from both the United States and Russia convened on the wild and craggy Kamchatka peninsula.The Centers a

99、ssessment of Bering Sea wildlife,including more than 500 species of fish,marine mammals,and seabirds,called attention to the forces pushing many of these animals toward extinction.Sea-ice melt caused by global warming,as well as over-harvesting,global pollution,and habitat destructionparticularly fr

100、om ground trawl fisheriesare threatening species like the polar bear,North Pacific right whale,northern fur seal,and rougheye rockfish.Birds identified in the report include the spectacled,Stellers,king and common eiders,red-faced cormorant,Kittlitzs murrelet,and short-tailed albatross.The Centers B

101、ering Sea Biodiversity Assessmentthe first comprehensive study of at-risk animals in this vast and far-flung regionwas well-received,and the forum voted to fund translation and publication of the report in Russia.The Center also:Filed a groundbreaking lawsuit in federal court to protect 56 bird and

102、butterfly species around the worldamong them the rare Okinawa woodpecker in Japan,the giant ibis in Laos and Cambodia,the blue-throated macaw in Bolivia,and the black stilt in New Zealandunder the U.S.Endangered Species Act.Won,after a long fight,a 4,000-acre critical habitat designation for the Rot

103、a bridled white-eye,an endangered forest bird in the Mariana Islands whose numbers have sunk dangerously low.On the windswept Coronado Islands off the coast of Baja California,secured a favorable ruling from a NAFTA environmental commission that helped halt a natural gas facility near critical nesti

104、ng habitat for six imperiled seabirds,including Xantuss murrelet,and 10 species found nowhere else on Earth.Red-faced cormorant,Bering Sea Photo by Art Sowls,USFWSM E D I A A D V O C A C Y18Off the Charts The Center for Biological Diversity is way ahead of the pack in our effectiveness at garnering

105、media for endangered species and habitat protection.Because communication and public education are crucial elements of any long-term strategy to save species and wilderness,we have put tremendous energy and focus into generating media on conservation stories.The Centers founders have always believed

106、 in the profound connection between people and animals,as well as the political imperative to capture the publics imagination and harness the power of public will to save imperiled species.Our communication strategy has made us by far the most effective conservation organization in the country(see g

107、raphs)at generating media relative to budget size;in those terms we have no competition.And even setting aside our modest budget,the Center still ranks among the top six conservation groups in the nation at generating mediaoutperforming groups five,10,20,even 40 times our size.*Numbers represent a l

108、ong-term average of media hits on Google News measured across several 30-day spans in 2006 and 2007.Organizational budget is defined by reported 2005 expenses for each group.A Month in the Media:American Environmental Nonprofit OrganizationsGoogle News Hits Over 30 Days*Google News Hits Over 30 Days

109、 Divided by Organizational BudgetM E D I A A D V O C A C Y19 This past year,weve taken our already innovative media strategies in new and creative directions.We targeted a new generation with one high-profile campaign urging pop-culture celebrity Paris Hilton not to keep an imperiled kinkajou as a p

110、et,and another introducing free,downloadable endangered species ring tones to cell phone users around the world.These colorful,culture-and tech-savvy campaigns brought a young and untapped demographic into the Centers membership fold as never before.We inspired 3,000 letters to Paris Hilton with mor

111、e than 7,500 visitors to our Tell Paris No!Web site and enticed more than 62,000 people to become e-members by downloading the ring tonesan initiative that made the calls of orcas,wolves,and rare birds and frogs a real conversation starter and attracted coverage in many hundreds of venues including

112、the New York Times and National Public Radio.Media Case Study:Polar Bear The Centers winter 2006 media campaign on the polar bear helped generate more than 1,000 newsprint stories nationwide on the plight of this soon-to-be-protected endangered species,which is at grave risk of extinction from the m

113、elting of Arctic sea ice caused by global warming.In addition to TV,radio and Web coverage across the country,our campaign generated more than 250 editorials in newspapers coast to coast,including local opinion pieces by Center staff from Los Angeles to Cape Cod.And at the time this report went to p

114、rint,more than 13,000“friends”had linked to our MySpace page for the polar bear( our commitment to go climate-neutral to our work to protect the polar bear and its sea-ice habitat,the Center keeps me inspired and optimistic that our efforts can make a difference in averting the climate crisis.I also

115、 credit my incredible co-workers with reminding me to get out there and enjoy the beauty and wonder this planet offers,despite the challenges ahead of us.”Julie Teel Staff Attorney,San DiegoPolar bear cubs Photo by Jenny E.Ross/$10,000+Jose AlvisturElise Kroeber Natures Own,Roy YoungMarcey OlajosLin

116、dsey Quesinberry&Nancy BowerDonald S.RalphsBonnie RaittRasputin Music,Laurie Brown&Ken SarachanMark J.Saylor Family TrustHarry L.&Alice Stillman FoundationT&E Incorporated,Tom&Eleanor WoottenW.David ThompsonVanguard Charitable EndowmentWells FargoHansjorg Wyss$5,000+Franklin Templeton Charitable Fun

117、dLaura DeikelFidelity Charitable Gift FundNora&Andrew FiedlerDonald B.&Paige C.Francis Friends of the Santa Clara River,Ron BottorffMartin&Enid GleichWilliam J.J.Gordon Family Fund,Elizabeth GordonJennifer&Alton HallumDavid McCargoJohn&Jan MuellerOhana 2006,Inc.Sean&Amy SebastianSarah Snell&Eric Mey

118、er$1,000+Theresa AcerroJim&Peggy AlexanderStuart W.&Cindy AltThe W.&R.BernheimerFamily Foundation,Roz&Wally BernheimerKate Bernheimer&Brent HendricksKrista&Alan BinnieHelen BourneThe Brissenden FamillyCapsule Connection,Howard MechanicThomas CarlinoSteven ChambersSierra Club,Kern Keweah ChapterDan C

119、olemanCarolyn&Steven ConnerFrederic ConteMichael CraibSky CrosbyAndrew&Diane CurrieGreg DanforthFrank&Janice DelfinoDavid DesjardinsCrosby DoeConstantina EconomouElston Family Foundation,B.MeasterJames T.FieldMichael Finkelstein&Diana RhoadesThe Gambs Family FoundationPhoebe GilchristJim GilchristBr

120、uce GillamGloria Gray Christine Halley&Ryan Richard YoungJames HalpertAlan Harper&Carol BairdCarol&Jim HintonNatalie A.HopkinsElizabeth Hospodarsky&James SchaanJeanie&Murray KilgourBarbara KramerDr.Fayette KrauseWilliam LaytonLouis LazGeorge&Cathy LedecEric LemelsonSusan Loesser&Dennis GallagherMari

121、copa Audubon Society,Herbert FibelKenneth M.MastersMazatzal Tree Farm,Jeff&Carol AugustinePaul MeadowMatthew C.Michael&Maki FifeSaralaine MilletRob ModicaNancy Moran&Howard OchmanNeil MultackJacob MunsonMaria&Marcelo NasifPeter&Jean OssorioMario PellegriniDaniel&Ellen PlunkettBarbara Radwan-Kuzelews

122、ki&Joe DurnellMichael J.RobinsonJay SachsRogil SchroeterRichard&Lois SheltonThe Sierra Fund,Terry LoweDr.Robin Silver&Karyn McCrearySteven&Cornelia SnoeyJennifer&Randy SpeersSwimmer Family Foundation,Mike SwimmerCarey WallKenneth WalterWarren&Janis WatkinsWalter WictorYeroushalmi&Associates,Reuben Y

123、eroushalmi$500+John Arnold&Gayle KlauserJohn&Robin BaadeJack BartleyBeech Hill Foundation,Inc.Frank&Rebecca BeavenJennifer BeckerMatt Berman&Gabrielle BarnettSpencer&Kerstin BlockGeraldine BrownCecilia BrownBetty BurgeBurst Electronics,William KentCharles BuseBill Chambers,Jr.Ann&Douglas Christensen

124、Coastside Habitat Coalition,George CattermoleShelley CohenCharles Convis&Bettina McLeodSevren&Dennis CoonCharles CrispRobert FenertyAl&Joanne FinkelsteinMitra FiuzatRichard FriedmanPeter GalvinRobert GalvinMike GasparGlad Earth Foundation,Inc.,Martha SullivanRebecca GoehringDavid GordonHarrison Grat

125、hwohlFrancis HaganTeresa HareJennifer HarrisHorizon Unitarian Universalist ChurchHoliday JohnsonSuzanne JonesMary KigerBrent&Sally KitsonStephen&M.Karen KoermerJerry KolarParris A.LampropouloA.Lane LeckmanSheryl LetsonKeith LoringBetty White LuddenAndrew LukDavid LutzTom MaderPaul MartinWalter&Lauri

126、na MatuskaJames&Lola McGrewSarajane&John McInnesPhilip MorganNatural Resources Defense CouncilJim&Mary NelsonBeryl NessLaura PavliscakWilliam PellegriniMichael PintoRobert&Nadira PlaterDale PogorelskiArian PregenzerSue PrinciottaBob RichardsNancy RineboldHugh RodgersJeri RothTine&David RussellPeter

127、SalomonJohn SchaarSusan SchwartzShirley SeagrenCarol SesslerAlbert SingletonDebbie SonenblickGregg&Susan SpindlerThe Stone FamilySummit Hut LTD.,Dave BakerPaul Torrence&Bonnie JohnsonSteven TracyKatherine TroutnerAaron TurkewitzUniversity of Arizona Environmental Law SocietyMartha&Eric Van DykeAnne

128、VeldmanFrank VerderameT H A N K S T O O U R D O N O R S20“As humans,we have an important role to play in preserving our natural environment.The Centers success protecting endangered species and its strong support from a diverse membership is inspiring and motivating.I am proud to be part of this sma

129、rt,passionate and effective organization.”Sarah Bergman Membership Associate,TucsonBill Viola&Kira PerovRusselle WallacePenny WilsonJoan Zukoski$200+Rosalind AbernathyAddsum Business Software,Anthony FratesAlan AdlerWilliam AdlerHolly AichemAire Design Company,Catharine Kim WoodinIngrid AkerblomJohn

130、&Susanne AlcockDouglas AlexanderDavid AlvinMark AndersenHolly AnnalaRuth&Maurice ArieliLynn AshbyIrisita AzaryDarrell BabboniLaura BakerMark&Cheryl BalitzerWilliam BarberGregory BarthaRobert&Gail BatesEllen BauderJim BelinJoseph BelliEvalyn BemisTodd BenderNeil BergDavid BertelsenMartha BertlesMolly

131、&Gary BeverlyDavid BinnsDavid BlackJim BlickenstaffJoseph BowerHarry BowkleyJohn BoylesLaura BradleyEunice Bradley-Fox,Ed.D.&Mitch FoxLyman BrainerdJanis BreidenbachMike BreslowKim BrinkAnne BrittThomas BrownMichael D.&Mary BrownLawrence&Roberta BryantLouis BubalaArden&Betsy BuckDebbie BulgerMichael

132、 O.Cain&Linda Raymond Irene Cannon-GearyCenter for Humans and Nature,Strachan DonnelleyMichele ChavezpardiniBenny ChienJonathan ChildsCyril ChristoRufus Cohen&Suzanne Sbarge Gerald CichlarLaurie ClappRobert ClarkJames W.&Jeanne ClarkeSally CloseVan Clothier&Donna StevensTeri&Alan CohenRufus CohenPat

133、 CollierClayton CollinsMelisande Congdon-DoyleDaniel CookeDiane CoombsRobert&Ann CormackGuy&Heidi DeCorte Ron CrabtreeDiana K.CunninghamBena CurrinElysa DanielsNancy DanielsRudy&Kathryn DankwortSuzanne DarcyRamona DeaneGuy DeCorteCaroline DeeganDesert Community Medical Associates,Thom&Judith MossCal

134、vin DeWittPeter&Janet DickeyJudy DillmanMary DillonKathy DonnellyPatrick DoughertyKevin DowdKathleen DoyleElisabeth&John DreesHelen DruryChristopher EarleSarah Edwards-SchmidtMark EisnerDiane ElyDarryl&Eileen EngleDiane EnglekeThomas EnslowAnne EpsteinKarl G.Estes Foundation,Karl EstesJonathan Evans

135、Melissa FarleyPaul FaulstichSusan Ferrell&Toney FinesTom FioreRobyn FisherTimothy FloodNicholas FloresNancy FloydMary ForbesPride B.ForneyDavid FowlerCharles FoxWilliam FrostDavid GalvinPaul&Mickie GelsingerWilliam GeoffroySheryl GillespieDehan GlanzDonald GlenGeoffrey GorboldApril GornikKatherine G

136、ould-MartinAl GranzowGary GreenThomas GrossAlexandra GruskosPeggy GuanellaDiana HadleyCharles HaerterMarylin&Warren HarkeyLynne HarkinsRoger HarmonCynthia&Leo HarrisKaren HarvilleDavid Hearn,Jr.Brian HebeisenDonald HelfrichRobert HenningHelen HessJohn HesselJames&Connie HickmanMr.&Mrs.Donald HillsLa

137、urie Hilyer&Tom LynessKevin HoffmanDavid HooverNatalie HoughtonWilliam HudsonJim HughesRand HusoShawnee InezKim Jaffe&Toby Janson-SmithArt Janssen,M.D.Thomas JohnsonSteve JohnsonH.G.JohnsonSteve Johnston&Paige Winslett Gene JosephJudith JoyJoe Kantauskis&Gayle BrownSamuel KarnsCharles KatzenbergBarb

138、ara Kingsolver&Steven HoppEdward B.&Miriam KirstenCynthia A.KlinksiekAndrea KloppBob KneiselLewis&Melissa KohlDavid KollenPaul KrehbielSteven KuhnRoger LangDavid LangebartelCalvin LashPhilip LathrapAlexius LatkovskiRobert LattesMarta LawrenceKris LeasherBo LemlerHarold&Kathleen LesKristin LeuschnerC

139、risti&Gregory LewisKathi&Steve LindsayRobert MargouleffAnn&Leo MarkinCharlotte&Alex MasarikDouglas MasonIlse MathisJane MaxwellDavid MayerChris&Brian F.McCabeScott&Anne McCleveWilliam McCoyPatricia&Michael McCoyRobert&Laura McFarlandDanny McGinnisCatherine P.McGowanPatrick McKeeDennis McMillanMargar

140、et Medina-BrandtDebra MedleyVolker MeinbergChristopher MeyerJoan MillerLinda MillerSteve MonkT.Charles MooreMaxine Ruth MooreJim MoreheadOctavia MorganBryan&Axson MorganRich MoserNed Mudd,Jr.T H A N K S T O O U R D O N O R S21“The Centers staff are the most earnest,effective environmental advocates

141、around.Im honored to be a part of such a unique team that works so hard in our small,local offices to protect wild places and species around the globe.Its amazing to see the direct,visible impact that the Center has had on species worldwide.”Kelli Shields Community Outreach Organizer,San FranciscoTa

142、ra MuellerMaril MyersRobert J.MyersRobert M.MyersBrian MyresMargaret NaylorGem NelsonJosh NeubauerAlice Neuhauser&Thomas Conroy Marguerite NicholsWilliam NisbetDiane NygaardAnn OConnellHelen OgdenMark OlsonCarol ONeilNew Harvest Organics,Philip OstromDavid OwenEva ParkinsonRoberta ParryPamela PatekW

143、illiam PattersonCarol PattonRobert PaulJ.C.&Sharon PedersenVan&Kathy PerkinsGeoffrey PetersCale PewthersLeigh Ann PhillipsJohn&Nuri PierceDoreen PolsterPopulation Communication,Robert GillespieDale&Betty PorterRichard&Gail PottsCharles PowellPhil&Boots QuimbyNaomi RachelJames RaderJane RagleDaniel R

144、aleighMarcia RautenstrauchKaren&James ReifschneiderChristopher ReithDr.Robert ResnikLisa ReynoldsLaurose&Burton RichterJohn RiddellRoberta RobarJohn M.RobertsBruce RobertsonAlfred RocaArdath RodaleGordon RoddaJ.Speed RogersSusan RonkinRochelle RothJulie RoybalAnn RubinowSusan RudnickiMary RussellBar

145、rie RyanKarina SabotElizabeth SaengerSusan SakmarDavid SalmanJames SamisAl&Mary Anne SanbornRobert Sanderson Chris Sar&Megan B.KimballDebby SatterP.B.SchechterJustin&Li SchmidtCharles SchulzDr.Ronald SellSequoia Forest Keeper,Ara MarderosianGreg&Alice SeymourMolly&Kaji SherpaJacob SiggRobert Silsbee

146、Peter SinclaireJon SirkisJose SkinnerJacqueline SmalleyFlorence G.Smith Foundation,Marion SmithEric K.SmithMarilyn SnellJudith SorrelE.StandardRachel StaufferDavid&Karen SteichenBret&Sandra SteinerDorothy StephensChristopher StoverJohn R.SwansonDonna TarttDelia&John TaylorDwight TaylorD.Kurt Thomson

147、Dr.Donald ThomsonDon TidwellAlan TimmermanStokes M.TolbertMartha and Loretta TrolinAtkins FundNathan TsuchiyaCarrington TutwilerDan TymaMichael&Karen TyoChristie UlrichKathleen UmstedRuth VandersallJan D.VanderslootGlenn VargasGeorgia&Chris VaughanSusan Vaughan&William Brubaker Greg VinesVirginians

148、for Wilderness,Robert MuellerBarbara WalkerJocelyn WallaceCatherine WallingBarbara WalshDani WalthallPhillip&Haji WarfJudith WatsonNancy WatsonE.Jennifer WeilIlene WeinrebRobert&Martha WellsMichael&Iris WengDavid WengerRoy WestRobert WhiteAnne WhitefieldSuzanne WightDeborah WilliamsJeanne WilliamsRo

149、bert Wiygul&Julia WeaverLinda WoodallElaine WoodriffAnne WrightWilliam Yake&Jeannette BarrecaDavid YetmanInez&Dick YoderDiane W.YoungDavid Young&Donald Bird Michael ZagoneAntonia ZurcherFoundationsArgosy FoundationAveda,Inc.Caldwell-Fisher Charitable FoundationCalifornia Community FoundationCedar Tr

150、ee FoundationDesert Protective CouncilEarth Friends Wildlife FoundationFiredoll FoundationFrankel Family FoundationDavid B.Gold FoundationLisa and Douglas Goldman FundLemmon FoundationMax and Anna Levinson FoundationMarisla FoundationWendy P.McCaw FoundationPeter H.Michaelson FoundationNew Mexico Co

151、mmunity FoundationOak FoundationOn Shore FoundationOrca Free,Inc.Patagonia,Inc.The San Diego FoundationSan Francisco FoundationThe Sandler Family Supporting FoundationSierra Club,San Gorgonio ChapterSummerlee FoundationTides FoundationTowne FoundationUnited WayWilburforce FoundationThe Wyss Foundati

152、onMatching Gift ProgramsAmgen FoundationBank of AmericaCare2Charles Schwab FoundationComputer AssociatesGeneral Electric FoundationGlobal ImpactHewlett PackardKraft Matching GiftsNestle FoundationStarbucksTenet Healthcare FoundationThe New York Times Company FoundationUnited WayWashington MutualWork

153、ing AssetsServices/In-Kind GiftsAnjaliKaty BeltMs.Margo BorsJennifer Caldwell&John FisherCalifornia Trout,Brian StrankoDave&Laura DenaliCharli DanielsonMs.Katie GallowayLiz GodfreyMichele GravesDon&Jane HoffmanMs.Kristin JakobJapan Environmental Lawyers FederationSuzanna McDougalMr.&Mrs.Walter Minte

154、lBryan ONealMr.Bill PerryBrent PlaterEmily RobersonMr.Fred RobertsDavid RosenthalMichael RouxDouglas SchulkeMichael Scialdone Howard ShankerStanford Environmental Law ClinicDoris Brin WalkerRichard WiebeIn RemembranceThe Center for BiologicalDiversity would like tothank all those who gavegifts in me

155、mory of:Judy MuncriefDharm PellegriniDr.Robert RonkinLouis SilverMark Saylor of Las Vegas,Nevada passed away in 2006 leaving a legacygift for endangered species conservation.We celebrate his life and honor his passion for protecting wildlife.We would also like toremember a dear friend of conservatio

156、n who passedaway in 2006.Laurie Wirtsresearch was invaluable in protecting the Big Chino aquifer and Verde River,and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.22T H A N K S T O O U R D O N O R SSUPPORT AND REVENUEGrants and DonationsGrants$1,473,455Membership and donations 2,372,807Total public

157、 support 3,846,262Revenue Legal returns 39,114Contracts 19,358Sale of property 1,700Miscellaneous 4,960Investment income 56,986Total revenue 122,118Total Support and Revenue 3,968,380EXPENSESProgram ServicesConservation programs,education and information 3,208,606 Total program services 3,208,606Sup

158、porting ServicesGeneral and administrative 199,631 Fundraising 431,356 Total supporting services 630,987 Total Expenses 3,839,593Change in net assets 128,787Net assets,beginning of year 2,347,991Net assets,end of year$2,476,778*Totals include restricted and unrestricted revenues.Audited financial st

159、atements are available upon request.BOARD OF DIRECTORSDan Coleman is a managing partner in“A”Side Music,LLC,a music publishing company.Peter Galvin spent time as a biologist in the employ of the U.S.Forest Service and U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service before co-founding the Center.Peter also serves on t

160、he Board of Directors of the Beech Hill Family Foundation and is a member of the Science Oversight Team for the Global Owl Project.Katherine A.Meyer is a founding partner of Meyer,Glitzenstein&Crystal,a public-interest law firm in Washington,D.C.Katherine is also co-founder of the Wildlife Advocacy

161、Project.Marcey Olajos is a founding member of the board of the Wyss Foundation,a family foundation concerned with protection of wilderness in the inter-mountain West.She serves on the advisory board of Great Old Broads for Wilderness and has been with the Center since 2004.Todd Schulke is a co-found

162、er of the Center who also serves on the boards of the American Lands Alliance,New Mexico Wilderness Alliance,and Gila WoodNet.He sits on the Western Governors Forest Health Advisory Committee and New Mexico Forest&Watershed Health Planning Committee,as well as forest health advisory committees for S

163、enator Bingaman and Arizona Governor Napolitano.Dr.Robin Silver is an emergency room physician,wildlife photographer and co-founder of the Center.Robin also currently serves as Vice President of the Maricopa Audubon Society and served on the Board of Directors of Southwest Forest Alliance.Kiern Suck

164、ling has published articles assessing endangered species conservation trends and the relationship between loss of linguistic and biological diversity,and has contributed essays on animals and mythology to collections including Brothers and Beasts:An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales.Kieran co-founded

165、the Center and has served on the boards of the Endangered Species Coalition,American Lands Alliance andArizona Wilderness Coalition.(84%)(11%)(5%)2 0 0 6 S T A T E M E N T O F A C T I V I T YFor Year Ended 12/31/06*w w w.BiologicalDiversity.org 11%Fundraising84%Program ServicesUSAGE OF FUNDS5%General&AdministrativeSupport Nonprofit OrgUS POSTAGEPAIDTUCSON AZPermit No 1308