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In 1995, The Wildlife in
Crisis Land Trust was incorporated to protect and preserve open
space nationwide. As natural habitats are bulldozed to make
way for subdivisions, condominiums, golf courses, shopping malls
and road networks, wild animals are left homeless. We believe
there is a direct correlation between rising numbers of injured
and orphaned wildlife and unbridled development, and we would
be remiss if we failed to address this umbrella issue. The purpose
of the Wildlife in Crisis Land Trust is to protect wild animals
by preserving their natural habitats and providing them with
permanent sanctuary. Habitat acquired through tax-deductible
donations for land purchase, conservation easements, and tax-deductible
donations of land will be protected in perpetuity.
Wildlife in Crisis of Weston, Connecticut, was founded in 1989
to rescue and care for injured and orphaned wildlife. Over the
years, we've cared for everything from turtles to owls to coyote
pups. But we've realized that nothing is more threatened than
the habitat upon which these reptiles, birds and mammals depend.
To address the umbrella issue of habitat loss, we formed the
Wildlife in Crisis Land Trust and became a supporting member
of the Land Trust Alliance in Washington, DC. Our land trust
exists to help protect open space in perpetuity, and we're seeking
people who share our vision—a desire to preserve the beauty
and integrity of our natural landscape. Every bit of land that
we can preserve in its natural state also will improve the quality
of life for those who come after us.
The Fabric of Our Environment is Becoming Frayed.
Ten of thousands of acres of farmland and forests are cleared
every year to make way for suburban sprawl, and irreplaceable
wildlife habitat is being destroyed—lot by lot, bit by
bit. The result is an increasingly fragmented ecosystem, bisected
by the pavement of new roads, driveways and parking lots. Some
species survive reasonably well in this degraded patchwork,
but many important animal populations are dwindling in numbers,
retreating into ever shrinking wild enclaves. Many songbird
populations, for example, are declining precipitously, in large
part because the deep woods habitat these birds need to reproduce
is disappearing.
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