Partners Today for Tomorrow's Wildlife

At the end of the 20th Century, the nation's top hunting, trapping and wildlife conservation organizations recognized that the best way to combat the growing threats to wildlife and hunting traditions was to work collectively on common issues.

From this foundation grew the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) - a network of more than forty organizations that work together to conserve wildlife and wildlife habitat as well as to preserve the traditions of hunting and trapping. The partnership is a loose affiliation with partner organizations retaining their autonomy and respecting each other's differences.

The unifying element of the AWCP is a shared commitment to build unity among partner organizations and increase collective effectiveness, primarily by focusing on policy decisions made at the national level. The partners focus on commonalities in five core areas:

• Habitat Conservation
• Wildlife populations
• Hunting and trapping
• Scientific management of wildlife and habitat
• Sustaining the North American Model of wildlife conservation