Herpetological Conservation International

Mission statement

In the 21st century, the confluence of global warming, habitat loss, invasive species, and disease has caused a rapid decline in biodiversity. Unfortunately, reptiles and amphibians often get overlooked in conservation efforts that predominantly prioritize large charismatic megafauna. That is why Herpetological Conservation International (HCI) was established in 2015 as a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. Its goal is to preserve reptiles and amphibians through a comprehensive approach that includes research funding, community engagement, public outreach, and habitat preservation. HCI’s unique operations model of no paid staff and no board member compensation ensures that 100% of donations go directly to conservation efforts, maximizing impact and transparency.......

HCI is a registered charitable 501(c)3 organization.
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law in your country.

OUR COMMITMENT

TransparenCY

HCI is committed to maximum transparency. As such we report budgets to our members, are open book with fundraising goals, and report our tax and other financial information to two separate watchdog organizations: Guide Star and Great Non-Profits.

EFFICIENCY

HCI Board and Team Members receive no salary or financial benefits. We are an all volunteer organization comprised of working professionals who generously donate their time in order to keep our overhead expenses at less than 10% of our total budget, typically coming in below 2%.

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Tangible Conservation

When it comes time to use the funds generously donated by individuals, businesses, or organizations, HCI's highest priority is real world impact. As a 501c3 our funds are only used for projects involving our mission statement, conserving the world's reptiles and amphibians.

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Do you know of a private land holding, reserve, ecolodge or other non-governmental reserve, located in a region known to have chytrid that could benefit from these entirely free materials and related internet resources?

If so please contact info@herpconservation.org so we can reach out and get these important materials into as many hands as possible!

Michael Dee Grant recipeints AnnouncmentS

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE MICHAEL DEE GRANT.

deadline 12/21/26

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HCI members are the engine that power our conservation efforts. As a thank you, members receive discounts at a number of various vendors. Here are some of the newest additions offering 10% off to current HCI explorer members. To sign up click here.