CONSERVATION FORCE INC

What CONSERVATION FORCE INC does

Conservation Force Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charitable foundation established in 1997 by wildlife attorney John J. Jackson III. The organization pursues international wildlife conservation primarily through legal advocacy, litigation support, amicus briefs, and direct engagement in regulatory processes, rather than through on-the-ground habitat management or scientific research. It maintains International Observer status at CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), giving it standing to participate in the highest-level wildlife trade negotiations and to file comments on species listings, permitting decisions, and trade suspensions.

The foundation operates as a convening organization for a consortium of roughly 100–200 hunting, angling, and conservation entities, coordinating collective action across U.S. and international jurisdictions. It is headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana, with a Paris, France office supporting engagement with European policy and multilateral bodies, and it has executed memoranda of understanding with governments including Angola and Botswana to support sustainable-use wildlife programs. Funding is sourced from individual donations, corporate sponsorships, grants, and member contributions; the organization does not publicly disclose financial statements, donor rosters, or detailed budgets. The organization also operates land trust activities, adding direct stewardship work to its advocacy core.

There is no proprietary technology platform underpinning the organization's work; its deliverables are legal filings, policy submissions, coalition communications, and government-to-government engagements. Competitive positioning rests on the founder's legal credentials, regulatory standing, and the convening power of its member consortium. Revenue, growth rate, and headcount beyond the stated 1–10 employee band are not disclosed in the available data, limiting visibility into financial scale.

Name

CONSERVATION FORCE INC

Legal name

Conservation Force

Website

https://conservationforce.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conservation Force Inc., founded 1997, is a U.S. 501(c)(3) wildlife conservation foundation that uses legal advocacy and a 100–200 member hunting-conservation consortium to influence international wildlife trade policy, particularly at CITES.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC), Conservation & Human–Wildlife Conflict Mitigation (BPAGAIAI), Advocacy, Policy & Public Awareness (Animal Welfare) (BPAGAIAJ), Nature, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Conservation (BPADALAE)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation advocacy
• Hunting heritage defense
• International wildlife law
• CITES policy representation
• Sustainable use conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Auburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable public foundation, Conservation Force raises funds through donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants to support its conservation advocacy work and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Conservation Force is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that provides pro bono legal advocacy, international policy representation, trophy import permitting assistance, conservation project funding, and land trust/easement management to defend hunting heritage and promote sustainable wildlife conservation worldwide. It functions as a consortium of approximately 100 organizations, serving as a communication center, information source, monitoring system, advisory think tank, and proactive advocate for the hunting-conservation community.

Product overview

Conservation Force Inc is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable foundation focused on wildlife conservation advocacy, education, and policy work. The organization does not offer commercial products or services. Its activities include conservation project support, policy advocacy for hunting rights, educational publications (fact sheets, bulletins, brochures), land trust/easement management, and facilitation of international wildlife conservation initiatives through partnerships with various hunting and conservation organizations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enhancement Permitting Division Legal and permitting service that assists hunters, outfitters, and conservation organizations with trophy import permitting under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and CITES frameworks.
• Land Trust and Conservation Easements Qualified Land Trust service that owns, holds, manages, and polices ecologically important lands and conservation easements to restore and preserve wild, natural, scenic, and open-space values in perpetuity.
• World Conservation Force Bulletin Monthly educational publication issued as a supplement to The Hunting Report, providing stakeholders with updates on international wildlife law, CITES developments, and Conservation Force initiatives.
• Educational Materials and Publications (Fact Sheets, Info Graphics, Brochures, Posters, Reports) Educational print and digital materials including fact sheets, info graphics, brochures, posters, and reports that communicate the role of hunting to conservation and Conservation Force project information to the public and partner organizations.
• CITES and International Policy Advocacy Pro bono advocacy and representation of hunting-conservation community interests at CITES Conferences of the Parties, Standing Committee, and Animals Committee, as well as in IUCN and CIC forums, including participation in technical committees and specialist groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully opposed endangered listing of African Elephant
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wild Sheep FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary supporting organization; WSF President Gray Thornton has recognized Conservation Force and John Jackson with awards for their service to the hunting community worldwide
• Safari Club InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn J. Jackson III served as 19th Past President of SCI; ongoing collaboration on hunting advocacy and conservation initiatives
• Longoria-Hosmer FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary supporting organization contributing to conservation force initiatives
• Houston Safari ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization of Conservation Force; provides financial and political support for hunting advocacy
• International Professional HunterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for professional hunting advocacy; Conservation Force represents IPHA interests at CITES and international forums
• Dallas Safari ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting member and key partner; co-hosted Presidents' Gala Banquet raising quarter of a million dollars for Tanzania conservation; ongoing partnership on Angola hunting reopening
• CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation Force serves on CIC's Executive Council and John Jackson serves as President of its Commission on Sustainable Use
• IUCNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation Force is a member and participates in IUCN Species Survival Commission meetings; serves on Sustainable Use Specialist Group
• CITEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualified International Observer at CITES Conferences of Parties, Standing Committee and Animals Committee; advocates for hunting community interests
• Professional Hunters Association of South AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization of Conservation Force; CF represents PHASA interests at CITES and international forums
• National Taxidermists AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization Sponsor for Conservation Force; NTA recognizes CF as providing unmatched value through monitoring and early warning services
• International Foundation for the Conservation of Wildlife (IGF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBased in Paris with projects in 25 African countries; John Jackson serves on IGF Board; Bertrand des Clers was founding Board member of CF and Executive Director of IGF
• Grand Slam Club/OVISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization of Conservation Force; awarded CF Board of Directors Award in 2010
• World Conservation UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation Force serves on multiple IUCN specialist groups including Deer Specialist Group and Antelope Specialist Group
• African Lion Working GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree CF Board Members serve on the African Lion Working Group affiliated with IUCN's CSG; CF is one of the most active organizations in lion conservation
• Dallas Ecological FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting member partner in conservation initiatives
• The Wildlife SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Jackson is a past president; CF serves on multiple TWS committees including Sustainable Use Committee
• Ducks UnlimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in conservation initiatives including Doorways to Waterways and Wetlands Restoration projects
• Robin Hurt Wildlife FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership programs on behalf of professional hunters and operators; CF provides ongoing support for Robin Hurt's conservation projects in Tanzania
• Dande Anti-Poaching Unity (DAPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership programs providing anti-poaching support; CF funds DAPU operations in Zimbabwe
• WWF (LIFE Plus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership agreement in 2006 to develop 80 communal conservancies in Northern Namibia for reintroduction of key indigenous species
• Republic of AngolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric partnership for reopening Angola to regulated hunting; MOU signed with DSC and Conservation Force to build sustainable hunting industry
• Botswana Ministry of Environment and TourismcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecent MoU signing with Conservation Force; positive statements from Minister Wynter Mmolotsi on partnership
• Conservation Visions Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShane Mahoney serves as CEO; partnered on Wild Harvest Initiative with Wyoming Game and Fish Department
• African Safari Club of FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization; considers Conservation Force a must for representing them internationally
• Foundation for North American Wild SheepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNAWS supports Conservation Force efforts; considers financial support an excellent investment for the future of hunting
• Face (European Federation for Hunting and Conservation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate Member of Conservation Force; CF provides representation at European conservation forums
• Wildlife Conservation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCF funded Professor Laurence Frank's predator conservation film and partnered on human-lion conflict reduction programs

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boone and Crockett Club: Boone and Crockett Club is a direct peer conservation organization focused on wildlife conservation and fair-chase hunting ethics with a long history of policy advocacy similar to Conservation Force's mission.
• Wild Sheep Foundation: Wild Sheep Foundation is a direct peer wildlife conservation organization that partners with Conservation Force on international wildlife law advocacy; WSF has recognized John Jackson with the International Statesmen Award for service to the hunting community.
• International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC): CIC is a direct peer international hunting-conservation organization; Conservation Force serves on CIC's Executive Council and John Jackson serves as President of its Commission on Sustainable Use, making CIC a close collaborator in international policy forums.
• Dallas Safari Club Foundation: Dallas Safari Club is a direct peer hunting-conservation organization that co-hosts fundraising events with Conservation Force, partners on African conservation projects (e.g., Angola reopening), and awarded Conservation Force the Foundation Legacy Award in 2023.
• Safari Club International: SCI is the largest hunting-conservation organization in the world and a direct peer; Conservation Force's founder John J. Jackson III served as SCI's 19th Past President and the organizations maintain deep ongoing partnership on hunting advocacy and conservation policy.
• Houston Safari Club: Houston Safari Club is a direct peer and primary supporting organization of Conservation Force, providing financial and political support for hunting advocacy initiatives and engaging in joint conservation programs.

Others

• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature): IUCN is the global conservation umbrella where Conservation Force holds formal observer status and serves on multiple specialist groups; IUCN sets conservation policy frameworks that Conservation Force's advocacy work directly engages with at the highest level.

Broad incumbents

• Ducks Unlimited: Ducks Unlimited is a broad incumbent conservation organization that partners with Conservation Force on wetlands restoration and waterfowl conservation, sharing the hunting-funded conservation model but operating at a much larger scale.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: Wildlife Conservation Society is a broad incumbent conservation organization that has partnered with Conservation Force on lion conservation programs (e.g., Laurence Frank's predator conservation work) and operates globally across similar geographies.
• National Wildlife Federation: National Wildlife Federation is a broad incumbent in wildlife conservation advocacy that operates across a much wider portfolio than Conservation Force's hunting-focused niche but shares the broader conservation advocacy mission and participates in similar policy forums.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/conservationforce
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conservation-force-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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