Prominent Conservationists Gather to Raise Support
October 3, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Prominent conservationists are gathering in the Bay Area this weekend to recruit volunteers and raise money through the Wildlife Conservation Network, a charity founded by Charlie Knowles, a former Silicon Valley engineer, that supports innovative conservation activists working to save endangered species, reports The San Francisco Chronicle.
The network has attracted support from some high-profile people over the years, including the conservationist Jane Goodall, actress Isabella Rossellini, environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the model Cindy Crawford. The Silicon Valley venture capitalists Steve Jurvetson and William Hearst III are donors, as are companies and philanthropists who made their fortunes in the technology business.
