For over 30 years, RSCF has linked rigorous captive management to on-the-ground recovery across three continents — from Mt. Kenya to the Amazon basin to South Florida.
Whatever it Takes,
For as Long as it Takes
1994
RSCF FOUNDED
2000
MORNE DIABLOTIN NATIONAL PARK
2004
FIRST BONGO REPATRIATION
2014
TROPICAL CONSERVATION INSTITUTE/FIU
2025
SECOND BONGO REPATRIATION
OUR PURPOSE
Bridging the Gap Between
Captivity and the Wild
RSCF's conservation model is built on a simple but powerful premise: captive expertise and field programs must work together. Our breeding center in Loxahatchee, Florida is not just a refuge, it is the foundation for reintroduction programs that are returning species to their native habitats right now.
"For most wild things on Earth, the future must rely on the conscience of man."
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— Archie Carr, Naturalist & Conservationist
17 Mountain Bongo Return
to Mt. Kenya
After decades of breeding, partnership-building, and preparation, RSCF completed its second and largest repatriation, sending 17 critically endangered mountain bongos back to their native Kenya. With fewer than 100 remaining in the wild, every animal counts.
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