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(Houston, TX- May 18, 2020) Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) has announced the launch of its new Guardians of Hunting Program! The Guardians of Hunting Program provides an opportunity for donors to support the mission of HSCF. Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the sport of hunting through education, conservation, and the promotion of our hunting heritage. Quite simply, we work on behalf of hunters to promote the future of hunting, wildlife, and habitat. HSCF has provided over $2.5 million in scholarships, over $4 million in conservation grants, and annually provides hunting immersion and education programs to hundreds of young adults. Proceeds from this program go towards HSCF’s youth education, scholarship and grants programs which support wildlife, habitat, and anti-poaching initiatives. Will you be a GUARDIAN OF HUNTING? To learn more about the HSCF Guardians of Hunting Program: https://hscfdn.org/guardians-of-hunting/. About Houston

This Partners and Stakeholders Progress Report addresses more than a dozen Jefferson County Deepwater Horizon coastal restoration projects that have either been completed or have been awarded $152 million thus far. Read Report HERE

Houston Safari Club Foundation is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Ashby Bowhunting Foundation. The MOU signifies a collaborative partnership between the organizations to advance conservation goals and benefit sportsmen and women. The Ashby Bowhunting Foundation’s goal is to provide the bowhunter with the information to achieve highest possible success rate and reduce the wound/non-recovery rate of big game to the lowest level possible. Learn more at ashbybowhunting.org. 

As the world struggles with the pandemic known as COVID-19, the Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center® is inspired to take action for kids. “We know many kids are being impacted by the coronavirus and we want to give them some inspiration,” said co-founder and Houston Safari Club Foundation member Chester Moore. “Our program Wild Wishes® grants wildlife encounters to children with a critical illness or loss of a parent or sibling. And if there is anything critical out there now it is this virus. Unfortunately we can’t go visit kids or have them come to us now, but we can go to them-through Facebook’s Facetime and other applications.” Any animal-loving child up to 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or is quarantined due to someone living in their home having it now qualifies for a special outreach. “We will work with their families to schedule live video

Every day our sponsor Global Rescue will supply an update on the current Covid-19 outbreak. Checkback every day, we are doing our best to help keep you informed. https://www.globalrescue.com/common/blog/detail/Coronavirus-Travel-Updates/?rc=1&rp=HSCF  

One of our Outfitter friends asked us to post this message: Today sees the jubilation of anti-hunters and so called conservationists in the fact that Botswana’s elephant hunting season has been put on hold because of Covid-19, this in itself may be a small victory for the masses but a huge calamity for communities, hunting operators and all associated operations that rely on a regular income generated from the hunters dollar in Africa. With the continued spread of the global pandemic that is effectively shutting down the entire world very little thought is given to the people that are the true custodians of the African wilderness, the hunting safari operator and professional hunter. Does the general public or “key board warrior” truly think that the “stay home – stay safe” slogan is absorbed by the poacher in the village or the ivory trader in the town? They can both now