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The Riester Foundation cares about protecting Earth’s unique creatures and their environments.

Why? Because as global warming continues to be a threat to many habitats, we feel it is our duty to stand up for the creatures who do not have a voice.

Our projects ensure that majestic sea turtles in Central America have a safe place to lay their eggs, that elephants in Kenya are not harmed for their ivory and that Yellow-billed Cuckoos near our headquarters in Arizona have free space to roam.

The Sea Turtles of Corozalito Beach, Costa Rica

Playa Corozalito is one of only 15 arribada beaches, where sea turtles lay their eggs, in the world. It is also a public, unprotected beach. To help protect the beach, the nesting sea turtles and to fund research, Riester Foundation has forged important partnerships.

CREMA

The Center for Rescue of Endangered Marine Animals (CREMA) is a conservation and research organization dedicated to protecting ocean resources in Central America. The Riester Foundation has partnered with this pioneering group to protect the nesting grounds of the Olive Ridley turtle on Playa Corozalito in northwest Costa Rica.

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A pack of elephants.

Africa Big Life Foundation

The Riester Foundation is proud to support the Big Life Foundation’s Ranger Program to protect African wildlife. Big Life Foundation’s area of operation covers more than 1.6 million acres across the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem in East Africa. Big Life’s rangers protect and secure wildlife and critical habitat in one of the most important habitats left in […]

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A man with a baby elephant.

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Elephants throughout Africa are under threat. Some are poached for their ivory, while others face loss of habitat due to population pressure, conflict, deforestation and drought.

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