This site was made possible with support from the MacArthur Foundation and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a joint initiative of Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.

Additional help and support came from John Bates, Mike Carleton, Cherry Hill Farm, Chicago Zoological Society, Peter Crane, Trish DeCoster, Alison Ebert, Joe Foss, Bill Gibson and his family, Linda Gordon, Shannon Hackett, Mary Hennon, Mary Ellen Holden, Rainer Hutterer, Sharon Jansa, Helen Kafka, Mark Kamhout, Ryan Killackey, Dieter Kock, Peter Lang, Jeremy Langdon and his family, Sarah Lansing, Richard Leakey, Tim Littig, Jim Mead, Greg Mercer, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Debby Moskovits, David Moyer, Charles Msuya, Phil Myers, Charlie Potter, Rebecca Reeves, Teresa Rodriguez, Alan Rogers, Jim Schulz, Jodi Sedlock, R. Senzota, Jo Stanley, Janice Taylor, United States National Museum, Bob Weir and colleagues, Dave Willard and Don Wilson.

Paintings: Rebecca Banasiak, Palden Hamilton, Josh Howland, Peggy McNamara, Ben Mehl, Marshall Svendsen

Translation: Imani Swilla