OUR MISSION

Amazon River Dolphin Conservation Foundation (ARDCF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization, founded in 2014, that supports local efforts to protect a storied species and its rainforest ecosystem.  Building upon the wisdom of Amazon traditions, practices and beliefs with findings from modern conservation biology, Amazon River Dolphin Conservation Foundation works to preserve the river dolphin from the corrosive pressures of outside, usually foreign interests that threaten the survival of the dolphins and their world.  The fates of dolphins and people have been entwined for millennia. Amazon River Dolphin Conservation Foundation promotes healthy, natural interactions between dolphins and people that protect both animals and people, sustain local culture, and transform visitors to ardent Amazon conservationists.