ADVOCATES FOR SNAKE PRESERVATION
EIN 46-5587063 · Wildlife Preservation & Protection (D30)
What they do
Advocates for Snake Preservation is Committed to Changing How People View and Treat Snakes. Our Mission: to Use Science, Education, and Advocacy to Promote Compassionate Conservation and Coexistence With Snakes. As Important Predators and Prey, Snakes Are An Essential Part of A Vibrant, Functioning Planet, But Negative Attitudes About Snakes May Be The Biggest Barrier to Their Conservation. We Provide Solutions to Human-snake Conflicts That Sometimes End Badly for People and Often Prove Fatal for Snakes. We Make Snakes More Familiar and Less Scary By Busting Myths and Misinformation, Illustrating Lesser-known and Appealing Behaviors Like Parental Care, and Sharing Stories of Individual Snakes to Show What Theyre Really Like. Often This Information is Enough for People to Welcome Their Snake Neighbors and Appreciate, Rather Than Fear, Their Encounters. But We Also Recommend Yard and Human Behavior Modifications to Reduce Conflicts and Make Coexistence With Venomous Snakes Safer.
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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.
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MELISSA AMARELLOEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EMILY TAYLOROFFICER
GORDON BURGHARDTOFFICER
JEFFREY J SMITHTREASURER
JESUS RIVASCO-CHAIR
JULIE RAYSECRETARY
KIT KLEINSCHMIDTOFFICER
STEVE MARLATTCHAIR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- PO BOX 2752, SILVER CITY, NM 88062
- County
- Grant
- In care of
- Melissa Amarello
- Primary officer
- Melissa Amarello, Executive Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- November 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Wildlife Preservation & Protection (D30)
- IRS tax category
- Wildlife Preservation & Protection