Ted Turner and his family launched the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) in June 1997. This private, non-profit charity dedicates itself to conserving biodiversity by ensuring the persistence of imperiled species and their habitats with an emphasis on private land. TESF, which is a core grantee of the Turner Foundation, concentrates its efforts on carnivores, grasslands, plant-pollinator complexes, and species that historically ranged onto properties owned by Ted Turner. TESF's activities rest upon the principles of conservation biology. TESF supports the distribution of reliable scientific and policy information on biodiversity conservation and works closely with state and federal agencies, universities, and private organizations. Since inception TESF has been involved in reintroduction projects for imperiled plants, birds, fishes and mammals.
For more information about the Turner Endangered Species Fund and its projects, please visit www.tesf.org.
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with an emphasis on private land. TESF, which is a core grantee of the Turner Foundation, concentrates its efforts on carnivores, grasslands, plant-pollinator complexes, and species that historically ranged onto properties owned by Ted Turner. TESF's activities rest upon the principles of conservation biology. TESF supports 
the distribution of reliable scientific and policy information on biodiversity conservation and works closely with state and federal agencies, universities, and private organizations. Since inception TESF has been involved in reintroduction projects for imperiled plants, birds, fishes and mammals.
