Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Announces 2010 Grant Recipients
Nearly $1.5 million granted to conservation efforts around the world

BURBANK, Calif. (6/28/10) – Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund has announced the 2010
recipients of nearly $1.5 million in grants to protect vulnerable wildlife and ecosystems around the
world. The funding enables nonprofit organizations to provide support for more than 45 species across
the globe–from protecting the critically endangered Sumatran rhino in Indonesia, to tracking northern
jaguars in the foothills of Mexico, to studying the threats of the endangered green sea turtle.
“As part of Disney’s longstanding commitment to the environment, the work supported through the
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund is more important today than ever in helping preserve our
planet’s most precious resources,” said Dr. Beth Stevens, senior vice president, Environmental Affairs,
The Walt Disney Company. “We are proud to support these organizations that are truly making a
difference around the world to aid in the protection of wildlife and the natural environments they
depend on to flourish.”

Over the past decade, the DWCF—through support from The Walt Disney Company and Disney
Guests—has provided more than $15 million in grants for the study of wildlife, protection of habitats,
land management plans, community conservation and education. Along with a focus on support for
species and habitat conservation science, the DWCF encourages programs that engage local residents
and benefit both human and animal communities.

Below is a highlight of some of this year’s recipients:

• Wildlife Trust: Black Lion Tamarin Conservation through Research and Community
  Involvement - Wildlife Trust teaches communities about sustainable development alternatives,
  including tree nurseries and handicrafts, to protect the black lion tamarins living in Brazil’s
  Atlantic Forest.
  
  
• Northern Jaguar Project: Northern Jaguar Feline Photo Project - In an effort to reduce
  jaguar mortality and build conservation alliances with rural landowners, Northern Jaguar
  Project works directly with local ranch owners in Mexico to monitor and protect the species.
  
  
• Save the Elephants: Elephants and Bees - Save the Elephants minimizes human-wildlife
  conflict by studying and researching innovative strategies to reduce crop-raiding. By using
  beehives as a deterrent, community crops are left un-touched and families have a new source of
  income through honey production.
  
  
• University of Hawaii: Conserving the Green Sea Turtle in Hawaii - This program advances the
  understanding of the impact of pollution on endangered green sea turtles. Through further
  research, conservationists are able to work more effectively with local communities and
  governments to protect the turtles.
  
  
• International Rhino Foundation: Sumatran Rhino Conservation - The Sumatran rhino is
  considered the most endangered rhino species with numbers declining more than 70 percent in
  the past two decades. International Rhino Foundation is protecting the species through research
  and outreach programs in local communities.
  

To date the DWCF has accomplished the following milestones:

• More than $1 million to primate conservation efforts
• More than $900,000 to protect cats worldwide
• More than $850,000 to elephant conservation
• More than $850,000 to study and save sea turtles
• More than $625,000 to rhino conservation efforts
  

Since 1998, the DWCF has also awarded more than $575,000 in Rapid Response funds to assist with
more than 120 environmental and animal emergencies. In the past year, the DWCF has provided more
than $125,000 to support efforts worldwide including veterinary care and vaccinations for animals in
the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti and rehabilitation efforts for the thousands of sea
turtles affected by the winter cold snap in Florida. In 2009 additional support was provided through
Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green in which 100 percent of iTunes proceeds of the inspiring
program anthem “Send it On” were directed to environmental charities through the DWCF.

To view a complete list of the 2010 grant recipients and read The Walt Disney Company’s most recent
Conservation Report, visit www.disney.com/conservation.