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Jamie Rappaport Clark (born 1957 or 1958 in New York City) is president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife. She joined the organization as executive vice president in 2004.
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Women in conservation 2017 jamie rappaport clark
Career history
Clark has dedicated her entire life to the conservation of wildlife. As a college student, she spent a summer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, where she released peregrine falcons back into the wild as part of a national recovery effort. Twenty years later, as the director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, she officially removed them from the federal list of endangered species due to the successful recovery efforts, in which she participated.
Clark has a long career in conservation, both inside the government, mostly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and with non-profit conservation organizations.
In recognition of her expertise and achievements in endangered species conservation, President Bill Clinton appointed her as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) in 1997, a post which she held until 2001. During her tenure as director, Clark established 27 new refuges and added two million acres to the National Wildlife Refuge System. While director, the Service worked with Congress to pass the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvements Act of 1997, establishing wildlife conservation as the main purpose of all refuges. The Service was involved in many successful efforts to recover imperiled wildlife during her tenure, including the bald eagle, gray wolf and the Aleutian Canada goose.
As president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, Clark has been a leader on endangered species and habitat conservation in the non-profit community. She is frequently called on to testify on Capitol Hill, providing guidance to members of Congress on conservation issues. Under her leadership, Defenders has played a key role in the reintroduction of bison to tribal reservations, secured protections for right whales, sea turtles and piping plovers and many other species and habitats.
Clark attended Towson State University, earning a B.S. in wildlife biology in 1979. She received an M.S. in wildlife ecology from the University of Maryland, College Park.
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