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Wild rice The four species of wild rice compose the genus Zizania (common names: Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats), a group of grasses that grow in shallow water in small lakes and slow-flowing streams. Often, only the flowering head of wild rice rises above the water.
Wild Rice River (Minnesota) The Wild Rice River is a tributary of the Red River of the North in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. It is 160 mi (257 km) long Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg] and the [[Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.
Wild Rice River (North Dakota) The Wild Rice River is a sluggish, northward-flowing tributary of the Red River of the North in southeastern North Dakota in the United States. Its tributaries also drain a small part of northern South Dakota.
Wild Rover Productions Wild Rover Productions is a television production company located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was started by Philip Morrow in 1999 and has since become one of the UK's most successful regionally based entertainment companies.
Wild Rovers Society The Wild Rovers Society, founded in 2003, comprises University of Birmingham alumni. The Society’s founding members aimed to provide a mechanism by which alumni of BURFC and Sportex can network and maintain links with former friends.
Wild Samoans Wild Samoans was the tag team of Afa & Sika in Mid-South Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). In interviews the duo would rarely speak, only grunting in a primitive dialect that only manager Capt.
Wild Strawberries (band) Wild Strawberries is a Canadian pop band made up of married couple Roberta Carter Harrison (vocals) and Ken Harrison, who are also, respectively, a physiotherapist and a doctor by trade. They have released a number of albums, their latest being Deformative Years (2005).
Wild Style Wild Style was the first hip hop motion picture. Released independently in 1982 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, the movie featured Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quinones, the Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Patti Astor, Sandra Fabara and Grandmaster Flash.
Wild Swans Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China is an autobiographical family history by Chinese writer Jung Chang. First published in 1992, it is the story of her grandmother, her mother and herself, and in telling their stories gives a unique perspective on 20th century Chinese history.
Wild takes A Wild Takes is a term which describes facial expressions in cartoon physics and its orgins credited to artists of Termite Terrace as it commonly appeared in Looney Tunes shorts; particularly in many of the Tex Avery shorts. Other American Animation studios soon followed suit.
Wild track Wild track, also known as wild sound and wild lines, is an audio recording intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately. Generally, the term "wild track" refers to sound recorded on location, such as sound effects gathered when the cameras were not rolling or extra takes of lines performed for audio only.
Wild type Wild type, sometimes written wildtype or wild-type, is the typical form of an organism, strain, gene, or characteristic as it occurs in nature. Wild type refers to the most common phenotype in the natural population.
Wild Talents (role-playing game) Wild Talents is a Superhero roleplaying game published by Arc Dream Publishing and written by Dennis Detwiller, with Greg Stolze, Kenneth Hite, and Shane Ivey and llustrations by Christopher Shy, Sam Araya, and Todd Shearer. In late September Arc Dream announced on their website that the game will be shipped to customers worldwide on December 18, 2006.
Wild Thing (comics) Wild Thing is the superhero codename of Rina Logan, a fictional character from comic books published by Marvel Comics. In an alternate future, she is the daughter of the X-Men's Wolverine and the rogue mercenary Elektra.
Wild Thing (Tone LĹŤc song) "Wild Thing" is the name of rapper Tone LĹŤc's 1989 hit single from the album Loc'ed After Dark. The title is a reference to the phrase "Doin' the wild thing", a euphemism for sex, unlike The Troggs' hit song, Wild Thing, (with a later psychedelic version by Jimi Hendrix) in which the Wild Thing was a girl.
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough, also known as Wild Things 3 is the third installment in the Wild Things trilogy. Released straight-to-video in 2005, it stars Sarah Laine, Sandra McCoy, Dina Meyer, Ron Melendez, Claudio Sad and Brad Johnson.
Wild Tiger Woman 'Wild Tiger Woman' is a song recorded by The Move, and as with all the other A-sides of their singles, written by Roy Wood. It was much heavier than their usual style, bearing the unmistakable influence of Jimi Hendrix, whom the group greatly admired and had often played on the same bill with.
Wild Turkey (bourbon) Wild Turkey (also known as the "dirty bird") is a line of Kentucky bourbon whiskey distilled and bottled by the Austin, Nichols division of Pernod Ricard, an international beverage corporation. Wild Turkey is one of the most popular bourbons in the United States.
Wild TV Wild TV is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel, providing outdoor programming in the form of hunting, fishing, and environmental television shows. The channel is owned by Dieter Kohler and launched in September 2004.
Wild West (TV series) Wild West was a situation comedy beginning in October 2002 and ran until 2004 (12 episodes) starring Dawn French and Catherine Tate. It was described as a dark comedy from the pen of Simon Nye and was filmed on location in Cornwall.
Wild West Relay The Wild West Relay is a 195-mile team running relay race held annually in August following a rural course in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming between Fort Collins and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. First organized by Timberline Events LLC in 2004, the event attracted close to 100 teams (or either 12 or 6 runners) in 2006.
Wild West Tech Wild West Tech (new episodes produced from 2003 - 2005; repeats continue indefinitely) is a program that aired on The History Channel in the United States. The show was originally hosted by Keith Carradine(2003 - 2004), but his half-brother, David Carradine, took over hosting duties for season 2 and subsequent seasons.
Wild Wild West (hip hop song) "Wild Wild West" is the title of two individual hip hop songs: one written in 1988 by Kool Moe Dee as a single, and the other written in 1999 by Will Smith as the theme song for Smith's film Wild Wild West.
Wild Wild West casino The Wild Wild West casino is owned and operated by Station Casinos and is located on Tropicana Avenue just west of I-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the United States. While the casino and adjoining 262 room hotel are rather small, it has functioned as a trucker motel for many years since it has extensive parking for trucks, and the site is over 50 acres in size.
Wild Willy Barrett Wild Willy Barrett is an English folk singer best known for his collaborations with John Otway. His musical style is witty and his humour onstage is dry, but this does not always translate well onto recorded albums.
Wild Women of Wongo Wild Women of Wongo is a 1958 film about a village of beautiful women who meet a village of beautiful men on the other side of a tropical island one fateful day. The movie was released by itself on DVD September 28 2004.
Wild Woody Wild Woody is a game for the Sega CD that was released just before the death of the system by Sega of America in 1995. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board gave the title a "Kids To Adults" rating.
Wild Zero The campy Wild Zero is a 2000 Japanese rock ‘n’ roll "zombie horror" classic directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi and starring the Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf. It borrows many elements from other popular B-movies such as Rebel Without a Cause and Psychomania.
Wild! Erasure's 1989 album Wild! is their fourth full-length studio album and is generally considered the "official" follow-up to their 1988 breakthrough The Innocents (discounting the Crackers International EP which had come out a few months prior).
Wildboyz Wildboyz, which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season, is a spin-off and follow-up to Jackass. Steve-O and Chris Pontius are the stars of the show, who perform stunts, tricks and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained.
Wildcard (Pennywise EP) Wildcard is a self-released EP by Pennywise. It was originally released in 1989 as a 7" release and again in 1992, on the compilation album A Word from the Wise/Wildcard, along with the first EP A Word from the Wise.
Wildcat The wild cat (Felis silvestris), (also known as KATTUPOOCHA in the south Indian state of Kerala) sometimes "wildcat" or "wild-cat" especially when distinguishing from other wild species of felines, is a small predator native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa. It is a hunter of small mammals, birds, and other creatures of a similar size.
Wildcat Canyon Wildcat Canyon is a narrow linear valley just east of the Berkeley Hills in the San Francisco Bay Area, situated in Contra Costa County. The canyon is bounded on its east side by San Pablo Ridge, and is drained by Wildcat Creek which runs northwest to its outlet in San Pablo Bay.
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, or simply Wildcat Canyon, is a 2,428 East Bay Regional Parks District park mostly in Richmond, California. Wildcat Creek flows from San Pablo resevoir through the park and the city of Richmond, emptying out into the San Pablo Bay in North Richmond.
Wildcat Hills The Wildcat Hills are an escarpment between the North Platte River and Pumpkin Creek in the western Nebraska Panhandle. Located in Banner, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff counties, the high tableland between the streams has been eroded by wind and water into a region of forested buttes, ridges and canyons that rise 150 to 300 m (500 to 1000 ft.
Wildcat Mountain (Georgia) Wildcat Mountain, with an elevation of 3,760 feet, has the dubious distinction of being the highest peak in White County, Georgia, USA but not the highest point in the county. The boundary line between White County and Towns County bisects Tray Mountain, but leaves the summit of the mountain in Towns County.
Wildcat Mountain State Park Wildcat Mountain State Park is a 3,603 acre Wisconsin state park on the Kickapoo River. Sandstone bluffs topped with limestone, two of which are Wildcat Mountain and Mount Pisgah, provide views over the narrow valley of the river and its tributaries.
Wildcoast Wildcoast is an international conservation team based in Imperial Beach, California, dedicated to the preservation of coastal wildlands and wildlife. Through community outreach, activism and media campaigns, the organization eliminates threats to imperiled beaches, bays, lagoons, and islands and develop reserves to protect them into the future.
Wildcrafting Wildcrafting is the practice of harvesting plants from their natural, or "wild" habitat, for food, medicinal, or other purposes. It applies to uncultivated plants wherever they may be found, and is not necessarily limited to wilderness areas.
WildCat (Cedar Point) WildCat is a roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It is a ’’Wild Mouse’’-style coaster where small cars (each holding four passengers) take many tight turns and small hills that produce negative G-forces as well as strong lateral forces.
WildCRU WildCRU, or Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, is part of the University of Oxford Department of Zoology. Its mission is to achieve practical solutions to conservation problems through original scientific research, training conservation scientists to conduct research, putting scientific knowledge into practice, and educating and involving the public to achieve lasting solutions.
Wilde E. Almeda Evangelist Wilde Estrada Almeda is the leader and pastor of Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministries, a Philippines-based Christian sect. Claiming to have supernatural powers given to him by Jesus Christ, he claims to have stopped tropical storms and survived assassination attempts by communist rebels whose rifles failed to fire on him even with triggers pulled.
Wilde Flowers The Wilde Flowers was a popular music group based in the vicinity of Canterbury, England, during 1964-67. The group never released any records during its existence, but it spun off two other groups that became well-known and influential, Soft Machine and Caravan.
Wilde Lake, Columbia, Maryland Wilde Lake is an artificial lake and a surrounding neighborhood, or "village", located in Columbia, Maryland. It was the first portion of the "New Town" of Columbia to be built during the late 1960s.
Wildebeast (comics) In the Teen Titans animated series, Wildebeast appears in "Winner Take All" where he is part of a tournament hosted by the "Master of Games", a villain who gained the powers of those who lost in the matches. Wildebeast won his match against Beast Boy, but went down in the round to Robin and Speedy but appeared again with the rest to fight the Master of Games after the tournament was over.
Wildeklawer Griquas The Wildeklawer Griquas, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They play out of ABSA Park in Kimberley, and draw their players from Northern Cape Province.
Wildemuth Intramural Center The Wildemuth Intramural Center is an on-campus gymnasium used for intramural sports at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It opened in 1928 as the IU Fieldhouse, replacing the former Men's Gymnasium in the Health, Physical Education & Recreation building next door, and originally housed the basketball program.
Wilden, Worcestershire Wilden is a small village about 1 mile north east of Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. It was originally part of the parish of Hartlebury, but became a separate parish in the late 19th century, before becoming part of Stourport.
Wilder (album) Wilder was the second album by neo psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes in which the group's leader Julian Cope expanded his songwriting by incorporating a myriad of new soundscapes to the already eclectic band's sound that, while setting them apart, also lost them many of the fans of the more punkish Kilimanjaro. While the single Passionate Friend charted reasonably, the album failed commercially and after several line up changes the group disbanded.
Wilder (Wheel of Time) A wilder is a collective term in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series of novels for women who have learned to channel saidar on their own, without formal education or (usually) particular skill (though throughout the books Aes Sedai use it to describe any woman who learned to channel outside of the White Tower, regardless of whether they had been taught by others or not, most notability Sea Folk Windfinders, Aiel Wise Ones, and members of the Kin). It can be a derogatory term, especially when used by certain Aes Sedai who went to the White Tower to train, although at other times it is simply used as a descriptor.
Wilder Napalm Wilder Napalm is a 1993 romantic comedy film about a pair of pyrokinetic brothers and their rivalry for the same woman. The film was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, and stars Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, and Debra Winger.
Wilderlands of High Fantasy Wilderlands of High Fantasy is a role-playing game campaign setting. It grew from the officially licensed D&D material from Judges Guild in the 1970s and '80s including The City State of the Invincible Overlord.
Wilderness Wilderness is generally defined as a natural environment on Earth that has not been modified by human activity. Ecologists consider wilderness areas to be an integral part of the planet's self-sustaining natural ecosystem (the biosphere).
Wilderness (band) Wilderness is a Baltimore-based indie rock band currently signed to Jagjaguwar. Lead by the theatrical, chant-like vocal style and lyrical presence of James Johnson, they are known to create a complex brand of post-punk that heavily recalls art-emo pioneers Lungfish and more closely Public Image Limited.
Wilderness Act The Wilderness Act of 1964 () was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land.
Wilderness emergency medical technician Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, or WEMT, is the highest level of wilderness emergency medical training available. In addition to an urban EMT-Basic course, WEMT places a greater emphasis on long term patient care: in the backcountry where conventional hospital care can take days to reach.
Wilderness first aid Wilderness first aid is the provision of first aid under conditions where the arrival of emergency responders or the patient evacuation may be delayed due to constraints of terrain, weather, and available persons or equipment. It may be necessary to care for an injured person for several hours or days.
Wilderness First Responder Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote settings. They are part of a wide variety of wilderness medical professionals who work to deal with medical emergencies that occur in wilderness settings.
Wilderness Grace The Wilderness Grace, also known as the "Worth Ranch Grace" and the "Philmont Grace", is the common name of a simple prayer recited before meals at many Boy Scout camps around the United States. The original version, the "Worth Ranch Grace", was written in 1929 by A.
Wilderness hut A wilderness hut (Finnish: autiotupa) is a rent-free, open dwelling place for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpacking routes. As such, the tradition is largely found in Finland, and to some extent in Sweden, Norway, and northern Russia too.
Wilderness chic Wilderness Chic is a current fashion fad that is centered around the look of hikers, climbers, and mountaineers. This fashion fad is particularly prominent on college campuses across the United States, and in Japan.
Wilderness medicine Wilderness medicine (also known as expedition medicine) is the practice of medicine where definitive care is more than one hour away, and often days to weeks away. The practice of wilderness medicine is defined by difficult patient access, limited equipment, and environmental extremes.
Wilderness Press Wilderness Press is a Berkeley, CA based publisher of outdoor guidebooks and maps founded by Thomas Winnett in 1967. Its first publication was Sierra North, considered the authoritative guidebook for hikers and backpackers in the Northern Sierra Nevada (US).
Wilderness reserves of Finland The wilderness reserves (Erämaa-alueet) of Finland are remote areas which are not strictly nature reserves. The areas were set up in 1991 to preserve their wilderness character, the Sami culture and their natural form of livelihood.
Wilderness Road The Wilderness Road was the principal route used by settlers to reach Kentucky for more than fifty years. In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed a trail for the Transylvania Company from Fort Chiswell in Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky.
Wilderness study area A wilderness study area (WSA) contains undeveloped federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, and managed to preserve its natural conditions. WSAs are not included in the National Wilderness Preservation System until Congress passes wilderness legislation.
Wilderness therapy Wilderness therapy is a form of outdoor education treatment that relies on the natural aspects of a primitive outdoor sojourn. Like adventure therapy and boot camps, wilderness therapy is often used for behavior modification by the families of young people.
Wilderness Volunteers Wilderness Volunteers (WV)is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created in 1997 to organize and promote volunteer service to America's wild lands. WV works with public land agencies including the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wilderspool Wilderspool is a district of Warrington, near to the town centre. Its area is basically Wilderspool Causeway and the streets coming off it; the limits being the river Mersey into the Stockton Heath Area of Warrington (where it turns into London Road), Bridgefoot (near the Town Centre), and Centre Park.
Wildest Dreams Tour From May 1st 1996-August 10 1997 Tina Turner travelled world wide not only selling out stadiums, arenas and amphitheaters she also broke records. The European Tour lasted a total of 152 shows in just eight months.
Wildey Gymnasium The Wildey Gymnasium is one of the main government owned indoor sporting facilities located in the country of Barbados. Able to accommodate close to 5 000 people, it is situated northeast of the ABC Highway at the Sir Gary Sobers Sports Complex.
Wildey, Saint Michael, Barbados The Wildey area of Saint Michael is located on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway passing through, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles traveling either towards the capital-city Bridgetown or else towards points in northern Barbados.
Wildfire A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, peat fire ("gambut" in Indonesia), bushfire (in Australasia), or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. Common causes include lightning, human carelessness, arson, volcano eruption, and pyroclastic cloud from active volcano.
Wildfire (1986 TV series) Wildfire was an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1986. The series followed the adventures of Sara, a 13-year-old girl growing up in the American West, as she discovers her true identity as a princess in hiding from another realm.
Wildfire (comics) Wildfire is a fictional DC Comics character who exists in 30th and 31st centuries of that universe. He debuted in Superboy and the Legion of Super-heroes #195 (June 1973), and was created by Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum.
Wildfire (Golden Age) Wildfire (Carol Vance Martin) is a fictional superheroine in the DC Comics universe. One of the first female superheroes, she was originally published by Quality Comics during what comics historians and fans called the Golden Age of comic books.
Wildfire (TV series) Wildfire is a 60-minute American drama television series that airs Monday nights at 8pm on ABC Family. The show centers on a young teenage girl named Kris Furillo who, after serving time in a juvenile detention center, works as a jockey on the fictional Raintree Farm.
Wildfire Schulte Frank M. "Wildfire" Schulte (September 17, 1882 - October 2, 1949) was an American right fielder and left-handed slugger in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1904-16), Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-17), Philadelphia Phillies (1917) and Washington Senators (1918).
Wildflower: The Legendary California Triathlon Wildflower: The Legendary California Triathlon is a feature length documentary film produced and directed by Kristin Tegtmeier Higgins at River Place Productions, an independent film company located in Northern California.
Wildflowers (Dolly Parton song) "Wildflowers" was a song written by Dolly Parton, which was included on Parton's 1987 album Trio with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. In the song, Parton talks about being restless and wanting to branch out, using wildflowers as a metaphor, concluding that "wildflowers don't care where they grow".
Wildgirl Wildgirl (born Ericka Peterson, January 12, 1958) is an artist and former WFMU deejay. Through the late 80's and early 90's, her Saturday night radio show, "Wildgirl's Rockin' Racing" and her "Wildgirl's Go-Go-Rama" live shows at the Coney Island Sideshow helped to define the east coast garage rock scene, give birth to the go-go and burlesque revivals, and bring hot rods, drag racing and "Kustom Kulture" into vogue.
Wildhammer Dwarves The Wildhammer Dwarves are a dwarven clan in the fictional Warcraft Universe. Before the events of the War of the Three Hammers, they were part of the Dwarven nation of Khaz Modan and lived peacefully with the Bronzebeard and Dark Iron clans.
Wildland Wildlands are areas of land where plants and animals exist free of human interference. Ecologists assert that wildlands promote biodiversity, that they preserve historic genetic traits and that they provide habitat for wild flora and fauna that may be difficult to recreate in zoos, arboretums or laboratories.
Wildland fire tender A wildland fire tender is a unique vehicle capable of bringing additional water to fire trucks in the field that are engaged on the fireline. These vehicles are specifically designed for the wildland environment often with four wheel drive, rugged susspension and high wheel clearance for mountainous dirt road conditions.
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which aims to protect the wildlife and countryside of the United Kingdom. The Act is split into 4 parts covering 74 sections, it also includes 17 schedules.
Wildlife crossing Wildlife crossings reconnect habitats, allowing animals to cross roads safely. They involve underpasses, overpasses, viaducts, amphibian tunnels, and tunnels for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs, and badgers and are widely used in Europe, as part of the efforts to protect wildlife.
Wildlife Conservation Enactment The Wildlife Conservation Enactment of 1997 is a regional piece of legislation having force only in the state of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo. It sets out a programme and aims to protect the endangered species of fauna and flora in the region, as well as control international trade in these species.
Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) is a GIS based model developed to monitor wildlife law enforcement in the Asian region. It was started as a joint initiative by the United Nations University and the Asian Conservation Alliance.
Wildlife management Wildlife management is the process of keeping certain wildlife populations at desirable levels determined by wildlife managers. Wildlife management is interdisciplinary, integrating science, politics, mathematics, imagination, and logic.
Wildlife of Costa Rica Costa Rica's climate and geography are great for supporting a wide variety of wildlife. Sometimes known as the "biological crossroads" of the world, Costa Rica's inhabitants are made up of more than 500,000 species of animal.
Wildlife of Pikmin Wildlife of Pikmin refers to the creatures, besides the Pikmin themselves, which inhabit the Pikmin series of Nintendo GameCube video games. The creatures in this list range from enemies which attack, eat, kill, or otherwise harm Pikmin, to those who don't interact with Pikmin, to those who may actually benefit Pikmin.
Wildlife of St Helena Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha as well the other uninhabited islands nearby are a haven for wildlife in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The islands are home to a large number of endemic flora & fauna (see Flora of Saint Helena) as well as endemic birds, and a large number of endemic fish species, found in the reef ecosystems off the islands.
Wildlife Prairie State Park Wildlife Prairie State Park, officially dedicated as Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, is an Illinois state park located in Peoria County, Illinois, in central Illinois, about 10 miles (6 km) west of downtown Peoria.
Wildlife refuge A refuge for wildlife may be a naturally-occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation or competition. 'Wildlife Refuge' is also one of the many titles given to protected areas, and refers to a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected.
Wildlife rehabilitation Wildlife rehabilitation is the process of removing from the wild and caring for: injured, orphaned, or sick wild animals. It is the goal of a wildlife rehabilitator, to provide for the food, housing, and medical care of these animals, returning them to the wild after treatment.
Wildlife sanctuaries of India India has over 500 animal sanctuaries, referred to as Wildlife Sanctuaries (IUCN Category IV Protected Area). Among these, the 28 Tiger Reserves are governed by Project Tiger, and are of special significance in the conservation of the tiger.
Wildlife Safari Wildlife Safari is a non-profit organization which serves a 600-acre safari park of the same name in Winston, Oregon, United States. The park features a wide selection of animals, including giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, bears, hippopotamuses, and ostriches.
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough is a wildlife trust covering the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and the City of Peterborough in England.
Wildlife Trust of India The Wildlife Trust of India, (WTI) is a [non profit}[Conservation movement|conservation]] organisation based in New Delhi, India. Its principal concerns are crisis management to prevent destruction of India's wildlife and the provision of quick, efficient aid to those areas that require it the most.
Wildlife Warriors Wildlife Warriors, originally called the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, is a conservationist organization that was established in 2002 by Steve Irwin, and his wife Terri Irwin to involve and educate others in the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife.

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