Shane MAHONEY

Shane Mahoney, President of Conservation Visions and Founder of the Wild Harvest Initiative®, is an internationally recognised conservationist and dedicated wildlife advocate, as well as a foremost expert on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Former Chief of Wildlife Research and Executive Director of Sustainable Development and Strategic Science for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Shane is a vocal proponent of sustainable use as a nature conservation practice, and a strong believer in the benefits of publicly communicating about wild resource management and conservation science. 

A recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Medal in Wildlife Science by the Caesar Kleberg Institute, Shane has been listed as one of North America’s 25 most influential conservationists by Outdoor Canada Magazine, was nominated for Person of the Year by Outdoor Life, and has been named a Fellow of The Wildlife Society. His impressive body of work includes more than 100 popular articles featured in more than a dozen magazines; extensive academic research published in 18 peer-reviewed journals, and a number of book chapters, in addition to countless speaking engagements. In 2013 and 2015, he published peer-reviewed Monographs on Sustainable Use and Conservation in North America with the International Journal of Environmental Science (IJES) and, in 2019, he co-authored the book, "The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation," with the late Dr. Valerius Geist. Shane also appears as host or narrator for a variety of television efforts and has collaborated with media giants including the British Broadcasting Company and National Geographic to produce award-winning films.  

Today, he serves as Deputy-Chair of the IUCN’s Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), IUCN representative to the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW), International Liaison for the Wildlife Society, and President of Policy and Law for the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC).  

Conservation Visions’ motto, “One Natural World, One Humanity, One Chance… Conservation Matters,” reflects Shane’s certainty that the conservation movement is more important today, than ever before.