Center for Biological Diversity

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Center for Biological Diversity

Formation	1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Type	NGO
Tax ID no.	27-3943866
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	Protection of endangered species
Headquarters	Tucson, Arizona
Board Chair	Marcey Olajos
Executive Director	Kierán Suckling
Board of directors	Marcey Olajos; Robin Silver; Sarain Fox; Matt Frankel; Peter Galvin; Regina Romero; Todd Schulke; Mati Waiya; Terry Tempest Williams
Website	biologicaldiversity.org

The Center for Biological Diversity is a nonprofit membership organization known for its work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media and grassroots activism. It was founded in 1989 by Kieran Suckling, Peter Galvin, Todd Schulke and Robin Silver.^[1] The center is based in Tucson, Arizona, with its headquarters in the historic Owls club building,^[2] and has offices and staff in New Mexico, Nevada, California, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont, Florida and Washington, D.C.