Learn about endangered wildlife conditions, habitat conservation projects, and ecoregions around the world. Page includes species density maps and animal ...
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Never-before-seen camera trap images from China show giant pandas in their remote mountain habitat as well as several other fascinating species—such as the Asiatic black bear, red panda and leopard cat—that share the iconic bear’s mountainous home. Since 2011 more than 100 infra-red c...
Seven different species of marine turtles grace our ocean waters, from the shallow sea grass beds of the Indian Ocean, to the colorful reefs of the Coral Triangle, and even the sandy beaches of the Eastern Pacific. WWF’s work on marine turtles focuses on five of those species: green, ...
As climate change continues to warm the ocean, coral reefs may be pushed past their capacity to recover. But there is hope. About 12 miles off the coast of southern Belize, scientists are experimenting with growing and planting corals that are naturally tolerant of warmer temperatures...
Within Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo lies a long stretch of sandy beach that is very important to marine turtles. Thousands of endangered green and critically endangered hawksbill turtles come ashore and use this beach for nesting. Despite the critical i...
To ensure a future for species and places, WWF tackles the threats that impact the Earth. Our conservation work addresses direct and indirect threats—and the forces that drive them—in order to conserve biodiversity and reduce humanity’s ecological footprint. We focus on the planet’s m...
Oceans contain the greatest diversity of life on Earth. From the freezing polar regions to the warm waters of the tropics and deep sea hydrothermal vents to shallow seagrass beds, marine organisms abound. Humans rely on the oceans for their important natural resources. Fishing is the ...
In the wee hours of the morning of July 29, 1981, I was a 10-year-old girl enthralled at the scene playing out on my television screen in Virginia Beach, Virginia. As Prince Charles wed Lady Diana Spencer, I, like every other warm-blooded American girl, dreamed of a day when I, too, c...
When the Earth Systems Research Laboratory announced that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached more than 400 ppm , it made the news . As well it should! That's the highest levels of CO2 recorded in all of human history. But why is it that the 400 ppm mark gets our attenti...
