By 2020, WWF will conserve 15 of the world’s most ecologically important regions by working in partnership with others to:
WWF’s mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
WWF’s mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Protect and restore species and their habitats
Strengthen local communities' ability to conserve the natural resources they depend upon
Transform markets and policies to reduce the impact of the production and consumption of commodities
Ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decisions made by individuals, communities, governments and businessesMobilize hundreds of millions of people to support conservation
WWF’s mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.
Saving wildlife is at the core of WWF’s mission. Why? Because animal populations are disappearing at an alarming rate. But even in the face of threats like poaching, habitat loss and overuse of natural resources, WWF is creating a better future for wildlife every day.
The diversity of life isn't evenly distributed around the globe. It is concentrated in certain areas, which makes specific places a priority for conservation.
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ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center receives countless calls from pet parents whose animals were intentionally poisoned—sometimes right in their own backyards.
Horses are now sent to foreign slaughter houses to be brutally slaughtered to feed diners in other countries. Foreign consumers are eating our American Icon, The Horse.
The pro-slaughter lobby should use the terms that are more applicable such as "brutal, inhumane, horse slaughter, torturous," and other words too numerous to list in this brief article.
African wild dogs have been wiped out in some areas.
23,000 lions now survive in the African wild
Like other big cats, lions benefit from AWF’s habitat protection programs. Th
beset by habitat fragmentation, loss of prey, and
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f AWF’s Gosiame Neo-Mahupeleng in the Kazungula Heartland is providing important insights into the behavior of lions moving back and forth between Botswana and Namibia along the Zambezi River.
studying human-lion conflicts around Tarangire National Park in order to develop more effective conservation efforts
The project will play a key advisory role in formulating management plans and techniques to promote leopard-human coexistence in South Africa
Samburu Heartland are training local scouts to protect the dogs while identifying livestock management techniques that minimize contact between the dogs and local communities.
14 solitary silverback males in the Virunga Massif,
Photo Credit: IGCP
gorillas, but their level of health as well.
The goal of the census was not only to assess the population level of the mountain
While the incredible increase in this population of mountain gorillas is clearly a good thing and cause for celebration, the threats to their existence are persistent. Recently, a coordinated patrol discovered and destroyed just over 200 snares in the Virunga Massif over a five-day patrol.
"We in IGCP are proud of the contribution we have made to the conservation of mountain gorillas over the last 20 years and we continue to vigilantly support transboundary collaboration and those on the front lines in the parks and surrounding communities,
estimated at 380 individuals. The current figure represents a 26.3 % increase in the