San Francisco, California – The world’s leading e-commerce, technology and social media companies are joining forces with Google and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to render online platforms and apps inoperable for wildlife traffickers to trade …
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First-of-its-kind Tech Challenge Spurs Innovations to Fight Human Wildlife Conflict
November 1, 2017 – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and WILDLABS awarded over $65,000 to the winners of the organizations’ first-ever international Human Wildlife Conflict Tech Challenge. British conservation technologist Alasdair Davies and the Du…
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Scientists Discover 163 New Species in Greater Mekong Region: WWF Report
Bangkok, December 19, 2016 – A rainbow-headed snake resembling David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust character, a dragon-like lizard and a newt that looks like a Klingon from the movie Star Trek are three of the 163 new species discovered recently i…
Read moreAsian Infrastructure Boom Could Be End of the Road for #Tigers
With massive infrastructure plans threatening all tiger landscapes and risking recent gains in tiger conservation, Asian governments must adopt a[…]
Read moreTech Industry Leaders Join Forces against Illegal Wildlife Trafficking Online #AnimalWelfare #WildlifeTrafficking
On World Elephant Day, leading e-commerce and social media companies were implementing critical steps to stop the sale of illegal[…]
Read moreTragic Year for World’s Rangers, Many of Whom Lack Even Basic Insurance #RangerDanger
At least 107 rangers died in the line of duty over the past twelve months and yet a new survey[…]
Read moreWWF Study: Ivory Trade in Hong Kong Could be Banned Within Two Years, while Government Proposes a Closure by 2021
Just days after the Hong Kong government published its draft five-year timetable to end the domestic ivory trade, WWF today[…]
Read moreWWF Statement on New USFWS Ivory Regulations
In response to new domestic ivory trade regulations finalized today by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), World[…]
Read moreWorld Heritage Site in Tanzania Risks Losing Elephants, UNESCO Status if Rampant Poaching isn’t Addressed
Ivory poaching syndicates have reduced the elephant population in Tanzania’s largest protected area by 90 percent in fewer than 40[…]
Read moreNew Survey: Rangers across Africa Feel Lack of Equipment, Training, and Support
Battling a global poaching crisis, wildlife rangers believe they lack the necessary equipment, training and support from their governments to[…]
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