Author: World Wildlife Fund Stories

A new great ape species—the Tapanuli orangutan—was officially announced by an international team of scientists today. With no more than 800 individuals, the Tanpunuli orangutan is the most endangered of all great apes.

A baby rhino spotted alongside its mother in Manas National Park, located in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, is an encouraging new sign that the rhino population in the protected area is on the upswing.

Amid a dire poaching crisis, wild Asian elephants in Myanmar received swift and essential aid from thousands of WWF supporters committed to protecting this iconic species. More than 3,000 people donated $263,211 in less than four weeks to fund an emergency action plan to train rangers and get boots on the ground to fight wildlife crime.

Kimberly Clark and WWF have collaborated to raise awareness of the FSC logo and what it represents. 

New footage shows how narwhals use their tusks to hunt and stun fish before eating them.

Associations, some formed mainly of women, in the Democratic Republic of Congo are building new, improved cookstoves by hand to help the environment—and themselves.

Congress and the new Administration must continue to make action on climate change a priority, both at home and abroad. Here’s how they should do so.