World Wildlife Fund Stories – Page 3 – Enviroshop

Do you know what’s really on your plate?

July 28, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Today, there are over 400 known endangered marine species linked to human consumption. Being mindful of what species are at risk in the marine environment can help you protect these animals from disappearing for good and enjoy your seafood responsibly.

What is a zoonotic disease and how is it tied to conservation?

July 1, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Practical sustainable conservation initiatives can decrease the likelihood of spillover events and keep people and nature healthy.

A landmark snow leopard collaring in Nepal

June 7, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Elusive and solitary nature, snow leopards are rarely spotted and even less frequently studied within their rugged and harsh habitat. However last November, two snow leopards were captured, fitted with satellite-GPS collars, and successfully released back into their rocky homeland in Western Nepal. The two male snow leopards were the first since the 1980’s to be fitted with collars within Shey Phoksundo National Park in Western Nepal.

The first rule of gorilla tracking? Listen well

May 18, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Twenty years ago, a gorilla habitation program provided the Ba’Aka living near the Dzanga Sanga Park with a new opportunity. And by 2020, Dzanga-Sangha employed more than 50 Ba’Aka as gorilla trackers.

In the Colombian Amazon, an Indigenous leader helps map her people’s territory

May 3, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

In partnership with local Indigenous organization Azicatch, WWF is supporting the work of Ecosystem Services Assessment Technical Teams, which combines traditional knowledge with modern conservation practice. The aim is to strengthen Indigenous decision-making and governance and create an environmental management plan for their territory.

This Earth Day: Our breath, our life, our world

April 22, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Could sitting and observing our breath this Earth Day better connect us to the natural world?

Citizen scientists help conserve Nepal’s tigers from behind the lens

March 15, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

In Nepal, citizen scientists are working with biologists from WWF to help protect tigers, rhinos, elephants, and other wildlife found in Bardia National Park.

Newly patented technology helps save endangered black-footed ferrets

February 7, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

WWF, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Model Avionics developed an innovative system to deliver plague protection for black-footed ferrets in the form of peanut butter-flavored baits by drones or all-terrain vehicles to prairie dogs. Recently, the team received a patent for the design—a first for WWF!

Rapid Response Teams act as a bridge between wildlife and people

January 30, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Established by WWF Nepal in 2016, RRTs help to engage communities in wildlife protection efforts, manage human-wildlife conflict, and monitor poaching and other illegal activities. Today, there are nearly 60 RRTs across Nepal.

Australia’s devastating bushfires

January 10, 2020 World Wildlife Fund Stories Animal Rights & Environment, World Wildlife Fund

Australia is being ravaged by devastating bushfires, the likes of which the nation has never seen. Fueled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought, these massive bushfires have burned more than 20.7 million acres as of January 6. Learn what WWF is doing and how you can help.