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Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to see the orang-utan in it’s natural habitat. It was a beautiful experience. But with Asia’s orange-haired great apes labelled as ‘critically endangered’, the chances are we won’t be able to visit them for much longer. But why are we losing them and what can be done to
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For me, Emperor penguins are the iconic Antarctic species. When I first saw them on the ice, I was struck by their serene grace and intricate beauty. Delicate gold patches adorn their chest like an artist’s brushstroke against their otherwise black and white plumage. No other species is so perfectly adapted to survive in the
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endangered species The rainy season is now ending in Tanzania. In the coming months, our team will be ramping up activities to put an end to poaching in Selous Game Reserve, a precious World Heritage site and one of the most important protected areas in the world. Dr Amani Ngusaru from WWF Tanzania writes about what zero
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I was recently in Acre in the Brazilian Amazon on a 7-day image-gathering trip. Out there, I caught up with some of the great work being done on the ground there by our Sky Rainforest Rescue partnership and farmer certification scheme. And I survived the whole trip with only a toothbrush. Day 1 – CSI
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gallery Saturday 25 January 2014 was a pretty significant day for WWF-UK. Having moved into our fantastic Living Planet Centre back in October 2013, we finally marked the public opening of the WWF Experience! Let me take a few steps back to explain. The idea of the Living Planet Centre was born when long standing supporter
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gallery Photography and film are a key way that we try and share the work being done around the world to the protect our amazing planet. That’s part of my job at WWF – getting the best images from around the world to tell the stories. If joining the judging panel for this year’s British Wildlife
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Illegal Wildlife trade WWF commissioned the award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker James Morgan to travel to Africa and Asia to document the grisly realities behind both the supply and demand sides of the illegal wildlife trade. Here, James tells us the story behind some of his images. And he explains why we need to find new ways to tackle
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Global Orangutan Day Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to see the orang-utan in it’s natural habitat. It was a beautiful experience. But with Asia’s orange-haired great apes labelled as ‘critically endangered’, the chances are we won’t be able to visit them for much longer. But why are we losing them and what can be done to […]
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There is beauty in ownership. Ownership of a project, property and even rights. But there is greater beauty in conservation when a community owns iconic wildlife heritage bestowed on them and willingly offer to defend them. This is the story of community scouts in the greater Maasai Mara ecosystem. Imagine a family in a remote […]
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We sent wildlife filmmaker Emmanuel Rondeau on a mission to capture footage of the endangered tiger in Bhutan. With only around 100 wild tigers in this country, this was no easy task. But, despite torrential downpours, high altitudes and high terrain, he succeeded! And captured some other interesting animals on film too…. Meet Emmanuel My name is […]
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human-wildlife conflict Imagine you’re a Canadian living in the Arctic Circle. You’ve recently been told that polar bears have been spotted roaming around your town. You might now be quite scared to walk around your neighbourhood, especially at night on your own. But one day you’re round a friend’s house for dinner and stay later than expected. […]
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endangered species The rainy season is now ending in Tanzania. In the coming months, our team will be ramping up activities to put an end to poaching in Selous Game Reserve, a precious World Heritage site and one of the most important protected areas in the world. Dr Amani Ngusaru from WWF Tanzania writes about what zero […]
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When I’m not wearing my glasses, my eyesight is truly shocking. First thing in the morning this is copeable with (some might argue favourable…), but when I need to see things that matter I unquestionably need my glasses. On the list of ‘things that matter’, seeing mountain gorillas in the wild is right up there, […]
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What do you think of when you picture the illegal wildlife trade? I’d imagine you might conjure up an image of a poached elephant in the African savannah or of tiger skins seized from an online trader. But what you might not consider is the critical missing link in the illegal wildlife trade: the trafficking. […]
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World Sea Turtle Day Happy World Sea Turtle Day! Each year on 16 June we turn our attention to the amazing world of marine turtles. In Kenya, World Sea Turtle Day coincides with the peak nesting season and this year there are some exciting technological developments in our conservation efforts. Five species of marine turtles are known to visit Kenyan […]
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Chris Johnson, Oceans Science Manager for WWF-Australia, is one of very few people to have seen vaquitas in the wild. Nicknamed ‘the panda of the sea’, the vaquita is the smallest and most endangered marine mammal, with fewer than 30 left. This Endangered Species Day, we’re putting the spotlight on this little porpoise, and calling […]
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Food Friday As a young child, I became fascinated with wildlife. Soon, I was devoting every inch of my spare time to seeking out the UK’s rarest and most precious birds, mammals and insects. I would travel to what seemed at the time far-flung places such as Norfolk and Lincolnshire, roaming RSPB reserves in a quiet rhapsody. […]
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