Elephants Evolving Without Tusks
Following years of illegal hunting, there is a rising number of female elephants being born in Mozambique without tusks. Those carrying out the research have concluded this is an evolutionary…
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World Rhino Day – 22nd September
Today is World Rhino Day. With that in mind, WWF have been highlighting the plight of the greater one-horned rhino in Nepal. Once they were found across most of Asia…
Poaching Issue at Kruger
The Kruger National Park in South Africa is facing an issue with its fight against rhino poaching. The issue is one of trust. Trust within the rangers themselves is being…
Gorillas At Risk Of Catching Covid 19
Covid is not just a disease affecting humans, but animals too. Cats, lions, tigers, mink, and dogs are known to have been infected. Now gorillas too can be added to…
Controversial Oil Drilling in Kavango Basin
Community leaders and conservationists are concerned about oil exploration in the Kavango Basin region of Namibia and Botswana. They believe the exploration and potential production lines pose a threat to…
World Rhino Day – 22nd September
World Rhino Day was celebrated on 22nd September. Its mission is to spread awareness of rhino conservation efforts and inform how we can help continue that work. Zoos and rhino…
Leaving A Legacy To WWF
WWF is committed to keeping wildlife protected as well as the world’s forests and oceans. The goals is to keep nature safe from poaching, habitat destruction and climate change. With such a monumental challenge, it sort of goes without saying that WWF will need help. This beautiful blue planet with its astonishing wildlife faces serious threats and this means the organisation’s work is more important than ever.
Check Out This Footage Of A Jaguar Taking Down A Crocodilian
Big cats like tigers lions and leopards are one of the few predators with enough strength and guile to be able to take down a full grown crocodilian. Whilst it is true all those cats occasionally do hunt toothy reptiles, it is the jaguar that kills crocodiles most frequently. A recent clip released by National Geographic for its show Hostile Planet demonstrates the jaguar’s prowess at killing caiman’s.
Join WWF In Urging The UK Government To Pass An Environment Act
Recently a one to one conversation between WWF Ambassador Sir David Attenborough and HRH Duke of Cambridge resulted in them both urging business and political leaders to help with greater conservation through a global deal for nature and people. This sort agreement has the potential to stop and even reverse losses experienced by the natural world and keep the planet protected. The two discussed the decades of work By Sir David beginning with his first documentary six decades ago.
Koalas Are As In Much Danger As Orangutans Says WWF
Pavan Sukhdev who is president of WWF International has written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison urging him make a firm and urgent commitment towards taking effective action to stop the rate of deforestation in the country. In his letter the WWF International President highlighted his concern for the New South Wales Koala population which the conservation group says could end up extinct as soon as 2050.
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