world wide fund for nature
Happy Chinese New Year! Consumers Urged To Be Selective During New Year Festivities
Happy Chinese New Year! Consumers are urged to be especially vigilant in the lead up to Chinese New Year to minimize their consumption of threatened wildlife species.
Elvis The Monkey & Psychedelic Gecko Among New Species Found In Mekong
A monkey that has Elvis' hairstyle, a self-cloning skink, five carnivorous plants, and a unique leaf warbler are among the 208 species newly described by science in the Greater Mekong region in 2010.
Indian Environmentalist Dr. Ashok Khosla Receives WWF Conservation Medal
Dr. Ashok Khosla OBE, one of the world’s leading experts on the environment and sustainable development, has been awarded the 2011 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal.
WWF: Vietnam’s Javan Rhinoceros Now Extinct, Only 50 Left Worldwide
WWF and the International Rhino Foundation confirmed the extinction of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam this week.
Photo Gallery: Images Of The Coral Triangle Captured In Stunning New WWF Book
Stunning photographs of the Coral Triangle taken by wildlife photographers Jürgen Freund and Stella Chiu-Freund will be launched today as a 272-page book by the WWF and Freund Factory.
WWF-India Initiates Study To Protect Tigers In Nandhor Valley
WWF-India has initiated a study of Nandhor Valley, with the two priority corridors of Kilpura-Khatima and Boom-Bhramdev, as a protected breeding area for endangered tigers.
USAID $30 Million Grant To Protect Nepal’s Forests & Communities
A nearly $30 million USAID grant will underwrite a five-year WWF-Nepal program to protect critical forests and forest dependent communities in Nepal.
WWF, TCM Practitioners Rebut Rhino Horn And Cancer Cure Link
The WWF and TCM experts hope to debunk a myth that rhino horns can be used to treat many disorders such as typhoid fever, convulsions, and cancer.
WWF: End Poaching On Global Tiger Day
The WWF calls for an end to poaching to save the wild tiger population, whose numbers today stands at only 3,200.
