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The Social Behavior of Animals Changes with Age

If you look at almost any bird identification guide or mammal encyclopedia, you’ll typically see two to three images of any one animal: an adult female, an...

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Traveling to the Tundra: An Arctic Expedition in Churchill

By Kelsey Braverman, WWF’s Manager, Development Research Imagine traveling to a small town on the Hudson Bay, in the far north of Manitoba, Canada for the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Polar Bear Paws, Problems and a Promising Plan

As the end-of-the-year holidays approach, themes of ice-skating rinks, snowflakes and cute polar bears in sweaters decorate many homes and shops. But if...

Rebecca Self

6 Iconic Shots to Capture on a Borneo Wildlife Photo Expedition

The island Borneo offers an unparalleled opportunity for wildlife photographers to capture the unique biodiversity of one of the world’s most iconic...

Rebecca Self

50 Fast Facts About Iceland

Iceland is a study in contrasts—no other place offers its mix of geological drama, wild beauty and intense contrasts in such a compact space. Tucked just...

Rebecca Self

Conservation & Coexistence: Managing Wolves in Yellowstone, Switzerland & Portugal

In 1994, a lone wolf crossed the border from Italy into Switzerland. Within a year, there were two, then pups and sporadic sightings. By 2012, Switzerland had...

Rebecca Self

5 Ways WWF is Restoring Mangroves for Climate Resilience & Biodiversity

Mangroves are one of Earth’s most critical ecosystems, buffering coasts from storm surges, serving as vital habitat for aquatic, semiaquatic and terrestrial...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Climate Change Complexities of Bird Migrations

The beginning of November always makes me think of the fall migrations of birds. In the United States, this annual ritual typically begins around August 1 and...

Rebecca Self

6 Iconic Shots to Capture on an India Tiger Photo Expedition

One of my favorite things about travel is the photos I bring home. The walls in my office and our home’s central staircase are covered in framed prints of...

Rebecca Self

Iberian Lynx make a Remarkable Recovery in Portugal

In 2001, WWF declared the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) “the most endangered cat species and the only endemic large carnivore in Europe.” At the time, the...

Wendy Redal

Mexico’s Monarchs Return for the Day of the Dead

All Souls Day, observed on November 2, is a little-known holiday in most of the U.S. outside of some Catholic circles, but in Mexico, the date is heralded by...

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A WWF Staff Members Journal of the Galapagos Islands

By Rachel McDevitt, Development Research Specialist at World Wildlife Fund Day One - Quito We are currently in the air flying to Quito, Ecuador, to the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Halloween 2024: Bat Nightclubs and Owl Haunts

With the end of October near and Halloween decorations almost everywhere you look, you might be wondering why certain animals are so often featured as we...

Mark Jordahl

Celebrate World Lemur Day with Natural Habitat Adventures

Once upon a time, in a small village in eastern Madagascar, a man entered a forest to collect honey with his son, Koto. Koto was very young and was not able...

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A Gathering Place: Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

By Samuel Littauer, Development Officer at World Wildlife Fund Alaska has always carried a certain mythos in my mind—its rugged wilderness, untamed...

Megan Brief

Helen Freeman: The “Jane Goodall” of Snow Leopards

Conjuring the Spirit of the Himalaya Ghost Cat “Love at first sight,” is how conservationist Helen Freeman described meeting a pair of Earth’s rarest...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

The Colors of Earth Are Changing

Our world is a colorful place. Just think of the vivid blues, greens, oranges, reds and yellows of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, the...

Rebecca Self

WWF’s Living Planet Report: Biodiversity, the Climate Crisis & What’s Next

It seems fitting that WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024 arrived in my inbox the day Hurricane Milton slammed into my hometown. I grew up on Little Sarasota Bay,...