Conservation Stories

Polar bears, ice and climate change

In October 2015 I had the pleasure of accompanying guests on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Classic Polar Bear Adventure in Canada. I work on climate change...

Tania Curry

Three videos to help you understand Peru's conservation plight

Most people immediately think of Machu Picchu when they think of Peru, but Peru covers almost 500,000 square miles of land. The Peruvian Amazon itself makes...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

12 Conservation Success Stories of 2015

Last night, I watched a movie titled Merchants of Doubt. In this 2014 film, director and producer Robert Kenner lets us in on a secret that’s hiding in plain...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

Which was the hottest month on record? Would it surprise you to know that—dating back to January 1880—it was July 2015? September 2015 was the warmest of all...

WWF

What I've Learned from a Salmon's Travels

I was pondering the cycle of life yesterday as I walked along a creek full of spawning salmon in Juneau, Alaska where I live. I’m somewhere in the middle of...

Tania Curry

Twenty-Five Years in the Amazon

WWF's Meg Symington on saving the world's largest rain forest I was only 21 years old in 1982 when I traveled to Manu National Park in the Peruvian Amazon to...

About Galapagos

Scientists Discover a Brand New Species of Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Recent genetic tests performed on two groups of about giant tortoises living on the island of Santa Cruz has revealed the existence of a brand new species....

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

The Time to See—and Save—Polar Bears is Now

Ursus maritimus (the polar bear) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—one step away from the list's official Endangered...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Most of Us Support the Endangered Species Act. So Why Doesn’t Congress?

Just a few months ago, in summer 2015, there were hopeful headlines for the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A new poll had been released that showed that nine...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Would You Pay More for Your Coffee If It Helped Birds?

Coffee. In my opinion—other than clean, pure water—it just may be the best drink on Earth. That’s why I celebrated last Thursday, October 1, the first...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

See—and Save—Endangered Gorillas in the Mist

In our last article on where to “See—and Save—the World’s Most Endangered Species: Part 2,” we took a look at the various species of endangered rhinos. In...

Tania Curry

Wear It Wild: Because Halloween is fun, but extinction is scary

WWF is launching a FUNdraiser in time for Halloween, with funds supporting wildlife and nature. If you've already started looking for costume ideas (or you...

Tania Curry

Join Two WWF Conservation Experts in the Amazon

For 40 years WWF has been working in the Amazon, a biodiverse and ecologically important rain forest that produces more than 90 billion metric tons of carbon...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Bears Are Outsmarting Us, and It Might Kill Them

We all love our national parks. They are our places of solace and refuge; of natural beauty and outdoor adventure. They afford us the chance to get close to...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

See—and Save—the Endangered Rhino

In our last article on where to “See—and Save—the World’s Most Endangered Species: Part 1” we took a look at the endangered Siberian and Bengal tigers....

Wendy Redal

Kenya’s Mara Siana Conservancy — From Goats to Lions

Every time Joe Charleson takes guests from Leleshwa Camp into the surrounding Mara Siana Conservancy, he notices something different. Dry stubble has given...

About Galapagos

The Ongoing Legacy of Lonesome George – a Conservation Hero

Can you imagine being the last of your species? Or how about meeting the last individual of another species, knowing that yours has sentenced them to...

Peter Davis Krahenbuhl

See—and Save—Bengal Tigers in India

By Peter Davis Krahenbuhl Did you ever stop to wonder why some of the world’s most majestic animals are often also the most threatened species on Earth? The...

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