Progress for elephants, Amur leopards, + more:WWF

Saving elephants from poachers Thanks to a satellite collaring project carried out by the Tanzanian government and WWF, 60 elephants will be monitored for better protection against poaching in one of the last great African wildernesses.    See how collaring works ►    Pledge to protect forests and tigers This Earth Day, do your part and choose products with the Forest Stewardship Council®(FSC®) label. The FSC label means the product is from a responsibly managed forest—where habitat for tigers and other wildlife is protected, the rights of indigenous communities are upheld, highly hazardous chemical use is restricted, and more.   Take the pledge ►   A win for the world's largest tropical wetland WWF applauds a new declaration that ensures sustainable development of the Pantanal, a 42-million-acre wetland in South America. See which species inhabit the Pantanal.   Leaping Amur leopard numbers New camera trap images—taken by WWF and partners—reveal an increase in the world's rarest big cats. View the exciting images captured in a Russian national park.   Put a river landscape in your hands Immerse yourself in our new augmented reality app, WWF Free Rivers, and meet the people and wildlife that live alongside free-flowing rivers.   Create your own Google logo In honor of Earth Day, WWF and Google's CS First program are teaming up to help kids and classes code their own Google logo in celebration of wildlife and nature.   Naturally Amazing Peru Sweepstakes WWF is proud to be the featured charity of Visit Peru's sweepstakes, which celebrates Peru's protected areas and offers the chance to win a trip on Natural Habitat Adventures' Great Amazon River Cruise.

 

What Is This? Can you tell what fascinating animal is shown in this close-up?   Take a guess ►

 

Species Spotlight: Red Panda Slightly larger than a domestic cat, the red panda spends most of its life in trees. Just like the giant panda, it has a modified wrist bone that acts like a thumb—helpful for holding bamboo, the main food source for both species. The red panda has a bushy striped tail used for balance and to cover itself in winter, presumably for warmth.

Species Ailurus fulgens Status Endangered. There are fewer than 10,000 red pandas left in the wild. Range China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal Habitat Temperate forests with a thick bamboo understory Threats Habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation; poaching for their pelts and fur; traps intended for other species; and climate change Symbolically adopt a red panda and support WWF's global conservation efforts. Send a red panda ecard!

 

How we are saving nature Do you know how much you've helped us accomplish? Take our short quiz to discover how small actions by supporters like you have resulted in big wins for wildlife and nature in the past year.   Take the quiz ►

 

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