Conservation
Tigers need room to roam. Protecting vast connected landscapes for these endangered top predators is key to their survival. For the first time in a century, wild tiger populations are rising. Spurred by the global Tx2 effort, 13 countries that are home to tigers committed to doubling the imperiled cat’s population by 2022.
Travel Tales
Matt Erke serves as an Program Officer for WWF’s Forest Program. Matt tells about how travel opened his eyes to the incredible beauty and power of nature. 1. How did you catch the travel bug?
Conservation
Ninety-seven percent. In the last 100 years, tiger populations have declined that dramatically, from 100,000 to as few as 3,200 in the wild today. And it’s humans—through rampant poaching and habitat destruction—who are driving these big cats to extinction. Bringing tigers back from the brink takes commitment on a global scale.
Nature & Wildlife
In 2015, Shubash Lohani, Director of Sustainable Landscapes within WWF’s Forests team, was traveling through Nepal & Bhutan with a group of WWF supporters. Two days were left in the trip, when a devastating earthquake hit Nepal on April 25th, registering 7.8 on the Richter scale.
Conservation
Republished with permission from WWF-Canada. To see the original article, please go here. By Steph Morgan, WWF-Canada If you’re looking for a snow leopard, Dr. Rinjan Shrestha can tell you where to go. The question is: are you tough enough to get there?
Nature & Wildlife
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is that this count will then lead to improved policies to protect them in order to meet a goal of doubling their numbers by 2022—a plan known as Tx2.
Conservation
WWF has actively been looking at how technology is transforming conservation. As a Google Glass Explorer, WWF has started to test Field Notes, a tool biologists can use to record field data hands-free. Watch this video as WWF-Nepal senior research officer Sabita Malla journey’s through Chitwan National Park, monitoring rhinos with Google Glass.
News & More
Pallas’s cats, previously only seen in the steppes of Central Asia, have been spotted in Nepal for the first time this winter.
Nature & Wildlife
The New York Times published an exclusive list 52 places to visit in 2014. Here are 11 of the destinations WWF and Nat Hab can take you to in 2014.
Videos
Leonardo DiCaprio was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this past week to discuss his new movie as well as philanthropic efforts. DiCaprio, who is a WWF Board member, is the founder of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) which supports organizations and initiatives dedicated to securing a sustainable future for our planet.
Conservation
As 2014 gets into full swing, WWF celebrates successes of 2013 and thanks supporters who made these wins possible. We’ve noted victories that positively impact communities and species worldwide in places as unique as Nepal, the Northern Great Plains and the Arctic.
Conservation
Last week Leonardo DiCaprio brought his Hollywood pals to NYC for an art auction at the famed Christie’s Auction House. But this wasn’t your typical Christie’s auction.
