Nature & Wildlife
10. The first panda came to the United States in 1936—a cub to a zoo in Chicago. It took another 50 years before the States would see another. 9. A newborn panda cub is 1/900th the size of its mother and is comparable to the length of a stick of butter.
Conservation
On January 31, 2014, the State Department released its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement of the Keystone XL pipeline in an 11-volume publication. The proposed pipeline segment would carry heavy oil from Canada’s tar sands across Nebraska and five other states to refineries in Texas.
Nature & Wildlife
At most, how many pounds of meat can a tiger consume at one time? How much of tigers’ historic range has been lost? These are some of questions you’ll come across when you take WWF’s Tiger IQ quiz.
Conservation
By Jacqueline Nunes, Writer, Strategic Partnerships & Development, WWF-Canada. Way, way, way up—way up—north is probably not the first place you’d look if you wanted to find a shark.
Travel Tales
Reprinted with permission from the WWF Travel Blog Last year, World Wildlife Fund’s Heather Finn and Kristina Griffin traveled to the Galapagos Islands for the first time. Heather works as Manager of Digital User Experience, and Kristina is Deputy Director for Cause Marketing Program.
Conservation
The Arctic is often thought of as a remote and distant land – far-enough away that it seems improbable that changes there are having an effect on most of us.
Videos
The Raja Ampat Archipelago has the world’s greatest concentration of marine life – making it a fantastic snorkeling site. Raja Ampat is also an area where WWF is conducting conservation research and where it runs an annual snorkeling expedition for interested travelers.
Conservation
Article author Karen Douthwaite is WWF’s Senior Program Officer for the Mesoamerican Reef. They measure 40 feet, weigh more than 20 tons and can have a lifespan of more than 100 years.
News & More
We’ve added a third conservation expert to round our Great Amazon River Cruise departures this fall. Eric May, a program officer for WWF’s Latin America and Caribbean Program, will join our October 30-November 7 Amazon River Cruise as a guest lecturer.
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.
News & More
We are thrilled to announce that two of our Great Amazon River Cruise summer departures will be escorted by WWF conservation experts this summer. PAUL HARDY: May 23-May 31, 2014 Paul Hardy, director of strategic planning for WWF’s Latin America and Caribbean Program, will be the WWF guest lecturer on our May Great Amazon River Cruise.
