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Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation donates $3 million to help WWF double Nepal’s tiger population
On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to WWF for a bold initiative to help Nepal double its wild tiger numbers by 2022 – the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. The grant will bolster WWF’s work with the government of Nepal […]
Strutting for Science
US follows Gabon’s lead in fight against ivory traffickers
The United States on Thursday publicly destroyed six tons of confiscated elephant ivory tusks, following a precedent set by Gabon when the country’s president Ali Bongo personally set fire to its seized ivory stock in June 2012. “Gabon was the first country, to send a clear and loud signal that it is determined to put […]
Saola rediscovered! ‘Asian Unicorn’ sighted in Vietnam for first time in 15 years
The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the 21st century. The enigmatic species was caught on film in September by a camera trap set by WWF and the Vietnamese government’s Forest Protection Department in the Central Annamite mountains. “When […]
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Giant armadillos provide for others
Giant armadillos burrows provide for many other species
Giant armadillos provide for others
Giant armadillos burrows provide for many other species
