August 2009

Success Story: New Protected Areas

This past winter, WWF was intimately involved in establishing Bhutan's Wangchuck Centennial Park, the country's second-largest park--and the only place on Earth where the habitat of snow leopards and tigers intersect. WWF helped conduct surveys and assisted with the development of the park's preliminary management plan.

In Indonesia, WWF has been working to help implement Sumatra's historic island-wide commitment to protect what remains of the species-rich forests and critical areas--key habitat for tigers, elephants, orangutans and rhinos. This landmark project follows on the heels of Sumatra's recent expansion of Tesso Nilo National Park to more than double its previous size. Both achievements are the result of WWF's successful partnerships, local-to-global strategy and foundation in solid science.

- Carter S. Roberts