WWF Great Apes News http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest great ape news from WWF. Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us US Postal Service’s New Save Vanishing Species Stamp On Sale Today http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24097.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem24097.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST A new U.S. postage stamp featuring a tiger cub that went on sale today is a first of its kind stamp that will allow purchasers to support international wildlife conservation. Gabon seizes massive cache of ape parts and leopard skins http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem19288.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2011/WWFPresitem19288.html Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST Law enforcement officials in Gabon have arrested five men accused of possessing illegal animal products, including those of endangered species.  Wildlife Postage Stamp Bill Clears Congress, Heads to President to be Signed into Law http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem18067.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2010/WWFPresitem18067.html Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST The House of Representatives yesterday passed by voice vote legislation that would establish a new postage stamp to benefit species conservation efforts. The legislation was first conceived by World Wildlife Fund in 2000 and creation and implementation of the program has been a priority for WWF for the past 10 years. Responsible Forestry Operations Important for Survival of World's Few Remaining Great Apes Says WWF http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13619.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem13619.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Responsibly managed forests – such as those managed according to Forest Stewardship Council standards (FSC) – play an important role in the conservation of the world’s remaining great apes, according to a new World Wildlife Fund report. Mountain Gorilla Population Increases Despite War http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11344.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2009/WWFPresitem11344.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST The number of mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park has increased despite the war being waged in and around the area, according to the first count in 16 months.   More Protection for Africa’s Rainforests http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9131.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem9131.html Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST The Democratic Republic of the Congo will establish 13 to 15 million hectares of new protected areas, the country announced yesterday at the UN Environmental Summit in Bonn, Germany. These proposed protected areas make up an area of rainforests roughly the size of Greece.  WWF applauds this commitment as a step towards creating an important and expansive network for the preservation of tropical rainforests. With this commitment, the Congolese government will reach its goal to protect 15 percent of the country. Lack of meat for Africa’s Largest Concentration of Refugees Causing Large Scale Poaching http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem4908.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2008/WWFPresitem4908.html Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST Washington - A new report released by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF finds that the lack of meat in refugee rations in East Africa is causing a flourishing illegal trade in wild meat, threatening wildlife populations and creating a food security issue for rural communities. New treaty boosts protection of gorillas says World Wildlife Fund, TRAFFIC http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem1008.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2007/WWFPresitem1008.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST PARIS – Today’s new agreement endorsed by nine African countries to better protect gorillas is a major conservation achievement, said World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.