World Wildlife Fund

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• WWF Applauds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Proposing to List Polar Bear

  WASHINGTON, December 28, 2006 - The following is a statement by World Wildlife Fund's vice president Bill Eichbaum on the release of information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to propose listing the polar bear as "threatened":

  December 28, 2006

• 2006 is Banner Year for Discoveries of New Species in Borneo's Rainforests

  WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants this past year on the island of Borneo. The discoveries, described in a new WWF report, include 30 unique fish species, two tree frog species, 16 ginger species, three tree species and one large-leafed plant species.

  December 19, 2006

• Chinese River Dolphin (Baiji) Feared Extinct, Hope Remains for Finless Porpoise

  WASHINGTON - An expedition on the Yangtze River has ended with no sightings of baiji dolphins and experts now fear the worst for the species. The expedition also counted Yangtze finless porpoises and scientists warn that the situation is dire for this species as well but remain hopeful that it can survive in the wild.

  December 15, 2006

• Tiger Goes on Camera-Crushing Spree

  WASHINGTON - Paparazzi-hating Hollywood stars have nothing on a camera-averse young tiger in central Sumatra that recently went on a 10-day spree of destruction that left three WWF's camera traps in pieces in the jungle. In each case, the film inside was spared and revealed that the same culprit was responsible for all three incidents. Scientists believe the camera's flash upset the tiger.

  December 11, 2006

• Blue-Footed Boobies Break Top 5 For Most Popular Gift Adoptions

  WASHINGTON, December 6, 2006 - The blue-footed booby has waddled its way into the top five list of most sought after holiday animal adoptions, easily beating out better known animals like the gorilla and penguin in World Wildlife Fund's holiday gift-giving program.

  December 08, 2006

• President Bush Poised to Open Nation's 'Fish Basket' to Oil Drilling

  WASHINGTON - President Bush is expected to remove protections within the next week for Bristol Bay, opening what many call America's "Fish Basket" to oil and gas drilling. Bristol Bay has been protected from offshore drilling since 1989 through the Presidential Withdrawal first declared by President George Herbert Bush in 1990. But the area is currently included in the Minerals Management Service's 5-year plan to develop the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas development.

  November 30, 2006

• HP to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Increase Energy Efficiency of Products

  Technology-based solutions eyed as part of new agreement with World Wildlife Fund-US

  November 08, 2006

• Rebuilding the Green Way

  The impetus for the partnership between the American Red Cross and WWF is a shared conviction: The only way to ensure a healthy future for disaster survivors, of all species, is through the protection and sustainable restoration of the natural systems upon which we all depend. In the wake of the 2004 tsunami, WWF was asked to provide technical support on green reconstruction to the American Red Cross in their rebuilding of devastated communities.

  November 01, 2006

• WWF Launches $10 Million Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund

  Washington, DC - World Wildlife Fund today launched the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund, established to honor WWF's president and CEO from 1989 until 2005. The fund will support and harness the most promising research in conservation science, making it more accessible to conservationists and the scientific community. More than a third of the $10 million goal has already been raised.

  October 31, 2006

• Galapagos Marine Patrols Gain Speed on Seafaring Outlaws

  WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, overhauled and refitted by World Wildlife Fund, began patrolling the waters of the Galapagos today as the first National Park Service vessel fast enough to outrun and catch poachers at sea.

  October 30, 2006

• True Halloween Story: Fright-Night Creatures Not So Spooky After All

  Ghost frogs, vampire bats, spindly spiders, mountains of maggots, leaping toads and spooky owls are ingredients in every witch's favorite recipe. But don't let the Halloween myths behind these creepy creatures haunt your sleep because these animals are beneficial to humans and the environment.

  October 25, 2006

• New WWF Report Details Global Impact on Natural Resources

  WASHINGTON, DC - Following this week's news that the population of the United States has now exceeded 300 million, a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) details the strain on the world's natural resources and the declining numbers of the animal species that depend on them, and offers solutions to reverse downward trends in both these areas.

  October 23, 2006

• New Holiday Gift Catalog from World Wildlife Fund Offers Extraordinary Gifts that Give Back

  WASHINGTON, October 23, 2006 - World Wildlife Fund today unveiled its first-ever holiday gift catalog offering unique and extraordinary gifts that give back - like symbolic animal adoptions and opportunities to support specific conservation projects around the world.

  October 23, 2006

• New Report: Asia Pulp & Paper Misleads Customers, Continues to Destroy Indonesia's Rainforests

  WASHINGTON - A new report released today details how one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies has broken numerous promises to protect forests in Indonesia, and is clearing forests in violation of Indonesian regulations. Many of the paper products used in homes and offices in the U.S. are supplied or manufactured by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).

  October 19, 2006

• Bruce Babbitt elected Chairman of World Wildlife Fund

  Washington, DC - Bruce Babbitt has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of World Wildlife Fund. Babbitt succeeds William K. Reilly who served as WWF Chairman since 2000. Babbitt served as Secretary of the Interior from 1993 to 2001, as Governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987 and as Attorney General of Arizona from 1975 to 1978. He is the author of "Cities in the Wilderness," published last year by Island Press, in which he lays out a new vision of land use in America. He has served as a director of World Wildlife Fund since 2001.

  October 18, 2006

• King of Bhutan Receives Prestigious Getty Conservation Award

  Washington, DC - Bhutan's King, Jigme Singye Wangchuck has won the 2006 J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership for his three decades of work to conserve the environment of his Himalayan kingdom that is home to tigers, snow leopards and red pandas.

  October 17, 2006

• Climate Change Poses Serious Risks to Insurers and their Customers, According to New Report

  The insurance industry should do more to address the growing impact of climate change-induced damages, according to a new report released today. This is the first time that a major insurance company has publicly released a study of this kind in the U.S. The report examines the latest scientific findings about climate change, specifically on forest fires, storms and floods, and the potential impact on the insurance industry and its customers.

  October 10, 2006

• Statement on the news that helicopter carrying WWF staff found with no survivors

  Washington - The following statement is attributable to Carter S. Roberts, president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in response to the news today that a helicopter carrying several WWF staff members and high level government representatives was reported found in Nepal with no apparent survivors.

  September 25, 2006

• Statement on the news of WWF staff, others missing in Nepal

  "WWF was notified this morning that a helicopter traveling in Nepal with seven WWF staff on board has failed to arrive at its destination. The Shree Air helicopter had 20 passengers and four crew and was transporting passengers back from a conservation site at Ghunsa, in the far-east mountains of Nepal. In addition to the WWF staff members, passengers included government officials from Nepal and Finland along with representatives of organizations including USAID."

  September 23, 2006

• World's Third Highest Mountain Turned Over to Local Communities

  Washington - Nepal's Government today turned over conservation of the wildlife and habitats surrounding Kanchenjunga -- the world's third highest mountain -- to a coalition of local communities. World Wildlife Fund was instrumental in the decision and will work on its implementation for the next five years.

  September 22, 2006

• WWF Pledges Amazon Commitment at Clinton Global Initiative

  Washington - At the Clinton Global Initiative in New York today, World Wildlife Fund affirmed its commitment to a program which conserves key portions of the Amazon, preventing hundreds of millions of tons of carbon from being released into the atmosphere. The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program - known as ARPA - is the largest tropical forest conservation effort in history. It aims to safeguard the extraordinary biological diversity of the Amazon, reduce its extremely high rates of deforestation, and conserve its environmental and ecological services that provide benefits to millions of people.

  September 21, 2006

• Government Considers Poisoning Habitat of U.S.'s Most Endangered Mammal

  WASHINGTON - Almost 25 years to the day that the black-footed ferret was rediscovered, previously having been declared extinct, federal officials announced that they are considering changing rules to allow poisoning of prairie dog towns, even the ones ferrets rely upon for survival. Among the areas being considered for poisoning is the Conata Basin near Wall, South Dakota, home to the world's only successful wild population of ferrets. September 26 is the 25th anniversary of the rediscovery of the ferrets.

  September 19, 2006

• Aleutian geese released to the wild

  World Wildlife Fund and Kamchatka Airlines on Sept. 8, 2006, helped fund the transport of 50 rare Aleutian geese by helicopter to the Ekarma Island, a remote and uninhabited island in the Northern Kurils in the Aleutian Island chain.

  September 13, 2006

• Baby Boom for World's Rarest Rhino Species

  Jakarta, Indonesia/Washington - Scientists have found signs of four Javan rhinos born in recent weeks in Indonesia, a surprising baby boom for a species that may number fewer than 60 individuals in the wild.

  September 13, 2006

• Rate of deforestation in Amazon slowing

  Brazilia, Brazil - Deforestation rates in the Amazon are declining, but ranching, logging and agriculture activities are still responsible for continued degradation of the world's largest rainforest, according to data released by the Brazilian government.

  September 06, 2006

• Responsible soy on the way

  The creation of the first international organisation to reduce negative impacts of soy production was announced at the Second Conference of the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) which took place in Asunción, Paraguay from Aug 31 to Sep 1, 2006. The new organisation is an initiative of soy producers, processors and traders, as well as financial institutions and non governmental organisations. It is also a response to mounting consumer demand for environmental and socially sound soy.

  September 06, 2006

• WWF Lauds Paraguay for Slashing Deforestation 85 Percent

  WASHINGTON - The World Wildlife Fund today congratulated the Republic of Paraguay for its efforts in reducing deforestation rates by 85 percent. This was achieved through the implementation of the Zero Deforestation Law which prohibits the transformation and conversion of forested areas in the eastern region of Paraguay.

  August 30, 2006

• The Real Story of Illegal Wildlife Traders Who Smuggle 'Snakes on a Plane'

  The storyline of this summer's blockbuster might seem far fetched but illegal wildlife trade specialists know the plot all too well. In recent years, there have been several instances of people literally smuggling snakes on a plane.

  August 17, 2006

• United States Supports "Heart of Borneo" Conservation Plan

  The United States applauds the vision of the Governments of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei to establish a "Heart of Borneo" conservation plan that will help conserve 220,000 square kilometers of biodiversity-rich equatorial rainforest that straddles their shared borders and which constitutes a significant portion of the island of Borneo. Secretary Condoleezza Rice announced a United States pledge of $100,000 to help advance this regional project focused on combating illegal logging and wildlife trafficking during her joint press conference with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2006.

  August 08, 2006

• Thai police bust smugglers selling rare shahtoosh wool in Thailand

  WASHINGTON - For the first time in Thailand, Thai authorities busted a major smuggling ring involved in the illegal trade of shahtoosh wool, which is only obtained by killing the endangered Tibetan Antelope. During a raid on three Bangkok stores located in a high-end tourist area, police seized over 250 purported shahtoosh shawls which are well known in the fashion world for their exceptional quality. A single shawl requires wool from three to five dead antelopes.

  July 25, 2006

• WWF and Sony Work Together to Reduce Climate Change

  Washington - World Wildlife Fund congratulates Sony, which has agreed to cut carbon dioxide emissions from both operations and its product range as part of a deal struck with WWF. The company's commitment, which was announced today in Tokyo, includes all its subsidiaries and its production facilities globally, including Japan, China, Europe, and the US.

  July 25, 2006

• Tiger Habitat Down From Just A Decade Ago, New Study Finds

  WASHINGTON - The most comprehensive scientific study of tiger habitats ever done finds that the big cats reside in 40 percent less habitat than they were thought to a decade ago. The tigers now occupy only 7 percent of their historic range. The report and related materials can be downloaded at www.tigermaps.org

  July 20, 2006

• Bluefin tuna fishery ravaged by illegal fishing, warns World Wildlife Fund

  WASHINGTON -- Bluefin tuna stocks in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean are being stripped bare by illegal and unscrupulous fishing, warns a new World Wildlife Fund report. WWF demands an immediate closure of the fishery.

  June 30, 2006

• Response to the World Bank's decision for funding large infrastructure projects

  Washington - Carter S. Roberts, president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), issued the following statement in response to the World Bank's decision to integrate its department responsible for funding large infrastructure project like dams and roads, with its department which funds environmental projects:

  June 29, 2006

• Chameleon-Like Snake Discovered in the Heart of Borneo

  WASHINGTON - A new species of snake, with the ability to spontaneously change color, has been discovered in one of the most biologically diverse forests on earth, the "Heart of Borneo," a mountainous rainforest larger than Kansas. The ability to change colors is well-known in some reptiles such as the chameleon, but highly unusual and poorly understood in snakes. The, newly-named, "Kapuas-Mud-Snake" was discovered by a German researcher who described it with the collaboration of two American scientists.

  June 27, 2006

• Central Africa's First Debt-for-Nature Swap Invests $25 Million for Tropical Forest Conservation in Cameroon

  Washington - France and Cameroon signed the first ever Central African debt for nature swap today. This agreement will invest at least $25 million over the next five years to protect part of the world's second largest tropical forest, home to elephants, gorillas, hundreds of bird species and indigenous groups such as the Ba'Aka pygmies.

  June 22, 2006

• First Field Surveys of Tanzanian Mountains Reveal over 160 Animal Species, including New and Endemic Species

  WASHINGTON -- The first field surveys of the Rubeho Mountains in Tanzania revealed over 160 animal species -- including a new species of frog and eleven endemic species -- according to an article published in the African Journal of Ecology this month. The findings elevate the importance of protecting this biologically-rich wilderness area and the broader Eastern Arc Mountain range from destructive activities underway such as clear-cutting for agriculture, logging and poaching.

  June 22, 2006

• New Book from WWF Sheds Light on Combatting Poverty and Environmental Destruction

  WASHINGTON, Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- Reversing environmental degradation and reducing poverty in the developing world requires working simultaneously across local, sub-national and national levels, according to a new book by World Wildlife Fund's director of macroeconomic policy, David Reed.

  June 19, 2006

• Preventing doomsday: WWF scientist shares insights on SCI FI Channel June 14

  Tonight, on the SCI FI Channel, TODAY Show host Matt Lauer brings home some of the dramatic changes occurring in our natural world in Countdown to Doomsday.

  June 14, 2006

• WWF Captures First-Ever Photo of Wild Rhino on Borneo

  Washington - A motion-triggered camera trap set up in a remote jungle has captured the first-ever photo of a rhino in the wild on the island of Borneo, World Wildlife Fund and the Sabah Wildlife Department announced today.

  June 13, 2006

• Over 6 million acres of new protected areas established in the Amazon

  On June 6, 2006 the Brazilian government announced the creation of new protected areas in the Amazon region totaling approximately 6.2 million acres. The Amazon is the world's largest river basin and the source of one-fifth of the earth's fresh water. It has the world's highest diversity of birds and freshwater fish, as well as the planet's largest rainforest which is home to more than one third of all species. However, the ecosystem is severely threatened by illegal logging, slash-and-burn agriculture and other human activities, and forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate.

  June 12, 2006

• Rare Okapi Sighted in Eastern Congo Park

  Washington -- After nearly 50 years, the okapi -- the closest known relative to the giraffe -- has been rediscovered in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Wildlife Fund announced today. This is the first sign of okapi presence in Virunga National Park since August 1959 according to official records. The discovery happened during a recent survey led by WWF and its Congolese governmental partner ICCN (the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation).

  June 08, 2006

• Alarming Decline in Nepal's Rhinos and Tigers

  Washington - Results released today by World Wildlife Fund of the first assessment done in two years in one of Nepal's premier national parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The area only became accessible for visits since the ceasefire between the Maoist insurgents and government troops a month ago.

  May 31, 2006

• World Wildlife Fund Receives $20M Gift from Roger and Vicki Sant to Help Safeguard the Amazon

  WASHINGTON D.C. philanthropists Roger and Vicki Sant have named World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as beneficiary of a $20 million charitable remainder trust, the largest single gift the organization has ever received from an individual supporter. This gift was announced Tuesday, May 23 at a World Wildlife Fund dinner at the Residence of the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

  May 30, 2006

• New fishing fund launched to reduce poverty in Africa

  Nairobi, Kenya – A region-wide partnership aimed at restoring depleted fisheries and reducing poverty was launched today by the African Union, World Bank, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and WWF.

  May 16, 2006

• Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program Award Winners Selected

  WASHINGTON, May 23, 2006 - Eighteen college students nationwide have been selected to research environmental issues in Washington, D.C. and South Africa through a new Environmental Leadership Program developed by Nissan North America and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The program aims to empower young leaders on U.S. college campuses to become effective advocates for the environment.

  May 16, 2006

• A Mother's Day Gift to Mother Earth: Baby Bison Born on the Prairie

  WASHINGTON - Just in time for Mother's Day, five wild baby bison have been born on the plains of eastern Montana. The bison are part of a wild herd that live on a new prairie wildlife preserve and are the first bison to be born on this part of the Great Plains, the heart of their historic range, in 120 years.

  May 11, 2006

• Shark-Saving Magnets Pull in $25,000 Prize for American from International Smart Gear Competition

  WASHINGTON, May 11, 2006 - A New Jersey inventor today was awarded the grand prize in the International Smart Gear Competition for a fishing gear innovation that could save thousands of sharks a year from dying accidentally on fishing lines, World Wildlife Fund and its partners announced.

  May 11, 2006

• WWF Joins with Aquaculture Industry to Improve Environmental Performance

  WASHINGTON - World Wildlife Fund announced today that it is working with the leading producers of farmed seafood including catfish, tilapia, basa, abalone, oysters, clams, scallops and mussels to improve the industry's environmental performance. Separate discussions are underway -- called "aquaculture dialogues"-- for tilapia, catfish and molluscs. All are focused on developing credible and measurable standards that could be used in investment and buyer screens or a certification program to reduce or eliminate the key impacts of the aquaculture industry.

  May 10, 2006

• Aerial Survey Finds Increase in Fishing Boats and Aquaculture

  In May 2006, WWF staff flew over the Gulf of California during a 10-day exercise to count pangas (small fishing boats), fishing campsites and aquaculture ponds in order to assess current fishing efforts and compare results to 1998 data, as well as determine the extension of aquaculture activities in the region.

  May 01, 2006

• The American Red Cross and World Wildlife Fund Team Up to Ensure an Effective and Healthy Recovery for Tsunami Survivors

  WASHINGTON, April 12, 2006 - The American Red Cross and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are partnering in tsunami-affected countries to restore communities and ensure that fish, wood and other essential natural resources are available for generations to come.

  April 12, 2006

• Global Warming Capable of Sparking Mass Species Extinctions

  Washington, D.C. - The Earth could see massive waves of species extinctions in around the world if global warming continues unabated, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Conservation Biology.

  April 11, 2006

• Auction of celebrity-designed pandas raises funds for World Wildlife Fund conservation efforts

  NEW YORK, NY - Nicole Kidman, George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Mike Myers, Jeff Gordon, Donald Trump, Jason Alexander and Henry Winkler celebrate 25 years of panda conservation by World Wildlife Fund in an online auction opening today and running through Tuesday, April 18 at www.CharityFolks.com/wwf.

  April 07, 2006

• World Wildlife Fund and Coinstar® Offer New Promotion to Support Conservation

  WASHINGTON - World Wildlife Fund and Coinstar, Inc. will jumpstart Earth Day awareness with a special promotion to raise funds for WWF conservation programs. From April through June, a promotional screen on Coinstar® Center kiosks will inform patrons about the plight of endangered wildlife and encourage them to donate their loose change to WWF. People who donate $15 or more during these months will have the opportunity to receive a one-year WWF membership and Li MeiTM, a limited-edition giant panda Ty Beanie Baby®.

  March 30, 2006

• New Study Challenges Claims That States are Better Than Feds Recovering Endangered Species

  WASHINGTON - The federal endangered species program is as good as or better at removing species from legal protection as a result of recovery efforts than similar programs operated by states, finds a new study by World Wildlife Fund. Congress is considering dramatic changes to the act. The principle champions for changing the act have long argued that the federal law is a failure since few species protected by the statute have recovered to a point where they have been removed from legal protection, or "delisted."

  March 29, 2006

• Barama and WWF to Influence Global Markets Through Responsible Forest Management in South America

  Georgetown, Guyana - In a record-setting accomplishment for tropical forest conservation, Barama Company announced that 570,000 hectares (about 2,200 square miles) of Barama's forests in Guyana is being certified as meeting the rigorous environmental, social, and economic standards of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Made possible by support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Barama's certified forest becomes the largest tropical natural forest certified by FSC in the world.

  March 27, 2006

• Indonesian Government Ignores Own Rules, Places Endangered Elephants in Peril

  WWF researchers have discovered that ten endangered wild Sumatran elephants are being kept chained to trees without enough food or water in the Riau Province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in violation of an agreement the government signed in 2004 known as the Riau Human-Elephant Conflict Mitigation Protocol. The elephants have been made homeless by the destruction of the forest they inhabited. Government authorities captured the elephants ten days ago after they raided crops and terrorized residents of a nearby village.

  March 24, 2006

• WWF Hails Decision to Create Malaysia's Largest Protected Area for Endangered Orangutans, Rhinos and Elephants

  WASHINGTON - World Wildlife Fund today praised a surprise decision by the government of the Malaysian state of Sabah to protect its most important remaining lowland forests on the island of Borneo. This decision will permanently preserve one of just two places in the world where the endangered orangutans, Bornean Pygmy elephants and the critically endangered Sumatran rhino co-exist and where forests are still large enough to maintain viable populations of each.

  March 24, 2006

• Build-A-Bear Workshop® Donates $1 Million for World Wildlife Fund

  ST. LOUIS - Build-A-Bear Workshop® announced today it has given $1 million to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through the sales of its WWF Collectibear® stuffed animal series. For each plush animal sold one dollar goes to WWF to protect and conserve wildlife around the world.

  March 24, 2006

• International Smart Gear Competition Lands Over 80 Entries

  WASHINGTON - More than 80 inventors have entered the second International Smart Gear Competition in the hope of winning the $25,000 grand prize for the best new fishing gear that will allow fishermen to target their intended catch while leaving whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and other marine life untouched.

  March 23, 2006

• Protecting Endangered Species Helps Reduce Poverty

  WASHINGTON - Saving endangered species like pandas, gorillas and tigers helps reduce poverty and improve the lives of local communities, according to a new World Wildlife Fund report. Now as the eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity opens in Curitiba, Brazil, WWF urges the CBD and member governments to integrate species conservation work into efforts to alleviate poverty.

  March 21, 2006

• Rhinos clinging to survival in the heart of Borneo, despite poaching

  Washington - World Wildlife Fund today released the results of a field survey from the island of Borneo which found that poaching has significantly reduced Borneo's population of Sumatran rhinos, but a small group continues to survive in the "Heart of Borneo," a region covered with vast tracts of rain forest.

  March 17, 2006

• WWF Researchers Create Most-Detailed Map of the World's Rivers

  WASHINGTON - A team of scientists from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has developed data and created maps of the world's rivers that provide researchers with a host of valuable information about where streams and watersheds occur on the earth's landscape and how water drains the land surface. The new product, known as HydroSHEDS, provides this information globally at a resolution and quality never before available. The product is based on newly available high-resolution elevation data obtained during NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). HydroSHEDS stands for "Hydrological data and maps based on SHuttle Elevation Derivatives at multiple Scales."

  March 16, 2006

• Nissan Donates $1 Million to Support New Environmental Program with WWF

  WASHINGTON, March 6, 2006 - College students from around the country will study conservation in Washington, D.C. and South Africa under a new $1 million partnership between Nissan North America (NNA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Entitled the Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program, it will provide student leaders the opportunity to examine environmental issues and will also support WWF field conservation projects in the United States and South Africa.

  March 07, 2006

• Forest Ministry, WWF Launch Human-Elephant Conflict Plan, Call for Immediate Halt to All Natural Forest Clearing in Central Sumatra

  Washington - Following the apparent poisoning of a herd of endangered Sumatran elephants last week, the Indonesian Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Agency (PHKA) and World Wildlife Fund, announced plans to immediately begin implementing a protocol to reduce human-elephant conflict in central Sumatra. PHKA also called for an immediate stop to the clearing of all natural forests remaining in Riau Province, site of ongoing human-elephant conflict.

  March 06, 2006

• WWF Featured on Front Page of Wall Street Journal

  The World Wildlife Fund was featured in an article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Feb. 23.

  February 24, 2006

• WWF International Smart Gear Competition Hooks Multi-National Experts to Choose Winner

  Washington - World Wildlife Fund today announced the judging panel for this year's WWF International Smart Gear Competition. The contest was created by World Wildlife Fund to encourage the design of innovative fishing gear to reduce marine bycatch - the accidental catch and related deaths of marine mammals, birds, sea turtles and non-target fish species. This year's panel of judges is a team of experts with backgrounds in fields as diverse as gear technology, sea bird bycatch, fisheries management, biology, conservation and the seafood and fishing industries. The multi-national, multi-disciplinary panel will gather in April to select the winner who will then be awarded $25,000 for his or her innovative idea for fishing gear that will reduce marine animal deaths.

  February 15, 2006

• WWF and Tetra Pak to Work Together to Improve Management of Forests and Climate

  Washington, DC - Tetra Pak and WWF today signed a three year agreement to cooperate to improve management of the world's forests and to reduce industrial emissions contributing to climate change. Under the agreement, Tetra Pak will take steps to strengthen its purchasing of forest-based products from well-managed forests and to reduce its CO2 emissions over the next five years by an absolute 10 percent.

  February 13, 2006

• WWF Works with Marine Stewardship Council and Wal-Mart to Certify All Wild-Caught and Frozen Fish Suppliers

  As part of its work with the Marine Stewardship Council, Wal-Mart is partnering with World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International to make improvements such as reducing harmful environmental impacts and encouraging support for broader marine eco-system management and protection activities.

  February 03, 2006

• Illegal Trade is Propelling Rare Turtle Toward Extinction, New Report Finds

  WASHINGTON - A new report released today finds that the illegal trade in the Roti Island snake-necked turtle, found only on one island in Indonesia, has left it all but extinct in the wild. Exotic pet enthusiasts in Europe, North America and East Asia are fueling the illegal trade for the turtle, often without realizing that they are contributing to its demise. No legal trade of this species has been allowed since 2001.

  February 02, 2006

• Satellite Tracking Leads to Treatment of Injured Borneo Pygmy Elephant

  Sabah Wildlife Department and World Wildife Fund-Malaysia (Asian Rhinoceros and Elephant Action Strategy - AREAS Project) with support from SARAYA Co. Ltd. (Japan) successfully located and treated an injured Borneo Pygmy elephant at Bukit Permata, Lower Kinabatangan on Jan. 24, 2006.

  January 31, 2006

• Forest Service Losing Money on Biscuit Post-fire Logging

  Medford -- A new report released today by scientists, former Forest Service employees, and conservation groups indicates that logging within the Biscuit fire area of southwest Oregon is costing the public both ecologically and economically. According to the report, the Forest Service has lost approximately $14 million in sale preparation and administration costs on the Biscuit fire area. Biscuit timber sold for about 70 percent less than the agency projected in its planning documents due primarily to low bid values received and driven by expensive helicopter logging operations.

  January 11, 2006

• WWF works to reduce effects of global warming

  In an effort to reduce the effects of global warming, including an increase in polar bear drownings, World Wildlife Fund is working to educate people, businesses and governments around the world about the importance of reducing CO2 emissions.

  January 06, 2006