Winter 2026
In this issue, read about how five countries in southern Africa joined together to create the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA), where WWF works to help communities coexist alongside lions, hyenas, and other iconic wildlife.
Also, amid reports of declining wildlife populations and shrinking ecosystems, WWF’s chief scientist Rebecca Shaw suggests a path forward—one built around hope and collective action.
See the full list of articles below.
© MICHAEL SHAINBLUM
In depth
Carnivores in KAZA
In southern Africa, five countries unite around a shared vision: a connected landscape where communities and free-roaming wildlife can thrive
The science of hope
How conservation progress illuminates the path forward
We are living through a defining moment in conservation. Scientists understand more than ever about how the natural world works, and we now have better tools to protect it.
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© Petra Péterffy
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Helping communities and lions coexist at the edge of the Okavango Delta -
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From bottles in the surf to bags clogging city drains, single-use plastics can persist for decades, breaking down into fragments that contaminate water, soil, and seafood.
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President’s letter
We spend some time articulating the challenges, but we commit most of our time, and certainly the vast majority of our energy, to concocting solutions that are big enough to matter -
Colleagues remember his dedication to sustainability and his encyclopedic marine knowledge, saying his greatest legacy was making others feel understood.
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Stretching from coast to coast, grasslands cover nearly a third of the lower 48 states.
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By 2050, nearly 3 million miles of new roads could be developed—enough to circle the Earth 120 times.
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Coming face to face with a playful sea lion pup
ESPÍRITU SANTO ARCHIPELAGO NATIONAL PARK :: MEXICO
In 2024, I traveled to one of my favorite dive sites, Los Islotes, to capture the incredible behaviors of the area’s fun-loving California sea lions. -
European bison return to the Caucasus
SHAHDAG NATIONAL PARK :: AZERBAIJAN
When the last wild European bison was shot in the Caucasus in 1927, a mere dozen remained in captivity.
