Stories

This is a story of three Rio Grande basin locals, Adeline, Daniel, and Michael, whose lives are deeply connected to the Rio Grande basin. Through their voices, we see how the river lives in the hearts of those who love it.

WWF and local community partners, research institutions, and government entities have deployed a network of sensors in two biosphere reserves on Mexico’s Pacific and Yucatan coasts. The sensors, which include weather stations, carbon flux towers, camera traps, and drones, are collecting data on climate and environmental variables associated with mangrove health.

Plastic reuse – enabling products or packaging to be used multiple times for their original purpose – .extends the life of the resources we do use, helps us use less plastic, and drives consumer behavior change. It's also good for business.

Currently, the law that protects endangered species, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), makes it clear that destroying habitat—the homes of endangered animals and plants—counts as "harm" and is illegal. The recently proposed reinterpretation would remove habitat destruction from this definition, making it much easier for developers to destroy the places where endangered wildlife and rare plants live.

Companies have an important role to play in land sector mitigation—that is, the reduction of greenhouse gases emitted from land use such as agriculture or forestry, and land’s ability to sequester carbon. Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Guidance (FLAG( helps companies account for and address their land sector emissions.

WWF's Sanjana Ramesh explores her upbringing and the influence of South Asian women in conservation. They are policy advocates, wildlife veterinarians, seed savers, and educators—merging tradition with science, memory with innovation.

Wildebeest may be best known for their annual Great Migration in eastern Africa, the largest movement of animals in the world. However, this event is more than just an incredible natural phenomenon and tourist attraction—it also drives the crucial ecological processes that support the Serengeti Mara’s ability to adapt to the effects of climate change.

Through the FLIR system, high-powered thermal cameras equipped with night vision and artificial intelligence can detect humans, wildlife, or vehicle movements at night. The cameras will then send automated alerts back to the operator of the camera system, allowing staff to quickly respond.

When Tropical Cyclone Yasa hit Fiji in December 2020, it ravaged Nacula, redrawing the border between land and sea.

Sandhill cranes travel thousands of miles every year between their breeding grounds in the northern US, Canada, and even Siberia, and their wintering sites in the southern US and Mexico. Along the way, they rely on a few critical freshwater habitats to rest and refuel. 

How do we obtain necessary minerals while protecting the communities, ecosystems, and biodiversity we're also trying to save? The good news is that a new report shows it's possible: The impact of mining ETMs for the renewable energy transition is considerably smaller than that of fossil fuel extraction.

Sea otters are critical players in marine ecosystems and a keystone species, meaning they have a profound effect on their ecosystem. They are vital to kelp forests, ensuring the health and carbon storage abilities of these important ecosystems.

May 20th is World Bee Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate not only the beloved honey bee, but North America’s 4,000 species of native bees.

Whether they fly, swim, crawl, run, or flutter, wildlife can ignite curiosity and hope for our shared future.

Kelp farming is catching on in Maine as a way to sustain coastal workers while strengthening ecosystems. This story traces the journey of kelp from farm to table. 

Exciting new camera trap footage of a tigress and three cubs captured in Thailand helps show the result of decades of wild tiger conservation efforts to improve habitat, increase availability of prey, and reduce the threat of poaching across the country.

In June 2024, the Eskimo Walrus Commission coordinated with US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Geological Survey to bring Dana James, a St. Lawrence Island Yupik hunter from Gambell (Sivuqaq), on the 2024 Pacific walrus research cruise.

Nepal has announced its national estimate of the elusive snow leopard population, marking a major milestone in the conservation of this iconic Himalayan species. This landmark assessment, which compiled data from seven study regions, estimates Nepal’s snow leopard population at 397 individuals, a relatively stable population for the region. It’s the first robust estimate of the country’s snow leopard population, which until now, were only guestimates based on sign surveys—surveys of snow leopard tracks, scat, and tree scrapes—and habitat modeling. This information will be vital for informing future conservation strategies to conserve this threatened species.

It's common knowledge that the monarch butterfly is in trouble. However, like the causes themselves, the story of why the charismatic insect isn't faring well has evolved.

In a park in British Columbia, Canada, WWF scientist Robin Naidoo has spent the past eight years using hidden cameras to capture how people and wildlife share the same trails. The pictures depict how human recreation and wildlife movement overlap.

The Arctic Ocean is about 5.4 million square miles—about 1.5 times as big as the US—but it is the world’s smallest ocean. Learn more about the Arctic and what WWF is doing to help protect it.

In their own words, river communities—and bioeconomy entrepreneurs—share their commitment to protecting their Amazon home

Conservationists have introduced the IUCN Green Status, a new global standard that gauges the success of conservation efforts by assessing species’ population recovery and ecological functionality.

It wasn’t until Irenilse Batista Sousa researched her roots that she understood what it was to be Kumaruara.