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Celebrating Women in Conservation

Every day, women take on tasks both small and large to help the planet. Here’s a look at a few of their stories.

Celebrating women in conservation
"There’s actually quite a lot we don’t know about polar bears. Nine of the 19 subpopulations of polar bears are data-deficient.It makes it really difficult to do appropriate conservation and adaptive management when we have a lot of questions about what’s going on with those populations.”

—WWF’s Elisabeth Kruger on working in the Arctic

Read about WWF's Elisabeth Kruger's work with polar bears.
“You can save water little by little in your everyday life by using less to wash vegetables and clothes.Everyone can make a difference because saving water is a daily effort.”

—Wetland protection volunteer Jinyan Du on fresh water

Read about Jinyan Du's work in wetlands.
“I was born in the forest and I feel a moral obligation to protect it and its wildlife, for humanity and for my kids.”

—WWF park ranger Sidonie Asseme on protecting animals from poachers

Read about WWF park ranger Sidonie Asseme's work on wildlife protection.
"If people are not healthy, they won't have the energy for things like protecting the environment. I do not get money for doing this, but it gives me great satisfaction. I know people in my village appreciate it."

—Community health volunteer Devi KC on helping others stay healthy

Read about community health volunteer Devi KC.
"Protecting elephant habitat is essential to preventing human-elephant conflict. By working together with local communities, governments and others, we can help save Asian elephants and support vibrant, thriving communities.”

—WWF’s Nilanga Jayasinghe on preventing human-elephant conflict

Read about Nilanga Jayasinghe's work in wildlife conservation.

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Celebrating Women in Conservation

Every day, women take on tasks both small and large to help the planet. Here’s a look at a few of their stories.

Celebrating women in conservation