Wildlife Conservation Stories

Infrastructure development can pose a significant threat to Asian elephants as roads and railways intersect with  elephant habitat and movement. A recent traffic accident on a Malaysian highway that led to the death of an elephant calf highlighted the need for improved measures to enable safe elephant movement.

Amazon species, like the jaguar and the river dolphin, have vast ranges of movement, across many country borders, that require keeping their habitats connected and protected to ensure they can thrive. A new study looks at areas where migratory routes align and what we can do to protect them.

In a landmark move for biodiversity conservation and recognition of the essential role of Indigenous territories in protecting nature, the Government of Ecuador has declared the first Amazon connectivity corridor in Ecuador, known as the Palora-Pastaza Connectivity Corridor.

Thanks to their impressive building skills, beavers are a keystone species—an animal whose activities support its entire habitat, including the other species that it lives alongside.

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.

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.

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.

Today tigers are found in just about 8% of the places they lived in just a couple of hundred years ago. Increasing global tiger range is critically important for restoring nature loss and must happen in a way that benefits local communities.

Now open source, the SpeciesNet platform saves time and saves wildlife

Many animals are active during the winter months, searching for food, finding mates, starting families, or on the move. For this reason, the winter is a great time to look for signs of wildlife and a fun excuse to brave the cold.

Tropical, sheltered waters are the perfect place for humpbacks to breed and raise their vulnerable calves. But mothers and their babies will soon set off on a perilous journey.

Once the temps drop and snowflakes begin to fall, it’s easy to assume that insects have simply disappeared. And while many do vanish from our view, a significant number of temperate species survive these harsh months by harnessing some truly radical behavior.

Wildlife provides vital benefits to people in innumerable ways, from pollinating plants so we have food to eat to dispersing seeds so forests can help regulate our climate. However, new WWF-led research shows that these important contributions are vastly underrepresented across science and policy discussions.

An impressive 742 new species of wildlife and plants have been identified in the Congo Basin from 2013 to 2023, highlighting the region's remarkable biodiversity and an urgent need to protect one of the world's most vital ecosystems.

What a year it’s been. 2024 held plenty of hard news for nature, but there were also notable wins. Those successes deserve to be celebrated!

A new report by WWF highlights these findings and the region’s incredible biodiversity and it's just the tip of the iceberg.

Known for their distinctive humps, camels are synonymous with desert environments. In their domesticated state, they provide vital resources such as milk, meat, wool, and transportation to pastoral communities in Africa and Asia, particularly in regions like northern Kenya. However, their importance in ecological and climate resilience is not as widely known. Camels, both in the wild and in their domesticated state, are essential to sustaining more arid ecosystems such as deserts, prairies, and steppes, along with the communities who live there.

Vultures are nature’s dedicated waste management specialists; they help with nutrient cycling and even reduce the spread of disease. In the US, we have turkey vultures, black vultures, and endangered California condors, but worldwide we’re currently sharing the planet with 23 vulture species. Vultures typically have bald heads and excellent vision, and some, like the turkey vulture, even have a keen sense of smell. They’re fascinating birds and we’d like to share a few ways we consider vultures to be nature’s influencers.

Bhutan collaborated to pioneer a revolutionary pilot study on the effectiveness of eDNA sampling in assessing biodiversity. As such, the country is poised to become a global leader in using eDNA technology for conservation purposes.

A new report sheds light on the often-overlooked ways that wildlife benefits people, helping us to understand how deeply interconnected we are to the natural world.

Wild pygmy hippos live a reclusive and nocturnal life in swampy forests in West Africa. Read on to learn more about these endangered animals.

A new interactive online atlas tracks the migration patterns of Tibetan antelopes, reindeer, guanacos, plains zebras, wildebeests and more ungulates.

WWF is working with partners to install artificial beaver dams in streams on dozens of ranches in the Northern Great Plains. These structures aim to slow water flow, prevent harmful erosion, and distribute this precious resource throughout the landscape. The end result will raise the water table, improve soil health, nourish plants, and provide habitat for wildlife.