Stories

Grassland birds have taken a nosedive in recent decades: They’re the fastest-declining bird group in North America.

When Del First was growing up on Fort Peck Indian Reservation in the 1960s, everyone in his neighborhood spoke Dakota, a language of the Sioux Nation. Today, hardly anyone does.

In the first project of its kind in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve, WWF—along with the Kenyan Wildlife Service and Narok County Council—is now collaring elephants.

In what has become the new normal over the past 10 years, residents of the Inupiat village of Point Lay on the coast of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska have had new neighbors each fall.

What climate change and receding sea ices mean for the people, wildlife, economy, and politics of the far North.

Across the country, people are taking action for monarchs. Here are their stories.

The Amazon is an incredibly unique place. It is the world’s largest rain forest and river system, and the most biologically diverse place on Earth. It contains millions of species, most of them still undescribed. Learn more about this amazing place.

In Iowa's farm country, two families share stewardship of the land and help butterflies

WWF National Council member Diane Moxness is always up for adventure. She and her husband spent time in Nepal forging a vision for conservation that embraces local as well as global action.

Repurposing plastic waste she finds in nature, Artist Aurora Robson meticulously assembles whimsical sculptures, transforming discarded debris into art.

Borneo has suffered some of the greatest habitat destruction on Earth, but there are still pristine wilderness areas like this one left. Its magical forests rarely disappoint.

WWF explores how can we better understand the dynamics between men and women in a given culture and their impacts on natural resources.

Every story in our magazine represents the passion and urgency we feel at WWF—and tries to illuminate the most important work our staff and partners are doing.

Busch assumed the helm of the Endangered Wolf Center, and she was determined to instill a strong educational component into its core mission. She believes in the power of local conservation.

On a river in Brazil, a quadcopter drone whirred over the water, transmitting a stream of images to a computer. Researchers and the small aircraft had the same job: spotting river dolphins.

Often mistaken for a jellyfish, man o' war is actually a species of siphonophore, a colony of individual organisms that together operate as a single animal—one famous for its tendrils and harsh sting.

In early March, nearly 2,500 people donated a total of $256,512 to extend bison habitat at the park from 57,640 acres to 80,193 acres. This will allow the park to achieve and sustain a herd of more than 1,000 bison, and will allow more park visitors to see and learn about the United States’ National mammal.

For all of us there is a place we call home. A place where we evolved and belong—culturally, politically, and in countless ways that help define who we are. The same holds true for other species.

We sat down with six of our WWF Panda Ambassadors to learn why they stand up for wildlife and wild places, what they’d like to see from United States leadership, and how they instill their passion for conservation in others. Take some time to listen to their stories.

Now that you've joined hundreds of millions of people around the world in switching of your lights for one designated hour, continue to show your solidarity for climate action. Try to tackle one, two, or even all nine of the items on this list.

Associations, some formed mainly of women, in the Democratic Republic of Congo are building new, improved cookstoves by hand to help the environment—and themselves.

In 2016 alone, 1,054 rhinos were reported killed in South Africa.This figure represents a loss in rhinos of approximately 6% in South Africa, which is close to the birth rate, meaning the population remains perilously close to the tipping point.

Phuchung Lachenpa and his team are using local knowledge to set up camera traps throughout their region, laying groundwork for improving snow leopard conservation efforts.