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Asian elephants are both culturally important and vital to ecosystems. Learn more about these magnificent creatures and what WWF is doing to protect them.

Four teams of 10 to 12 trained researchers, rangers, community members, and porters traversed different parts of the Tulin Onsoi area of North Kalimantan to find signs of elephants.

Amidst the rage she felt from her damaged crops, farmer Nichakan Pongsarikit saw an opportunity that elephants offered and embarked on a journey to become a local guide.

WWF’s Elly Allies aims to reverse population declines, safeguard and restore habitats, and move towards sustainable coexistence between elephants and people.

Whether starting from a place of profound love for these magnificent animals, or one born of a need to defend homes and damaged livelihoods, many people play unique and necessary roles in building a future in which elephants can thrive in healthy habitats alongside communities.

Wildlife corridors are critically important spaces that can be incredibly diverse. Some wildlife corridors have lots of people, large agricultural spaces and infrastructure, while others have very few people and healthy forests.

As a result of a longstanding and steadfast commitment to conservation, Bhutan has increased the number of tigers within its borders by 27% since 2015—an astounding achievement. There are now an estimated 131 tigers in this eastern Himalayan country, according to the most recent survey conducted in 2021 and 2022.

Four months into my current position as a project officer on the WWF-US Oceans team, I found myself in the middle of a cleared mangrove stand. I could see cut trunks, about a foot or two across, scattered throughout the field as my WWF Madagascar colleagues and members of the Siranana-Ankoera Fokontany village explained what had happened prior to 2015: people from outside of this community had cut these mangroves to be used for charcoal production.

Interspersed among these cut trunks, however, were small mangrove propagules planted by members of the Siranana Community Based Organization, the Siranana-Ankoera Fokontany, and WWF Madagascar around 9 months prior. These propagules were one of the reasons why my WWF-US colleagues and I were here, to support work under the Mangroves for Community and Climate project

Herders, rangers, and researchers share insights into living with free-roaming lions and measures like early warning systems that help keep people, livestock, and lions safe.

In Southern Africa's KAZA region, WWF, its partners, and local communities work together to reduce conflicts with wildlife

We are running out of time to achieve a cap of 1.5°C—and we must act now to keep this goal within reach.

Humanity’s window of opportunity to keep warming below the critical 1.5°C threshold is rapidly closing.

Wildlife and roadways can be a deadly, expensive combination. But wildlife crossings, an increasingly common solution, are helping to reduce the danger for all.

The Himalayas famously draw intrepid travelers hoping to experience some of nature’s grandest offerings.

In far western Mongolia, 40 rangers were attending a WWF workshop in December 2022 when they received an unexpected invitation to participate in a real-world training exercise.

Renowned scientist E .O. Wilson developed the biophilia hypothesis, which suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life.

WWF is advocating for three priorities in the Farm Bill, due to be renewed this year.

Don’t worry, it wasn’t something you said. The black (or plain) rain frog just has a permanently grouchy expression.

The group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists shapes brightly colored sculptures of diverse sea creatures by weaving threads and fibers made from foraged ghost nets around metal frames.

Today, nearly one-third of all food production depends on rivers.

When beavers construct dams that partially block streams and rivers, the diverted water collects in ponds in which these animals can build safe homes away from predators.

A coalition of women work to advance their rights—and sustainable fishing—along Chile’s southern coast.

The idea to protect Guafo was born in 2016 following a massive red tide that blanketed seas across the greater Chiloé Archipelago.