Stories

How can new linear infrastructure—including roads, railways, and power lines—meet human needs while protecting snow leopards, their prey, and the fragile ecosystems they depend on to survive?

WWF and its partners, including Audubon New Mexico, have quantified flows and losses within six stretches of the Upper Rio Grande, and its tributary the Rio Chama. From these measurements, they developed seasonal environmental flow recommendations.

Easy to grow, healthy to eat, and shelf-stable for years, lentils have been a dietary staple for more than 13,000 years.

When the world’s tiger range countries committed in 2010 to doubling the number of wild tigers, they knew they needed to make more targeted, informed conservation decisions—and fast.

With grace and determination, Bhutan builds a harmonious future for people and nature

A groundbreaking alliance unites conservation and development goals

An estimated 1.06 billion pounds of food in school cafeterias is wasted each year, contributing an estimated 1.9 million tons of CO2 pollution.

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.

Virtual fencing holds promise for replacing the traditional fences that impair wildlife migrations across the Great Plains.

Very slowly, the male tortoise inched his head out of his armor to reveal a wizened, narrow-eyed face.

To protect themselves, sardines gather in tight, spherical formations called bait balls.

The conservation of nature never stops. Workloads exceed waking hours in a day.

Cacao is an important cash crop, especially for small-scale farmers in West Africa. But cacao plantations have led to the extensive clearing of tropical forests in cacao-producing countries.

For multidisciplinary artist Raku Inoue, intuition, curiosity, and a connection to nature are the foundation of creativity.

Barron sees young people as a powerful engine for change and is devoted to helping them realize the difference they can make.

Amid the cacophony of helicopters whirring and trains blaring their horns in the suburbs of Chicago, my daughter and I discovered a beautiful—albeit ravenous—natural phenomenon two summers ago.

Pham, who received WWF’s 2024 Youth Conservation Leadership Award, believes it’s important to foster the next generation of leaders.

With WWF, I’ve been able to meet many people, both staff and other supporters, who share an interest in protecting animals and natural places.

Fashion is incredibly influential—it’s tied to people’s self-expression and identity.

One of the few animals able to photosynthesize, this tiny invertebrate acquires chloroplasts by munching on Avrainvillea, a paddle-shaped seaweed with a velvety texture.

WWF’s Climate Crowd initiative—which studies how climate change is impacting people and landscapes and then implements on-the-ground solutions—found human-wildlife conflict to be a recurring theme in its data analysis. A recent Climate Crowd report, based on an analysis of over 3,000 key-informant interviews from communities living near biodiversity hotspots, found that a fourth of all interviews mention human-wildlife conflict as an impact of climate change. The results verified what many communities already know firsthand: the ways people and wildlife respond to climate stressors are deeply interconnected and often impact one another.

Recycling has become second nature for many Americans—a simple act that reflects a shared commitment to cleaner communities and a healthier planet. But while those blue bins are full of good intentions, not everything that goes in gets a second life. The good news? Innovative policies are helping close that gap, ensuring more materials are actually recycled and making the system more effective for everyone.

Seaweed and kelp are critical for life on Earth Forests and beds filter excess nutrients and sequester carbon through photosynthesis. 70% of our oxygen comes from the ocean, with kelp forests being an important contributor. Sadly, kelp forests are declining worldwide due to several factors, including overfishing, pollution, excess urchins, and warming waters. Kelp reforestation is a promising approach to restoring and protecting kelp forests.

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.