Canadian Sustainable Fish

New research in a benchmark study by WWF Canada has found that 91% of Canadians feel it’s important that fish and other seafood on sale in Canada come from sustainable and not overfished stock. Over two thirds (68%) of Canadians feel that it’s very important that fish and seafood come from sustainable stock. Howeve...

UK Sustainable Fishing

The best way to ensure we will have fish to eat in the future is to implement sustainable fishing. The UK might lead the way, if a recent poll by WWF  is ...

Oil and Virunga National Park

It’s not very often that we hear good news about the mountain gorillas, but recently the Congo government blocked a UK company’s (Soco) bid to drill fo...

Mapping Population and Ecosystems

Rural populations in developing countries are rapidly increasing, threatening many of the planet’s highest biodiversity regions, reports a new study by WWF...

Biodiversity 911

Biodiversity 911 is an online visit to a symbolic hospital emergency room where animated creatures are being treated for a variety of environmental ailmen...

Solar Boats and a Lost Whale

WWF Spain has launched a solar powered catamaran that will lead an awareness raising campaign along the Mediteranean coastline each summer for the next 3 years.  The campaign is called Embárcate, Spanish for “Get on Board”, and will promote the ...

Javan Rhino Conservation

Although the Javan rhinoceros was once the most widespread of any Asian rhino breed, today it is the most endangered.  The Javan rhinos were decimated in 1883 when a 120 foot tsunami, caused by the Krakatau volcano eruption, forced its way through the Ujon...

Friendly Mascots

 “Mascot”, according to Wikipedia, means any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck and that represents a group with a common public identity such as a school, professional sports team, society, non profit organization, or zoo.  For t...

30 Years in China

In 1980, nineteen years after choosing the Giant Panda as their logo, World Wildlife Fund entered China.  As the first environmental group invited by the government to work in China, WWF had the mission of saving the remaining Giant Panda and Snow Le...

Conserving Turtles

It seems that conservation plans for endangered species should always have a Plan B.  It’s not safe to rely on the ecosystem area remaining intact.  Looking at the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, having a Plan B to put into motion as soon as...

Happy Earth Hour

Saturday, March 27th, at 8:30 pm, join 3,100 cities across 121 countries and territories and turn out your lights.  You will be joining them to send a strong message that more needs to be done to fight climate change. World Wildlife Fund seems to be lea...

WWF – Conservation Games

It’s so good when learning about our world involves fun. World Wildlife Fund International, headquartered in Gland Switzerland, has a webpage that features seven fun little games related to conservation. All most of the games require is some basic sk...