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June

WWF’s Statement On The Brutal Murder Of A Conservationist In Costa Rica June 10, 2013

May

WWF: UN Chief Takes Poaching Concerns to Security Council May 29, 2013
At Least 26 Elephants Massacred In World Heritage Site May 10, 2013
High Alert: Poachers Enter Unique Elephant Habitat May 07, 2013

April

UN Recognizes Severity Of Wildlife Crimes April 26, 2013
How to Save the Elephants of Central Africa April 26, 2013
Field Reports Indicate Slaughter of Elephants, Conservation Staff Evacuated April 25, 2013
WWF Praises US, Peru and Other Nations Calling for Stiffer Wildlife Crime Penalties April 18, 2013
Orphaned Rhino Struggles to Survive After Mother Killed April 05, 2013
Mother of Newly Born Rhino Calf Killed by Poachers in Manas National Park of India April 04, 2013

March

Conservationists Unite to Unleash Public Tool to Stop Poaching March 21, 2013
Nat Geo Wild Teams with World Wildlife Fund and Entertainment Personality Billy Bush on Wild Nepal March 21, 2013
Poachers Kill At Least 89 Elephants In Chad March 19, 2013
Governments Start to Rein in Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade, Give Sharks and Timber Species Better Protection at Wildlife Trade Meeting March 14, 2013
WWF: Governments Muster Political Will to Protect Sharks at CITES March 14, 2013
Apes Swing Into CITES March 13, 2013
Governments Fall Short on Immediate Efforts to Curb Illegal Ivory Trade at Wildlife Trade Meeting March 12, 2013
WWF Statement on Rhino Decisions at CITES March 12, 2013
One Million Voices Speak Up to Save Elephants March 11, 2013
WWF Reaction to CITES Shark Decisions March 11, 2013
Thai Buddhist Leaders Pray for Poached Elephants, Call for End to Ivory Use March 09, 2013
New Study Reveals Scale of Persistent Illegal Tiger Trade March 07, 2013
Miss Universe to Lend Super Support for Strong Action on Wildlife Trade March 03, 2013
Thai Prime Minister Announces End to Ivory Trade March 03, 2013
WWF Reaction to Thai Prime Minister Announcement on Ivory Trade March 03, 2013
Thai Prime Minister Must Seize Spotlight to End Ivory Trade March 02, 2013

February

Thai Premier Accepts Half-Million Signature Petition from WWF to Ban Ivory Trade February 27, 2013
‘Revenge’ Stars Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman Launch PSA for WWF’s ‘Hands Off My Parts’ Wildlife Crime Initiative February 26, 2013