Species
Protecting wildlife
Featured Story
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Reducing Poaching to Save Tigers
Tigers are highly vulnerable to poaching. Learn about WWF's Zero Poaching initiative. Read more
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Valuing Nature: A Lesson For Us All
Learn how nature supports the prosperity of nations and communities Read more
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Connect and Protect
Reconnecting shared landscapes is crucial for wildlife and people to thrive. Read more
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Saving Snow Leopards
Communities lead new effort to protect snow leopards in Nepal. Read more
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A New View of Buffalo
Satellite images provide WWF scientists a better picture of buffalo in the wild. Read more
Latest News
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WWF: World’s Rarest Wild Cat Thrown a Lifeline with Establishment of New National Park
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced the establishment of a new national park in Russia as part of efforts to save the world’s rarest cat – the Amur leopard. Read more
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Yanni and WWF Partner to Save Wild Pandas
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is pleased to announce a collaboration with legendary composer and performer Yanni, aimed at raising awareness of giant panda conservation. Read more
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Monarch Butterfly Decline
The number of Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico has dropped by nearly a third since 2011. Learn more
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WWF Statement on Cameroon Elephant Slaughter
The following statement was issued today by Natasha Kofoworola Quist, WWF’s Central Africa Regional Programme Office Representative: Read more
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WWF to Brief Media on Cameroon Elephant Slaughter
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) experts will discuss the recent slaughter of hundreds of wild elephants in Cameroon and the need for President Paul Biya to protect the remaining elephants and bring the killers to justice during a telephone press briefing on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 9 a.m. EST. Read more
Saving wildlife is at the core of WWF’s mission. Why? Because animal populations are disappearing at an alarming rate. But even in the face of threats like poaching, habitat loss and overuse of natural resources, WWF is creating a better future for wildlife every day.
We protect wildlife because they inspire us. But we also focus our efforts on those flagship species—like tigers, rhinos, whales and marine turtles—whose protection:
- influences and supports the survival of other species
- offers opportunities to protect whole landscapes or marine areas
Protecting these species also contributes to a thriving, healthy planet for people’s health and well-being—from forests that slow climate change and filter water to oceans that provide more than 1/6 of the world’s food.
From elephants to polar bears, we fight to secure a future for animals on the planet we all share. We helped bring back the Amur tiger and Africa’s black rhinos from the edge of extinction. We are giving isolated, dwindling populations of black footed ferrets and river dolphins a second chance. We continue to:
- Keep habitats and landscapes thriving
- Work with partners at all levels, from community leaders to governments and multinational bodies
- Envision, create, test and deliver solutions that account for the reality of a crowded planet
But our work is far from done, and WWF constantly strives to protect the species we all care about.
Learn more about the species we are working to protect and what we’re doing to save them:
Priority Species
