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Long known for its conservation outside the United States, World Wildlife Fund works at home to safeguard wildlife, fisheries, forests, and wetlands. WWF is active in six ecoregions in the United States, each home to a spectacular array of wildlife and plant species. The nation's tremendous diversity of climate and habitats means it is home to arctic creatures like polar bears, which live on the shores of the Bering Sea, as well as desert species like the jaguar, the largest cat native to North America and the third largest cat in the world, which lives in the Chihuahuan Desert.
While conservation remains a priority for WWF, in many parts of the United States, our focus is on restoration. WWF helped bring an $8 billion federal restoration project to the Everglades and we remain there to oversee its progress. In the Northern Great Plains, once known for a wildlife pageant similar to that of Africa's Serengeti, WWF is working to restore areas where bison, prairie dogs and black footed ferrets can roam freely again.
More than three decades of international experience give WWF a unique perspective on the global importance of U.S. biological resources and the conservation challenges facing the United States. Throughout the country, we work to bring home the message that conservation makes political and economic sense, and that it works best when it begins in the backyards and the boardrooms of America.
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