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Wildlife Adaptation Innovation Fund

A group of gray Asian elephants grazing in a green field with lush green forests in the background.

© Getty Images/Teerayut Chaisarn/WWF-US

WWF's Wildlife Adaptation Innovation Fund supports the testing of new ideas that have potential to reduce the vulnerability of wildlife to changes in climate through on-the-ground projects. Successes and lessons learned from these pilot projects provide useful guidance that move conservation beyond business-as-usual approaches, and successful efforts can be replicated or taken to scale to help wildlife endure under conditions of rapid change.

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© Antonio Busiello / WWF-US

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Funded projects

Asian giant softshell turtle

© WWF-Laos

Laos

Community hatcheries for endangered freshwater turtles in the Mekong River

Lobed star coral (Orbicella annularis)

© Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire

Bonaire

Increasing coral reef genetic diversity through nursery construction in Bonaire

A zebra standing behind vegetation

© Nikhil Advani / WWF-US

Kenya

Improving habitat and forage for Grevy’s zebra in northern Kenya

A gyrfalcon soaring in a blue sky

© WWF-Sweden / Tom Arnbom

Sweden

Weatherproofing artificial cliff nests for gyrfalcon in Sweden

An asian elephant amongst trees

© Nikhil Advani/WWF-US

Bhutan

Restoring lake systems for wildlife in Bhutan’s Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary

Large bovine with curved horns

© Nikhil Advani

Nepal

Water provision for wildlife in Nepal’s Parsa National Park

Jaguar standing in river beneath cave opening

© LUCAS BUSTAMANTE

Peru

Restoring waterways for jaguars in the Peruvian Amazon

A large brown bar on a tree among other trees and leaves.

© A.Karamanlidis/Arcturos

Bulgaria

Connecting brown bears with climate-resilient food webs in Bulgaria

Grey birds in treetops

© WWF-Pakistan

Pakistan

Installation of artificial nest boxes for cavity and hole nesting birds in Islamabad, Pakistan

A person with gloves holds a large frog with orange eyes

© WWF-Spain

Spain

Restoring water points and habitats for amphibians in Spain’s Riaza River Natural Park

Two hyacinth macaws perched at the top of a tree

© WWF-Paraguay

Paraguay

Expanding nesting opportunities for hyacinth macaws in the Paraguayan Cerrado

A gazelle with long rippled horns standing cautiously in tall green grass

© WWF-V.Kochiashvili

Caucasus

Improving water access for goitered gazelles in the transboundary area of Azerbaijan and Georgia

A brown landscape with a tree with spiky palm leaves at the center

© Willie Engelbrecht

South Africa

Preventing plant extinctions in the Richtersveld, South Africa

Small pile of baby sea turtles in the sand

© LAMAVE/Duli Beach Resort

Philippines

Constructing climate-resilient hatcheries for endangered sea turtles in the Philippines

Yellow-billed hornbill

© Tanja van de Ven

South Africa

Managing microclimates for southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa

A gharial with nose above water

© Shanshank Poudel/WWF-Nepal

Nepal

Gharial crocodile translocation to Banke National Park, Nepal

Closeup of a southern ground hornbill

© Shutterstock

Namibia

Providing artificial nests for southern ground hornbills in the Zambezi Region, Namibia

Two brown ducks swim along dark waters

© WWF China

China

Improving habitat for Baer’s pochard in the Chonghu wetland, China

A female Bengal tiger stands regally in front of a lake in India.

© Nitish Madan / WWF-International

Nepal

Creating wildlife corridors for tigers in the Churia range, Nepal

A martial eagle perches in a tree in Botswana.

© Steve Morello / WWF-US

South Africa

Providing shade for birds of the Tankwa Karoo desert, South Africa

A South African Tapir stands in ankle deep water and looks towards the left.

© Day's Edge Productions / WWF-US

Mexico

Installing and monitoring artificial water sources to help endangered species in Mexico

A gray elephant in a green jungle setting

© Minzayar Oo / WWF-US

Myanmar

Restoring elephant habitat through enrichment planting and check dams in Myanmar

A tiger wades chest-deep into a river.

© Howard Cheek / WWF-Greater Mekong

Thailand

Grassland creation and water provision for tiger prey in Thailand

Two African penguins stand on a dune. One faces right, and the other faces left. Vegetation grows behind them. Attribution

© WWF-US/Nikhil Advani

South Africa

Improved nesting, management and monitoring for African penguins in South Africa

Three Sarus cranes stand in a grassy wetland in Keoladeo National Park, India

© Martin Harvey/WWF-US

Nepal

Creating wetlands and improved nesting sites for sarus cranes in Nepal

Green turtle hatchling swimming in the shallows of the sea in Indonesia

© Jürgen Freund / WWF-Canon

Colombia

Controlling sand temperatures for sea turtles in the Choco region of Colombia

Newborn saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) lying in grass, Cherniye Zemli (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia, Russia

© Wild Wonders of Europe / Igor Shpilenok / WWF

Russia

Establishing a network of artificial watering holes for saiga antelope in Russia

A muddy brown rhino amidst long blades of green grass.

© Michel Gunther/WWF-Canon

Nepal

Building artificial mounds for one-horned rhinos in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park

A red panda curled in the neck of a tree brach with sunlight and shadows casting

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India

Red pandas, climate change, and the fight to save forests

A polar bear stands near a group of walrus

© Tom Arnbom / WWF-Canon

Russia

Relocating Pacific walrus carcasses to minimize predator disturbance

Albatross chicks sitting on nests

© Matthew Newton / WWF-Aus

Australia

Constructing artificial nests for shy albatross

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