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The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international conservation organization that works with governments, businesses and individuals to protect nature and raise environmental awareness.

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A baby pangolin is being given water at the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital

Protecting southern Africa's pangolins 

Meet the organizations trying to safeguard pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammal.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 4, 2022
Plastic waste visible underwater

Plastic pollution in oceans growing dramatically, WWF warns

A new WWF report says fossil-fuel derived substance "has reached every part of the ocean."
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 8, 2022
Leptobrachium Iunatum frog

New species discovered in the Mekong region

Conservationists have counted 224 new species in one of Southeast Asia's most intensely threatened wildlife hotspots.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 26, 2022
Aerial shot of dead sheep scattered across a dry landscape

What to expect from the world's sixth mass extinction

What can we expect as we descend into the first mass extinction in 65 million years?
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 11, 2022
African forest elephant

WWF warns of biggest extinction event 'since the dinosaurs'

More plants and animals than ever before are now on a global list of threatened species, the WWF Germany has warned.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 29, 2021
Chelonoidis phantasticus/ Fernandina giant tortoise

Seemingly extinct animals who are back from the dead

Every year many animal species go extinct, never to be seen again. But some species are rediscovered as well.
ScienceDecember 6, 20217 images
The protected giant clam, Tridacna gigas

Germany: Travelers face fine for import of endangered clams

The family is facing a fine of up to €10,000 for bringing in two shells of a protected giant clam from Kenya.
Rule of LawNovember 10, 2021
Confiscated tiger skins and skulls lie on a customs table in Bangkok

Traditional Chinese medicine — grown in a petri dish?

Could lab-grown meat counteract the illegal market for endangered animal products?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 5, 2021
DW Eco Africa 01.10.21

3-D printed shark fins to fight poaching

Fighting the illegal trade of shark products by helping authorities identify the endangered species. 
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 202102:09 min
A shoal of sharks

2 in 5 shark species threatened with extinction

The latest update of the IUCN's Red List for Threatened Species blames overfishing for the risk to sharks and rays.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 4, 2021
A row of open market stalls filed with raw meat on counters and hanging from hooks

A new tool to identify zoonotic disease hot spots

Researchers have developed a tool to assess wildlife markets for risks of zoonotic outbreaks.
HealthJuly 6, 2021
Fish swim in a coral reef

Med heating 20% faster than world's oceans: WWF

Researchers say the Mediterranean is "no longer the sea that we once knew."
Nature and EnvironmentJune 23, 2021
DW Sendung Eco Africa

Can cloning help save endangered species?

In the face of widespread biodiversity loss, scientists are creating clones of some species to help revive them.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 202105:08 min
File photo: Siberian tiger

Siberian tiger attacks villager in northeastern China

The rare tiger left people terrified in a Chinese village after injuring a field worker and scratching a car.
SocietyApril 26, 2021
Earth Hour Numerous LED candles can be seen in Hannover, Germany.

Monuments go dark for Earth Hour

Organizers WWF wanted to highlight the link between the destruction of nature and an increase in disease outbreaks.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 28, 2021
A picture of Hook the pangolin resting on a tree stump in the Singapore Zoo

World Pangolin Day: Can they be saved?

The scaly anteaters, at risk from poaching, were originally blamed for transmitting COVID-19 to humans.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 20, 20216 images
In May-June 2020, the death of hundreds of Elephants in a small area in Botswana sent shock waves around the world.

Reversing biodiversity loss

Biodiversity is vital for our survival. These strategies are used to fight species loss.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 4, 2020
Turteltaube Jungtiere im Nest

The fight to save Britain's turtle doves

Turtle doves are flying toward extinction in the UK. But some are working to bring back these beloved birds.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 22, 2020
A Tasmanian Devil is seen in a trap after being captures to check for signs of the Devil Facial Tumor Disease

Facial cancer threatens Tasmanian devils

Could breeding programs and vaccines help the devils' plight?
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 11, 20207 images
A dead elephant

Wildlife populations fell 68% since 1970: WWF

The environment advocacy organization has warned of "staggering" decline in global wildlife populations.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 10, 2020
DW eco@africa - Kenia & Sudan

Endangered, in danger

In this week’s show — dehorning rhinos, protecting the most endangered whales, and the dangers environmentalists face.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 30, 202030:00 min
Man rescues koala from bushfire

Study says Australia's bushfires harmed 3 billion animals

Conservationists say it's "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history."
CatastropheJuly 28, 2020
Das Seepferdchen von Sydney vor dem Aussterben bedroht

A safe getaway for Sydney's seahorses

Building a refuge for endangered seahorses so they can get down to business and boost their numbers.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 15, 2020
Nigeria | Gorillas

Rare gorillas making a comeback

New pictures from Nigeria show Cross River gorillas, a critically endangered subspecies, with infants.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 8, 2020
This 1925 photo shows a hunter with the now extinct Tasmanian tiger

Some hope for recovery as extinction Red List grows

As the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List grows, there's cautious hope in the wake of COVID-19.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 12, 202010 images
File photo: A truck carrying large logs along a dirt track in a Brazilian rainforest in Mato Grosso.

WWF: Rainforest culling more than doubles amid pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the WWF said illegal loggers are taking advantage and the unemployed are getting desperate.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 21, 2020
DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

This week on Eco Africa: Hope for hornbills in South Africa, Nigeria's solar-powered school and clean water for Kibera.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 7, 202026:06 min
Persian Leopard

Iraq: looking for leopards

Conservationists want a protected area in northern Iraq for the extremely rare Persian leopard.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 1, 202006:58 min
Bienen und Glyphosat

Vital species we can't afford to lose

On World Wildlife Day, DW takes a look at some of the species we may not realize we rely on.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 3, 20208 images
Aeriel view of the North Sea Tidal flats

Is the Wadden Sea drowning?

As sea levels rise, the rich ecosystem of the Wadden Sea in the North Sea is at risk of disappearing.
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 14, 202006:02 min
Saiga antelope (picture-alliance/dpa/TASS/D. Rogulin)

Endangered animals: WWF's winners and losers of 2019

The Earth is entering 2020 facing "the greatest extinction event since the dinosaurs," WWF is warning.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 27, 201912 images
Polar bear Milana

Polar bear gives birth to cubs

Russian polar bear Milana gave birth to two cubs last week at the Hanover Adventure Zoo.
SocietyNovember 25, 2019
A female Sumatran rhino

Sumatran rhino becomes extinct in Malaysia

The death of a 25-year-old female named Iman comes six months after Malaysia's last remaining male died.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 23, 2019
Turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur)

Endangered turtle dove 2020 bird of the year

It symbolizes love, peace and happiness but the migratory bird's populations are in rapid decline.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 11, 2019
A fish market in Guinea

WTO still scrambling for global fishing rules

The World Trade Organization is increasingly under pressure to come up with a global scheme to curb fisheries subsidies.
BusinessOctober 8, 2019
A still from the film Finding Nemo, with the main characters inside a pelican's pouch

There's more to the pelican than a pouch

From their curious pouches to their secret built-in flotation devices, we take a closer look a the incredible pelican.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 1, 20198 images
Reptilienmesse Terraristika

Illegal wildlife trade thrives online

Rare reptiles are among endangered animals being traded on Facebook.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 30, 2019
Global Ideas Kambodscha Schildkröten

Tortoise protection in Cambodia

At the ACCB in Cambodia, conservationists are working to protect endangered tortoise species.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 20, 201907:06 min
Symbolbild Trophy Hunting

CITES: Killing animals to save them?

At CITES this week, a debate rages over whether trophy hunting helps or hinders the protection of endangered species.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 27, 2019
Last remaining northern white rhinos seen at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in central Kenya

Eggs from last northern white rhinos fertilized

The procedure has raised hopes about saving the highly endangered animals.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 26, 2019
Mako shark swimming in Atlantic

Countries vote to protect endangered mako sharks

Japan and China opposed a global initiative to save mako sharks, whose numbers have plunged in the past few years.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 25, 2019
African elephant

CITES: As elephant numbers fall, ivory dispute rumbles on

Could putting the extinct woolly mammoths on a treaty meant to protect endangered species, help to protect elephants?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 23, 2019
Global Ideas küssende Tiere Giraffen

Giraffes move closer to endangered species protection

Facing 'silent extinction,' now 106 countries back the motion to regulate international trade in giraffes.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 23, 2019
Cheetah

5 things you need to know about CITES 18

DW fills you in on five of the biggest debates in international wildlife trafficking.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 16, 2019
Bee on a purple flower

Saving bees and butterflies in Morocco

Encouraging farmers in Morocco to use blooming fields and insect hotels to protect threatened pollinators.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2019
Gorillas in the rainforest

World's forest animal population sinks drastically

Vertabrate populations in the world's forests have more than halved since 1970, mostly due to deforestation.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2019
Woman with hat and binoculars

Protecting the Persian leopard amidst conflict in Kurdistan

A Kurdish biologist fights to save the rare Persian leopard after 40 years of war in her homeland.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 13, 2019
Bonobos in the DR Congo (Imago Images/Nature Picture Library)

The bonobos' fight for survival

Only a few thousand bonobos are left — and they are losing their fight for survival.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 9, 20199 images
DW Eco Africa - Conservation in Uganda

Uganda, the primate capital of the world

In Uganda, ecotourism is working and apes have one of their largest sanctuaries: Kibale Forest National Park.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 19, 201904:21 min
Guiana Goldmine Soldaten und Polizei

Three French troops die in Guiana gold-mining raid

France has deployed hundreds of soldiers to French Guiana's remote jungle to clamp down on illegal mining.
CrimeJuly 18, 2019