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Making a big difference for our planet starts with you. Explore ways that you can give just an hour (or more) for Earth, and discover innovative ways to help us protect pangolins, swimways, and more.
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The pangolin protectors
Learn how Namibia's San people combine ancient wisdom and modern tactics to save the elusive pangolin. Their mission? To help reduce trade of the world's most trafficked mammal. |
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Give an Hour for Earth
What if an hour wasn't just an hour but the spark we need for change? Spend 60 minutes of your time doing something you love for our planet. |
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Can you tell?
Do you know what animal left these footprints? (Hint: This photo was taken in Alaska.) |
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Range and habitat
Komodo dragons live in Indonesia on five volcanic islands, which are rugged and hilly and covered with forest and savanna grassland. |
Interesting info
This predator has a strong sense of smell, a bite that delivers deadly bacteria, serrated teeth that are replaced throughout its life, a large, muscular tail, and long, powerful claws. It can eat up to 80% of its own body weight in a single meal! |
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The endangered Komodo dragon is, of course, not a dragon but the largest of the world's 3,000-plus lizard species. Males can be up to 10 feet long. Solitary animals, Komodo dragons scavenge for carrion and hunt prey of all sizes—from rodents to deer to water buffalo. |
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Pop quiz
African forest elephants help maintain biodiversity and healthy ecosystems, but they also increase carbon storage in their forest habitat. It's estimated that one forest elephant can increase the net carbon capture capacity of the forest by almost 250 acres! This is equivalent to removing from the atmosphere a year’s worth of emissions from how many cars? |
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Photos: Pangolin © Suzi Eszterhas/Wild Wonders of China/WWF; Trash on the beach © Shutterstock/Elizaveta Galitckaia/WWF; Sockeye salmon jumping © Kevin Schafer/WWF; DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda © DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sunset in Kenya © Greg Armfield/WWF-UK; Elephant tusks © Daniel Nelson/WWF; Josy Cardoso © Dana Cama; Footprints © Elisabeth Kruger/WWF-US; Komodo dragon © Ola Jennersten/WWF-Sweden; Komodo dragon ecard © Ola Jennersten/WWF-Sweden; African forest elephants © James Morgan/WWF-US; Parent reading to child © Klepach/Shutterstock |
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