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As 2025 begins, our hearts are with those impacted by the wildfires in California. We hope you, your family, and loved ones are safe. Thank you for the compassion that you show to each other and our planet every day. We are grateful you're here.
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Counting red pandas
Using DNA analysis, Bhutan recently conducted its first red panda population survey. The red panda is an endangered species threatened by forest destruction, resulting in the loss of critical bamboo food sources and trees for nesting. |
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Stop wildlife crime
Poaching for trade is one of the leading threats to many of our world's most iconic species. Pledge to not buy elephant ivory, rhino horn, and other illegal wildlife products and do your part to help stop wildlife crime. |
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Can you tell?
More than 200 species were recently discovered in the Greater Mekong region, including this mammal. Can you tell what kind of animal it is? (Hint: Its close cousins are known for their sharp, spiny hairs.) |
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Habitat and range
Tropical dry lowland and montane forest in southern and western Madagascar |
Interesting info
Verreaux’s sifakas leap with ease from tree to tree in the canopy of Madagascar’s spiny forest. But when they cross open ground, they use a peculiar-looking technique: They hop laterally on their hind legs while holding their arms high—earning them the nickname “dancing lemurs.” |
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Critically endangered Verreaux’s sifakas are one of 107 lemur species found nowhere else but on the island of Madagascar. These herbivores feed primarily on leaves, bark, flowers, and fruit, when available. Their forest home is threatened by deforestation from slash-and-burn agriculture and charcoal production. |
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Pop quiz
Oysters help the planet in many ways, from sequestering carbon in their shells to filtering water. How many gallons of water does one oyster filter in a day? |
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WWF en Español |
En WWF ofrecemos una gran cantidad de contenido en español como parte de nuestros esfuerzos por llegar a la comunidad Latina e Hispana de Estados Unidos. Visita nuestro sitio web o síguenos en Facebook, Instagram, X y YouTube para más información. |
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Photos: Red panda © Staffan Widstrand/Wild Wonders of China/WWF; Confiscated elephant ivory © WWF/James Morgan; Man on boat © Roger Hooper/WWF; X-ray detection video © WWF-US; Nature Breaking image © Shutterstock.com/jctabb and © WWF-Sweden/Ola Jennerston; Giraffe video © Thuto Moutloatse; Small furry mammal © Alexei V. Abramov; Verreaux’s sifaka © naturepl.com/Edwin Giesbers/WWF; Lemur ecard © naturepl.com/Edwin Geisbers/WWF; Pedro Alfonso Lopez Gonzalez, president of a fishing and oyster farming cooperative in Mexico, holding oysters © Jason Houston/WWF-US; Sunrise over forest in Brazil © Adriano Gambarini/WWF-Brazil; Green snake © H.T. Lalremsanga; River illustration © WWF-US/Joel Kimmel; Red panda © DoFPS |
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