| There are so many easy ways for you to help protect our planet. Discover how you can make a difference for grasslands and a crucial wild salmon fishery. Tune in to our newest podcast and make sense of today's biggest environmental headlines. We're so grateful for everything you do for wildlife and nature, John.
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Grasslands in peril
An estimated 2.6 million acres of grassland—the size of Yellowstone National Park—were plowed in the US and Canadian Great Plains from 2018 to 2019. But we can stop the loss and protect irreplaceable habitats for species such as the plains bison.
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Bristol Bay needs you
This Alaskan region is home to the world's largest wild salmon fishery, which supports 15,000 jobs, provides 57% of the world's sockeye salmon, and sustains Indigenous communities. We need to protect it from development, but we can't do it alone, and time is running out.
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Collecting honey and protecting tigers
In the Sundarbans, many families make their living by collecting wild honey. WWF helped them create an innovative solution to avoid dangerous conflict with the approximately 100 tigers that share the land.
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Tune into Nature: Breaking
WWF's new, biweekly podcast is here! You'll hear from an array of WWF experts focused on everything from climate change to wildlife. Find out where you can tune in.
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Know a youth leader changing the world?
We are accepting applications for the WWF Conservation Leadership Award, which celebrates the achievements of youth working toward conservation solutions in the US. Apply by September 1.
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TRAVEL WITH WWF
Yosemite: Beyond the Valley
Discover Yosemite's lesser-known gems—including Mariposa Grove and Tuolumne Meadows—on an insider's journey through the park.
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Can you tell?
Do you know what this critically endangered fish is?
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Species spotlight: Lion
Lions inhabit the plains and savannas throughout most of sub-Saharan Africa. They're the only cats that live in large, social groups, called prides, which include related females, their cubs, and a few unrelated males. Lionesses do most of the hunting, preying on herbivores such as antelope.
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 Species
Panthera leo
 Status
Vulnerable
 Habitat
Grasslands, brush, and open woodlands
 Interesting info
In addition to roaring, lions communicate in many ways, including growling, snarling, hissing, grunting, and scent marking.
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Pop quiz
Where do monarch butterflies migrating from southeastern Canada and the northeastern US go for the winter?
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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 Twitter, Instagram y YouTube para más información.
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Photos: Bison © Clay Bolt/WWF-US; Bristol Bay © Scott Dickerson/WWF-US; People with bees © Tanmoy Bhaduri/WWF International; Nature: Breaking logo © WWF-US; People in front of Capitol © WWF-US/Deb Lindsey; Trees in Yosemite © naturepl.com/Doug Gimesy/WWF; Can you tell image © Andrey Nekrasov/WWF; Group of lions © Richard Barrett/WWF-UK; Lion ecard © Shutterstock/Theodore Mattas/WWF-Sweden; Monarch butterflies © Paul Bettings/WWF-Canada
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