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John, did you notice something different? We're excited to be rolling out a new design for our emails over the coming weeks! Now you can read about our latest news and ways that you're helping nature with even larger nature photos and text. Enjoy! |
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Elephant survey launch
For the first time ever, a coordinated aerial survey of Africa's largest savanna elephant populations is underway in the countries that make up the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). See how this survey, which is supported by WWF and other partners, is expected to help this endangered species. |
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Help protect wildlife
Ask your senators to support the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, which is the most significant investment in wildlife conservation in a generation. |
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High-tech solutions
Discover how this Indigenous community, with WWF support, uses high-tech tools to defend their land in Brazil. |
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From sea to plate
Learn why tracing seafood from sea to plate is the next frontier in sustainability and why illegally caught fish is so concerning. |
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Wildlife spotlight
Tarantula |
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Range
Warm areas around the world, on all continents except Antarctica |
Diet
Insects such as grasshoppers, other spiders, and small vertebrates such as lizards |
Interesting info
With a leg span of 11 inches, male goliath bird-eating spiders are the largest tarantulas. |
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Tarantulas are spiders with venomous fangs, eight hairy legs, and two appendages on either side of their mouth for touching, tasting, and handling prey. Tarantulas are sensitive to vibrations in the ground, which might signal the presence of prey or danger. |
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Pop quiz
Like national parks, OECMs are places that help conserve biodiversity. What does OECM stand for? |
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Photos: Elephants © WWF-US/Jeff Muller; Ferret © Kristy Bly/WWF; People with drone © Marizilda Cruppe/WWF-UK; Arctic foxes © Seppo Keränen/WWF; Fish retailer © Kyle LaFerriere/WWF-US; Men in boat © Daniel Martínez/WWF-Peru; Nat Hab catalog cover © Kit Korzun; Can you tell image © Jürgen Freund/WWF; Tarantula © Lemonade Serenade/Shutterstock; Spider ecard © Zig Koch/WWF-Brazil; Mangrove islands © Tom Vierus/WWF-US |
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