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John, as we welcome a new year, we are continuing to share stories from 2022 that give us hope for the future of our planet. Thank you for being an important part of our work to help wildlife, people, and nature thrive.
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Abandoning the carton
Paper milk cartons are a staple in school cafeterias, but did you know that they lead to 45 million gallons of wasted milk each year? See how a shift to reusable milk dispensers is pleasing students and reducing food waste. |
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Celebrating 2022 activism achievements
A treaty to end plastic pollution, protections for Bristol Bay, and progress for passing the Recovering America's Wildlife Act—these are just some of the amazing things our activism community helped accomplish this year. Thank you! |
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Can you tell?
Do you know how this structure may help desert-dwelling birds survive rising temperatures? |
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Range
Beluga whales are found in Arctic waters around northern Russia, North America, Greenland, and the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard |
Interesting info
Known as the canaries of the sea, belugas make a variety of sounds—chirps, clicks, screeches, grunts, whistles, and squeals—for communication and echolocation. |
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Beluga whales are highly social animals. They live, hunt, and migrate in pods of a few to hundreds of individuals. Adults are snow-white and lack a dorsal fin, their necks are unusually flexible (enabling them to turn their heads almost 90 degrees to the side), and they can make a variety of facial expressions. |
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Pop quiz
Five species of Pacific salmon thrive in the North Pacific waters of the US and Canada. Which of these is not one of those species? |
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Photos: Girl with milk © Shutterstock; Climate March © WWF-US/Keith Arnold; Human-made beaver dam © WWF/Alexis Bonogofsky; Climate crisis sign © WWF-US/Keith Arnold; Nature: Breaking logo © WWF-US; African elephant © Dana Allen; Can you tell image © WWF-US/Nikhil Advani; Beluga © WWF-Netherlands/Vincent Kneefel; Beluga ecard © Gustavo Ybarra/WWF; Swimming salmon © WWF/Michel Roggo |
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