As 2025 ends, we’re looking back at the 10 biggest conservation wins of the 21st century -- from tigers to pandas, action on ...

Coalition efforts and AI tech blocked 63 million illegal wildlife listings, scaling detection and reporting to fight online ...

Bison thrive in bitter cold by plowing snow and growing thick coats to withstand harsh winds. Learn how these resilient ...

Composed of leaders from the scientific, conservation and business communities, the WWF board of directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs and direction of World Wildlife ...

Sea levels are rising and oceans are becoming warmer. Longer, more intense droughts threaten crops, wildlife and freshwater supplies. From polar bears in the Arctic to marine turtles off the coast of ...

Illegal logging is one of the main threats to forests today. There are high rates of illegal logging in most timber-producing countries in the tropics as well as in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe.

Scientists have been unable to thoroughly study the distribution and abundance of the Cross River gorilla until the last decade or so. Because the gorillas are wary of humans and inhabit rugged ...

Increased demand for agriculture commodities generates incentives to convert forests and grasslands to farm fields and pastures. The transition to agriculture from natural vegetation often cannot hold ...

Derived from the Malay words for “person of the forest," Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered. Sumatran orangutans are almost exclusively arboreal, living among the trees of tropical ...

Bigeye tuna are generally the size of yellowfin and smaller than bluefin. They are long and streamlined, have dark metallic blue on their backs and upper sides, and are nearly white on their lower ...

The Amazon is an incredibly unique place. It is the world’s largest rainforest and river system, and the most biologically diverse place on Earth. It contains millions of species, most of them still ...

These huge creatures can grow up to 60 feet long. But despite their size, whale sharks are often referred to as "gentle giants." Whale sharks are filter feeders and can neither bite nor chew. They can ...