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WWF's mission is the conservation of nature. WWF uses the best available scientific knowledge to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and the health of ecological systems by:
• Protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species
• Promoting sustainable approaches to the use of renewable natural resource
• Promoting more efficient use of resources and energy and the maximum reduction of pollution.
WWF Updates

Tiger Farms: A ticket to extinction
BREAKING GOOD NEWS! We are excited to announce the World Bank’s call for countries to uphold the tiger ban and end tiger farming. Experimenting with tiger farming is too risky and could drive wild tigers further toward extinction, the World Bank told a key international wildlife trade meeting today. Read statements by the World Bank, and the International Tiger Coalition…
> Read statements by the World Bank, and the International Tiger Coalition
> View photos and video about tiger farms
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What Does Empty Forest Syndrome Sound Like?
Listen to WWF's newest audio stories from the field! Find out how WWF helped local police and communities in Cameroon shut down a group of well-organized bushmeat hunters. Discover how WWF scientists count elusive orangutans deep in Borneo's swamp forests. And, learn why black rock outcroppings in the Himalayas are an unwelcome sight. These fascinating reports are written and produced by award-winning journalist John Nielsen, former environment correspondent for NPR.
> Listen now
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U.S. activists: Ask your representative to cosponsor the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act and help raise funds for tigers, rhinos, elephants and other imperiled species.
Learn more about this campaign
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