Posts tagged: conservation

Coral Triangle: conserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods connects us all

The pod of long-snouted spinner dolphins are suddenly all around us. They move like torpedoes in the water, surfing the bow wave of our WWF research vessel and jumping out of the water so close to me that I can … Continue reading →

April 11, 2012
Posted by Dermot O'Gorman

Female Carnaby's black cockatoo © Simon Cherriman

On a Wing and a Prayer

The Carnaby’s black cockatoo is in danger. One of Australia’s much loved and critically endangered birds, this beautiful cockatoo was once regarded as a pest, and so it had a bounty put on its head. In just over a decade … Continue reading →

March 13, 2012
Posted by WWF Australia

Panda in the wild. Infrared camera thumbnail

Panda conservation for the long term, in good times and bad – the WWF Sichuan earthquake story

Driving up into the Qionglai mountains in Sichuan province in south west China it is easy to see why the home to the giant panda is considered to be so special. The towering, forested mountains covered with winter snow house … Continue reading →

February 24, 2012
Posted by Dermot O'Gorman

A message from Tim Winton – Save Our Marine Life

All across the blue planet, fisheries are rapidly reaching the end of the line. We humans are literally eating ourselves out of house and home. If this trend continues unchecked, our children and grandchildren will be condemned to live beside … Continue reading →

August 02, 2010
Posted by WWF Australia

Coral Reef with anthias bassletts, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea © Jürgen Freund / WWF-Canon

Coral Sea one step closer to protection

Today a new conservation zone of nearly 1,000,000 square kilometers has been created to protect the Coral Sea. “The Coral Sea is one of the world’s healthiest marine wilderness areas, where it is still possible to see healthy populations of … Continue reading →