World Wide Fund for Nature | WWF
About WWF-UK. We’re WWF, the leading global environmental charity, and we’re bringing our world back to life. With nature in freefall, we’re urgently tackling the underlying causes that are driving the decline, and we’re finding solutions so future generations have a world with thriving habitats and wildlife.
10 of the world's most endangered animals | WWF
As our modern society gets more resource-intensive, natural spaces are shrinking and wildlife numbers are declining. Our 2024 Living Planet Report shows the average size of wildlife populations has fallen by a staggering 73% since 1970. While there have been amazing and inspirational wildlife successes and stories in the past, many animals are still endangered mostly due to unsustainable human ...
Our top 10 facts about elephants - WWF
Elephants use their trunks to suck up water to drink – it can contain up to 8 litres of water. They also use their trunks as a snorkel when swimming. 4. Their tusks are actually teeth. Elephant tusks are actually enlarged incisor teeth which first appear when elephants are …
Top 10 facts about Arctic foxes - WWF
10. The Arctic fox is losing ground with rising temperatures and less snow cover. The Arctic is warming nearly three times as fast as the rest of the world. And this is linked to many changes in the polar region, from thawing permafrost, melting sea ice, less snow cover to rising sea levels around the world.
Top 10 facts about Koalas - WWF
8. They can sleep up to 18 hours a day. The koala may sleep or rest for up to 18-20 hours every day while being tucked into the fork of the tree. Their extraordinary sleeping habit is believed to be an adaptation to their leaf-based diet, as they get very little energy from just eating leaves.
Here are our top facts about the Amazon | WWF
Here are our top facts about this magical place. 1. The Amazon rainforest covers an enormous 6.7 million square kilometres. Spanning 8 countries and one overseas territory in South America and representing an area twice the size of India – or roughly 28 times the side of the UK! 2.
10 reasons why climate change is an important issue | WWF
It’s a double-edged sword too: worldwide, forest destruction – mainly for agriculture – is a major cause of climate change, generating an incredible amount of greenhouse gases. 7. Because we all deserve to breathe clean air. With increasing carbon emissions, it stands to reason that we face compromised air quality.
Top 10 facts about Lions - WWF
Wild lions in the west and central Africa are more closely related to these Asiatic lions in India than to those found in southern and east Africa. 2. Male lions can weigh 30 stone. On average, male lions weigh 190kg (almost 30 stone) and females weigh 126kg (almost 20 stone).
Top 10 facts about Hedgehogs - WWF
1. They are pretty widespread and sociable. There are 17 species of hedgehog and they are found in Europe, Africa and Asia. In the UK they can live in a variety of habitats including woodland, farmland, parks and gardens.
Top 10 facts about Snow Leopards - WWF
Top 10 facts about snow leopards. 1. They’re well adapted to their cold environment. Snow leopards have spotted white-greyish fur that keeps them well insulated in cold weather – it can be 5cm long on their back and sides and almost 12cm long on their belly. A snow leopard's tail can reach up to 80-105cm long, which is thought to help with ...