Hope the rhino survives poachers’ attack to hack off her horns
La storia di una giovane femmina di rinoceronte, Hope, incredibilmente sopravvissuta all’attacco dei bracconieri che le hanno tagliato il corno.
Gorillas could become extinct within 10 years
Secondo i dati diffusi dal Wwf le popolazioni di gorilla si sono ridotte dell’85 per cento negli ultimi 65 anni.
Nepal has succeeded in saving the Indian rhino from poachers
Biodiversity is the main character of the other, happy side of Nepal. Although recent earthquakes have had devastating effects on people and cities, animal species seem to have found precisely in Nepal their ideal shelter. The population of Indian rhinos, also called one-horned rhinos, increased reaching 645 individuals this year, and most of
Tigers, the movie about the Nestlé baby milk scandal
Tigers is Danis Tanovic’s movie on Nestlé’s immoral practices carried out to sell artificial milk in Pakistan.
Ranger killed by poachers for protecting elephants in Congo
Poachers killed the ranger Agoyo Mbikoyo, committed to monitoring elephants in the Congolese park.
How do animals sleep? A journey into their fascinating world of dreams
Humans need to sleep a certain amount of hours every day, which can vary depending on the age: adults need an average of 7-8 hours per night. Sleep allows us recovering the energies we lost throughout the day, and makes our organism work better, favouring concentration and coordination. Sleeping habits vary from animal to animal: every
7 conservationists win Whitley Awards 2015
7 conservationists have been awarded the “Green Oscars” for their commitment in wildlife conservation
The extraordinary record migration of a grey whale
A grey whale made the longest documented mammal migration, a 22,500 km round trip.
How the WWF is protecting great apes in Central Africa
A meeting between environmental, scientific and government organisations has yielded a programme to protect gorillas and chimpanzees.
Women, guardians of biodiversity in Nepal. The photos in a WWF feature
In the Nepalese part of the Terai Arc, a narrow subtropical corridor connecting India and Nepal, women head a project of forest conservation and social development. Since 2001, they have been safeguarding biodiversity in an area of incalculable natural value, guaranteeing the “ecological, economic and socio-cultural integrity of the region”. The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL)