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Some major Australian power generators are doing next to nothing to prepare for a low-carbon future, according to a new report from WWF-Australia....
Dolphins get lifeguard service
Good news for New Zealand's critically endangered Maui's dolphins during Conservation Week – they now have 850 west coast lifeguards looking out for them....
New progress agents emerge at UN climate talks in Accra
Accra, Ghana: As UN climate talks are coming to a close, WWF applauds an emerging group of visionary countries for showing ways to move the debate towards the right level of focus and detail. ...
WWF invites mayors to green light Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2009 is underway in New Zealand with an invitation sent to the nation’s mayors by the event’s organisers, WWF. ...
Putin calls for Olympic facilities to be moved over ecological concerns
Sochi, Russia: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed to change the location of facilities for Sochi-2014 Olympic Games in accordance with the demands of WWF and other environmental organizations....
Poaching gangs blamed for tiger density tumble in Nepal park
A Nepal wildlife reserve that boasted the highest density of tigers in the world is just half a decade later struggling to hold a few remaining tigers....
Tigers Disappear From Himalayan Refuge
WASHINGTON D.C. - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is alarmed by the dramatic decline of at least 30 percent in the Bengal tiger population of Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, once a refuge that boasted among the highest densities of the endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. The recent survey of April 2008 showed a population of between 6-14 tigers, down from 20-50 tigers in 2005. ...
Some progress for whales - but a long way to go
Santiago, Chile. WWF has applauded the International Whaling Commission’s willingness to re-examine its role in whale conservation, but is concerned the process might take too long for some threatened whale and dolphin species....
Historic move to protect Alps of the undersea
Brest, France – WWF applauds the commitment by international governments meeting in Brest, France, to protect a critical part of the vulnerable, highly productive and largely unexplored waters of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the vast underwater mountain chain in the Atlantic Ocean....
