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The Amazon in crisis: Forest loss threatens the region and the …
Date: November 08, 2022. The numbers are devastating: 17% of Amazon forests have been wholly lost, and an additional 17% are degraded. And data from the first half of 2022 show the loss continuing to grow. The Amazon is in crisis as forests are threatened by deforestation, fires, and degradation; surface water has been lost; and rivers are ...
Red Panda | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Ailurus fulgens. Length. 2 feet. Habitats. Temperate forests. The red panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat with a bear-like body and thick russet fur. The belly and limbs are black, and there are white markings on the side of the head and above its small eyes. Red pandas are very skillful and acrobatic animals that predominantly stay in ...
What is groundwater and why is it so important? | Stories | WWF
Mar 21, 2022 · Even though it’s underground, when it does bubble up or flow into streams, groundwater helps to replenish and maintain levels of surface water—the bodies of water that we are used to seeing such as rivers, lakes, streams. Groundwater helps to keep our rivers flowing. Groundwater is used for drinking water by close to 50% of the people in ...
UN report shows human activity has changed the planet forever
Aug 9, 2021 · Human activity has changed our planet forever.Devastating wildfires, severe flooding, and extreme heat—all occurring more frequently—serve as a grim confirmation: the climate crisis is here.. A new comprehensive report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessing the latest state of global climate science reveals that global temperatures now hover around 1.1°C ...
Tiger | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Tigers have been known to reach up to 20 years of age in the wild. Males of the larger subspecies, the continental tiger, may weigh up to 660 pounds. For males of the smaller subspecies—the Sunda tiger—the upper range is at around 310 pounds. Within both subspecies, males are heavier than females.
Snow Leopard | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
60-120 lbs. Length. 2-5 ft. Habitats. high mountains. The snow leopard’s powerful build allows it to scale great steep slopes with ease. Its hind legs give the snow leopard the ability to leap six times the length of its body. A long tail enables agility, provides balance and wraps around the resting snow leopard as protection from the cold.
Polar Bear | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The loss of sea ice habitat from climate change is the biggest threat to the survival of polar bears. Other concerns for polar bears include lethal response to human-polar bear conflict, toxic pollution in the environment, and direct impacts from industrial development, such as disturbance of maternal dens or contact with an oil spill, and potential overhunting of some subpopulations.
What is biodiversity? | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we need to survive: food, clean water, medicine, and shelter. But as humans put increasing pressure on the planet, using and consuming more resources than ever before, we risk upsetting the balance of ecosystems and losing biodiversity. WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report found an average 73% ...