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WWF Penguin USB Drive is awesome for a cause

Piyush — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:19:13 +0000

One reason why you should buy a Penguin USB Drive is because some part of the profit would go the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) charity. The other owes to the originality of the design, making it one of the coolest USB drives on the market. Available...

New Zealand has worlds 6th largest 'eco-footprint'

Byron Clark — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:10:56 +0000

A recent report from the Swiss based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has shown that New Zealand has the sixth highest per-capita ecological foot print in the world. An “ecological footprint” measures the amount of resources people use and the...

A frozen building gets a green face lift to house the World Wildlife Fund

Deepa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:55:20 +0000

Hey did you know that 1 in 18 of the Dutch population actively support the work of the WWF to protect nature in all its aspects. Actually the ratio of one in eighteen may not sound too good but when you compare it to the stats of the countries then...

Faked tiger photo sparks Web furor

Radhika — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:17:11 +0000

It all started with a farmer, a photo and a claim — a sighting of a rare tiger in the local woods, curled up and staring right at the camera.

Logging, commercial plantations threatening pygmy elephants' existence

Irani — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:52:26 +0000

Poaching being one of the major causes of declining animals of the wild, and ironically, especially in the reserved forests, the human conspiracies against the giant mammals - elephants - have always been inexorable, to make their selfish...

International efforts can help wild tigers from 'catastrophic' extinction: Report

Irani — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:05:47 +0000

With poaching getting rampant amidst the much claimed securities even in the conservation areas, tigers do not seem to be safe as demand for tiger-based remedies thrives. The biggest of the big cats heading towards ‘catastrophic’...

Poaching of black rhinos rising in Zimbabwe's game reserves: WWF

Irani — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:25:46 +0000

Though it may be big economy for the illegal animal-skin and bones market across the world, or may be a thing of decor for your drawing room, the conservationists seem to be failing in voicing out their concerns for the prevailing poaching of...

Amur leopards close to extinction

Kalpana — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:46:26 +0000

The world’s rarest big cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), is on the brink of extinction. A new census estimates that only 25 to 34 wild Amur leopards remain - at least 100 fewer would be needed to ensure...

Canada, US join hands to curb cross-border air pollution

Irani — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:58:12 +0000

The United States and Canada will soon start negotiating on measures to curb cross-border air pollution. In the past, both the countries have signed agreements on issues like ground-level ozone, acid rain and scientific co-operation. This time,...

52 New Species discovered in Borneo Island

Suman Arya — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:48:59 +0000

‘What lies under the water’ is a question that always arises our curiosity and this very liking compels us to discover new unknown species. Borneo, the world’s third largest island is generating great interest of...