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January 31, 2014 15:08 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Conservation Groups Launch Global Freshwater Fish BioBlitz, Inviting 'Citizen Scientists' to Help Monitor Fish Species

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 'Global Freshwater Fish BioBlitz' kicks off on World Wetlands Day to engage nature lovers in freshwater fish conservation. The Freshwater Fish...
November 21, 2013 10:12 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Donates $3 Million to Help WWF Double Nepal's Tiger Population

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the third anniversary of the historic Global Tiger Summit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded a $3 million grant to World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...
November 19, 2013 03:03 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Leading global brand companies join with WWF to encourage responsible development of plant-based plastics

PARIS, FRANCE, Nov. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eight of the world's leading consumer brand companies and conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today announced the formation of the Bioplastic...
November 14, 2013 18:59 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

WWF Praises U.S. Ivory Crush, Calls for U.S. Ivory Moratorium

DENVER, Nov. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today released the following statement from President and CEO Carter Roberts in response to the U.S. Ivory Crush carried out by the...
November 13, 2013 09:22 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Rediscovery of Saola: 'Asian Unicorn' Sighted in Vietnam after 15 years

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanoi, Vietnam – The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the...
November 12, 2013 11:06 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

WWF Hosts Charitybuzz Holiday Auction

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is excited to announce a first-ever online auction with Charitybuzz aimed at raising funds for WWF's global conservation...
November 06, 2013 09:25 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Monkey that Purrs like a Cat is Among New Species Discovered in Amazon Rainforest

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At least 441 new species of animals and plants have been discovered over a four year period in the vast, underexplored rainforest of the Amazon, including...
October 31, 2013 12:09 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

RICHARDSON CENTER, WWF AND AFRICAN PARKS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO PROTECT AFRICAN WILDLIFE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Richardson Center for Global Engagement and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) co-hosted a forum today about the best ways to integrate state-of-the-art...
October 22, 2013 12:39 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Music For Relief and WWF Launch Campaign to Bring Biogas-Powered Cookstoves to Nepal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Music For Relief (MFR) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today launched a campaign to raise necessary funds to provide an entire village in the Himalayan...
October 10, 2013 16:50 ET | Source: World Wildlife Fund

Catalyst, Coca-Cola, HP, Johnson & Johnson, and National Geographic Announce Goals to Combat Climate Change

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Some of the world's most iconic global corporations announced commitments to combat climate change today at the Climate Savers Power of Power Business...