2. Founded in 1961 in Morges, Switzerland
Founders are: Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Julian
Huxley, Max Nicholson, Peter Scott, Guy Mountfort, and
Godfrey A. Rockefeller
There was a meeting called the Morges Manifesto held
by 16 of the most prominent environmentalists in the
world
They agreed that there was not enough support
financially to help protect the environment
They decided to make World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as a
worldwide fundraiser to bring in money to protect the
environment, but also to work with other preservations
and environmentalists to do more
3. World Wildlife Fund’s goal is to preserve the
diversity of nature, especially animals
They want to restore species that are
becoming extinct and bring them back to
living in the wild in their natural habitat
They want to find a balance between humans
needing and using resources and animals
using resources
WWF says that we should share our resources,
and in the future should be able to “live in
harmony with nature”
4. The giant pandas have increased 17% in the
past decade and 27 new panda reserves have
been established
The sea turtle population had gone form
being endangered to only being a threatened
species due to more protected areas on
beaches for breeding
Sea lion's injuries have gone down due to new
floating bases for them, so they don’t get
caught in barbed wire on fishing boats
5. Actor, Leonardo DiCaprio is a partner to WWF, but also a
huge environmentalist
The big project he has supported is “Save the Tigers Now”
This campaign is to raise awareness and support to save
tigers in the wild
One of the main goals of this campaign was to double the
amount of wild tigers in Nepal by 2022
DiCaprio and his foundation donated three million dollars
to this campaign which helped Nepal to have better anti-
poaching patrols, protect areas for breeding, and restore
areas specifically for tigers
This helped the tiger’s growth immensely
In one park in Nepal alone, the population of tigers went
up from 18 to 50.
6. The WWF logo was inspired by a giant panda
at the London Zoo in 1961named Chi-Chi
They chose a panda because it was a
recognizable symbol for all people around the
world
Sir Peter Scott drew the first logo
The logo has changed some over the years,
but the panda logo still remains today as a
symbol of nature conservation
7. You can donate to WFF by donating money to the
cause at www.worldwildlife.org
You can also symbolically adopt an animal which
helps you have a personal connection to your
favorite animal while financially helping WWF
Or donate your time by traveling with WWF
This is a program that allows you to fully see and
experience the most urgent conservation
challenges in the world
For more information about travel visit
www.worldwildlife.org/travel