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On this World Water Day, let’s reflect on the crucial role water plays in maintaining Africa’s diverse ecosystems. Our elephants and black rhinos are not just symbolic inhabitants of the savannah, but they are essential guardians of our water resources. With elephants consuming up to 300 liters of water daily and black rhinos reliant on permanent water sources for breeding, the urgency of conservation efforts aligned with the African Wildlife Foundation’s mission becomes clear. This year’s theme, “Water for Peace,” emphasizes the critical connection between water security and regional stability. By safeguarding these vital resources, we are not only ensuring the survival of these magnificent creatures, but also promoting cooperation and prosperity for future generations. This is in line with the African Wildlife Foundation's mission of a future where wildlife and people thrive together. #WorldWaterDay #WaterForPeace #AWF

When Europe’s pristine waters of the #BlueHeart are threatened, local communities mobilize to amplify their voices in the conservation of these unique ecosystems. Read our next #WildRivers blog post to learn more about current threats to the #BalkanRivers, and the critical importance of preserving our last free-flowing rivers: https://bit.ly/the-balkans

International Tiger Day, is observed annually on July 29. This day aims to raise awareness about tiger conservation and the urgent threats faced by these magnificent creatures. Let's roar together for tiger conservation!🐅🌿These majestic creatures face urgent threats like poaching, habitat loss and human tiger conflict. It's time for collective action to ensure their survival from becoming extinct. Remember, every small step counts, and together we can make a difference! 🐯💚 #TigerConservationDay #InternationalTigerDay #SaveTheTigers #TigerProtection #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeConservation

Each year, monarch butterflies cycle through several generations before migrating to central Mexico or coastal California. They need large, intact natural landscapes to complete their journey. That’s why NFWF’s Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund is seeking grant proposals to conserve monarch butterflies and at-risk pollinators. Learn more and apply for up to $5.1 million in grant funding: https://loom.ly/D19_eiw Thanks to our partners in this effort, Bayer | Crop Science, Danone, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Foundation, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service. 📷: A monarch butterfly colony in Mexico #pollinators #monarchbutterflies #environment #conservation

Big news for African elephant conservation!🐘 We’re issuing changes under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) to better protect this threatened species: https://lnkd.in/giXG3jnA African elephant numbers in the wild have fallen from as many as 26 million individuals during the 18th century to about 415,000 today. Over the years, African elephants have faced numerous threats, including habitat loss and degradation, poaching for ivory, retaliative killing due to human-wildlife conflict, and more. In response to recent conservation threats, we’re amending the Section 4(d) rule of the ESA for African elephants to enhance the species’ conservation in the wild and ensure live African elephants in the U.S. are well cared for throughout their lifetimes. Our International Affairs Program works with public and private partners around the globe to conserve imperiled and at-risk plants and wildlife – including African elephants. Photo: A generation of African elephants by Matt Luizza/USFWS #africanelephants #conservation #wildliftrade

The national recovery plan for the Nganamara is now in effect to ensure this culturally significant bird survives for generations to come. Shout out to all the Indigenous ranger teams and conservation groups who are working hard to look after Nganamara. https://lnkd.in/gGhrfwy5 Nganamara are a culturally significant and threatened species that live on mallee and mulga country in the Southern Deserts. Malleefowl populations have decreased significantly since colonisation, and are listed as vulnerable due to land clearing and continue to be threatened by wrong way fire and feral predators like foxes and cats. The national recovery plan recommends the research and management actions needed to maximise the Nganamara's long-term survival.

On this Earth Day, we’re calling attention to the fact that America’s  grasslands are vanishing at an alarming rate. These are the prairies, savannas, glades, and sagebrush steppe lands in our own backyard communities. These ecosystems protect our waters, soils, and climate. And as this grassland habitat disappears, so do the wildlife populations dependent upon them. Today, more than two dozen conservation organizations have joined forces to underscore the importance of grasslands habitat conservation. Please visit  https://lnkd.in/gj6qnF5M to learn about the magnitude of impact this habitat loss has had on 15 iconic grassland-dependent wildlife species,  ranging from birds to mammals and fish to insects. #mapforgrasslands #actforgrasslands

Two new #RecoveryPlans have been released to support the malleefowl and forty-spotted pardalote 🐦 Listed as #endangered the forty-spotted pardalote is one of Australia’s rarest birds and is found only in Tasmania. The malleefowl survives in all mainland states except Queensland and is listed as #vulnerable. The objectives of the plans are to: 💚 secure existing populations across the species’ range 💚 maximise chances of long-term survival 💚 protect and restore populations and habitats 💚 reduce threats. The plans were developed over many years with contributions from groups including conservationists, scientists, and Traditional Owners. We are doing more than ever to protect more of our natural world, fix more of what’s damaged and care for the places we love. Head to dcceew.gov.au and search ‘malleefowl’ or ‘forty-spotted pardalote’. #LoveOurBiodiversity #BiodiversityMonth

Protecting the Nilgiri Marten: A Call to Action 🌍🐾 Meet the Nilgiri Marten (Martes gwatkinsii), an elusive mustelid endemic to the Western Ghats. With a population of fewer than 1000 mature individuals, this species is classified as Vulnerable (VU). 🛤️🌿 One of the main threats to the Nilgiri Marten is habitat conversion for the construction of roads and dams. Additionally, the invasive black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), introduced in the 1980s, further degrades their habitat quality. 📜🦉 Fortunately, the Nilgiri Marten is protected under Schedule II Part II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in India, and is listed in Appendix III of the CITES Global Trade Database. We must act now to conserve and protect the unique habitats of the Nilgiri Marten. Every effort counts in preserving this remarkable species for future generations. #Conservation #WildlifeProtection #NilgiriMarten #EndangeredSpecies #WesternGhats #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalAwareness Credits: Wildlife Conservation Society

Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust set up the Fund for Nature Hauraki-Coromandel that is in our care, here's one of the many reasons they did so, and indeed why they exist... Wetlands are a precious part of our ecosystem, acting like the kidneys of the earth, cleaning the water that flows into them. They trap sediment and soils, filter out contaminants; can reduce flooding and protect coastal land from storm surge; and return nitrogen to the atmosphere. In New Zealand they support the greatest concentration of wildlife out of any other habitat and yet 90% of our wetlands have been cleared. Many of the community conservation groups in the Hauraki Coromandel are working to protect remaining wetlands and the endangered species that inhabit them, such as the Matuku-Hūrepo or Australasian Bittern, pictured below. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gcTQsVXH