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The World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF) is a Swiss -based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. [ 5] It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States.
The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong ( Chinese: 香港海洋公園保育基金 ), often referred to by its initialism OPCFHK, is a registered charitable non-governmental organisation under the Ocean Park Corporation. It was established on 1 July 2005, following the merger of the former Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (OPCF) and ...
Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC*, FRS, FZS (14 September 1909 – 29 August 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, he took an interest in observing and shooting wildfowl at a young age and later took to their breeding.
June 27, 2024 at 9:15 PM. San Diego’s newest giant pandas landed in California on Thursday, according to Chinese state media – marking the first time Beijing has granted new panda loans to the ...
Happy 'California Panda Day!' San Diego Zoo welcomes first new pandas to enter the U.S. in more than 21 years. First giant pandas sent from China in decades unveiled at San Diego Zoo.
A pair of giant pandas that arrived in San Diego from China a little more than a month ago have finally debuted and are now on display for the public at San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan (yoon chu-an) and ...
Sìchuān Shěng Wènchuān Wòlóng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū. Wolong National Nature Reserve (from Chinese 卧龙; wòlóng; 'crouching dragon'), officially known as Wolong Special Administrative Region, is a national protected area located in Wenchuan County in China. Established in 1963 with an initial size of about 20,000 ha (49,000 acres ...
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. Its body is rotund; adult individuals weigh 100 to 115 kg (220 to 254 lb) and are typically 1.2 to 1.9 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ...