Work Out Your Wild Side

The 'Work Out Your Wild Side' guide by WWF International is a five-week educational challenge that combines physical education with facts about global biodiversity. Each week focuses on a specific habitat—freshwater, oceans, forests, grasslands, and polar regions—pairing exercises with information on animal adaptations and the threats facing these ecosystems, such as climate change and pollution. The program concludes with a journal reflection assignment to encourage students to think about helping endangered species.

• Freshwater habitats, which include lakes, rivers, and wetlands, support more than 10% of all animals and 50% of fish species, yet less than 1% of the planet's water is accessible fresh water.
• The ocean covers 71% of the Earth's surface and contains habitats like kelp forests, mangroves, and coral reefs; it is estimated that over two million species live there, with 90% remaining undiscovered.
• Forest habitats house nearly three-quarters of all land-based life, including 750 million people, and mitigate climate change by absorbing greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide.
• Grasslands, also known as prairies, are characterized by grass and grasslike plants that regrow after being grazed and provide habitats for predators like cheetahs and lions, as well as pollinators like butterflies and bees.
• Polar habitats in the Arctic (North) and Antarctic (South) are critical migration grounds for species such as whales and maintain rich biodiversity despite harsh conditions.
• Various global habitats are under threat from a combination of human-driven factors, including climate change, pollution (specifically plastic in oceans), overfishing, population growth, development, and unsustainable or illegal logging.

APA

WWF International (n.d.). Work Out Your Wild Side. https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/work-out-your-wild-side/

Chicago

WWF International. Work Out Your Wild Side. n.d. https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/work-out-your-wild-side/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternationalndwork, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Work Out Your Wild Side}}, institution = {WWF International}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/resources/teaching-resources/work-out-your-wild-side/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }