PROTECTING WILDLIFE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Progress Report

The report details various wildlife conservation initiatives, including the restoration of plains bison in the Northern Great Plains of North America and the monitoring of elephant populations in southern Africa's KAZA region. It highlights population increases for tigers in India and Bhutan, as well as the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) and air-sampling technology to monitor rare species and combat illegal wildlife trafficking.

• Since 2014, WWF has collaborated with Native Nations in the Northern Great Plains to restore grassland ecosystems and return plains bison to traditional homelands, recently hosting a 'Returning Buffalo with Native Nations Roundtable' to improve federal agency support for Tribal restoration approaches.
• Tiger populations have seen significant growth, with India reporting a population exceeding 3,100 tigers, an increase from approximately 1,400 in 2010, and Bhutan reporting a 27% increase since 2015.
• A coordinated survey of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) across Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, released in August 2023, estimated a stable and slightly larger elephant population of 227,900, with increases noted in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, though numbers decreased in Zambia.
• In Assam, India, WWF and partners are monitoring rhino health through hormone and parasite analysis in dung samples from Orang and Kaziranga National Parks, and using the RhODIS DNA profiling database to track genetic health, having added 350 rhinos to the database.
• WWF is implementing advanced technologies for biodiversity monitoring and anti-trafficking, including environmental DNA (eDNA) to locate rare species like the Sumatran rhino and a low-cost air sampling prototype for sniffer dogs that achieved over 90% accuracy in detecting elephant ivory and shark fin without opening shipping containers.

APA

WWF International (n.d.). PROTECTING WILDLIFE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Progress Report. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/369/9tam6fyjc5_285888_WWF_Legacy_Report_2024_p3.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. PROTECTING WILDLIFE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Progress Report. n.d. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/369/9tam6fyjc5_285888_WWF_Legacy_Report_2024_p3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternationalndprotecting, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{PROTECTING WILDLIFE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET Progress Report}}, institution = {WWF International}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/369/9tam6fyjc5_285888_WWF_Legacy_Report_2024_p3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }