Albatrosses and petrels are the ultimate migratory “wind birds,” navigating the tough climate of the Southern Ocean and serving as a vital part of the ecosystem. Often mating for life, their longterm survival is at risk due to longline fishing, changing weather patterns, pollution and habitat destruction. The organizations below are working toward solutions that […]

Urban sprawl and development on the crowded continent of Europe has pushed species like the Iberian lynx to the very brink of extinction. These endangered felines once numbered in the thousands across Spain, Portugal and France, but a decreasing food base, habitat loss, dangerous motorways, and illegal hunting have led to their rapid decline. Conservation […]

The tropical forests of Indonesia are biodiversity hotspots, and provide a hidden sanctuary to rare species like orangutans and Sumatran rhinos. The organizations below are fighting to protect these threatened habitats from increasing deforestation, and to save the critically endangered animals who live there. Visit their pages for more information on how you can help […]

South America is the most species-rich continent on Earth, and contains almost a whole quarter of the world’s forests. This includes the Amazon Rainforest, also known as the ‘Lungs of the Planet’ because it produces more than 20% of our oxygen. These lands are home to around 10 million different species of animals, plants and […]

Every winter, manatees gather in enormous numbers in the crowded waterways of Florida. These gentle giants face daily danger from boat strikes — the leading cause of manatee deaths. By the 1990s, only around 1,000 Florida manatees remained in the wild, but organizations like the ones below have brought the population back up to over […]