WWF-UK

🌿 The UK is facing a mental health crisis— but nature might just be part of the solution. From daily stresses to global worries like climate change, we all need ways to support our wellbeing. That’s why we’re inviting everyone to get their #DailyDoseOfNature. 🍃 🎧 In a special episode of Call of the Wild, actor & WWF ambassador Cel Spellman explores how nature can boost both our mental and physical well-being. Special guests include GP Dr Sara Kayat, Shantyl Rogers and actor Harris Dickinson. This episode is brought to you in association with ScottishPower. Give it a listen. 🎧 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wRL1h

Why do we track Adélie penguin movements? 🐧 Until recently, scientists have had little idea where these little explorers go during their winter months at sea. ❄️ Tracking data, analysed by researchers at CNRS with support from WWF, gives us a little peek into their whereabouts. 🗺️ This data can be used to help push for stronger management and creation of new marine protected areas in the #SouthernOcean. 🌊

A melanistic jaguar captured on camera traps in Mamirauá, Central Amazonia! 🖤 Camera trap footage like this helps researchers estimate how many jaguars live in the Amazon. This is particularly important for WWF’s aim to help stabilise and increase jaguar populations by 2030.

March of the penguins! 🐧 As the month of March wraps up, let’s give a nod to the Emperor penguins who arrive at their breeding colonies in late March to April, during the coldest, darkest months of the year. 🐣 Surviving in temperatures as low as -50°C, they’re the only warm-blooded creatures breeding in the Antarctic winter. Let’s show some love to these resilient little survivors. 🙌

March kicks off the eventful panda breeding season. 🐼🐼 From now until May, females may mate with multiple males over 2-3 days. The competition between males can get intense, though it may not sound as you'd expect… WWF-China’s Senior Programme Manager Pu Guijun describes it as like the sound of bleating sheep! 🐏 🔊 Turn your sound on to hear it! [Video description - image of a giant panda in a tree with sound overlaid of two pandas breeding.]

Exciting news! We're partnering with GSK on a 5-year programme to protect and restore freshwater habitats in India and Pakistan. Together we’ll protect and restore freshwater resources for nature, people and business resilience, and: 💙 Monitor and stabilise populations of species such as river dolphins and otters. 💙 Promote efficient water usage in local communities and organisations 💙 Improve community access to secure and safe water #Freshwater #WWF #Wetlands

Leopards striding through panda habitat! 🐆 Here in the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi, we’re helping to protect giant panda habitat, strengthen population monitoring and establish wildlife corridors. 🐼 That mean massive benefits, not just for pandas but all the other wildlife that share their home.

A brilliant way to get your #DailyDoseOfNature! 🌸

For the love of bamboo. 🎍🐼 Giant pandas have an almighty affinity with this plant. While humans may spend an hour or two eating a day, panda bears spend anywhere from 10-16 hours a day chowing down on the stuff. They even have a favourite type – one which has aged for 1-2 years as its more tender and nutritious!

There’s less than one week to go until WWF’s #EarthHour... 🌎 ⏳ This year, there are lots of ways you and your colleagues can get involved – during the working week leading up to Earth Hour or on the night itself. Nature also helps us feel good – just 20 minutes per day engaging with nature is enough to improve your mental health – so it can be a powerful ally in boosting employee wellbeing. 💪 Chat to colleagues, share this post with your network and show you care about nature. 💚