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Sometimes, we all need a little help looking after our wellbeing. But, with nature’s help, we can thrive. Nature’s power to support our emotional wellbeing has been proven time and time again. With many of us facing mental health challenges, we’re on a mission to make sure everyone can get their restorative #DailyDoseOfNature Get your #PrescriptionForNature here. 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wNrIP #Nature #Wellbeing #WWF

With the UK facing a mental health crisis, we’ve written everyone a #PrescriptionForNature. From stress in our daily lives to anxiety over global issues like climate change, we all need a little help. But just 20 minutes a day can help to reduce anxiety, minimise stress and boost our mood. It’s time to get everyone taking a #DailyDoseOfNature. 🍃 Get your prescription here. 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wNrkW #Nature #Wellbeing #WWF

There's a snow leopard hiding in this image! 👀 These elusive cats are well camouflaged in their surroundings – their long fur makes their markings less distinctive, making them much harder to identify against the rocky landscape! Have you spotted it? 🔎

As October marks #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re reflecting on some of the positive strides we’ve taken over the year and highlighting the work we still are yet to do on the road to racial equality. 👇 We’re hugely proud to have been awarded a Race Equality Matters Bronze Trailblazer award for our work taking action and making an impact on race equality. We’ve been busy working with our incredible network teams to celebrate Race Equality Week, host Diversi-Tea sessions with our colleagues and publish our ethnicity pay gap report - to name a few. Alongside this, we’ve been actively contributing to a comprehensive race-related report by sharing data, insights, and activities aimed at driving positive change. 🙌 But what more could we be doing? 🔎 This year, we hope to put a lens on decolonising conservation by hosting sessions with colleagues, helping to gain an understanding of how we can embed anti-racist practices into the work we do. These sessions will raise awareness of systemic racism while promoting an anti-racist and comprehensive approach to foster a fairer and racially just sector. 👐 #BlackHistoryMonth #RaceEqualityMatters

What do jaguars mean to you? 🐆 For the Bolivian Amazon and its local communities – their presence is a positive indicator of a healthy forest! “Jaguars play a very important role in the natural dynamics of the Amazon. Their presence is an indicator of the health of the forest, which is also reflected in the availability and quality of resources it offers. By conserving the jaguar, we are protecting the water and all the living beings that coexist with it in the forest, including us humans, who take advantage of nature's resources such as Brazil nuts and açaí.” - Michelle Peñaranda, monitoring and wildlife officer of WWF Bolivia. Right now, millions of hectares of forest in the Amazon are burning. It’s vital we continue to protect these habitats – not just for the jaguar, but for all of us. #CameraTrap #Jaguar #Forests Footage from WWF Bolivia & Conservación Amazónica- ACEAA

Coding to save the planet! 🐼🌍 In this week’s conservation careers series, web developer Matt Ladd shares the ins and outs of his journey to a digital role at WWF. 👇🖥️ #ConservationCareers #CharityJobs #WWFUK #WebDeveloper

🔥 The Amazon is burning. 🚨 So far this year, fires in the Amazon rainforest have already burned an area the size of Italy. They have had a devastating impact on local communities and vulnerable rainforest wildlife, including jaguars and river dolphins. Countless rainforest species are being forced to seek safety, but many are not able to escape. The fires are also affecting the well-being of local communities and WWF staff, who see the destruction and face soaring air pollution from the smoke. #AmazonFire #ForestFire #Rainforest WWF Bolivia WWF Perú WWF-Brasil

Tigers will roam here, once again! 🎉 Reclaiming land in Kazakhstan – two Siberian tigers named Bodhana and Kuma have been reintroduced back into the country this week. 🐅 Following decades of extinction in the country, this Wereld Natuur Fonds (WWF-NL) led project hopes to build a healthy population of 50 tigers by 2035. Helping to bring these iconic cats back to Kazakhstan. 🧡

The climate crisis and increased shipping in the Arctic is impacting whale migrations. 🚨 Whales need different habitats for important life events, such as feeding, birth and mating. But they face growing threats on their journeys between them, along ‘blue corridors’ of safety. But climate change has reduced sea ice thickness and extent, affecting whale migration cues, shelter and access to food. 🌡️ Less sea ice has also meant increased shipping activity. Between 2013-2023, a remarkable 37% more ships entered the Arctic. 🚢 By protecting blue corridors – in the Arctic and beyond – we can ensure that whales and other marine animals can reach the habitats they need for important life events. 👇 https://brnw.ch/21wN8xQ #Arctic #ProtectingBlueCorridors #ClimateCrisis

This World Gorilla Day, we’re counting on increasing numbers! 🦍 Back in 2018, the Bwindi-Sarambwe Mountain Gorilla Census recorded 1,063 mountain gorillas worldwide. 🌎 Now, six years later, it's time for a recount! How are the populations doing today? 🔍 During the count, teams will be deployed into mountain gorilla habitat to search for signs of activity for two weeks at a time. The full ‘sweep’ is expected to take around 2 months to complete. “We hope to see an increase in the number of mountain gorillas and the number of other mammals in the gorilla habitat” - Jean Paul Hirwa, Deputy Director of International Gorilla Conservation Programme #WorldGorillaDay #Gorilla #Conservation