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WIN! A PAIR OF LIMITED EDITION MAGAZINE LILY COLE SUMMER TRAINERS 2016 See page 30 THE EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE FOR WWF MEMBERS #33 ELEPHANTS AND US How you’re helping people to live alongside elephants GOOD NEWS FOR TIGERS BE A HERO FOR OUR PLANET CONSERVATION HEROES How you’ve helped tiger 10 simple things you can do to live Meet the incredible men and more healthily and sustainably – women working on the front line time in conservation history and help protect our planet to keep precious wildlife safe CONTENTS TOGETHER, WE DID IT! 4 monitoring Scotland’s whales “WE MUST TAKE CARE A round-up of all you’ve helped us achieve in recent months OF THESE LAST GREAT 10 THINGS TO DO 26 SPECIES FOR HUMANITY. 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When I see them elephants are an important more we give, the more my heart cheers up.” part of the Maasai’s world.” we receive.” GET IN TOUCH MEET THE ACTION TEAM Acting editor Liz Palmer [email protected] [email protected] Loyalty marketing manager Ruth Simms Senior editor Guy Jowett 01483 426333 INSIDE THIS ISSUE... For Immediate Media Co. WWF-UK Living Planet Centre, Consultant editor Sophie Stafford Rufford House, Brewery Road, Art director Will Slater Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL Art editor Nicole Mooney OUR CONSERVATION HEROES Account manager Duncan Reid FOLLOW US Editorial director Dan Linstead They leave their families for months on end and live in the most wwf.org.uk/facebook THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS basic conditions. They trek for days through humid rainforests wwf.org.uk/twitter Ghana S Gurung, Barney Jeffries, wwf.org.uk/googleplus elusive species. 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There’s still time to join our advisers and bush – and potential trouble ELEPHANTS AND US How you’re helping people to live alongside elephants wwf.org.uk/actionadvisers BE A HERO FOR OUR PLANET CONSERVATION HEROES GOOD NEWS FOR TIGERS Meet the incredible men and 10 simple things you can do to live How you’ve helped tiger women working on the front line more healthily and sustainably – to keep precious wildlife safe and help protect our planet time in conservation history THANK YOU “The survival of our planet’s most threatened species depends on the hard-working, passionate and dedicated frontline staf protecting Together, we did it! wildlife around the world” Becci May, WWF’s specialist on tigers and Asian species Thanks to your membership, we continue to protect wildlife and Our work helps rare bitterns, wild places. 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To address the issue, the International Gorilla waterways for recreation and tourism. The UK government is Conservation Programme (IGCP), a joint initiative of required by law to take all the necessary steps to ensure these WWF and Fauna and Flora International, has helped to sites are in good health, yet it is failing to do so. We joined forces GORILLA © GORILLA build rainwater harvesting tanks in local villages. This with the Angling Trust and Fish Legal to challenge Defra and the reduces the need for people to venture into the forest Environment Agency to better protect our rivers and wetlands. RHINO © ISTOCK © MARK CARWARDINE / NATUREPL.COM ANDY ROUSE / WWF ANDY Our legal victory last November means the government must £180,000 256,819 now consider using regulatory measures alongside voluntary WATCH THIS VIDEO to see how The magnificent total amount raised The hectares of Kenyan coastal actions by farmers to ensure these precious places are properly IGCP is helping communities: by Size of Wales and supporters like forest we’re helping to secure protected and restored for people and wildlife. wwf.org.uk/gorillawater you over the past three years for wildlife and locals 4 2 BRAZIL 3 RUSSIA KENYA 5 NEPAL You helped protect Kenya’s coastal forests You helped increase vital fish numbers You helped Thanks to you, we’re helping to secure unique coastal forests You helped keep rhinos safe With your support, we helped Thanks to your support for Sky Rainforest Rescue, we’ve helped local in Kenya for local people and wildlife, including plants and secure collar four of the eight rare communities in Acre, Brazil, to develop a sustainable management animals found nowhere else. 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