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Animals are going up in flames – record fires in the Amazon

Ants and sloths have nowhere to go when the Amazon is on fire. This year's fire season in South America is unprecedented, according to WWF.

Animals are going up in flames – record fires in the Amazon

Warmer Arctic tears apart polar bear's paws

Wounds and bald patches in the fur. Paws torn apart by ice clumps.

Warmer Arctic tears apart polar bear's paws

Police Protection at Meeting to Save Animals and Nature

The plan to save the Earth's plants and animals was nailed down two years ago. But since then, not much has happened.

Police Protection at Meeting to Save Animals and Nature

The Government: We are pushing for low fishing quotas

Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren (Christian Democrats) says that the government is pursuing a restrictive line for fishing in the Baltic Sea when the EU's fisheries ministers meet on Monday. But the opposition is strongly critical and believes that the stock of herring can collapse.

The Government: We are pushing for low fishing quotas

Three out of four animals gone – in just 50 years

On 50 years, the populations of wild vertebrates – everything from frogs to elephants – have decreased by 73 percent, shows a new report from WWF. Unbelievable, thinks WWF's nature conservation expert Olle Forshed: Is it even possible to get closer to a collapse?.

Three out of four animals gone – in just 50 years

Loud Threats to Whales in the Arctic

In pace with the ice disappearing from the Arctic, new routes for sea traffic have opened. This implies a risk for the whales that swim the same routes, warns the World Nature Fund WWF.

Loud Threats to Whales in the Arctic

Only Nine Birds Rescued in Bird Wash in Blekinge

Only nine birds could be rescued in the bird wash and then released after the oil disaster in Blekinge last autumn, according to a new report. The number of birds that died from the oil is unknown – but 25 different bird species were affected and met "a painful and slow death", according to the report.

Only Nine Birds Rescued in Bird Wash in Blekinge

Many Hedgehog Reports - The System Crashed

Interest in counting hedgehogs and reporting to WWF has been great. So great that the system couldn't handle it, reports [P4 Väst](https://sverigesradio.

Many Hedgehog Reports - The System Crashed

Many want to count hedgehogs: "A beloved animal"

Many want to participate and count hedgehogs – since Monday, 17,000 Swedes have registered to share their observations. .

Many want to count hedgehogs: "A beloved animal"

This is what happens to surströmming on store shelves

Even this year, it will be difficult for surströmming enthusiasts to get hold of the fish. One of Sweden's food giants, Axfood, is stopping sales with reference to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

This is what happens to surströmming on store shelves

Ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels to be relocated

More than ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels in Gävleborg County are to be moved upstream in the watercourses. The move is temporary and the purpose is to protect the animals during the time the watercourses are being restored.

Ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels to be relocated

New hope for threatened dolphins

The endangered dolphin species, the Irrawaddy dolphin, has increased to over 100 in number in Cambodia, announces the country's Minister of Agriculture, Dith Tina. The Irrawaddy dolphin has long been on the brink of extinction, and according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there were only around 80 individuals left in 2016, largely due to illegal fishing and environmental degradation in the form of plastic that ends up in the water in one way or another.

New hope for threatened dolphins

Toxic blue-green algae in Gotland

Surface aggregations of the toxic blue-green algae have already been spotted off the coast of Gotland, warns the World Nature Fund, WWF. .

Toxic blue-green algae in Gotland

WWF invests millions in Swedish predators

The World Wildlife Fund, WWF, is investing substantial sums in Swedish predators. A total of 3.

WWF invests millions in Swedish predators

WWF: A major victory for nature

That the debated nature restoration law has now been approved in the EU is seen by the World Wildlife Fund WWF as "a great victory for nature". In Sweden, it will be crucial for example for meadows and endangered species, according to an expert.

WWF: A major victory for nature

Rare Elephant Birth: Mother Attacks Twin

A elephant birth in Thailand took a dramatic turn when the female was found to be carrying twins. After the birth, the newly become two-child mother went amok and injured a zookeeper.

Rare Elephant Birth: Mother Attacks Twin

Watch the guillemot chicks' first dramatic weeks

Watch the live broadcast as the guillemot chicks jump out from 40-metre high cliffs into the sea. Now this year's broadcast from Stora Karlsö has started, where over 70 cameras follow the chicks' eventful first weeks.

Watch the guillemot chicks' first dramatic weeks