In 1960, Sir Julian Huxley returned from a trip to Africa. He was very much shocked by what he had seen there: the hunting of animals and the destruction of their . Other scientists shared his opinion that something had to be done about this. The following year Huxley, some fellow scientists and a few politicians the World Wildlife Fund. It became the largest group in the world.

Today the WWF has 5 million supporters around the world. It has national organisations in more than 50 countries and more than 100 million dollars a year.

The most important of the WWF is to protect endangered species around the world. Among them are the tiger, whale, elephant and many others. The giant panda, one of the most animals, has become the WWF logo.

The WWF also tries to habitats like the tropical rainforest. In the past decade alone, it has been able to conserve over 1 billion acres of forest in Asia, South America and Africa.

The organisation fights against the of natural resources and it is worried about the of fish in the world’s oceans.

Over the past years the WWF has been working on projects in over one hundred countries. It also gives money to research work and spends a lot to teach children and parents about our world in danger.