101. WWF - WWF Laos office
of the Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin along the Lao-Cambodia Border
WWF and Mekong River Commission (MRC) are seeking to broaden the scope of Dolphin conservation in the Siphandone area along the Lao-Cambodia border by...
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/laos/ - 52.7kb
102. WWF - WWF Pakistan office
of the Indus River Dolphin
This project aims to conserve Pakistan's wetlands, many of which have already been lost due to increasing human pressure, irrigation, and drainage pro...
Modified: Oct
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/pakistan/ - 43.8kb
103. WWF - Philippines Moist Forests
These include the Irrawaddy dolphin in Malampaya Sound, Palawan, the whaleshark in Donsol, Sorsogon, whales and dolphins in Tanon Strait, Negros Oriental, sea turtles in the Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, the dugong in Roxas, Palawan and the
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/philippines_moist_forests.cfm - 49.4kb
104. WWF - Western Australian Marine
cinerea ), Bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ), Dugong ( Dugong dugon ), Saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), Flatback turtle ( Narator depressa ), Green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ),
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/western_australian_marine.cfm - 41.6kb
105. WWF - West Madagascar Marine Ecoregion
spinipinnis ), dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), Andrew’s (Mesoplodon bowdoini ) and Blainville’s (M. densirostris ) beaked whales.
The dugong (Dugong dugon ) is also found in these waters, but are rare due to
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/west_madagascar_marine.cfm - 42.2kb
106. WWF - Patagonian Southwest Atlantic
), and Commerson's dolphin ( Cephalorhynchus commersonii ).
Marine birds include the Magellanic penguin ( Spheniscus magellanicus ), Imperial cormorant ( Phalacrocorax atriceps ), and the pale-faced sheathbill ( Chionis alba ).
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/patagonian_southwest_atlantic.cfm - 41.7kb
107. WWF - Maldives, Chagos, Lakshadweep Atolls
( Fregata ariel ), common dolphin ( Delphinus delphis ), Cuvier's beaked whale ( Ziphius cavirostris ), finless porpoise ( Neophocaena phocaenoides ), and the Blainsville's beaked whale ( Mesoplodon densirostris ).
Threats
The greatest
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/maldives_chagos_lakshadweep_atolls.cfm - 41.2kb
108. WWF - Greater Sundas Mangroves
Tringa totanus ), Irrawaddy dolphin ( Orcaella brevirostris ), Saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), False gharial ( Tomistoma schlegeli ), Spot-billed pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis ), Stork-billed kingfisher ( Pelargopsis capensis ), and
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/greater_sundas_mangroves.cfm - 41.0kb
109. WWF - Mammals, birds, reptiles & fish
Whale
- * Hector's dolphin
- * Maui's dolphin
- * Vaquita
- * Irrawaddy dolphin
- * River dolphins
- * Ganges River dolphin
- * Indus River
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/ - 61.4kb
110. WWF - Mekong River
for the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin ( Orcaella brevirostris ).
Threats
The Mekong River system suffers from a wide range of serious threats such as:
Deforestation that has changed runoff patterns and increased sedimentation.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/mekong_river.cfm - 41.2kb