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It’s been a tough year for nature, but there are reasons for hope. 💚

From Nepal’s landmark snow leopard survey to the first satellite-tagged hawksbill turtles in Fiji, this year gave us real wildlife wins to celebrate. 👏

Together, we can bring our world back to life. 🌍
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Planning a winter walk this #BoxingDay? ❄️

We’ve got you covered!

Find your nearest forest trail here and get exploring. 👉

https://www.wwf.org.uk/act/trails?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=&utm_content=261225_multipleimage_BoxingDayWalkCarousel&pc=
Close-up of a European robin perched on a textured log with soft-focus natural background. Frost-covered field at dawn with a misty path leading through an open wooden gate under a pastel sky. Red squirrel peeking from behind a snow-dusted tree trunk in a winter forest. A young deer standing alert on frosty grass with a blurred forest background at dawn.
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Wishing you a wild and wonderful holiday season! 🎄

Merry Christmas from everyone at WWF-UK.
Red squirrel leaping through falling snow with focused eyes and bushy tail raised behind it.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Hungry chick mode activated - every time someone puts out the picky bits.
A bird's nest with three chicks, their yellow mouths held wide open. Their bodies blend in with the brown twigs of the nest.
December 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Can you tell your reindeer from your caribou❔

Both are the same species, but they're miles apart!

🦌In North America, wild herds are known as caribou, while ‘reindeer’ only refers to domesticated animals.

🦌 While in Northern Europe & Siberia, they’re all known as reindeer - wild or domesticated!
A reindeer peeking around the side of a mountain edge to look into the camera. It's perched on a mountain high up, in the background a glacier is visible. A group of six caribou walking away from the camera in a bright snowy landscape. Their coat is light in colour, mimicking the surroundings. The sky is pale blue and white. A group of fourteen reindeer stand in a line on a hilly ground, looking directly into the camera. Their antlers stand out boldly against the grey coloured sky behind them. Caribou running across the frame facing to the right. The focus on the caribou body adds to the blurred motion around it, its legs and surroundings are blurred.
December 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Scotland is steeped in myths and legends, from our wonderful wildlife to powerful plants. ✨️

In folklore, evergreens symbolised protection and luck during harsh winters. Fairies were said to shelter in holly leaves and people brought holly inside at Hogmanay for good luck. 🌿
A robin perched on the branch of a holly bush, full of shiny, prickly leaves and bright, red berries.
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The longest night of the year means lighter days are just beyond the horizon.

A few extra minutes of daylight each day = more time to spend in nature. 💚

#WinterSolstice
Starling flock murmuration across a sunset sky. Mountains silhouette below, with the orange hues of the sun setting. Above in the dark blue of the sky the starlings create a wiggly shape are they move together across the sky.
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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As 2025 comes to a close, here are some of its biggest wildlife wins to bring positivity to your feed! 🫶
Two tigers in water with dried vegetation in the background. Text in white reads "Tiger numbers have doubled since 2018 in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve". Image of snow leopard in darkness, it's face lit up by the camera flash. Text in white reads "Nepal revealed 397 snow leopards in first ever national population estimate". Young blue whale under water surface, text in white reads "Global ocean life will gain better protection thanks to the High Seas Treaty". Green sea turtle with its eye partially closed in blue water. Text in white reads "Green sea turtles bounced back from Endangered to Least Concern".
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Emperor penguin chicks are on the move.🐧

In December, these tiny explorers have shed their fluffy down and start to step off the sea ice and into the ocean for the very first time. 🥹
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Give a gift that brings our world back to life. 💚

This Christmas, adopt an animal for a loved one and help us protect wildlife across the globe. 🌍
Adelie penguin standing on snow with wings slightly extended against a snowy, overcast background. Giant panda resting among green foliage with its back facing the camera in a natural forest setting. An adult tiger stands alert in tall grass at the edge of a forest, its orange coat and black stripes vivid against the green foliage behind it. Close-up of a sea turtle swimming just below the ocean surface with clear blue water and sky above.
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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To all our creators and fundraisers - THANK YOU!

This was our first year as a Jingle Jam charity partner and our fundraisers have smashed it! 👏
Panda sitting in shrubs, looking up. Text reads "Jingle Jam. Thank you for over £350,000 raised".
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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It’s been a tough year for nature, but there are reasons for hope. 💚

From Nepal’s landmark snow leopard survey to the first satellite-tagged hawksbill turtles in Fiji, this year gave us real wildlife wins to celebrate. 👏

Together, we can bring our world back to life. 🌍
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Paws amidst a flurry. 🧡

A winter wonderland scene capturing a European lynx walking among the snow at nighttime.

Wildlife photography by Laurent Geslin. 📸
A European lynx stood amongst a dark snowy scene. It stands in the centre of the frame and looks off to the left, covered in a slight dusting of snow. Snow speckles fall around the lynx, the foreground is covered in heavy snow and the background is black.
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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It's been 10 years since the Paris agreement, where world leaders agreed to limit the global temperature rise to under 2 degrees. 🌡️🌍

There's still a way to go, but global collaboration IS working.

We need to keep this momentum going.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Behind each image is an amazing team helping to protect them.💚

Camera trap snapshots from our winter monitoring with partners in Northeast China Tiger & Leopard National Park.

This year WWF partners:
Carried out a total of 1,342 patrols
Covered the distance of 14,842km
AND removed 132 snares! 🙌
Colour camera trap image of three tigers standing together in the snow during the day. The middle tiger is walking away from the camera while the other two face towards it from the side. Black and white image of a tiger photographed by flash at night, it walks past the camera with its mouth open facing the right of the frame. Its movement captured in the image, making the focus blurred. Black and white camera trap image of an Amur leopard photographed at night with flash. It walks from the left to right among grasses, its face not fully visible as it faces to the right of the camera. Camera trap image of an Amur leopard walking close past the camera from right to left. It walks across a snow-covered floor in the daylight, its paw stretched out as it takes a step, its head faces to the top left.
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Even a cat this powerful needs protection from poachers. 💔

A century ago = around 100,000 tigers
15 years ago = as few as 3,200
Today = around 5,700

We're making progress, but tigers are still in trouble.

Gift a gift that lasts this Christmas. 🎁👇
support.wwf.org.uk/protect-tige...
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Storks and beavers are being re-introduced to London! 💚

A brilliant step towards more green spaces. We agree with @london.gov.uk, we all need a daily dose of nature on our doorstep, great to see London taking the lead. 👏

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
White storks nest at Dagenham country park in rewilding project
White storks, were previously driven to extinction in Britain, and not seen in London for 600 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A little robin just swooped into your feed. ❄️

Festive mode activated.
[Alt text: A European robin with a vibrant orange breast and grey feathers stands on a weathered piece of wood. ]
December 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Us with our morning pastry.
An agouti walking through the forest holding something in it’s mouth as if it has grabbed it quickly and walked off. The lighting is dim and the background is busy with fallen leaves and foliage.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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And it's happening here too. The UK's puffin population are suffering as sandeels are overfished.

Our oceans provide habitats and food for hundreds of thousands of species, as well as mitigate climate change impacts.

They need our protection. 🌊

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Photo of the day: A blue footed booby diving into the big blue. 📸

Photography by Henley Spiers.
Underwater image of a blue footed booby swimming up to the surface with a sardine in its mouth. The water is clear apart from a trail of bubbles from the blue footed booby’s dive to catch prey. Below is a large shoal of sardines.
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Eco-anxiety with a hopecore bassline.

2025 #SpotifyWrapped just dropped. 🎁
A dark graphic with white doodle-style star lines. Large text reads “David Attenborough narrated 63% of your inner monologue.” Below it says, “Most streamed thought: what would Sir David say?” Decorative white and green geometric shapes appear at the bottom. Text reads: "Your top genres: 1. Rainforest Sounds 2. Bird Song ID 3. Coral Reef ASMR 4. Protest Anthems 5. Soothing Whale Song. An underwater photo of a green sea turtle swimming near the surface, with its flippers extended toward the camera. Bright blue water and sky are visible. Beneath the image, text reads: “Green Turtles dropped off the charts. Thanks to conservation efforts, this is one species no longer ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List.” A dark background with abstract white line accents. Large bright-green numbers read “7,201.” Below, text says, “You spent 7,201 minutes thinking about the Amazon. It spent the year getting smaller.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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It’s looking like 2025 was a good year for the Emperor penguin colony near the DDU station.🐧

During monitoring, researchers have counted the highest number of incubating males since 1975!

These Emperor penguins have been monitored since 1952, with WWF funds supporting the research station.
Emperor penguin grooming its chick that sits in between its feet. Text reads "good news for emperor penguin colony".
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Knit for Nature is here!🧶

By designer Ruth Herring, these stunning tiger and penguin patterns are free to download and help raise awareness of the threats facing these iconic species. 💚

Create something cosy for yourself or give a gift that’s made to last this winter. ❄️
Three people walking through a leafy autumn forest, each wearing knitted clothing with animal designs, including a tiger sweater and penguin sweaters. A knitted orange sweater featuring a large, detailed tiger face across the front, with a black-and-yellow striped collar. A person wearing a light blue knitted shoulder bag decorated with an image of an adult penguin and chick, shown outdoors in soft sunlight.
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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The government's new Environmental Improvement Plan just dropped - but does it do enough to protect nature?

Great to see action on air pollution and restoring landscapes, but we need this to be a true priority, and for this plan to be delivered.
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Today we celebrate the jaguar. ✊🐆

We’re excited to share a selection of images from Brazilian wildlife photographer Rodolfo Paz.

With a love for big cats and nature, Rodolfo travels the world in search of capturing unique moments like these. 🧡

#InternationalJaguarDay
Close up portrait of a jaguar’s face, its paws just visible at the bottom of the frame. The jaguar is lying face, facing the camera but looking to the bottom right. The lighting is soft but bright, showing off its bright orange eyes and black markings. A jaguar sat amongst green leaves in the forest yawning with its mouth wide open, its tongue hangs out and its canines visible. Its limbs covered by the greenery. The lighting is bright but not strong, the colours are vivid. A close up of a jaguar peering out between brown branches, looking to the left of the lens. The sunlight is soft but catches the top of the jaguar's head which extenuates its markings. Tones in the image are mostly browns and blacks. A jaguar’s head raised above the water as it swims in a river to the left of the frame, the water is brown and the lighting is warm and bright. The sunlight catches across the water and the top of the jaguar’s head.
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM