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Explanation:Protecting whales is crucial to protecting healthy oceans for all of us. Yet even these ocean giants are being impacted by the "deadliest predator in the sea": plastic pollution.

A sperm whale floats toward the surface of the ocean while a white plastic bag floats just below

Ghost fishing gear

October 20, 2020

Ghost fishing gear includes any abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear. It is the deadliest form of marine plastic debris and often goes unseen. Learn more about how you can help stop this silent killer and protect the health of our ocean its inhabitants.

A large seal on the beach with its neck caught in abandoned fishing gear

How cities around the world are working toward a greener future

WWF Magazine: Summer 2020

Cities generate 70% of global carbon emissions. But around the world, cities are making changes to ensure a greener future.

Lund

This simple bottled water alternative is a no-brainer

WWF Magazine: Spring 2020

Since less than 10% of plastic waste gets recycled in the US, most of those water bottles wind up in dumps, where they won’t break down for hundreds of years. Here's how to reduce your plastic waste.

Reusing bottle

What we learned about coral reefs in 2019

January 07, 2020

While most of what we learned about coral reefs in 2019 is grim, there's still hope. In this new decade, we can do quite a bit to protect coral reefs and the wildlife and people that depend on them.

Gabby Ahmadia, senior marine scientist at WWF, surveys a reef in the Selat Dampier MPA, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

What do sea turtles eat? Unfortunately, plastic bags.

Plastic has only been mass-produced since the 1940s, but it’s having a devastating impact on sea turtles. Many of us are doing our part to reduce plastic pollution by recycling and reducing single-use items, but governments must also step up to take accountability and end this pollution epidemic.

A turtle swims toward a plastic bag

Plastic in the ocean

WWF Magazine: Fall 2019

The problem of plastic in nature, particularly in our oceans, is a global crisis. Learn what WWF is doing to stop plastics from leaking into our oceans.

Garbage in ocean

Stemming the tide

WWF Magazine: Fall 2019

Lauren Spurrier, vice president for oceans conservation, describes how our seas are transforming in unprecedented, life-altering ways—and lays out how WWF is working to save them for us all.

Walrus crowded on sea ice

How tagging whales can help us understand ocean pollution

WWF Magazine: Fall 2019

Microplastics have accumulated abundantly in the Mediterranean. WWF is analyzing traces of plastic we find in whales to understand the strain that rising pollution puts on our oceans and marine life.

Whale with arrow

Gallery: Art by Mandy Barker

WWF Magazine: Fall 2019

Mandy Barker grew up collecting shells and driftwood on the beach near her home on the British coast. Now, she collects plastic.

SOUP: BURNT

A photographer saves a turtle; his photograph may save more

WWF Magazine: Fall 2019

It was a clear, calm day at the end of summer.

Turtle caught in net

An uninhabited Australian island littered with plastic

May 16, 2019

A tiny, remote island, visited only by nesting turtles and crocs, situated in the middle of nowhere, is now choking with plastic.

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We’re one step closer to keeping trash and plastic out of our oceans

October 18, 2018

Nearly 124,000 WWF activists from 49 states reached out to their member of Congress to support a bipartisan bill to take a stand on ocean plastic, and their impressive efforts paid off.

humback whale jump

LEGO Group builds a more sustainable future

WWF Magazine: Winter 2018

These iconic interlocking toys have long since evolved beyond rectangular bricks.

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