Global priorities: Some species are global priority species and are denoted by a red asterisk like this *
Regional and local priorities: Some species are a focus of our work at a regional and local level.
Flagship species are the symbolic pin-up species that lead environmental conservation efforts.
Some species are what WWF terms a priority species. A priority species means that it is one of the most ecologically, economically and/or culturally important species on our planet. And so WWF is working to ensure such species can live and thrive in their natural habitats.
Gland, Switzerland - 12 governments have sent a letter to the Russian government asking them to encourage its oil and gas giant Rosneft to postpone a seismic survey that is scheduled to take place near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East at a time when the critically endangered western gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) migrates to the area to feed.