Living with wild lions

Plus, why seaweed, grasslands, and mangroves are so important. {NAME}, explore our stories from around the world, where people are working together to support communities and protect mangroves and grasslands. And discover what makes seaweed such a powerful resource for people and nature. [View email as a webpage]( [WWF logo]( [WWF SITE]( [Close-up of a lion in Namibia]( E-NEWS August 2023 [Living with wild lions]( Herders, rangers, and researchers share insights into living with free-roaming lions and explain how early warning systems help keep people, livestock, and lions safe. [Read their stories ►]( [Activists holding up signs and marching in Washington, DC]( [Join our activism community]( Connect with the WWF Action Team on social media at @WWF_Act on [Instagram]( and [X (formerly known as Twitter)]( for conservation updates, stories from the field, and features of our activism community. [hand holding a branch of a mangrove in Madagascar]( [Restoring mighty mangroves in Madagascar]( [Sunflower bee on a flower in grassland landscape]( [Why grasslands are so important—and sometimes undervalued]( [Nature Breaking Logo on stormy background]( PODCAST [Can seaweed help feed the planet and fight climate change at the same time?]( [Young sea lion on a beach]( TRAVEL [Video: Immerse yourself in the Galápagos Islands]( [green plant with white fluffy material]( [Can you tell?]( WWF-India is supporting farmers who grow this crop make the transition to regenerative agriculture, which helps make farming more sustainable and protects biodiversity. Do you know what this crop is? [Take a guess ►]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wildlife spotlight [Black rain frog]( [round frog sitting on green vegetation]( Range Black rain frogs are found only on the southern slopes of South Africa's Cape Fold Mountains. Interesting info With a squat, round body and short limbs, this frog walks but can't hop or swim. When faced with a threat, it puffs up with air like a balloon, expanding to several times its size, which helps the frog lodge itself in its burrow, making it difficult for predators to pull it out. Like most frogs, black rain frogs are nocturnal. Unlike most frogs, this species doesn't require access to open water to lay eggs or reproduce. Instead, females lay their eggs in shallow underground nests, which males guard until the embryos hatch—not as tadpoles, but as tiny, fully formed froglets! [ecard that reads: 'I didn't frog-et your birthday]( [Send a birthday ecard]( [wooden bucket with five plush frogs]( [Choose a frog-themed item when you donate and support WWF's global conservation efforts]( [portrait of a baby orangutan, backlit by the sun] Pop Quiz International Orangutan Day is tomorrow, August 19! What does the word orangutan mean in the Malay language? [Man of the forest]( [Tree walker]( [Orange ape]( [Fruit eater]( --------------------------------------------------------------- WWF en Español En WWF ofrecemos una gran cantidad de contenido en español como parte de nuestros esfuerzos por llegar a la comunidad Latina e Hispana de Estados Unidos. Visita [nuestro sitio web]( o síguenos en [X (Twitter)]( y [YouTube]( para más información. [Tiger making eye contact while lying down]( [Un logro asombroso: la población de tigres silvestres de Bután crece un 27%]( • [Cómo WWF protege a las tortugas marinas en el Pacífico]( • [Viviendo rodeado de leones silvestres]( • [WWF trabaja con el Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos para llevar los alimentos desde las granjas hasta las mesas de los hogares]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: Lion © Marcus Westberg/WWF-US; Activists © WWF-US/Keith Arnold; Mangrove © WWF/Martina Lippuner; Sunflower bee © Clay Bolt/WWF-US; Nature Breaking logo © WWF-US; Sea lion © Richard de Gouveia; Can you tell image © Asim Hafeez/WWF-UK; Black rain frog © Delport Botma; Frog ecard © Shutterstock/Dylan Leonard; Orangutan baby © naturepl.com/Edwin Giesbers/WWF; Tiger © WWF-Sweden/Ola Jennersten [Contact us]( [Update profile]( [Privacy policy]( [State disclosures]( [Unsubscribe]( Was this forwarded to you? [Subscribe to WWF email or text messages]( ¿Hablas español? Visita [Descubre WWF]( © 2023 [World Wildlife Fund]( 1250 24th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Reduce | Reuse | Recycle