A high and a low for our planet

Plus, how you can take action on the climate crisis and our new exotic pet suitability guide As the UN General Assembly wraps up in New York after discussing climate change action, we invite you to read stories of hope from around the world and find out how you can join our movement to protect the planet. Thank you for being part of the solution for nature. [View email as a webpage]( [WWF logo]( [WWF SITE]( [Field of flowers and trees by a lake]( WWF E-NEWS September 2023 [A climate high and a climate low]( This summer, we witnessed an extreme climate high and an extreme climate low. WWF's Rebecca Shaw discusses what this means for our future. [Read her reflections ►]( [Melting ice in Antarctica]( [Protect our planet's future]( Nations and negotiators must commit to helping ensure a future with a livable climate and to bringing an end to the fossil fuel era. Send your message to world leaders ahead of COP28. 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[Take a guess ►]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Wildlife spotlight [Blue-footed booby]( [blue-footed booby]( Range and habitat These seabirds live on arid, tropical, and subtropical islands off the western coast of the Americas from northwest Mexico and Panama to north Peru and the Galápagos Islands. Interesting info Their blue feet come from nutrients in the fish they eat. The blue pigment can indicate how well nourished a booby is. The more intense the blue, the healthier the bird. One of six species of boobies, blue-footed boobies are clumsy on land but agile in the air. They dive into schools of fish from as high as 100 feet and can go 80 feet below the water surface to hunt. After deciding on a female to court, the male will flash the brightness of his feet around her by exaggerating his walk with higher and wider steps. [blue-footed booby ecard]( [Send an ecard]( [Blue-footed booby plush]( [Support WWF's global conservation efforts by symbolically adopting a blue-footed booby]( [leopard gecko on a rock] Pop quiz WWF just published an exotic pet suitability guide assessing conservation risks and related issues. Can you guess where the leopard gecko placed? [No risk]( [Low risk]( [Medium risk]( [High risk]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (anteriormente]([Twitter]([)]( y [YouTube]( para más información. [two lovebirds sitting on a branch]( [¿Es bueno tener un animal exótico como mascota? Esta guía puede ayudarte.]( [¿Cuáles animales viven en la Amazonía? 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[This piece is also available in English](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Photos: Field of flowers © Ola Jennersten/WWF-Sweden; Melting arctic ice © Wim van Passel/WWF; Community members from Nanjirinji, Tanzania © Jerry Mushala/WWF-UK; Sea at sunrise © naturepl.com/Felis Images/WWF; Fuller Symposium graphic © WWF; Farmer working on his plantation © Thomas Cristofoletti/Ruom for WWF; Blue-footed booby © Antonio Busiello/WWF-US; Blue-footed booby ecard © Shutterstock/Kevin Oke Photo; Leopard gecko © David Lawson/WWF-UK; Lovebirds © Jeff Duerr [Contact us]( | [Update profile]( | [Privacy policy]( | [State disclosures]( | [Unsubscribe]( Was this forwarded to you? [Subscribe to WWF email]( ¿Hablas español? Visita [Descubre WWF]( © 2023 [World Wildlife Fund](?utm_campaign=wwf-marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_source=stationery) 1250 24th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( Reduce | Reuse | Recycle [supporter]