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![As part of our mission to protect globally important biodiversity, the GEF supports protection of endangered species around the world by securing their habitats and combating the illegal wildlife trade. Photo: Sretachok.P Oat/Shutterstock. As part of our mission to protect globally important biodiversity, the GEF supports protection of endangered species around the world by securing their habitats and combating the illegal wildlife trade. Photo: Sretachok.P Oat/Shutterstock.](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image_290x218/public/EarthDay2019_collage.png?h=e85f6c07&itok=S6C1BEUZ)
Save our species: an Earth Day "Did you know?"
April 22 is Earth Day and the theme this year is protecting endangered species. Beyond the beauty of the coral reefs, the majesty of whales, and the lovability of baby sea turtles, these species maintain ecosystems that are vital to our way of life. Nothing in the world exists on its own.
As part…
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![The GEF-funded Global Wildlife Program (GWP) ensures that elephants have safe and secure land to move in, that they are away from communities with whom they share resources to avoid conflict, and that those engaged in illegal wildlife trade are prosecuted by improving evidence collection and intelligence gathering. Photo: Villiers Steyn/Shutterstock. African elephant herd drinking together at watering hole. Photo: Villiers Steyn/Shutterstock.](/sites/default/files/styles/listing_image_290x218/public/WorldElephantDay2_870.jpg?h=e85f6c07&itok=lg8uhA8Y)
Ensuring a world where elephants aren't the next dinosaurs
On August 12, we celebrate World Elephant Day to raise awareness on the plight of the world’s elephant population. This is an important day for me, as the Program Manager of the Global Wildlife Program (GWP) that started two years ago to combat illegal wildlife trade across 19 countries in…