| We do not have expensive offices in New York, | | | | maintain a host of other species making use |
| London & Paris. Our offices are modest, | | | | of the same habitat. The puma is also an icon |
| low cost, situated in small towns and rural | | | | of wild nature. World Wildlife Foundation is |
| areas to keep down the costs. Endangered | | | | leading efforts to restore pumas to preferred |
| species are our main worry. We intend to save | | | | former habitats and to put a stop to the |
| as many as we can, buy land for conservation | | | | extirpation of pumas in regions where they |
| and preserve the bio diversity habitats for | | | | still live. |
| the animals. | | | | |
| | | | Southern Pumas in Argentina and Chile are at |
| Foremost among the means we use are to get | | | | great risk. The population of pumas is |
| together with landowners, convince landowners | | | | declining alarmingly. Our current programme |
| to join with us, not to shoot or trap animals | | | | is dealing with this by enrolling the |
| that threaten their livestock. In return for | | | | landowners of Argentina and Chile to help |
| the help of the landowners we give landowners | | | | preserve the puma despite the depredations |
| financial compensation when the big cats or | | | | the puma makes by killing sheep and guanacos |
| other animals kill livestock as prey. This | | | | which are the lifeblood of the landowners. |
| brings benefits for all participants. | | | | |
| Landowners feel good about helping. | | | | In return for not killing or trapping the |
| Landowners do not enjoy being cast as bad | | | | pumas we will compensate enrolled landowners |
| guys. Now, they are not. Save the animals. | | | | participating in our scheme who submit claims |
| Provide land as their habitat. Keep them | | | | for compensation where Pumas have killed the |
| safe. | | | | livestock of the landowner. We then have the |
| | | | co-operation of landowners. In fact we have |
| The World Wildlife Foundation puma logo | | | | their enthusiastic participation. |
| symbolizes not only our continuously work in | | | | |
| taking an effective step on regarding | | | | In addition, we know from the compensation |
| wildlife protection but also our broader | | | | claims the dates and locations of puma |
| mission, future benefits of keeping the earth | | | | killings of sheep and guanacos and this |
| safe. | | | | allows us to plot the numbers of pumas and |
| | | | their territories. All of this is valuable |
| A number of the world's most important | | | | data essential for conservation. Everyone |
| biologists have anticipated that protecting | | | | gains. |
| habitat for wide-ranging felines such as | | | | |
| pumas will conserve 90 percent or more of | | | | The assistance of landowners is crucial. But |
| overall biological diversity. Because pumas | | | | we need your support to make the long term |
| necessitate home ranges of several hundred | | | | survival of the puma beyond doubt. |
| square miles, their preservation can help | | | | |