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The World Wildlife Foundation

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 ruralof wild nature. World Wildlife Foundation is
areas to keep down the costs. Endangeredleading efforts to restore pumas to preferred
species are our main worry. We intend to saveformer habitats and to put a stop to the
as many as we can, buy land for conservationextirpation of pumas in regions where they
and preserve the bio diversity habitats forstill  live.
the  animals.
Southern Pumas in Argentina and Chile are at
Foremost among the means we use are to getgreat risk. The population of pumas is
together with landowners, convince landownersdeclining alarmingly. Our current programme
to join with us, not to shoot or trap animalsis dealing with this by enrolling the
that threaten their livestock. In return forlandowners of Argentina and Chile to help
the help of the landowners we give landownerspreserve the puma despite the depredations
financial compensation when the big cats orthe puma makes by killing sheep and guanacos
other animals kill livestock as prey. Thiswhich  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 badpumas 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 themfor 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 logotheir  enthusiastic  participation.
symbolizes not only our continuously work in
taking an effective step on regardingIn addition, we know from the compensation
wildlife protection but also our broaderclaims the dates and locations of puma
mission, future benefits of keeping the earthkillings 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 importantdata essential for conservation. Everyone
biologists have anticipated that protectinggains.
habitat for wide-ranging felines such as
pumas will conserve 90 percent or more ofThe assistance of landowners is crucial. But
overall biological diversity. Because pumaswe need your support to make the long term
necessitate home ranges of several hundredsurvival of the puma beyond doubt.
square miles, their preservation can help



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