What WWF is doing

难词探意

1. conserve /kən΄sзːv/ v. 保护

2. restore /rɪ΄stɔː（r）/ v. 恢复

3. maintain /meɪn΄teɪn/ v. 维持

4. sustain /sə΄steɪn/ v. 支持；承受；维持

5. steward /΄stjuːəd/ v. 管理

6. fundamental/ˌfʌndə΄mentl/adj.基本的；根本的

7. drone /drəʊn/ n. 无人驾驶飞机

Conservingwildlife is at heart of our mission. We focus on protecting populations of some of the world's most ecologically, economically, and culturally important species—the survival of which are threatened by poaching,illegal trade and habitat loss. We use the best science available to link on-the-ground work with high-level policy action to create lasting solutions that benefit wild animals as well as the people that live alongside them.

Double the number of tigers

WWF aims to double the world's wild tiger population by 2022. We're working with world leaders to take action, focusing conservation efforts in key sites, raising funds to permanently protect landscapes, and supporting communitybased conservation. Saving tigers is about more thanrestoringa single species. As a large predator, tigers play an important role inmaintaininga healthy ecosystem. Every time we protect a tiger, we protect around 25,000 acres of forest—forests that sustain wildlife and local communities and supply people around the world with clean air, water, food, and products.

Empower people to protect wildlife

Over the last few decades, conservationists have come to understand just how central community involvement is to wildlife conservation success—and how important it is for communities to activelystewardthe natural resources around them to improve economic and social well-being. WWF's community-based conservation work today reflects this fundamental reality. We work across a variety of communities and customize our work based on the specific needs and interests of a given place, taking into consideration each region's particular set of conservation assets and challenges.

Close Asia's ivory markets

Illegal killing of elephants for ivory decimates（大批杀死） global populations. Estimates indicate that each year poachers kill close to 20,000 elephants, mostly for their ivories. Overall, we see demand increasing in East Asian and Southeast Asian markets. WWF is working to shut down the illegal markets in the area.

Stop wildlife crime

WWF uses our expertise in policy, wildlife trade, advocacy, and communications in an effort to stop wildlife crime in the US and around the world. At home, we ensure the US enacts tight ivory commerce restrictions. Partnerships with technology companies help us develop innovative ways to stop wildlife crime using everything fromdronesto infrared cameras that can detect poachers in the dead of night. To combat the trade in illegal wildlife products through webbased platforms, WWF has teamed up with e-commerce and social media companies to adopt a standardized wildlife policy framework for online trade.

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1. Why is saving tigers not only about restoring a single species?

2. What's the main reason for poachers' killing elephants?

3. Why are drones and infrared cameras used by WWF?