The Big Cats Initiative aims to halt lion population declines by 2015

Big Cats Initiative

From lions in Kenya to snow leopards in the Himalaya, the big cats of the world need help. Lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, and other top felines are quickly disappearing, all victims of habitat loss and degradation as well as conflicts with humans. To address this critical situation, the National Geographic Society and Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert have...

Conservation

Help protect the last healthy, undisturbed places in the ocean

National Geographic Ocean Initiative

Understanding Our Relationship With the Ocean Over half the world’s population lives within 120 miles of the coast, yet most of us view the ocean as a...

Conservation

Saving orangutans by driving the demand for sustainable palm oil

The UNLESS Campaign

Fewer than 6,600 Sumatran orangutans remain in the wild, down from 85,000 just two decades ago. The Philadelphia Zoo has partnered with the Sumatran...

Conservation

Safeguard the people and wildlife of the Serengeti

Serengeti Health Initiative

The Serengeti Health Initiative makes sure everyone – from lions to children to wild dogs to family pets – has a healthy place to call home in one of...

Conservation

Discover the secrets of chimpanzees and gorillas in the Republic of Congo

Goualougo Triangle Ape Project

Nestled deep within the lowland forests of the Republic of Congo is an area so remote that the resident chimpanzees and gorillas had never seen humans....