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Since Bored Panda’s early days, we’ve been captivated by WWF’s bold, emotional, and unforgettable ad campaigns. These aren’t just clever visuals — they’re powerful wake-up calls about the environmental crises we often ignore.

Now we’re back with a fresh batch of WWF’s most recent work, and they hit just as hard as ever. In a world where forests are leveled, oceans choked with plastic, and endangered animals turned into luxury goods, WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) uses striking imagery to hold a mirror up to our habits — and the cost they carry.

These campaigns don’t sugarcoat the truth. Whether it’s a tiger turned into a rug or an elephant sacrificed for an ivory chess piece, they remind us that behind every careless act, there’s a silent victim. These aren’t just ads — they’re a call to action.

Scroll down to see some of WWF’s most impactful visuals, and let them challenge the way we think, consume, and care for our planet.

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#1

Burning tree shaped like human lungs engulfed in flames in a powerful WWF ad about environmental destruction and air pollution.

Our lungs are burning

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    Powerful WWF ad showing a bear in a destroyed room highlighting forest habitat loss and the need to protect nature.

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    Jaya
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously I agree with their point, but part of me immediately says "Yes! Come live with me! If you promise not to tear my head off, I'll give you non-stop cuddles!"

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    #3

    Penguin trapped in plastic waste on a marine fashion week cover, highlighting powerful WWF ads against pollution.

    Metallics are in this season, too bad I can't change this look.

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    #4

    Plastic trash bag showing underwater scene with marine mammal skeleton highlighting powerful WWF environmental ad.

    700 species of marine mammals could go extinct because of plastic. Death is caused by ingestion of plastics, suffocation, infection, and entanglement. You are guilty by association.

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    Sue User
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I try to not but things in plastic. But i cannot find mayonnaise in glass. Please dont tell me to shop at stores like Whole Foods/ Trader Joes because the closest is 45 miles away.

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    #5

    WWF ad showing a Paraguay river clogged with plastic waste highlighting pollution and low recycling rates.

    Every day, 700 tons of plastic are produced and only 3% is recycled.

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    #6

    Seal trapped in plastic wrap around its head, highlighting powerful WWF ads about waste pollution impact.

    Plastic wrap? I call it the Drowning Collection.

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    #7

    Koala raising paws with hashtag AnswerTheirPrayers in powerful WWF ad on fighting deforestation and global warming.

    Fight global warming, poverty, and deforestation. Together, we can create a sustainable and just future.

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    Bryson Wong-Kuon
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is funny and sad at the same time. Fix climate change and stop wildfires from spreading, pls

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    #8

    Leopard standing in dry grassland, featured in a powerful WWF ad promoting habitat preservation and wildlife protection.

    These numbers aren't enough. "100 likes"

    Saving this post is a start. Saving their habitat is the goal.

    Remember their beauty online, preserve their existence offline.

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    #10

    Sea turtle trapped in plastic waste, highlighting powerful WWF ads on environmental pollution and ocean conservation.

    Plastic is so last season, but here we are.

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    PurpleTribe
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cut plastic can holders into as many small pieces as possible so necks don’t get stuck in them.

    #11

    Powerful WWF ad showing a wooden rhino sculpture in a dry savannah highlighting endangered species conservation.

    Rhinoceros populations have plummeted by over 70% in just three decades, with fewer than 27,000 remaining in the wild. Without immediate intervention, these majestic creatures risk extinction, jeopardizing the delicate ecosystems they help balance.

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    #12

    WWF powerful ad showing pangolin extinction edition action figure with black market accessories in dark brown packaging.

    The world needs less action figures; more action.

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    DC
    Community Member
    5 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we need to stop being tolerant about pseudomedicine. There is nothing nice or compassionate about any of these scames, be it homopathetic, be it whatever equivalent to fingernails is ground to powder to be used to improve boners' performance or whatever. It's a hideous crime already only viewing from customers' side, but the ignorant and downright cruel, self righteous idiocy with which we treat other animals exceeds everything humans have ever done against humans. It's laughably irrelevant in comparison. Not that I'd approve of any of that either, but we gotta have a realistic view on this. Maybe, not confiscating scales, horns, bones, but spiking them with something that is known to kiII humans only would be an option. Want some Tiger Juice, some Pango Scales, a piece of Rhinos' Horn? Better write down your will before using it!

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    #13

    Powerful WWF ad showing a lynx in a living room with text urging forest protection to save natural habitats.

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    #14

    Polar bear trapped in melting ice shaped like a popsicle stick in powerful WWF ad about life and climate.

    Don't destroy their life for your pleasure.

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    jasper
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand this one. An ice cream bar destroys a polar bear?

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    Powerful WWF ad showing Hawksbill turtle extinction edition toy with pollution accessories highlighting environmental threats.

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    Bryson Wong-Kuon
    Community Member
    5 months ago

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    These boxes of the extinction action figures makes me want to help the environment...with throwing them in the trash

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    Powerful WWF ad showing Spix’s Macaw extinction edition toy with wildlife trade and rare birds accessories.

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    Vicki Perizzolo
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these animals are so close to extinction and the rainforests and oceans are being destroyed at such a ridiculous rate... so sad we can't seem to see how bad we really are

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    #17

    Powerful WWF ad showing black rhino extinction edition action figure with illegal trade accessories in dark packaging.

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    #18

    Powerful WWF ad showing orangutan extinction edition toy set with deforestation and palm oil plantation accessories.

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    #19

    Wild boars in a bedroom bed with roots growing, highlighting powerful WWF ads on forest and habitat protection.

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    #21

    Giant panda walking in the snow with a powerful WWF wildlife conservation message promoting animal protection.

    We exist because wildlife exists. Make sure they never exit!

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    #22

    Dead fish lying on polluted red water near the shore, highlighting environmental damage in a powerful WWF ad.

    95% of wastewater is not treated before being discharged.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the CEOs of the water treatment companies continue to get their bonuses, while the rivers continue to get the sewage

    #23

    Child and polar bear on a glowing Earth in a WWF ad promoting powerful environmental awareness and responsibility.

    You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed !

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    5 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - "Tu deviens responsable pour toujours de ce que tu as apprivoisé."

    #24

    Abstract wireframe crocodile in dark background, a powerful WWF ad highlighting wildlife protection and conservation.

    Ensure its protection, in order to benefit our planet.

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