ADOPT A PENGUIN

Adélie penguins are captivating, inquisitive – and incredibly vulnerable to threats like climate change. As their numbers drop they urgently need your support.

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANIMAL LOVERS 🎁

Celebrate the holiday season with a heartfelt gift that’s not only perfect for the nature lover in your life but also makes a difference for the wildlife and wild places they care so deeply about.

Your adoption includes an adoption certificate, and a fact-book about the impact you’re making. Plus, adopt before 30 November and receive a FREE WWF pouch – perfect for stationery or travel essentials.

An animal adoption is more than adorable – it’s a powerful way to protect vulnerable species and their fragile habitats.

Climate change is threatening our frosty friends

Adélie penguins live along the Antarctic coast and islands. But climate change is reducing the amount of sea-ice – and in turn impacting the krill populations penguins rely on for food. Increased pressure from fishing is also threatening this vital food source. 

As a result, Adélie populations have fallen by more than 65% in the past 25 years. We can't let this continue.

Adopt a penguin today and you’ll be helping to protect them and other vulnerable animals from extinction. Your kindness will help defend their habitat and food sources, to ensure our incredible wildlife remain part of our world forever.

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANIMAL LOVERS 🎁

Celebrate the holiday season with a heartfelt gift that’s not only perfect for the nature lover in your life but also makes a difference for the wildlife and wild places they care so deeply about.

Your adoption includes an adoption certificate, and a fact-book about the impact you’re making. Plus, adopt before 30 November and receive a FREE WWF pouch – perfect for stationery or travel essentials.

An animal adoption is more than adorable – it’s a powerful way to protect vulnerable species and their fragile habitats.

Climate change is threatening our frosty friends

Adélie penguins live along the Antarctic coast and islands. But climate change is reducing the amount of sea-ice – and in turn impacting the krill populations penguins rely on for food. Increased pressure from fishing is also threatening this vital food source. 

As a result, Adélie populations have fallen by more than 65% in the past 25 years. We can't let this continue.

Adopt a penguin today and you’ll be helping to protect them and other vulnerable animals from extinction. Your kindness will help defend their habitat and food sources, to ensure our incredible wildlife remain part of our world forever.

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Threatened species need your help. You can explore all adoptions and make a difference today.

How your donation can help vulnerable wildlife

By symbolically adoption a penguin today, you’ll be helping to protect penguins and other vulnerable wildlife under threat. When you choose an animal adoption, you are supporting both your chosen animal as well as wider work to help wildlife and nature thrive.
Group of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) about to dive, Antarctic Peninsula, January 2018
© WWF-Aus / Chris Johnson

Protect penguins' food sources

You’ll be helping drive work to reduce illegal and unsustainable fishing practices, so penguins and other marine creatures have adequate food to survive.

Group of Adelie penguins on ice
© WWF-Aus / Chris Johnson

Increase marine protected areas (MPAs)

Your support will help expand MPAs that boost resilience to climate change and human activities such as fishing. More protected areas will help support the entire marine ecosystem.

The research ship Akademik Ioffe making its way towards the Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula
© WWF-Aus / Chris Johnson

Combatting climate change

From protecting our forests from landclearing and planting more trees to capture climate-causing carbon. To working with governments to transition to green energy and strengthen climate policy. Your support is critical to helping create a more climate resilient world.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) taking a dive, Antarctic Peninsula, January 2018
© WWF-Aus / Chris Johnson

Reducing plastic pollution

You’ll be helping to raise awareness and supporting work to advocate our governments to phase out single-use plastics that end up in our waterways and oceans.

Penguins need your kindness

When you adopt a penguin, we want you to join them on their journey to a safer future. Your special adoption gift pack includes an optional cuddly penguin plush toy, penguin factbook, adoption certificate, Living Planet magazine and WWF sticker. If you sign-up to a monthly adoption, you'll also receive regular updates on how your generous donations are helping to conserve and protect the world's most vulnerable wildlife.
Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) with chicks at their nesting site in Antarctica
Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) with chicks at their nesting site in Antarctica © Natalie Bowes / WWF-Canada
Contents of penguin adoption pack, including penguin plushie, adoption certificate and penguin booklet

Give a unique and memorable gift

A penguin adoption is the perfect gift for any animal lover. As well as a great way to inspire friends, family and loved ones to care for nature as much as you do. 

We can send this gift to you or directly to your gift recipient. For last-minute gifts, you can print a personalised adoption certificate or email it directly to your gift recipient. 

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