WhatFinger

The government is reviewing conservation grants worth $125 million after a BuzzFeed News investigation exposed how WWF-backed guards tortured and killed people.

The US Government Spent Millions Funding WWF-Backed Forces Accused Of Torture and Murder


By News on the Net -- Buzzfeed——--May 19, 2020

| CFP Comments | Subscribe | Email Us


American taxpayers have spent millions of dollars financing armed anti-poaching forces backed by the World Wide Fund for Nature in areas where guards have been accused of rape and murder, documents reveal. In March, a BuzzFeed News investigation exposed how the beloved mega-charity with the cuddly panda logo — and famous patrons from Leonardo DiCaprio to Sir David Attenborough — has bankrolled paramilitary groups that have tortured and killed people living near wildlife parks in Africa and Asia.-- More...

View Comments

News on the Net——

News from around the world



{lockerdome-smartview-article-sticky}