Bring wildlife home for the holidays

Invite a species into your home with a lifelike symbolic adoption from WWF-Canada and help protect real-life species and their homes in the wild.

TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Have you ever wanted to cuddle up with a warm and shaggy muskox in the winter or admire the bond between an emperor penguin and its fuzzy chick? This holiday season, families can bring wildlife home by symbolically adopting a species with WWF-Canada. Each adoption kit supports conservation efforts that help conserve real-life species and their habitats in the wild.

Symbolically adopt a flamboyant flamingo. Your plush purchase helps this long-legged species and other thrive! Our plush features the distinctively pink plumage feathers, long neck and characteristically down-turned bill that make flamingos so easy to spot. It also features webbed feet that they use to swim, stir up food and run on water before lifting off into the sky. (CNW Group/World Wildlife Fund Canada)

Invite this ice-age survivor into your home — with our true-to-life muskox plush. Our plush includes this distinctive feature, unique to the muskox, as well as their dark shaggy hair, hump between their shoulders and large hooves. (CNW Group/World Wildlife Fund Canada)

Your sym-bunn-ic adoption of an eastern cottontail rabbit plush will help the wide-ranging habitats of this sweet little species thrive! Our plush design includes the distinctive features of the eastern cottontail rabbit: large hind feet, long upright ears, prominent eyes and, of course, its cotton ball-like tail. (CNW Group/World Wildlife Fund Canada)

Bring wildlife home with five new species to adopt: an emperor penguin family, flamingo, eastern cottontail rabbit, muskox and Mago Monkey (for infants). (CNW Group/World Wildlife Fund Canada)

Designed with the help of species experts, each realistic plush adoption incorporates true-to-life features and comes with a fact-filled poster so recipients can forge an even closer connection to the wildlife they love. For example, our brand-new American flamingo adoption shares the same distinctive pink feathers, stilt-like legs, long neck and characteristically downturned bill that make flamingos so easy to spot in the wild.  And did you know, a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance?

The fluffy eastern cottontail rabbit, ice-aged muskox and precious emperor penguin family are also joining WWF-Canada's symbolic adoptions family just in time for the holidays. Infants and toddlers can monkey around with Mago Monkey, our latest super-soft plush adoption made for the littlest wildlife lovers.

Shoppers can also choose from popular returning animals such as the African elephants, hippopotamuses, snow leopards, tigers, giant pandas and reindeer. Check out our complete collection of more than 45 species at wwf.ca/shop.

Each adoption kit also includes a:

• high-quality plush designed with species experts
• personalized adoption certificate
• educational poster with information about the species and the conservation work the gift supports.
• reusable tote bag

Other ways to bring wildlife home:

• Adoption kit bundles: Save up to 20 per cent off popular species and get free shipping with our bundle options. This is a great way to buy for a herd or complete a collection.
• Wildlife-inspired apparel: Recipients can wear their love of wildlife proudly with WWF's classic logo tees and hoodies. Made from organic cotton and recycled materials, all net proceeds help us take on the biggest challenges facing species and our planet.
• Outdoor accessories: WWF branded mittens, hats, scarves, and a travel backpack made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles are meaningful gifts for anyone who loves to hike, travel and explore Canadian nature year-long.
• Virtual gifts of wildlife: A gift and donation in one, virtual gifts are sent right to their inbox and support a vital conservation project of your choice. Perfect for last-minute gifts and the person who has it all!

How to order

Visit wwf.ca/shop or call 1-800-26-PANDA. All deliveries are guaranteed in time for the holidays if ordered by Dec. 12 (Dec. 11 for rural areas). Priority options are available, and shipping is free with the purchase of two or more adoptions kits (or orders of $90 or more) to the same Canadian address. 

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About WWF-Canada ( wwf.ca):

WWF-Canada is committed to equitable and effective conservation actions that restore nature, reverse wildlife loss and fight climate change. We draw on scientific analysis and Indigenous guidance to ensure all our efforts connect to a single goal: a future where wildlife, nature and people thrive.

SOURCE World Wildlife Fund Canada

Emily Vandermeer, Senior Communications Specialist, WWF-Canada, [email protected], 519-616-1556