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What is the present expansion of WWF?
A. World War Fund of Nature
B. World Wide Forestry Fund
C. World Wide Fund for Nature
D. World Wildlife Fund of Nature

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Hint: WWF is a charity trust organization which is functional in multiple countries across the world. The official logo of this organization is Panda.

Step by step answer:WWF is a very famous organization popularly known by its Panda logo.it was founded on 29th April 1961, in Morges, Switzerland. It is a non-profit organization collecting funds and donations from people. The primary focus of this organization is to rescue the losing habitat of wild animals to support and protect them. Their target groups are the local communities living in the interior region of the forests and they help such people to conserve the natural habitats there, as their livelihood also depends majorly on these forests.
Along with protecting animals and their habitat, this organization also works for climate change, water and environmental education for kids across countries. They often collaborate with multiple other organizations like, schools, universities, colleges, corporate sectors, non-government organizations and try to include as many people as possible in this revolutionary movement they have initiated.
Over the last few years WWF has managed to provide shelter and natural habitat to animals like one horned Rhinos, African Elephants, Mountain Gorillas, Tigers, giant Pandas etc. and has brought these species back to life from the verge of extinction.
Looking at the word done by this organization and the filed in which they serve, the correct option is option C. World Wide Fund for Nature
Additional information: WWF is functional in Australia, India, China, America, Canada, Africa and many more. This is the world’s largest conservation organization which works for protecting ecosystems across the world.

Note: When the organization was founded in 1961, the expansion of WWF was the World Wildlife Fund. But later, in 1987, they changes the expansion to World Wide Fund for Nature