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Tragic loss in Nepal crash -- WWF-Australia |
 | | Gland, Switzerland - WWF, the global conservation organization, said today it was deeply saddened at the loss of life in Saturday's helicopter crash in the mountainous far-east of Nepal. |
 | | Seven WWF staff from its offices in Nepal, the UK and the US, were on board, as well as high-ranking government officials, representatives of other agencies, journalists and Russian crew members. |
 | | Launched in 1998, it is designed to conserve globally threatened wildlife species such as the snow leopard and red panda while supporting the local communities through health services, informal education and income-generating activities. |
| wwf.org.au /news/tragic-loss-in-nepal-crash (423 words) |
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