I hate conspiracy theories, but I’m convinced that the discreet ‘1001 club’ still influences the strategic decisions of the WWF, because many of its members are important players in global and powerful financial and industrial corporations that rule the planet,” – The Guardian – 2014 “The ‘1001 club’ is still important for the WWF, even though it’s not a secret central committee. Names of the members that have slipped out over the years include Baron von Thyssen, Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli, and Henry Ford, as well as corrupt politicians such as Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, the former president of the International Olympic Committee Juan Samaranch, and beer baron Alfred Heineken. Industrialists, philanthropists and ultra-conservative, upper-class naturalists, they are said to make up an “old boys’ network with influence in the corridors of global and corporate and policy-making power. “The WWF (…) runs an elite club of 1,001 of the richest people in the world, whose names are not revealed. These are a group of 1001 people who influence strategic decisions made by the charity. The claim here is that the WWF is funded by ‘elites’.
They funded guards who killed, sexually assaulted, beat and tortured scores of people. 
The WWF receives large donations from corporations seeking to ‘greenwash’ their businesses. Many of the below claims are alleged dodgy practises, however my feeling is there is rarely smoke without fire. It certainly doesn’t bode well for a wildlife conservation charity that one of its founders (Prince Phillip) admitted to killing a tiger in India before the charity began. It seems the World Wildlife Fund has been involved in a number of controversies. Their campaigns get a fair bit of publicity and they’re very good at making people aware of endangered species that need our help. “Our mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.” What the World Wildlife Fund does well Our efforts ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decision-making from a local to a global scale.” WWF works to help local communities conserve the natural resources they depend upon transform markets and policies toward sustainability and protect and restore species and their habitats. At every level, we collaborate with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live. “As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in more than 100 countries. The WWF was founded in 1961 by Prince Philip and Prince Bernhart of the Netherlands. One prime example of a wildlife charity that isn’t what it seems is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 
Conversely other wildlife charities that I’ve supported in the past aren’t as good as I thought they were. However after doing some research I realised that although I don’t agree with everything they do, they certainly aren’t as bad as I’d been lead to believe. I wrote about Peta recently because I’d learnt to pretty much hate them.
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