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Mesoamerica’s five forests are home to more than 7.5 percent of the planet’s biodiversity, including the iconic jaguar (photo by Jayro Bardales)

New York, NY | September 22, 2019

Critical New Initiative to Protect Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests Launches During UN Climate Summit

New York, NY | September 22, 2019

Local and international NGOs—including Global Wildlife Conservation and Wildlife Conservation Society—joined forces with four Central American Countries and the Central.... Full Article

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Geneva , Switzerland | Aug 25, 2019

TOTAL SWEEP FOR SHARKS AND RAYS!!!

Aug. 25, 2019, Geneva – The following statement was released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society on the vital victory for shark...

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GENEVA, Switzerland | Aug 15, 2019

THE RUN-UP TO CITES: GREAT NEWS FOR ELEPHANTS IN NIGERIA African Protected Area Reports Zero Poaching for Last Four Years and Counting

Yankari Game Reserve, which supports Nigeria’s largest remaining elephant population, has experienced zero poaching in the last four y...

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WCS 3-Sentence Science

WCS science in bite-size helpings

Malagasy Nature 13 \| Sep 6, 2019 What is a Bokiboky and What does it eat? View All Publications

News Releases

New York, NY | Sep 22, 2019
Intact Forests Are Key to Stemming and Stopping Global Climate Crisis
Silver Spring, MD | Sep 19, 2019
New York Aquarium and Queens Zoo Both Receive “Top Honors” at AZA Annual Conference Awards Ceremony
New York, NY | Sep 18, 2019
Want to Cut Extinction Risk in Half? Protect Underappreciated (and Largely Unprotected) Wilderness Areas, Nature Study Says
New York, NY | Sep 17, 2019
Media Availability and Background for Covering the UN Climate Action Summit
Bronx, New York | Sep 16, 2019
It’s Time for BOO at the ZOO

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Op-Eds & Blogs

Mongabay \| Sep 23, 2019 Greta and Mesoamerica’s Five Great Forests by Jeremy Radachowsky, Chris Jordan
Medium \| Aug 31, 2019 Helmeted Hornbills in Decline: The Elephant in the Room by Madhu Rao
The Revelator \| Aug 30, 2019 Asian Otters: Out of the Water and Into…a Café? by Elizabeth Bennett