News Releases

GENEVA, Switzerland | August 28, 2019

WCS and Partners Announce: The First High Level Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference In Peru

The Wildlife Conservation Society has joined partners to announce an illegal wildlife trade conference which will take place in Peru Oct. 3 and 4, 2019.

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SANTIAGO, Chile | August 27, 2019

News From WCS Chile: Members needed to help preserve Karukinka -- the biggest protected area on the island of Tierra del Fuego

WCS Chile is launching its first membership campaign for Karukinka Natural Park in Tierra del Fuego with the goal of establishing a network of 5.000 people committed to this challenge in the next years.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 27, 2019

News Availability from CITES CoP18 in Geneva – the World Wildlife Conference

What happened with sharks, giraffe, saiga, rosewood, glass frogs, elephants and more?

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 27, 2019

WCS Welcomes Madagascar’s New Commitment to Halt Rosewood Trafficking

WCS welcomes Madagascar’s new commitment to halt the trafficking of rosewood species, as the country’s representatives announced at the CITES CoP18 this week.

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MANAUS, Brazil | August 23, 2019

WCS Brazil Issues Statement on the Amazon Fires (English and Spanish)

“The Amazon, a fortress for life on Earth, is burning nearly twice as fast as last year. All parties must come together to stop the setting of these devastating fires.” – WCS Brazil Country Director Carlos Durigan

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 22, 2019

Good News for Giraffes at CITES CoP18

Government delegates attending CITES CoP18 (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 18th Conference of the Parties) approved greater trade protections for all nine subspecies of giraffes.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 21, 2019

News Availability from CITES CoP18: "It's all about the Ivory"

The elephant news at CITES CoP18 in Geneva breaks on 8/22/19.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 19, 2019

Sharks! CITES CoP18 Crucial for Mako, Guitarfish and Wedgefish

Mako sharks, also known as the ‘cheetahs of the sharks,’ are the fastest of all shark species, but they cannot outswim the threat of overfishing in the world’s oceans, say conservation experts from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups who applaud plans by government delegates to increase protection for makos and other sharks and rays fishes at CITES, convening this week in Switzerland.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 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 years, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), reported today.

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WASHINGTON, DC | August 12, 2019

WCS Issues Statement on Final Rules to Enforce Endangered Species Act

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published final rules that significantly weaken the implementation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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