John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, discusses the 96 Elephants Campaign, including proposed legislation to ban the sale of ivory in New York State.

While the news about elephants has not been hopeful, there are bright spots in Africa and Asia, writes WCS President and CEO Cristián Samper. In three national parks in the Republic of Congo, for instance, poaching has been prevented and elephant numbers have remained steady for almost a decade.

WCS will partner with the Bauchi State Government in Nigeria to manage the conservation of Yankari Game Reserve and its roughly 350 elephants.

Yankari Game Reserve contains the largest surviving elephant population in Nigeria and one of the largest remaining in West Africa WCS signs four-year MOU with Bauchi State Government WCS’s 96 Elephants Campaign helps fund anti-poaching patrols in reserve NEW YORK (May 21, 2014) – The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that it will partner with Bauchi State Government to manage the conservation of Yankari Game Reserve, a key protected area in Nigeria that contains the largest remainin...

Cristián Samper, WCS President and CEO, and Susan Lieberman, WCS Executive Director of Conservation Policy, explain that President Obama's latest policies are a big step toward ending the illegal ivory trade.

Campaign continues to gain momentum through social mediaJoin the Thunderclap to tell Antiques Roadshow to save elephants, not ivory: ThunderclapNEW YORK (May 15, 2014) -- The following statement was issued by John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Director of the 96 Elephants Campaign:“On April 30th,WCS’s 96 Elephants campaign launched an initiative asking the public to contact the PBS program Antiques Roadshow asking them to stop on-air appraisals of ivory. We believe...

Lt. Fitzpatrick was a driving force behind uncovering illegal ivory and wildlife products in New York City The Wildlife Conservation Society mourns the passing of New York State Environmental Conservation Police Region 2 Lieutenant John Fitzpatrick, who died on May 7th., 2014. Lt. Fitzpatrick served as an Environmental Conservation Officer for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. His beat was the five boroughs of New York City, and his passion was uncovering shops ...

Traders supplied live orangutans, along with a live tiger cub and skins from tigers, clouded leopards, and golden cats Arrest was made by Aceh Provincial Police (Polda Aceh) with technical assistance from WCS’s Wildlife Crimes Unit NEW YORK (May 9, 2014) – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Wildlife Crimes Unit announced today that Aceh police arrested two wildlife traders selling ivory, elephant bones, live orangutans, a live tiger cub, and other wildlife. WCS’s Wildlife Crimes Unit operates...

“Green Oscar” awarded for conservation of Borneo’s iconic great apes London, UK: 8 May 2014 – HRH The Princess Royal will today present a Whitley Award, a prestigious international nature conservation prize, to Melvin Gumal at a special ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in honour of his work to conserve orang-utans in Sarawak.Melvin Gumal is one of eight exceptional individuals to have been awarded a share of prize funding worth £280,000 by the Whitley Fund for Nature, winning the W...

This year, the annual WCS gala will honor three women who have been instrumental in bringing the WCS mission to realization; . Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation Chelsea Clinton and WCS Board of Trustees Member Diane Christensen.