News Releases

NEW YORK, NY | May 11, 2021

Now is the Time to Think about Reintroducing Jaguars into the U.S.

A group of scientists say now is the time to talk about reintroducing jaguars (Panthera onca) into the U.S.

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HURLEYVILLE, NY | April 14, 2021

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre and WCS Join Forces for "NatureCultures": An Unruly Creative Celebration of the Nature World in Honor of Earth Day

Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Rocky Mountain Program (WCS Rockies) are thrilled to announce the launch of their collaborative project: NatureCultures, a special series opening on April 21st in celebration of Earth Day.

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NEW YORK, NY | February 16, 2021

Birds and Rural Sprawl: New study finds that bird communities in two key landscapes react differently to “exurban” development

A new study in the journal Diversity by researchers from Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) finds that bird communities in two rapidly developing rural landscapes react differently to increased “rural sprawl.”

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BOZEMAN, Montana | January 19, 2021

Disease Threatens to Decimate Western Bats

A four-year study recently published in Ecology and Evolution concludes that the fungal disease, white-nose syndrome, poses a severe threat to many western North American bats.

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WINDOW ROCK, Arizona | December 21, 2020

Good News From the Navajo Nation - Scientists Succeed in Tagging Nearly 100 of their Most Iconic of Wild Animals – the Tsétah dibé

Some of the world’s most sacred and spectacular lands unfold across the sovereign Navajo Nation – an area nearly the size of Maine encompassing parts of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

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MAHWAH, N.J. | November 25, 2020

Jaguar North America Teams up With WCS to Raise Awareness for International Jaguar Day

International Jaguar Day, marked each year on November 29, recognizes the magnificence of the jaguar and the need to protect it from extinction. Today, Jaguar North America, LLC announced its efforts to help raise awareness for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to protect this mighty big cat of the Americas.

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Bozeman, MT | May 07, 2020

New Large-Scale North American Study on Wild Bison Identifies Genetic Diversity Concerns and Solutions for Ensuring their Long-Term Conservation

In a new large-scale study of wild bison genetics, a team of scientists funded by the U.S. National Park Service and led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has identified practical actions to maintain the genetic health of bison herds on federal lands, setting a foundation for the successful long-term conservation of wild bison. Findings indicate that increasing the actual or effective size of existing herds, establishing large herds, or the careful exchange of individual bison between herds, is needed to maintain the genetic diversity of wild bison.

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New York, N.Y. | February 24, 2020

WCS Climate Adaptation Fund Announces Request for Proposals for Nature-Based Climate Adaptation Projects

Through its Climate Adaptation Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is soliciting proposals from nonprofit conservation organizations implementing new methods that help wildlife adapt to the rapidly-shifting environmental conditions brought about by climate change.

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Bronx, New York | December 11, 2019

Mountain Goats’ Air Conditioning is Failing, Study Says

A new study in the journal PLOS One says Glacier National Park’s iconic mountain goats are in dire need of air conditioning.

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POJOAQUE, New Mexico | October 18, 2019

BISON ON THE EDGE: Scientists, Indigenous Peoples, Government Officials, Ranchers, Gather to Develop Roadmap for Rewilding North America Bison

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Pueblo of Pojoaque will co-host a conference to advance a bold vision: rewilding the North American continent with the American bison.

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