News Releases

NEW YORK, NY | September 16, 2021

European Union, WCS and CCAD to Support Conserving the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica (English and Spanish)

The European Union will support WCS’s Five Great Forests initiative, a successful collaboration to protect Mesoamerica’s five largest forests—the last remaining intact forests from Mexico to Colombia critical to the region’s people, culture, biodiversity, economic health, and resilience to climate change.

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PULLMAN, Washington | January 05, 2021

CLIMATE CONFLICT: Rare Footage Captured of Jaguar Killing Ocelot at Waterhole

In what may be a sign of climate-change-induced conflict, researchers have captured rare photographic evidence of a jaguar killing another predatory wild cat at an isolated waterhole in Guatemala.

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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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NEW YORK, NY | November 23, 2020

HOPE AND JAGUARS: WCS Celebrates International Jaguar Day

To commemorate International Jaguar Day on Sunday, November 29^th, WCS is announcing a webinar of top jaguar experts to discuss conservation opportunities and threats facing the Americas only big cat species.

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Petén, Guatemala | October 08, 2020

WCS and CONAP Release 26 Young Scarlet Macaws into Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve (English and Spanish)

WCS’s Guatemala program released images and video showing the dramatic release of 26 young scarlet macaws (Ara macao) into Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR).

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NEW YORK, N.Y. | August 18, 2020

WCS and Partners Win Design Competition to Reimagine the Brooklyn Bridge

A design by Pilot Projects Design Collective, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Cities4Forests, Grimshaw Architects LLP, and Silman DPC has won the professional category in the worldwide Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge contest.

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BELIZE CITY, Belize | July 31, 2020

WCS Congratulates Government of Belize On Newly Expanded Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) congratulates the Government of Belize for legislating the expansion of its southernmost marine protected area.

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

“Brooklyn Bridge Forest” is a Finalist in Contest to Re-imagine the Iconic Brooklyn Bridge (English and Spanish)

The “Brooklyn Bridge Forest,” which calls for sustainably harvested wood to benefit local communities in Guatemala while safeguarding 200,000 acres of rainforest, is a finalist in a competition to Reimagine the Brooklyn Bridge. The public can vote online to support this project from July 24-30.

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Petén, Guatemala | July 07, 2020

A Jaguar, Nicknamed “Short-Tail,” Becomes Living Symbol of Transboundary Conservation

A team of WCS scientists have documented an unusual jaguar missing most of its tail crossing the border between Belize and Guatemala – the first confirmed transboundary crossing of a jaguar between the two countries.

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LONDON, UK | June 24, 2020

New study highlights emerging trends from the illegal wildlife trade in Central America

Wildlife trafficking is devastating many species across the globe, while undermining local livelihoods, weakening the rule of law, exacerbating corruption and organized crime, and emerging as a growing threat to national security.

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