News Releases

Coney Island, NY, USA | March 25, 2019

Coney Island Polar Bear Club Donates Funds to New York Aquarium and Other Coney Island Nonprofits

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club has announced donations totaling over $60,000 to local nonprofits in the Coney Island community, including a $20,000 donation for the New York Aquarium’s local marine conservation efforts.

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GOROKA, Papua New Guinea | March 21, 2019

Manus Island Indigenous Communities Renew Conservation Agreements to Protect Their Forests

Fifty-two clans on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG), recently renewed conservation agreements to protect 43,000 Hectares of their forested land areas.

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Bronx, New York | March 19, 2019

WCS Applauds Introduction of New York State Law to Protect Vulnerable Species

WCS applauds New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, Chair of the Environmental Conservation Committee, for his introduction of A. 6600, a bill that will protect vulnerable species.

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BRUSSELS, Belgium | March 19, 2019

WCS EU Congratulates Belgium for Moving Closer to Closing its Domestic Ivory Market (English and French)

WCS EU applauds the competent Chamber Committee for supporting the Law proposal 54K3202001, which once adopted will ban domestic sales, export and import of elephant ivory within, from, and to Belgium.

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | March 19, 2019

Translocated Zebras Flourishing in New Home

Conservationists from WCS’s Tanzania Program say translocated zebras are flourishing in Kitulo National Park.

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WASHINGTON, DC | March 12, 2019

Sweeping Conservation Bill Signed into Law Today

The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law today.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. | March 12, 2019

New Study Shows Global Map of Wildlife “Cool-Spots” Where Wildlife Thrives, and “Hot-Spots” Where Species are Imperiled

A new study maps nature’s strongholds where the world’s threatened species can take refuge from the ravages of unregulated hunting, land clearing, and other industrial activities.

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New York, USA | March 11, 2019

WCS New York Aquarium Named National Medal for Museum and Library Service Finalist

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium has been named a finalist for the 2019 National Medal for Museum and Library Service award.

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New York, USA | March 07, 2019

Coral Reef Parks Protecting Only 40 Percent of Fish Biomass Potential

Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans have uncovered an unsettling fact: even the best coral reef marine parks contain less than half of the fish biomass found in the most remote reefs that lie far from human settlements.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. | March 07, 2019

Chimps Are Losing Their Culture, Study Says

A sweeping new study published in the journal Science says that chimpanzee’s complex cultures – including the use of tools and other behaviors – are being lost as human disturbance expands into previously wild areas.

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