Our ability to conserve biodiversity and combat climate change depends greatly on the world’s indigenous people. As Houston’s long recovery from Harvey continues, we neglect their wisdom at our peril.

WCS's Katie Haase and her colleagues are demonstrating how models to predict fat burn during bat hibernation can also shed light on the impact of White Nose Syndrome on North American bat species.

Penguins are in trouble. Close to two-thirds of the world’s 17 penguin species face population pressures from threats like overfishing, oil spills, and man-made changes to the birds’ environment.

In a new blog for Scientific American, WCS's James Watson and his colleague Chris O'Bryan argue that predators and scavengers are being lost at an unprecedented rate.

WCS VP for the Americas Julie Kunen writes that when WCS opens its new Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit at the New York Aquarium, it will buy seafood directly from the fishermen we work with to tell that side of the story.

When WCS's Jon Slaght joined a colleague to learn the fate of a tiger whose radio collar went silent, he learned a lot about apex predator conflict, a little about crow behavior, and to always follow the sign.

WCS's John Robinson notes that parks and protected areas are key to conserving big cat populations. Effective management can ensure that habitat remains intact to prevent the hunting of big cats and their prey.

The fight for remaining “reefs of hope” that hold out hope for resilience to warming seas must occur alongside improving the resilience of people and communities to help dampen coming climate shocks.

WCS Malaysia Director Melvin Gumal discusses new efforts to raise awareness that poaching and the illegal wildlife trade are crimes and that cable snares are common and cruel.

Sulawesi is a rich treasure trove of awe-inspiring biodiversity. WCS and the Indonesia forestry ministry are working together to document these species and fully protect them for future generations.

New research demonstrates the extraordinary value of Earth's remaining intact forests for addressing climate change and protecting wildlife, critical watersheds, indigenous cultures and human health.

Bangladesh Marine Megafauna Survey participant Nadim Parves describes her first whale sighting as the expedition completes its mission of identifying populations of cetaceans, sharks, and other iconic species.

WCS’s Manzura Khan writes, “My time on the water seemed like a lifetime of learning collapsed into this short time working together to accomplish our shared goal of protecting marine biodiversity in Bangladesh.”

Now is the time for the Government of Ontario to assume leadership to conserve freshwater fish through progressive, regional land-use planning and regional environmental assessment.

Unchecked road building in forests that wolverines and grizzly bears depend on is a key factor in the disappearance of these and other iconic animals. It's time to put a stop sign on indiscriminate road building.

Freshly inspired, Shanta Shamaunnahr has resolved to work harder to "find a balance between protecting of our country’s large and diverse marine megafauna and ensuring that fisheries are sustainable."

It’s time to seize what lessons we’ve learned from our past. Let’s revere the old matriarch who harbors accumulated wisdom or the old wolf that teaches his pack when to walk away from a fight.

In a new blog for the Identidad Madidi expedition, Rob Wallace records four new birds for the park, boosting the official Madidi list to an astounding and record-breaking 1,028 confirmed bird species.

Many of the roads and trails elephants travel in Africa were forged by the repeated journeys by generations of elephants. By eliminating the trade in the ivory, we can begin to take back those streets.

Neha Simlai blogs from the Bangladesh marine megafauna survey, capturing the expedition's sighting of a pod of about 30-40 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins.

More than half of the world’s freshwater turtles and tortoises on the brink of extinction. The hatchlings pictured in this blog are part of assurance colonies at the Bronx Zoo’s World of Reptiles.

WCS has launched a cellphone-based photo competition – “Eyes of the Jaguar”, inviting the people of Central America to showcase the wonder and plight of the region’s wildlife.

To better understand and safeguard marine diversity, WCS and local partners are currently conducting the Bangladesh Marine Megafauna Survey. Elisabeth Fahrni Mansur reports for National Geographic.

Rob Wallace reports on how Leco communities in Bolivia are improving practices for family gardens, as well as for coffee, cattle ranching, incense, and small livestock management.