The Arctic Ocean is getting noisier. As warming temperatures reduce summer sea ice, ship traffic is increasing—and with it, underwater noise that can affect whales, seals, and other marine life. WCS Canada has been listening to those changes for years. Now, the team is turning to AI to help make sense of their massive, growing archive of Arctic sound. Wild Audio talks to WCS Canada's Bill Halliday to learn more.

From his childhood experience of keeping bees at home with his father to managing the Prospect Park Zoo's honeybee apiary, Bill Elliston is a dedicated promoter of conservation awareness and, in particular, education around the many important contributions of bees and other pollinators to agriculture and the foods we eat.

Scientists warned this winter could see a potentially historic El Nino warming event, portending more bad news for coral reefs world wide. WCS's Emily Darling talks to Your World Tonight to discuss climate-resilient coral reefs. Listen at 24:40.

Host Robbie Kroger sits down with Dale Lewis, founder of COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation), a WCS initiative. Based in Zambia, Dale used the free market to tackle a problem at the intersection of snaring, conservation and community upliftment. Dale’s pipeline allows community agricultural products to make their way in to market in exchange for conservation pledges, essentially buying their help in exchange for helping them get their products to market.

Bats and wind turbines are both climate darlings. But after WCS Canada's Cori Lausen saw a turbine reduce a bat to a "black banana peel," she set out to find another solution. That experience unlocked a years-long search to understand what was happening and how to fix it.

"Alaska is exceptional," says WCS's Martin Robards in a new op-ed for the Seattle Times. "Vast, unfenced ecosystems support iconic wildlife. Residents and nonresidents alike benefit through coexistence, experience and income. Those that seek to 'unleash' Alaska’s resources are willing to incrementally jeopardize this exceptional place as they seek to fully co-opt resources for themselves."

"Healthy grasslands matter because they regulate water cycles, store carbon, support wildlife, and provide the foundation for the livelihoods and cultures of pastoral communities. Investing in healthy rangelands is therefore not only a conservation priority but also an investment in climate adaptation, food security, and sustainable development," observes WCS Mongolia's Sanjaa Bolortsetseg in an essay for PBS Nature timed to the coming UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) CoP17 this month in Ulaabaatar. "As governments, scientists, and practitioners gather in Mongolia" she writes, "my simple hope is that the people caring for these landscapes every day leave knowing their voices were heard, their knowledge respected, and their efforts supported."

"With my WCS colleagues, I am dedicated to protecting and conserving wildlife and wild places," writes WCS's Sue Lieberman in a new essay for PBS Nature as parties to the UN Convention on Desertification prepare for CoP17 in Mongolia this month. "To succeed," adds Sue, "policies must directly empower the permanent stewards of those places—particularly Indigenous and local women, park rangers, and local advocates. It is not only vital that women have a seat at the table, but that we women help design and build the table and are all fully empowered."

This month, governments from around the world are gathering in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD CoP17). While the meeting focuses on the growing threats of drought and land degradation, it's also an opportunity to draw attention to one of the planet's most important—and often overlooked—ecosystems. This week, WCS Wild Audio checked in with Sue Lieberman and Justine Shanti Alexander to get the lowdown on what's happening.

As the 17th conference of the parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD CoP17) approaches and the world marks the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, writes WCS Mongolia Country Director Justine Shani Alexander, Mongolia’s hosting of CoP17 provides a unique opportunity to showcase to the world how healthy, high integrity rangelands underpin wildlife, pastoral livelihoods, and climate resilience.

The Tropical Andes represents one of the world's most important ecosystems, spanning seven South American countries over 4,500 kilometers. They shelter extraordinary wildlife, provide water for millions, and help regulate the global climate. But they're under increasing threat. Wild Audio's Hannah Kaplan speaks to WCS Colombia's Dr. Germán Forero-Medina and WCS Peru's Dr. Mariana Montoya about why protecting this remarkable region matters for us all.

In this episode of the WildCats Podcast, the hosts speak with Luke Hunter, Executive Director of the WCS Big Cats program, about the first IUCN Green Status of Species Assessment for the tiger. While the IUCN Red List measures a species' risk of extinction, the Green Status asks a different question: how fully has that species recovered, and what could its future recovery look like?

In a new op-ed for the New York Daily News, WCS's Dan Zarin argues, "Although the 2026 Canadian wildfires will likely be linked to the 'super' El-Niño we are entering, we are a large part of the problem. American carbon emissions per capita are nearly three times the global average and are increasing following a brief decline. If we continue to burn billions of tons of fossil carbon each year, we shouldn’t expect a different result. Plants took millions of years to remove that carbon from the Earth’s ancient atmosphere. We’re reversing that geological process in the blink of an eye."

On the Sunday, July 5 episode of the Animal Matters radio program, hosts Erin Clarke and Jeff Simmons dove into the waters to discuss sharks with expert Hans Walters, Animal Department Curator at the New York Aquarium and a field scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Bight Field Program.

As part of PBS Nature’s recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, WCS's BJ Siasoco and Noah Chesnin sat down to talk about the paths that brought them to conservation, the work they do today, and why building community is as important to conservation as protecting wildlife.

WCS herpetologist Steve Platt joins Marie McNeely to discuss his career and his recent work conserving Siamese crocodiles in Laos on the People Behind the Science podcast.