WCS has the largest and longest-standing field conservation program in the world The home of WCS, the Bronx Zoo, is the largest urban zoo in the United States.

Vanessa Rathbone, MESM, is a Conservation Planning Scientist on the Global Spatial Planning Team at Wildlife Conservation Society. Her background is in environmental science and management with a ...

WCS is calling for ambitious outcomes at CBD CoP16, including decisions that demonstrate political will to tackle our interlinked planetary crises through the KM-GBF. Biodiversity: Parties incorporate ...

1. Sloths fall from trees about once per week. Sloths have extremely poor eyesight, making it difficult to navigate their tree habitat. A slow pace helps, but it isn’t foolproof. These unexpectedly ...

WCS has conservation programs on the ground and in the water in more than 60 countries. We know firsthand that biodiversity is complex, and that not all ecosystems are the same. Forests, coral reefs, ...

Luke Hunter is the Executive Director of WCS's Big Cats Program and is considered one of the world’s leading experts on the conservation of endangered carnivores and their habitats. His doctoral and ...

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working to save wildlife and wild places around the globe since 1895. WCS’s marine program operates in the world’s most important places for the ...

John F. Calvelli is the WCS Executive Vice President of Public Affairs. John serves on WCS's Executive Management team that manages the overall organization and is leading their effort to build a ...

Right now, WCS conservationists are working on the ground around the world to save some of the most spectacular and imperiled wildlife on the planet. We need your help to continue this important work.

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All eyes are on Colombia during the UN Biodiversity Conference. CBD CoP16 is a chance to evaluate how far we’ve come since a historic 2022 global agreement on biodiversity. The largest submarine ...

When you give to WCS you're helping ensure a future for the earth's most magnificent creatures and the habitats critical to their survival. Make your tax-deductible gift today! WCS, the “W” logo, WE ...