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.

“The world’s biodiversity is facing threats from all angles. Wilderness areas are vanishing and fauna and flora species are facing extinction like never before. The team at WCS is relentless in its ...

Our goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions, habitat for around 50% of the world’s biodiversity and a wide range of charismatic megafauna.

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.

The savannas, forests, and wetlands of the Sudano-Sahel region form the core belt of the Sudano-Sahelian zone, supporting key populations of endangered savanna and forest elephant, northern giraffe ...

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 ...

With their beauty, power, and speed, jaguars are the iconic big cat of the Americas. Today, their future is in our hands. International Jaguar Day, November 29, highlights the pressing need to ...

Climate change is among the greatest challenges of our time, with devastating impacts for people and biodiversity across the globe. WCS’s Forest and Climate Change Program works on innovative ...

To contribute WCS's scientific, technical, and policy expertise to international discussions between governments and influence international policies and commitments that will benefit wildlife and ...

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In recent decades, deforestation has caused a dramatic decline in Andean bear populations, and estimates suggest fewer than 18,000 bears now survive in the wild. This threat will only worsen in coming ...

Help people protect the wildlife and natural systems meaningful to them, while ensuring that local families do not unjustly shoulder the costs of establishing and sustainably managing protected areas.