WCS maintains 13 species of critically endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles in its New York-based zoos and aquarium, a number of which are approaching extinction in the wild. WCS works with ...

As we gear up for World Wildlife Day on March 3, we’ll be posting different ways for you to get involved, as well as fun interactive polls and educational animal content you can share with friends and ...

We applaud U.S. President Joe Biden for safeguarding 625 million acres of ocean from oil and natural gas leasing. A sanctuary designation for the Hudson Canyon is still needed, said WCS's John ...

Your tax-deductible gift supports cutting-edge exhibits, first-class animal care, and in-depth research to help threatened wildlife survive and thrive. WCS, the “W” logo, WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE, I ...

Our favorite images from this past year span our five zoological parks New York City and some of the places where we work to save wildlife and wild places around the globe. These are hippos in ...

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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Emily Darling directs WCS's global coral reef conservation program. Working with WCS programs in roughly a dozen countries, she thinks a lot about how to save these sensitive ecosystems—most ...

Ekena Rangel Pinage has a bachelor’s degree in Geography and a master’s degree in Forest Sciences from the University of Brasilia, and a PhD degree in Sciences from the University of Technology Sydney ...

1905: The American Bison Society formed in New York at the Bronx Zoo to begin efforts to reverse the impending extinction of the American bison. Bronx Zoo Director William T. Hornaday served as the ...