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.

Q. To what extent is ivory consumption in the U.S. contributing to the African elephant poaching crisis? A. While the largest ivory consumer nations are in Asia, the U.S. has one of the bigger markets ...

“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 ...

Coastal communities and ecosystems are intricately and inextricably entwined. People depend on coastal ecosystems for nutrition, livelihoods, refuge, protection, and climate resilience, and in the ...

WCS connects people to nature at the New York zoos and aquarium. WCS, the “W” logo, WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE, I STAND FOR WILDLIFE, and STAND FOR WILDLIFE are service marks of Wildlife Conservation ...

Black bears across North America face similar conservation issues, especially in places which historically contained black bears and other large carnivores but have now seen a rapid expansion of urban ...

We are protecting regions that are biologically outstanding and where the long-term conservation of species and ecological processes is viable.

How will we get there? WCS is implementing conservation programs all over the world to mitigate the impacts of CO2 emissions, and help affected people adapt to climate change: We are protecting large ...

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.

WCS, the “W” logo, WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE, I STAND FOR WILDLIFE, and STAND FOR WILDLIFE are service marks of Wildlife Conservation Society. The Wildlife Conservation Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt ...

As human beings, we connect to nature with a force as strong as the pull of gravity. We depend on nature. Zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, national parks, the conservation movement—indeed, the ...

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 ...