The race to save wildlife and wild places is picking up pace—and for the health of our planet and our own survival, we cannot afford to lose. WCS’s frontline conservation efforts would not be possible ...

On a new WCS Wild Audio, a partnership providing crucial support to conservation’s frontline heroes and helping to maintain security.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

WCS is committed to a strategy that invests in developing the global conservation leaders of tomorrow. As part of that strategy, the Graduate Scholarship Program provides support for graduate ...

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 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 ...

Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society, the Wildlife Conservation Society was one of the first conservation organizations in the U.S. The Society began with a clear mandate: Advance ...

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 ...

Patrons are connected to WCS in numerous ways, including opportunities to meet some of our conservationists and program specialists and experience an insider's view of WCS. Build a conservation legacy ...

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 ...