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 ...

Our marine team brings together experts in field-based applied science, policy, and finance to design and implement innovative ocean solutions globally. When you give to WCS you're helping ensure a ...

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, 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 ...

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.

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 ...

Protecting the planet’s wildlife and wild places for future generations means ensuring that our conservation actions safeguard the rights and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and ...

The Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) is one of the most biodiverse protected areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hosting the single largest remaining population of the endemic ...

Camera trap images and video, captured by the Wildlife Conservation Society, not only give us a window into what’s going on with wildlife, but also give us hope. It’s a testimony that our conservation ...

Nature’s Strongholds not only contain much of the world’s biodiversity, but inherently store vast amounts of carbon, are more resilient to climate change, their protection reduces the likelihood of ...

The climate crisis is happening now. On a global scale. Impacting all life on Earth. Humans, fauna, and flora. As we speak, the world is experiencing a zoonotic pandemic. Species are dying out. Floods ...

The ‘30x30’ target to conserve at least 30 percent of lands and oceans by 2030 is historic and it’s time to work together on implementation. “The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is a ...