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.

At CITES COP20, we helped deliver historic safeguards for sharks and rays, okapi, Galápagos iguanas, and many other species.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, WCS has played a unique role in conservation in the western hemisphere for more than a century. We have led pioneering field studies of iconic species such as ...

At CITES COP20, we are supporting proposals to strengthen global wildlife trade protections for iguanas, okapi, sharks, rays, and many other threatened species.

Across the planet we collaborate with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve a shared vision for a more secure, inclusive, just, equitable, and resilient future, where wildlife remains a ...

Wildlife is worth fighting for. Our community is growing strong and it will take all of us to protect the species and places we love.

Welcome to our award-winning podcast. Here you will find reported audio stories covering the latest news and newsmakers from WCS’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. Listen ...

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.