Conserving Rangelands
Our team is on the ground in Mongolia for an important meeting on protecting grasslands around the world.
Read MoreHudson Canyon
Speak out with us to protect a unique and vulnerable ocean ecosystem off the coast of New York and New Jersey by having it designated as a National Marine Sanctuary.
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WCS Impact Report
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Conserves habitat for
40%+
of Earth’s biodiversity and promotes sustainable resource management
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430+
protected areas WCS helped create since our founding, which help maintain regional stability
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3.5M
visitors to our zoos and aquarium in 2024
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440+
local partner organizations, which help us deliver efficient, impactful aid
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Sharks in New York
Record shark activity? More likely, says WCS's Hans Walters, we’re just noticing them more, thanks in part to technology like drones. They’ve always been here and they’re far more focused on fish than on us.
Good News for Coral
AI has helped us identify sheltered ocean pockets where cool currents, reduced exposure to sunlight, and locations outside cyclone paths mean corals are more likely to survive a changing climate.
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