WCS - Specific Donation Opportunities

Wildlife Conservation Society heads a vast array of projects that not only look to save wildlife in the field but also work to educate people of all ages to the importance of conservation in their lives. Below you will find brief descriptions of some of our efforts.

Should you wish to play a part in a particular project through a pledge of support, just click on the underlined portion and you will be brought directly to our donation page. Please know that unrestricted support truly is the best gift for it gives WCS the flexibility to direct funds to the areas where they are most urgently needed.

International Conservation Programs
Conducting over 300 field projects throughout the Americas, Asia, and Africa, WCS researchers are working to save endangered species and their habitats. Scientific research, working with local communities and national governments, training local scientists, assisting in establishing, monitoring, and managing wildlife parks and reserves covers just a small part of the work we do all over the world.

Education
A girl scout spends the day at the Bronx Zoo learning about wildlife careers. An eight-year-old boy in Missouri explores animal textures and patterns through the WCS program Pablo Python Looks at Animals. In the Yunnan province of China, for the first time young students learn about the wildlife-rich forests which exist nearby. These are merely a tiny sampling of the diverse ways in which WCS reaches out to people of different backgrounds to teach them the value of conservation.

New York City Facilities
With the opening of the Bronx Zoo in 1899, WCS began a grand tradition of excellence in its wildlife facilities. Since that time the addition of the New York Aquarium, the Central Park Wildlife Center including the new Tisch Children's Zoo and the Prospect Park and Queens Wildlife Centers has given WCS the opportunity to bring rare and endangered animals into the lives of millions of people.

Wildlife Health
WCS maintains one of the most sophisticated wildlife health programs in the world. In addition to providing complete veterinary care for the 15,000+ animals at WCS' facilities, our Wildlife Health Department conducts important research in the areas of nutrition, clinical medicine and pathology. Also falling under this department is the Field Veterinary Program, a unique program in which veterinarians travel into the field to study and treat animals in the wild.

Science Resource Center
The SRC is the headquarters for the use of science-based technologies in the care of wildlife both in our facilities and in the wild. Global Information Systems, DNA analysis, satellite tracking, and computerized animal records are some of the techniques the SRC uses on a day-to-day basis to create, coordinate, and disseminate information used by WCS scientists and their colleagues around the world.