The flamingo colony in Great Inagua, Bahamas, share their home on the island with the Morton Salt Plant. The saltwater wetlands are like a virtual “raw bar” of brine shrimp for the birds, who filter out algae and other impurities from the water as they feed.
Two centuries ago in Yellowstone, bighorn sheep were a common sight. Today, after decades of overhunting, competition with livestock, and habitat loss, just a couple hundred remain in the park.
Bison “cows,” or females, give birth in the spring to calves with orangey-brown fur. Mothers are very protective of their young. The big babies can weigh up to 66 pounds at birth and are able to run after three hours.
From the Glover's Reef Research Station, WCS scientists and researchers from around the world study Belize's marine species, such as critically endangered hawksbill turtles.
There are more species of Baobab trees in Madagascar than anywhere else.
WCS works in local communities in Madagascar to help manage and conserve their fisheries.
Zambian designer and entrepreneur Misozi Kadewele (right) models Snarewear, jewelry made from wire snares once used by wildlife poachers. The jewelry is part of WCS-Zambia’s Community Markets for Conservation program.
Band-e-Amir, one of Afghanistan’s best-known natural areas, became a national park on Earth Day 2009.
A rapidly expanding South Atlantic fishery is among the greatest threats to Argentina's marine species, such as this Magellanic penguin.
WCS marine biologists have identified Bangladesh's estuarine, coastal, and oceanic waters as a "hot spot" for cetaceans, marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
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