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Asia

WCS works in dozens of wild places across our planet’s largest continent, with scientific bases in landscapes and seascapes from western India’s rainforest-covered mountains to Mongolia’s windswept steppe to the coral-studded waters of Fiji. Through our landscape approach, we focus on some of the most ecologically intact wild places remaining on Earth, at sites that are biologically outstanding, and which offer the best chance for viable, long-term conservation of wildlife. Naturalist William Beebe led the society’s earliest scientific explorations in Asia, surveying pheasants in 1909. WCS has since established a long list of Asian protected areas and pioneered hundreds of studies on native wildlife, including pandas in China, tigers in Thailand, and monkeys in Malaysia. Today, Asia’s remaining intact wild places provide exceptional and important opportunities for conservation. By working with governments and communities to bolster environmental policy, train new generations of environmental stewards, support sustainable livelihoods, and connect protected areas, WCS seeks to protect the continent’s wild places in perpetuity.

Mongolian Gazelle

Eastern Steppe, Mongolia

The world's largest expanse of unspoiled grasslands, this steppe hosts the annual migration of about a million Mongolian gazelles.

Tigers

Western Ghats, India

The Malenad-Mysore Tiger Landscape of the Western Ghats mountains is home to one of the world’s largest tiger populations.

Hukaung Vista

Northern Forest Complex, Myanmar

Tigers, bears, red pandas, and hornbills are just some of the wildlife that inhabits this 12,000-square-mile wilderness.

Northern Plains

Northern Plains, Cambodia

Some of the rarest waterbirds inhabit this remote region, once virtually inaccessible, but now criss-crossed by roads.

Tiger

Sikhote Alin Forests, Russia

The rare Siberian tiger breeds in these forests, nestled in the Russian Far East. Bears and Eurasian lynx also roam here.

Asian Elephant

Southern Mondulkiri, Cambodia

These forests support tigers, Asian elephants, and countless bird species. Illegal hunting and logging pose serious threats.

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