WCS and Communities
Across the planet, we collaborate with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve a shared vision for a more secure and resilient future.
Learn MoreOur Great National Parks
Narrated by President Barack Obama, a new Netflix 5-part documentary series, Our Great National Parks, premiering April 13, invites all to discover the power of our world's wild spaces. WCS is proud to collaborate on a new campaign, Wild For All, to activate viewers to benefit human, animal, and climate health.
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Framing Our Future
The destruction of nature is contributing to global temperature rise and the loss of biodiversity. But it's not too late to slow climate change and save wildlife at the same time. Our climate is in our hands.
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Zoos and Aquarium
Through our five zoological parks in New York, we're able to connect people to animals and nature and inspire them to care about conservation.
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Education
WCS has been advancing science education and increasing ecological literacy since 1929. Today, more than 150,000 students participate in classes, tours, and outreach programs each year at our four zoos and our aquarium.
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Intact Forests
They play a crucial role in addressing climate change, protecting biodiversity, our water supply, Indigenous livelihoods, and more.
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In the news
Year of the Tiger
“Tigers’ rising numbers have demonstrated our ability to come together for greater good,” says WCS's Dale Miquelle.
Lighted Nets Reduce Bycatch of Sharks
“Gillnets are ubiquitous because they are inexpensive and catch everything that passes them. This work is exciting because it provides a practical solution increasing gillnets' selectivity and avoiding their bycatch,” said WCS's Hoyt Peckham.
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