Species Protections
At CITES COP20, WCS is supporting proposals to strengthen global wildlife trade protections for sharks, rays, okapi, eels, iguanas, and many other threatened species.
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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
In the news
New Shark Protections
“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” said WCS’s Luke Warwick.
Vive La Resilient
Don’t write off our corals just yet, say Melissa Wright of Bloomberg Philanthropies and Emily Darling of WCS.
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