Conserving Rangelands
Our team is on the ground in Mongolia for UNCCD COP17, an important meeting on protecting grasslands around the world.
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Speak out with us to protect a unique and vulnerable ocean ecosystem off the coast of New York and New Jersey by having it designated as a National Marine Sanctuary.
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Otter Spotted
For the first time in approximately 100 years, a North American river otter has been documented in the Bronx along the Bronx River.
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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
A Conversation with Adam Falk
WCS's President and CEO spoke with Mongabay about everything from conservation philanthropy to WCS’s unique power bringing together a global field conservation program with zoos and an aquarium in New York.
Sharks in New York
Record shark activity? More likely, says WCS's Hans Walters, we’re just noticing them more, thanks in part to technology like drones. They’ve always been here and they’re far more focused on fish than on us.
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