President & CEO

At the heart of what drew Adam Falk to WCS is that “science is at its absolute core,” he says, “and has been from the very founding.”

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WCS Wild Audio

Scholarship Program

Talented, passionate local conservation leaders are critical for the durable conservation of wildlife and wild places. To support them, WCS launched the Graduate Scholarship Program in 1996.

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Hudson Canyon

“If you’re a fish lover, you want to protect Hudson Canyon,” says Vinny Milburn, owner of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster Co. For World Oceans Month, select seafood markets in New York and New Jersey are wrapping seafood in butcher paper promoting our Hudson Canyon petition.

Sharks & Rays

Protections Proposed

A coalition of governments has united behind new strict trade protections for iconic shark and ray species that are freefalling toward extinction. The proposals are “scientifically justified,” said WCS’s Luke Warwick.

Conserves habitat for

~40%

of Earth’s biodiversity and promotes sustainable resource management
360+

protected areas WCS helped create since our founding, which help maintain regional stability
3.5M

visitors to our zoos and aquarium in 2023
440+

local partner organizations, which help us deliver efficient, impactful aid