The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks. These activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. WCS is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
The Deadly Dozen Wildlife monitoring is the best defense against spreading pathogens, according to a report released by WCS that lists 12 wildlife-human disease threats in the age of climate change.
City Bears Live Fast, Die Young A WCS study conducted around Lake Tahoe, Nevada shows that a life of garbage-eating, early pregnancies, and violent deaths plague black bears in the big city.
Bronx Zoo Hosts World Leader Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana enjoyed a unique opportunity to tour his homeland at the Bronx Zoo’s new Madagascar! exhibit on September 21.
Chimp Eden WCS facilitates an agreement between Rwanda and Burundi to protect the largest mountain forest block in East Africa—home to chimpanzees and other endangered primates.
Carnivores on Camera In Myanmar’s wild lands, camera traps set up by WCS researchers provide glimpses on the lost world of tigers, civets, and other predators.
Poachers Feel the Heat WCS’s Wildlife Crime Unit helps intercept the trade in illegal tiger parts on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Ten arrests have been made in three months.