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The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

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Save Our Zoo and Aquarium
The proposed New York state budget cuts for 2009 and the complete elimination of state funding in 2010 for zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums mean we face devastating cuts.
Help save the Bronx Zoo & NY Aquarium
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Help Virunga’s Park Rangers
The rangers of Africa’s oldest national park have made enormous sacrifices to protect this haven for mountain gorillas. Now, they are under siege.
Please help us support the guards and their families.

2009 Is for the Birds
With support from WCS, Argentina declares a new coastal marine park to protect half a million penguins, cormorants, oystercatchers, and other rare seabirds.

A Coral Comeback
A combination of improved management and natural regeneration is helping corals stage a rapid comeback in Indonesia following the December 2004 tsunami.

Schaller Wins China Prize
WCS senior conservationist George Schaller wins the China Environment Prize for his work on behalf of the country’s giant pandas, Tibetan antelope, and snow leopards.

Home for the Holidays
After a year-long hiatus, New York City’s most famous beaver, José, is back home where he belongs—on the Bronx Zoo’s riverbank.

Watch him build his new lodge.

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