As human beings, we connect to nature with a force as strong as the pull of gravity. We depend on nature. Zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, national parks, the conservation movement—indeed, the ...

“The world’s biodiversity is facing threats from all angles. Wilderness areas are vanishing and fauna and flora species are facing extinction like never before. The team at WCS is relentless in its ...

Join us in New York on April 4 and 5 for award-winning natural history films and intimate conversations with filmmakers and experts. Visit with some of our field teams and see their dedication, ...

Our goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions, habitat for around 50% of the world’s biodiversity and a wide range of charismatic megafauna.

As a Conservation Member, you'll receive added benefits and increase your support of WCS's mission. With your help, our parks will continue to inspire the next generation of conservationists while ...

We are protecting regions that are biologically outstanding and where the long-term conservation of species and ecological processes is viable.

Right now, WCS conservationists are working on the ground around the world to save some of the most spectacular and imperiled wildlife on the planet. We need your help to continue this important work.

Across the planet we collaborate with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve a shared vision for a more secure, inclusive, just, equitable, and resilient future, where wildlife remains a ...

Coastal communities and ecosystems are intricately and inextricably entwined. People depend on coastal ecosystems for nutrition, livelihoods, refuge, protection, and climate resilience, and in the ...

Goal A of the GBF calls for Parties to collectively maintain or enhance the integrity, connectivity and resilience of ecosystems. The inclusion of ecological integrity - the composition, structure, ...

Welcome to our award-winning podcast. Here you will find reported audio stories covering the latest news and newsmakers from WCS’s field sites, zoos and aquarium, and conservation partners. Listen ...

In recent decades, deforestation has caused a dramatic decline in Andean bear populations, and estimates suggest fewer than 18,000 bears now survive in the wild. This threat will only worsen in coming ...