The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, that knowledge is applied to address species, habitat and ecosystem management issues critical to improving the quality of life of poor rural people whose livelihoods depend on the direct utilization of natural resources.
WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity. This is outlined in our 2020 strategy, which positions WCS to maintain its historic focus on the protection of species while developing an ambitious plan to engage with a rapidly changing world.
WCS Malaysia (Wildlife Conservation And Science (Malaysia) Bhd) was registered as an independent legal entity and is the Malaysian Representative of the New York based Wildlife Conservation Society. WCS Malaysia operates primarily in two locations in Malaysia; Southern Peninsular Malaysia (Johor and Pahang) and the state of Sarawak. A new Marine Program is also being developed in Sabah to support marine conservation efforts in the state. WCS Malaysia’s main activities revolve around helping the Malaysian government on conducting biological monitoring and supporting protection efforts of tigers, elephants, orangutans as well as sharks, rays and coral reefs.