[Above photo: Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary, BMUKN, and Pamela Castillo, 30x30 Global Marine Director, WCS] NEW YORK, NY (July 21, 2025) – At a signing ceremony today during the UN-hosted High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, Germany has officially signed onto the Women Ocean Guardians voluntary commitment. They are the fourth country to join a global movement to elevate coastal women’s leadership in marine conservation and go...

NEW YORK, NY, July 18, 2025—The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced key priorities for protection at the 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, to take place this fall from Nov 25-Dec 5 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan—the first CITES Conference of the Parties to be held in Central Asia. WCS will be supporting a range of proposals from governments to protect threatened and endange...

Queens, New York, July 15, 2025 – A southern pudu fawn, one of the smallest deer species in the world, is debuting at the Queens Zoo. The fawn was born on May 22 at about 2 pounds. The species, when fully grown, can weigh up to 15 to 20 pounds and stand 14-17 inches tall. The Queens Zoo now has three pudu on exhibit. A fourth, born at the zoo in June 2024, is slated to be transferred to another zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Southern Pudu Species Survival P...

[Above photo: The southern lesser galago is one of 25 species premiering in the Bronx Zoo’s new World of Darkness which is opening on July 12, 2025]   BRONX, NY,  July 10, 2025 — The Bronx Zoo held a ribbon cutting today to mark the opening of the new World of Darkness, which will debut on Saturday, July 12, revitalizing a historic and groundbreaking exhibit that redefined how visitors view the otherwise unseen lives and activities of nocturnal animals. C...

NEW YORK, NY (July 3, 2025) – A new global study led by Florida International University (FIU), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and partners reveals strong conservation progress in implementing international trade protections for sharks and rays under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and identifies areas in need of improvement to safeguard a future for the most threatened shark and ray species.  The new ...

Bronx, July 2, 2025 – The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12. The ribbon cutting and special press preview will be Thursday, July 10. Media will be able to visit the exhibit and are encouraged to bring cameras with a night vision feature as the experience is completely in darkness. Lights are not allowed. The zoo staff will provide b-roll. The World of Darkness nocturnal experience highlights over 20 different ha...

Above photo: Adam Falk, who joined WCS as President and CEO on July 1, 2025. Pictured here at the Bronx Zoo. Credit: ©️WCS New York, July 1, 2025 -- Adam Falk joined WCS today as President and CEO. In this role, he leads one of the world’s foremost conservation organizations, overseeing five iconic zoological parks in New York City—the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and the New York Aquarium—and the largest on-the-ground field conservat...

Credit: © Steve De Neef. Tubbataha Reefs Expedition Shark Whale sharks are worth more alive than dead. Their global population has dropped by more than 50%. Despite some national protections, illegal trade and ship strikes continue while climate change reduces their core habitat. CITES Governments must strengthen international safeguards. New York, June 30, 2025 – Urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened shark and ray species that are freefalling...

Amanda Fine (WCS) with WOAH staff Sara Linanne and Mariana Delgado, who serve as the Secretariat for the WOAH Biological Standards Commission (BSC). The WOAH BSC reviews collaborating centre applications along with the WOAH Council. The designation of WCS as a WOAH Collaborating Centre was ratified by the WOAH Delegates, representing the 183 Member countries, by resolution on Thursday, May 29, 2025, during the WOAH General Session. (Photo taken in the exhibit area at the WOAH General Session) ...

Nice, France (June 13, 2025) – The following statement was issued today by the Wildlife Conservation Society at the closing of the third United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, UNOC3. Said Stacy Jupiter, Executive Director of Global Marine Conservation at WCS:  “This week exceeded our expectations in terms of advancing financial and political commitments for ocean action around inclusive and equitable ocean protection, particularly in climate-sensitive coastal areas...