News Releases

CALABAR, Nigeria | October 02, 2019

Six Elephants Fitted with GPS/Satellite Collars in August/September to Further Reinforce Ongoing Protection Efforts in Yankari Game Reserve

WCS has fitted six elephants with GPS/satellite collars over the past two months in Nigeria’s Yankari Game Reserve.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 21, 2019

News Availability from CITES CoP18: "It's all about the Ivory"

The elephant news at CITES CoP18 in Geneva breaks on 8/22/19.

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GENEVA, Switzerland | August 15, 2019

THE RUN-UP TO CITES: GREAT NEWS FOR ELEPHANTS IN NIGERIA African Protected Area Reports Zero Poaching for Last Four Years and Counting

Yankari Game Reserve, which supports Nigeria’s largest remaining elephant population, has experienced zero poaching in the last four years, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), reported today.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. | July 16, 2019

Gearing Up for Reporting on CITES – A Cheat Sheet

All You Need to Know about the Aug. 17-28 Wildlife Trade Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo | July 15, 2019

Study Documents Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Wildlife of Northern Congo

A new study says that the tropical forests of Western Equatorial Africa (WEA) – which include significant stands of Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) – are increasingly coming under pressure from logging, poaching, and associated disturbances.

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JUBA, South Sudan | June 21, 2019

Key Wildlife Populations Remaining in South Sudan Despite Five and a Half Years of Armed Conflict

— The new Boma-Badingilo Landscape program was launched by the US Government, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Government of South Sudan, and Local Community Representatives, on June 18^th, 2019 at the Boma National Park Headquarters, South Sudan.

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BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo | June 19, 2019

Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary at Ceremony in Brazzaville

Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, formed between WCS, the government of the Republic of Congo, and the local communities, is arguably the most advanced and demonstrably successful conservation models of its kind in Africa

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MAPUTO, Mozambique | June 17, 2019

TRUMPETING SUCCESS FOR ELEPHANTS: WCS and Partners Have Registered Zero Cases of Elephant Poaching in Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve for a Full Year

WCS and partners have reported an astounding success, registering zero instances of elephant poaching for the past 12 months in Mozambique’s Niassa Reserve, a massive protected area plagued by rampant wildlife crime just a few years ago.

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BRUSSELS, Belgium | March 19, 2019

WCS EU Congratulates Belgium for Moving Closer to Closing its Domestic Ivory Market (English and French)

WCS EU applauds the competent Chamber Committee for supporting the Law proposal 54K3202001, which once adopted will ban domestic sales, export and import of elephant ivory within, from, and to Belgium.

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WASHINGTON, DC | March 12, 2019

Sweeping Conservation Bill Signed into Law Today

The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law today.

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