News Releases

PARIS, France | January 11, 2021

Statement by Cristián Samper, President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society, at the One Planet Summit, January 11, 2021 (English, French, Spanish)

WCS's President and CEO Cristián Samper's statement at the One Planet Summit, held on January 11, 2021

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WINDOW ROCK, Arizona | December 21, 2020

Good News From the Navajo Nation - Scientists Succeed in Tagging Nearly 100 of their Most Iconic of Wild Animals – the Tsétah dibé

Some of the world’s most sacred and spectacular lands unfold across the sovereign Navajo Nation – an area nearly the size of Maine encompassing parts of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico.

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NEW YORK, NY | December 04, 2020

A Whale of a Tale: Acoustic Monitoring in the Upper and Lower New York Bay

WCS's Ocean Giants experts will speak at the Hudson River Foundation's Edward A. Ames Seminar on Monday, December 7th from 2-3:30 pm ET.

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MAHWAH, N.J. | November 25, 2020

Jaguar North America Teams up With WCS to Raise Awareness for International Jaguar Day

International Jaguar Day, marked each year on November 29, recognizes the magnificence of the jaguar and the need to protect it from extinction. Today, Jaguar North America, LLC announced its efforts to help raise awareness for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to protect this mighty big cat of the Americas.

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NEW YORK, NY | November 23, 2020

HOPE AND JAGUARS: WCS Celebrates International Jaguar Day

To commemorate International Jaguar Day on Sunday, November 29^th, WCS is announcing a webinar of top jaguar experts to discuss conservation opportunities and threats facing the Americas only big cat species.

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NEW YORK, NY | November 20, 2020

Wildlife Conservation 20 (WC20) Warns: G20 Act Now to Invest in Nature or Face Biodiversity Collapse and Further Pandemics

A new initiative involving 20 of the world’s leading conservation organisations, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, today issued an unprecedented joint declaration to the G20 calling for urgent action to invest in nature to protect biodiversity, reduce the risk of future pandemics, and safeguard the long-term well-being and security of current and future human generations.

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NEW YORK, NY | November 16, 2020

Protect Wildlife. Protect Us.™

WCS has created a powerful 30-second PSA, narrated by award-winning actress, director and artist Lucy Liu, to raise awareness and spark action to advance legislation to prevent future pandemics.

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SUVA, Fiji | November 13, 2020

New Study Addresses Gender Inequality in Fisheries

A new study co-led by Sangeeta Mangubhai, Director of WCS’s Fiji Program, examines an emerging issue in fisheries management: gender inclusion and equality.

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NEW YORK, NY | November 10, 2020

Statement on the WCS US Policy Agenda

The following statement was released by Cristián Samper, President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society:

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NEW YORK, NY | November 09, 2020

Sweeping Analysis of Conservation Trust Funds to be Released November 12 by the Conservation Finance Alliance and Partners

The Conservation Finance Alliance will launch a comprehensive report, “Conservation Trust Funds 2020: Global Vision, Local Action” on November 12, 2020.

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