BRONX, N.Y. — March 31, 2026 — The Bronx Zoo is in bloom for another enchanting season as new arrivals expand the park’s collection of more than 11,000 animals. Refreshed exhibits and attractions, too, will immerse guests in the sights and sounds of the season, making the sprawling nature oasis the ideal spring break destination for visitors of all ages. In addition to a new panther chameleon in Madagascar! and aardvark in Carter Giraffe Building, guests can visit the zoo&rs...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (March 31, 2026) — Colombia signed the Women Ocean Guardians Commitment at a high-level event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, becoming the eighth government to pledge action on gender equity in ocean governance. The signing marks a significant milestone for the initiative, which was launched at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference and has rapidly grown into a global movement to place women at the forefront of marine protection and sustainable ocean economies. The M...

Campo Grande, Brazil — March 30, 2026 — At COP15 of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), Parties have unanimously adopted the Regional Action Plan for Amazonian Migratory Catfish, marking a new milestone for the conservation of these species. This resolution was proposed by the Government of Brazil to CMS and received strong support from the delegations of Amazonian countries that are Parties—Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru—as well as from the European Union...

CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL, March 30, 2026—Governments at the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have agreed to significant new protections for some of the world’s most threatened shark species, marking a major step forward for ocean conservation. The decisions adopted yesterday, which include new listings on CMS Appendix, I look to offer full protection for all thresher and two species of hammerhead sh...

CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL, March 29, 2026—Governments meeting at the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have adopted a sweeping set of conservation measures, marking a significant step forward for migratory species and their habitats worldwide. Said Susan Liberman, Vice President for International Policy at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and head of the WCS delegation at CMS CoP15: “The dec...

CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL, March 29, 2026—Governments meeting at the 15th Conference of the Parties (CoP15) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) have adopted proposals to list both the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) and the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) on CMS Appendices I and II, marking a major step forward for coordinated protection and international conservation of these wide-ranging species. The decisions, finalized in plenary at the clo...

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — March 26, 2026 — A Critically Endangered African penguin is debuting at WCS New York Aquarium. The juvenile penguin has joined his parents and other penguins at the New York Aquarium’s Sea Cliffs habitat, home to a total of 37 African penguins. He weighed about 3.4 kilograms at just over three months old. The male chick weighed 63.2 grams when he hatched on December 4. The aquarium’s animal keepers tracked developmental benchmarks as t...

CAMPO GRANDE, Brazil (March 24 2026) — The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is calling for urgent international action at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS CoP15) to protect the striped hyena, a species facing increasing threats and a steady global decline. WCS is urging Parties to support the proposal to include the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) on both Appendix I and Appendix II of ...

CAMPO GRANDE, BRAZIL, March 23, 2026—The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is supporting a proposal to secure for this endangered species the highest level of protection under CMS while strengthening international cooperation across its range in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Pantanal river basins. Proposal 30.2.3 would list the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) on both Appendix I and Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), as go...

BRONX, N.Y. — March 18, 2026 — Calling all runners, walkers, and wildlife advocates: registration is now open for the Bronx Zoo’s 18th annual WCS Run for the Wild, to be held on Saturday, April 25 at the Bronx Zoo. This year’s WCS Run for the Wild is dedicated to the Endangered red panda and will support the WCS’s mission to save wildlife and wild places across the globe. Register here to participate in the 18th annual WCS Run for the Wild now and help make trac...