We will never forget all who were killed or have fallen ill due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. 25 years ago. We honor the courage and sacrifice of the first responders and the countless people who stepped forward in the darkest of moments to help, comfort, and care for others.

NEWS: We have signed a new 10-Year Conservation Management Partnership with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) for the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth Protected Area. bit.ly/4yq7a48

UWA and Wildlife Conservation Society Sign 10-Year Conservation Management Partnership for Ishasha in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Protected Area

Kampala, Uganda, September 8, 2026—Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have signed a 10-year agreement establishing a Conservation Management Partnership (CMP) ...

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Why is Amazonian wildlife turning up at a Bangkok market? “It’s changed a lot in the past two years,” WCS’s Scott Roberton tells @gloriadickie.bsky.social. “The volume is greater. The diversity of species is greater.” 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2026/09/why-...

Why is Amazonian wildlife turning up at a Bangkok market?

BANGKOK, Thailand — In the narrow alleys of Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market, the world’s wildlife is for sale. Ensnared in jungles, fished out of rivers and plucked from wetlands across the globe, hundreds...

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Conservation isn’t just happening somewhere else, writes WCS’s William Elliston in a new essay. It’s in the choices we make every day. At WCS’s Prospect Park Zoo, Bill cares for honeybee hives that help convey that message to visitors. 🐝 🌎 Read more: www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

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The smoke floating around me smelled of campfire, grass, and burnt leaves. “Give me a puff or two here,” my father said, pointing his gloved hand at the

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Later this month, we’re bringing #HudsonCanyon to the Brooklyn Bridge. Presented through NYC DOT’s art program, we’re teaming up with artist Anita Glesta to premiere AQUA COSMOS: The Hudson Canyon. 🌎 Learn more: www.wcs.org/get-involved...

🎧 LISTEN: On a new #WCSWildAudio episode, hear how artificial intelligence is helping @wcscanada.org scientists study underwater noise that can affect whales, seals, and other marine life. apple.co/4x98Cai

“There’s still hope for increasing resilience to coral reefs,” WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social tells CBC, but ocean temperatures are getting hotter. “And we are slowly boiling corals to death.” 🌏 www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

'No doubt about it': Heat stress is harming coral reefs, global data shows | CBC Climate Change News

New research highlights the declines in living corals in reefs around the world, showing the unprecedented twin-danger of human-caused climate change and an expected record El Niño.

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The Bronx River is bustling with wildlife. Recently, we shared news from researcher RJ Hawkins, working with WCS Education, that a North American river otter was documented in the Bronx River in the Bronx. But that’s not all. Pictured: American mink from this month. 🌎

Over the past two weeks, @unccd.bsky.social #COP17 successfully elevated rangeland health, ecological integrity, and sustainable pastoralism onto the global environmental agenda. www.wcs.org/unccd

More than 800 North American box turtles confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade have come to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo since October 2024. Federal officials describe this recent surge as unprecedented. bit.ly/4gyFrH7

At #UNCCDCOP17, our WCS team brought partners together to advance wildlife-friendly infrastructure. Land and biodiversity are inseparable. Mongolia has committed to protecting ecological connectivity. Now the focus is turning policy into action on the ground. 🌏

NEWS: A North American river otter has been documented in the Bronx along the Bronx River for the first time in approximately 100 years, WCS’s Bronx Zoo announced today. bit.ly/4g6EHdt 🌎

WCS Bronx Zoo Announces: First River Otter Spotted in the Bronx in 100 Years Along the Bronx River

[Above photo: This is a camera trap photograph of a river otter taken on June 23, 2026 in the Bronx River. This is first such sighting of a river otter in the Bronx in 100 years. A local scientist is ...

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Alaska is exceptional, writes WCS’s Martin Robards for the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social. Its vast, unfenced ecosystems support iconic wildlife. Those who seek to “unleash” its resources are willing to incrementally jeopardize this place for themselves. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/alas...

Alaska's resources are already 'off leash.' Leave them there | Op-Ed

While the need for resource extraction is necessary for Alaska’s economy, the Trump administration's hunger to tear up legislation seeking balance is misguided.

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Forests provide critical thermal refuges for giant anteaters, shows a 25-year camera-trap study by WCS researchers in Bolivia. t.co/UO9tpqqVxP 🌎

At #UNCCDCOP17, the host Mongolia, and the people who know its vast drylands intimately, have lessons to share with a world facing increasing pressures on its rangelands. www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/... 🌏

As Arctic sea ice shrinks, polar bears spend more time on land—and more time consuming seabird eggs, a new study shows. “When a top predator changes how and where it hunts, it’s telling us something fundamental about the ecosystem,” said WCS’s Martin Robards. 🌎 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

It’s #WorldElephantDay. This was taken in the Okwangwo division of Nigeria’s Cross River National Park. There are just 300-400 elephants left in the country there. Nigeria’s National Elephant Action Plan 2024-2034 offers a blueprint for their survival. WCS Nigeria is on the ground supporting. 🌍

LISTEN: Grasslands and rangelands sustain wildlife migrations and human livelihoods, but these vast ecosystems face growing threats. As #UNCCDCOP17 begins next week in Mongolia, hear why protecting connected landscapes matters. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

WCS President and CEO Adam Falk spoke with @mongabay.com about everything from conservation philanthropy to WCS’s unique power bringing together a global field conservation program with zoos and an aquarium in New York. 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2026/08/what...

What conservation looks like from the outside: A conversation with Adam Falk after his first year as CEO of WCS

Soon after becoming president and chief executive of the Wildlife Conservation Society, Adam Falk visited the giraffe keeper at the Bronx Zoo. What struck Falk was the source of the keeper’s commitmen...

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DYK: Rangelands cover 54% of the planet’s land surface, yet remain among the most neglected biomes for conservation. Next week, we have an opportunity to address them at @unccd.bsky.social #COP17. Read more: wcs.org/unccd 🌏

With partners, our WCS Colombia team is launching a new initiative, supported by @blueactionfund.org, to strengthen marine conservation on Colombia’s Pacific coast through an intercultural, community-led approach. The goals include the establishment of two new marine protected areas.

Found only in the forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, eastern gorillas are showing both the promise and the fragility of conservation.

The #HudsonCanyon is an extraordinary world just off the coast of New York and New Jersey. We rely on it. Local marine life relies on it. Join us in advocating for it to become a National Marine Sanctuary: bit.ly/3Lt5GQ7

This is Sukhee, a snow leopard in Mongolia. Today, we know more about individuals like him than before. At @unccd.bsky.social #COP17, the challenge is to invest in better understanding the broader system, says Justine Shanti Alexander of WCS Mongolia. 🌏 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

it is International Owl Awareness Day! May you now be aware of the weird and wonderful Blakiston's fish owl! 🦉

As global land degradation accelerates, @unccd.bsky.social #COP17 is a critical opportunity for governments to advance solutions that recognize healthy ecosystems as the foundation for sustainable development. Our team will be there. wcs.org/unccd 🌏

LISTEN: On a new #WCSWildAudio, the Tropical Andes represents one of the world’s most important ecosystems. Protecting it matters for us all, says Dr. Germán Forero-Medina of WCS Colombia. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

On #WorldRangerDay, we honor the courage and dedication of rangers. From patrolling rangelands in Mongolia to supporting the monitoring of wildlife health in Congo to working alongside their communities in Bolivia, rangers are the eyes, ears, and heart of conservation. 🙏 🌏

🎧 Great listen this #InternationalTigerDay. Hear from WCS's Luke Hunter about the latest in tiger conservation.

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🐯 On International Tiger Day we ask is tiger conservation working? Luke Hunter from @wcs.org discusses the first IUCN Green Status. 🎥 youtu.be/ehjJ-KN0Bcg 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/427I... 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

On #InternationalTigerDay, hope. In Indonesia’s Bukit Barisan Selatan NP, long-term monitoring in partnership with the government suggests the Sumatran tiger population in the park’s core zone is stable, the first essential step to recovery. There, and across the tiger’s range, we must keep it up.