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China Says It Will Shut Down Ivory Trade
January 3, 2017
And the move could have a dramatic impact, according to WCS's John Robinson.
Protect N.Y.'s Own Grand Canyon
December 19, 2016
The Hudson Canyon lies unprotected from key threats such as oil, gas, and mineral exploration and extraction.
Giraffes 'Vulnerable' to Extinction
December 8, 2016
The world’s tallest land mammal, and a prime attraction at zoos worldwide, is threatened because of illegal hunting and a loss of its habitat.
December 5, 2016
In honor of Wildlife Conservation Day, WCS's John Robinson on the current state of the field.
November 30, 2016
Bobbing near New York, the third busiest U.S. port, our monitoring tool may offer a new way to reduce the number of ship strikes.
November 22, 2016
The stampede of origami elephants is part of a campaign to raise awareness about poaching.
November 15, 2016
President-elect Trump and the new Congress can unite Americans behind wildlife protection efforts.
Will the Ax Fall on Nigeria's National Parks?
November 3, 2016
A new development plan poses an imminent threat to some of its most spectacular forest.
A Win in the Ground War Against Elephant Poachers
October 14, 2016
The arrest of a key member of an ivory-trafficking group is a bright spot in the Republic of Congo.
September 28, 2016
The world’s most illegally trafficked mammal has won a total ban on international trade in all species.
September 23, 2016
In New York, three antiques dealers were charged in the illegal sale of ivory priced at $4.5 million.
Listen to the Fishers of Glover's Reef
September 15, 2016
To help turn the tide for our seas, a bold commitment to marine protected areas.
Warning: World's Wildest Places Disappearing Fast
September 13, 2016
A tenth of global wilderness has disappeared in a little over 20 years, scientists are warning.
Call for Ban on Domestic Ivory Trade
September 11, 2016
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, countries from around the world made an important statement.
African Elephant Numbers Plummet 30 Percent
August 31, 2016
An unprecedented census gives a sobering baseline for managing what’s left of Africa’s elephants.
Searching for Sharks in the Waters Off Long Island
August 16, 2016
WCS scientists are teaming with OCEARCH to learn about blue, mako, and great white sharks in the area.
July 28, 2016
New technology is allowing scientists to listen in on some very big conversations off the coast of New York.
July 26, 2016
Dams, mercury pollution, and illegal trade are weighing on the 17 species in the region.
The Great New York Whale Census
July 7, 2016
WCS and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are collaborating on the largest-ever survey of the Big Apple’s whales.
June 15, 2016
WCS's Joel Berger donned a polar bear outfit to gauge the reaction of musk oxen.
June 12, 2016
The New York Aquarium's Hans Walters on his journey with music and marine biology.
June 4, 2016
The near-total U.S. ban on the interstate trade in ivory, writes WCS President and CEO Cristián Samper, is the result of years of advocacy efforts directed at U.S. leadership.
It's Final: Ivory Banned in the U.S.
June 2, 2016
The U.S. has taken a big step for elephants, shutting down the ivory trade that is wiping out Africa's elephants.
How the Bison Lived to Become America’s National Mammal
April 27, 2016
Once near extinction, the bison has come to represent the country’s first successful foray into wildlife conservation.
New Gorilla Survey Supports Fears of Extinction Within Decade
April 24, 2016
With tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo abating somewhat, researchers finally have an updated Grauer's gorilla head count — one that confirms their fears.
A Group of Scientists is Begging Obama to Save Right Whales
April 14, 2016
Twenty-seven marine biologists penned a letter to President Barack Obama on Thursday urgently asking him to defer seismic exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.
The World's Largest Primate is Being Wiped Out by War
April 5, 2016
The population of the Grauer's gorillas—a gorilla subspecies that lives in a region of Central Africa beset by conflict—is collapsing.
Bison Return to Montana After 140 Years
March 28, 2016
A herd is ‘coming home’ under a treaty between North American tribes that seeks to return bison from Canada.
March 18, 2016
In the 1930s, two men in a ‘‘bathysphere’’ dove deeper — much deeper — in the ocean than anyone had before.
March 3, 2016
WCS's Jonathan Slaght is working to save an incredible bird you've probably never heard of.
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