Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) and currently works to conserve more than two million square miles of wild places around the world

Unlocking Fishery Sustainability: AI Algorithm for Precise Fish Stock Evaluation

A “Global Conservation Basic Income” To Safeguard Biodiversity

Using lighted nets greatly reduces accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds

New web application ranks spillover risk for newly detected viruses

How to save coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

UCI biologist among data contributors to large, unprecedented project When Joleah Lamb strapped on a scuba tank and plunged into the ocean over a decade ago, it was the first of many expeditions to examine the effects of climate change and other human-produced factors on coral. Now, 13 years after that foray, she has contributed

How to save coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

Ecotourism direct payment approach for wildlife sightings reduces illegal hunting

A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Foundations of Success (FOS) finds that an ecotourism strategy based on “direct payments,” where local people are compensated for the amount of wildlife seen by tourists, has resulted in a reduction in illegal hunting and an increase in wildlife sightings. In the study, the scientists

Ecotourism direct payment approach for wildlife sightings reduces illegal hunting

Refuge could preserve climate-sensitive corals

WCS scientists have discovered a refuge for corals where the environment protects otherwise sensitive species to the increasing severity of climate change. The bad news is that the reefs are showing signs of being overfished and weak compliance with local fisheries laws needs to be reversed to maintain the fish that help to keep reefs

Refuge could preserve climate-sensitive corals

Recipe for Saving Coral Reefs: Add More Fish

Scientists seek to ensure survival of coral reefs outside of protected areas by calling for a minimum target of 500 kilograms of fish biomass per hectare Fish are the key ingredients in a new recipe to diagnose and restore degraded coral reef ecosystems, according to scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, WCS, James

Recipe for Saving Coral Reefs: Add More Fish

Drones on a Different Mission

“Expectations are very high in Belize,” Dr. Maaz said. “There’s so much we can do and need to do.” Belize has made a great effort to protect its coral reef system — the largest in the Western Hemisphere — by establishing more than a dozen protected areas. But patrolling large stretches of ocean and coastline

Drones on a Different Mission

New World Map for Overcoming Climate Change

The map will help governments protect people, wildlife and habitat Using data from the world’s ecosystems and predictions of how climate change will impact them, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have produced a roadmap that identifies the world’s most vulnerable and least vulnerable areas in the Age

New World Map for Overcoming Climate Change

Building a Better Fish Trap: WCS Reduces Fish Bycatch With Escape Gaps in Africa

New basket traps designed by WCS and Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute allow juvenile and non-target fish species to escape while increasing incomes Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Kenyan Marine and Fisheries Research Institute have achieved a milestone in Africa: they’ve helped build a better fish trap, one that keeps valuable

Building a Better Fish Trap: WCS Reduces Fish Bycatch With Escape Gaps in Africa

Wildlife face ‘Armageddon’ as forests shrink

Species living in rainforest fragments could be far more likely to disappear than was previously thought, says an international team of scientists. In a study spanning two decades, the researchers witnessed the near-complete extinction of native small mammals on forest islands created by a large hydroelectric reservoir in Thailand. “It was like ecological Armageddon,” said

Wildlife face ‘Armageddon’ as forests shrink

Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife?

What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemming from this question will require a new and continuing dialogue between members of the synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation communities, according to authors of a new paper. According to the paper, the field

Can Synthetic Biology Save Wildlife?

Efforts to Resuscitate Extinct Species May Spawn a New Era of the Hybrid

What does de-extinction mean for biology and the environment? A bird that once darkened the skies of the 19th-century U.S. no longer exists, except as well-preserved museum specimens bearing bits of DNA. An ambitious new effort aims to use the latest techniques of genetic manipulation to bring the passenger pigeon back, as North Dakotan Ben Novak,

Efforts to Resuscitate Extinct Species May Spawn a New Era of the Hybrid

Corals and Food Security: Study Shows Nations at Risk

Study helps nations plan for protein alternatives as fisheries decline A new study co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society identifies countries most vulnerable to declining coral reef fisheries from a food-security perspective while providing a framework to plan for alternative protein sources needed to replace declining fisheries. The study looked at 27 countries around the

Corals and Food Security: Study Shows Nations at Risk

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Study reveals uniqueness of naturally occurring monodominant forests in the Republic of Congo
A recent study published in the journal Plant Ecology and Evolution gives valuable insights into forest stands of Gilbertiodendron dewevrei (G. dewevrei) in the Sangha Trinational region.
The Pioneers Reshaping Conservation In Africa
Our continent, with its diverse ecosystems and iconic wildlife, is home to passionate and dedicated conservationists who are making significant strides in protecting Africa's natural heritage.
A rare and little-known group of monkeys could help save Africa's tropical forests
Conservationists and scientists from almost 20 institutions in the United States, Europe, and Africa, have concluded that immediate conservation efforts to protect red colobus monkey species could ...
GREATER GOOD CHARITIES AND GREATERGOOD.COM JOIN FORCES WITH WCS TO PROTECT ARGENTINA LAND, HOME TO VULNERABLE SPECIES
The land purchased serves as the main winter range of the most massive guanaco migration left in the species´ range, and provides habitat for the threatened Andean condor, endangered Andean cat, ...
5 individuals, 2 organizations chosen for Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation
In the segment dedicated to wildlife education and research, Professor Md Abdul Aziz from the Zoology Department of Jahangirnagar University was chosen, while the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) ...

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New study says conservation works, providing hope for biodiversity efforts
The authors hope this study informs global biodiversity targets and serves as a call to action for governments, civil society, private individuals and companies to invest more in conservation while ...
Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane ...
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4th global coral bleaching event a threat to vital ecosystems: WCS
In response to this alarming development, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has intensified its efforts to identify and protect climate-resilient coral reefs. Dr Emily Darling, director of ...
Women in conservation News
Our planet is in crisis. Human activity is driving accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss across the globe. The devastating impacts of both processes are disproportionately felt by ...

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