WCS Scientists Provide More than 50K Camera Trap Images for Massive Study on Amazon Wildlife
WCS scientists working in the vast Amazon Basin have contributed more than 57,000 camera trap images for a new study published in the journal Ecology by an international team of 120 research institutions.
16-May-2022 2:20 PM EDT
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Conservation on a Budget: Study Shows How to Balance Economic Development Goals with Environmental Conservation Using Freely Available Data
An international study published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice gives fast-growing nations a simple, inexpensive guide to inform planning and decision-making to help balance economic development goals with environmental...
28-Apr-2022 8:05 AM EDT
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New Study Offers Improved Pathways for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Adaptation Conservation Initiatives
A new study offers pathways to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate-informed conservation while revealing how practitioners are currently monitoring conservation adaptation projects.
27-Apr-2022 11:05 AM EDT
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Rare Monkey Adapts to Fragmented Habitat by Dieting and Reducing Activity
A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Oxford Brookes University found that a rare species of monkey in Bolivia has adapted to living in a fragmented forest by dieting and moving less during lean times.
17-Mar-2022 9:55 AM EDT
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Study Confirms SARS-CoV-2 Related Coronaviruses in Trade-Confiscated Pangolins in Viet Nam
A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health led by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) confirms that pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses.
8-Mar-2022 12:45 PM EST
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WCS Partners with Everland on Expansion of REDD+ Projects Worth an Estimated $2B
A new agreement between the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Everland will scale a portfolio of forest conservation REDD+ projects to achieve at least 10 million tons of verified emission reductions (VERs) annually with an estimated value of...
3-Mar-2022 12:55 PM EST
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Small Water Samples Can Find Really Big Animals
A team of scientists used an emerging genetic tool that analyzes DNA in water samples to detect whales and dolphins in New York waters.
1-Mar-2022 12:05 PM EST
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Media Briefing: How to Prevent the Next “Big One” -- Pandemic Prevention at the Source
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters year three, experts in wildlife health, wildlife trade, and the interface between wildlife and livestock will give a “One Health” briefing on what tangible pandemic prevention needs to look like.
17-Feb-2022 1:55 PM EST
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The Wuhan #coronavirus has been tracked to eating wild animals. Global veterinarian, Dr. Christian Walzer, based in New York at the Wildlife Conservation Society, is available for interview. Email [email protected] for more info
28-Jan-2020 2:30 PM EST
WCS experts on Nature-Based Solutions available for comment on climate summit. Tweet at @wcsnewsroom
20-Sep-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Expert available to comment on the UN Biodiversity report
6-May-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Experts Available
18-Oct-2017 1:05 PM EDT
"Science Is Antithesis of Fake News," Says Wildlife Conservation Society President Ahead of Earth Day and March for Science
20-Apr-2017 12:00 PM EDT
WCS Praises Administration Plan to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
11-Feb-2015 11:00 AM EST
WCS Conservationist Lauds “Smart” Protection for Thailand’s Tigers & Elephants
A systematic patrol system called the “Smart” program has become a vital component in the protection of tigers, elephants, and other wildlife species in the forests of Thailand, according to scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society at...
11-Feb-2014 11:00 AM EST