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Saving wildlife and wild places around the globe since 1895.
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Joined June 2011
“They’re hardy,” WCS’s Jake LaBelle tells @nytimes of American eels. But they need protection despite their resilience. https://t.co/aFmGyv9Ayi
nytimes.com
The population of American eels has declined. They need protection, conservationists say, despite their resilience.
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Congress is finalizing the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act #NDAA. It has major implications for wildlife and wild places worldwide. 📢 Speak out and let them know strong international conservation programs strengthen national security: https://t.co/VtX944I2Jf
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Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a towering figure in wildlife conservation whose research, passion, and leadership helped shape global efforts to protect elephants, has died. Read our tribute: https://t.co/mfwUJ6L64P
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Today, our bison conservation efforts continue, including partnering with Indigenous groups to ensure the species’ ecological restoration. Full history: https://t.co/Pdna52HtZN
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Within just ten years, the ABS helped establish several small bison herds across the United States, with some herds founded using animals from the Bronx Zoo. These early efforts laid the groundwork for the species’ remarkable recovery.
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Science over extinction. At #CITESCOP20, we saw a series of landmark decisions that will strengthen trade regulations for threatened species—and a few that could jeopardize hard-won conservation gains. https://t.co/WsnK1clYvn
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The #EndangeredSpeciesAct has protected wildlife from extinction for 50-plus years. Now, it’s facing a new and serious threat. Speak out against proposed new rules that would weaken the ESA’s core protections: https://t.co/ePX9mC25DI
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The epic fight to save Amur tigers shows it’s “possible for people from different backgrounds to work together and achieve considerable success,” WCS’s Jonathan Slaght tells @CNN. WCS’s role is detailed in his new book, Tigers Between Empires. https://t.co/IXlgOjI3iB
cnn.com
From poachers to politics, “Tigers Between Empires” details the 30-year-long international collaboration that set out to study and save Russia’s Siberian tigers.
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Historic wins & urgent warnings from CITES CoP20 Governments adopted landmark intl trade protections for 70+ shark & ray species, okapi, and Galápagos iguanas, and many more species, which can help prevent these animals from going extinct. But troubling decisions on saiga horn
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Today is #WildlifeConservationDay and it comes as #CITESCoP20 is nearing a close in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. There, we have seen exciting gains for species in protections from international trade. Get the latest: https://t.co/hHM2mmD86N
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Governments at #CITESCoP20 adopted with consensus proposals to ban commercial trade in Galápagos marine and land iguanas by uplisting them to Appendix I. This precautionary action will help protect these iconic species from illegal trade and other growing threats. News Release:
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From @nytimes: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s Luke Warwick tells the paper. https://t.co/iBLllZkeK2
nytimes.com
A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.
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🙌 #NoticiasWCS ✍️ Formalizamos un Memorando de Entendimiento con @AUNAPColombia, con el propósito de fortalecer la gestión sostenible de los recursos pesqueros en Colombia.
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On #GivingTuesday, your gift will go 4X as far. Thank you for all you do for our planet. Give today: https://t.co/YqZMAjV1sm
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Save the ❤️ of the wild. In honor of #GivingTuesday, make your impact go 4X as far to protect wildlife, including jaguars. https://t.co/YqZMAjV1sm
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Good news from #CITESCOP20: Governments have elected to put the okapi on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection. This will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. ▶️ https://t.co/5ZhZmP00qy
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