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Our 12 favorite stories of the year inspired wonder, advanced science, and demonstrated tangible progress for wildlife and wild places around the world to the benefit of us all.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our 12 favorite stories of the year inspired wonder, advanced science, and demonstrated tangible progress for wildlife and wild places around the world to the benefit of us all.
🌎 www.wcs.org/get-involved... #YearInReview
🌎 www.wcs.org/get-involved... #YearInReview
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Pleased to be featured in a collection of diverse viewpoints on coral reef restoration in this issue of One Earth. Read the full collection here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX8_wvRV...
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pleased to be featured in a collection of diverse viewpoints on coral reef restoration in this issue of One Earth. Read the full collection here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1mIX8_wvRV...
🔔 🌎 Happy holidays from our WCS teams in New York City and around the world!
December 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🔔 🌎 Happy holidays from our WCS teams in New York City and around the world!
Recent successes show us that you can bring tigers back, says WCS’s Luke Hunter. “You can catalyze recovery. And we’re still in the early stages of it in most places, but we see it’s possible.”
🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...
🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...
Hope for tigers grows as Thailand safeguards a key link in their habitat
KANCHANABURI, Thailand — Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo thicket, tracking the muddy hoofprints of a sambar...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Recent successes show us that you can bring tigers back, says WCS’s Luke Hunter. “You can catalyze recovery. And we’re still in the early stages of it in most places, but we see it’s possible.”
🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...
🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/12/hope...
Check out these Andean bears at the Queens Zoo. “As young bears, Coya and Ransisku are curious about everything in their environment,” said WCS’s Mike Allen, the zoo’s director. Video taken by a guest. 🌎
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Check out these Andean bears at the Queens Zoo. “As young bears, Coya and Ransisku are curious about everything in their environment,” said WCS’s Mike Allen, the zoo’s director. Video taken by a guest. 🌎
Great news: Today at #UNEA7, the Women Ocean Guardians initiative welcomed Seychelles and Australia as signatories of the commitment. This coincided with a side event on inclusive and transformative approaches to ocean governance. 🌍
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Great news: Today at #UNEA7, the Women Ocean Guardians initiative welcomed Seychelles and Australia as signatories of the commitment. This coincided with a side event on inclusive and transformative approaches to ocean governance. 🌍
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New #open-access paper from our team @wcs.org Education. We talk about why cultural institutions are the ideal place to study informal learning and youth development, and how collaboration between internal research and practice teams sets us up for successful design-based research (DBR) practices.
Leveraging Internal Partnerships for Design-Based Research in Museum Education
Design-based research (DBR) is a useful approach for answering research and evaluation questions on both ends of the theoretical-to-applied spectrum because it combines the study of educational pro...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New #open-access paper from our team @wcs.org Education. We talk about why cultural institutions are the ideal place to study informal learning and youth development, and how collaboration between internal research and practice teams sets us up for successful design-based research (DBR) practices.
“They’re hardy,” WCS’s Jake LaBelle tells @nytimes.com of American eels. But they need protection despite their resilience.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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Eels in the Bronx: Slimy, Hardy and Hungry
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December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“They’re hardy,” WCS’s Jake LaBelle tells @nytimes.com of American eels. But they need protection despite their resilience.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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: secure.wcs.org/campaign/251...
📢 🌎 Speak out and let them know strong international conservation programs strengthen national security: secure.wcs.org/campaign/251...
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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: secure.wcs.org/campaign/251...
📢 🌎 Speak out and let them know strong international conservation programs strengthen national security: secure.wcs.org/campaign/251...
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: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
Read our tribute: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
Read our tribute: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
Today is the 120th anniversary of the founding of the American Bison Society—a conservation milestone that began at WCS’s Bronx Zoo in 1905.
With Theodore Roosevelt as honorary president, the ABS launched an ambitious effort to save the species. Today, our bison conservation efforts continue. 🦬 🌎
With Theodore Roosevelt as honorary president, the ABS launched an ambitious effort to save the species. Today, our bison conservation efforts continue. 🦬 🌎
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today is the 120th anniversary of the founding of the American Bison Society—a conservation milestone that began at WCS’s Bronx Zoo in 1905.
With Theodore Roosevelt as honorary president, the ABS launched an ambitious effort to save the species. Today, our bison conservation efforts continue. 🦬 🌎
With Theodore Roosevelt as honorary president, the ABS launched an ambitious effort to save the species. Today, our bison conservation efforts continue. 🦬 🌎
The #CITESCOP20 meeting in Uzbekistan has drawn to a close and we are grateful for a series of landmark decisions that will strengthen trade regulations for threatened species—including many heavily targeted by the global pet trade. Here are a few. 🌏
December 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The #CITESCOP20 meeting in Uzbekistan has drawn to a close and we are grateful for a series of landmark decisions that will strengthen trade regulations for threatened species—including many heavily targeted by the global pet trade. Here are a few. 🌏
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. www.wcs.org/cites-cop20 🌏
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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. www.wcs.org/cites-cop20 🌏
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 @jonathanslaght.com tells @cnn.com.
WCS’s role is detailed in his new book, Tigers Between Empires.
🌏 www.cnn.com/science/sibe...
WCS’s role is detailed in his new book, Tigers Between Empires.
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The epic story behind the recovery of Amur tigers | CNN
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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December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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 @jonathanslaght.com tells @cnn.com.
WCS’s role is detailed in his new book, Tigers Between Empires.
🌏 www.cnn.com/science/sibe...
WCS’s role is detailed in his new book, Tigers Between Empires.
🌏 www.cnn.com/science/sibe...
DYK: Canada 🇨🇦 is home to 25% (!!) of the world's peatlands. These are climate-critical ecosystems because of how much carbon they store.
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Canada is home to ~25% of the world’s peatlands, containing around 150 billion tonnes of carbon. But they’re under threat. Today, WCS Canada launched a proposed National Peatland Strategy, built with 100+ experts 🌎
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
DYK: Canada 🇨🇦 is home to 25% (!!) of the world's peatlands. These are climate-critical ecosystems because of how much carbon they store.
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
Check out the new National Peatland Strategy released today from @wcscanada.org. ⬇️
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: wcs.org/cites 🌏
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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: wcs.org/cites 🌏
Great news from #CITESCOP20: Governments have agreed to ban commercial trade of Galápagos iguanas.
“Ecuador is deeply committed to protecting the natural heritage of the Galápagos,“ said WCS’s Sebastián Valdivieso, “and this decision reinforces that commitment.”
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“Ecuador is deeply committed to protecting the natural heritage of the Galápagos,“ said WCS’s Sebastián Valdivieso, “and this decision reinforces that commitment.”
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December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Great news from #CITESCOP20: Governments have agreed to ban commercial trade of Galápagos iguanas.
“Ecuador is deeply committed to protecting the natural heritage of the Galápagos,“ said WCS’s Sebastián Valdivieso, “and this decision reinforces that commitment.”
🌎 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
“Ecuador is deeply committed to protecting the natural heritage of the Galápagos,“ said WCS’s Sebastián Valdivieso, “and this decision reinforces that commitment.”
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On #GivingTuesday, your gift will go 4X as far. Thank you for all you do for our planet. Give today: bit.ly/4pj9EgO
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
On #GivingTuesday, your gift will go 4X as far. Thank you for all you do for our planet. Give today: bit.ly/4pj9EgO
From @nytimes.com: 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 @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
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December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
From @nytimes.com: 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 @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
Save the ❤️ of the wild. In honor of #GivingTuesday, make your impact go 4X as far to protect wildlife, including jaguars. bit.ly/4pj9EgO
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Save the ❤️ of the wild. In honor of #GivingTuesday, make your impact go 4X as far to protect wildlife, including jaguars. bit.ly/4pj9EgO
Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
Opening up a legal trade of saiga horn, as #CITESCOP20 parties did today, sends the exact wrong message at the worst possible time, says Khash-Erdene Bayarsaikhan of WCS Mongolia. bit.ly/4os6zto 🌏
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Opening up a legal trade of saiga horn, as #CITESCOP20 parties did today, sends the exact wrong message at the worst possible time, says Khash-Erdene Bayarsaikhan of WCS Mongolia. bit.ly/4os6zto 🌏
Today at #CITESCoP20, governments voted to allow commercial international trade in saiga horn under newly established quotas from Kazakhstan.
We strongly opposed this outcome.
🌏 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
We strongly opposed this outcome.
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CITES CoP20 Decision Allows International Trade in Saiga Horn, Strongly Opposed by WCS
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) today voted to allow international commercial trade in sai...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Today at #CITESCoP20, governments voted to allow commercial international trade in saiga horn under newly established quotas from Kazakhstan.
We strongly opposed this outcome.
🌏 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
We strongly opposed this outcome.
🌏 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
Sweeping trade protections adopted for sharks and rays at #CITESCOP20.
“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” says WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
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“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” says WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
🌏 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
What new protections will mean for these widely hunted sharks
The sharks and rays are widely hunted, their parts used in commercial products like makeup and moisturizers and in culinary delicacies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Sweeping trade protections adopted for sharks and rays at #CITESCOP20.
“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” says WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
🌏 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
“It’s taken 20 to 30 years to get recognition that sharks and rays — keystone predators in marine ecosystems globally — need that protection,” says WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social.
🌏 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
Save the ❤️ of the wild.
Make your #GivingTuesday donation today and your support will help defend wildlife from illegal trade, protect critical forest habitat, and empower communities to safeguard our shared future.
Special 3X match: bit.ly/3KfXG8o
Make your #GivingTuesday donation today and your support will help defend wildlife from illegal trade, protect critical forest habitat, and empower communities to safeguard our shared future.
Special 3X match: bit.ly/3KfXG8o
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Save the ❤️ of the wild.
Make your #GivingTuesday donation today and your support will help defend wildlife from illegal trade, protect critical forest habitat, and empower communities to safeguard our shared future.
Special 3X match: bit.ly/3KfXG8o
Make your #GivingTuesday donation today and your support will help defend wildlife from illegal trade, protect critical forest habitat, and empower communities to safeguard our shared future.
Special 3X match: bit.ly/3KfXG8o