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We are thrilled to share that the Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12! (1/3)

Community beekeeping supports forest conservation in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. #WorldBeeDay 🐝

We marked #WorldBeeDay at the Bronx Zoo today. 🙏 to Italy’s Gian Luigi Marcazzan of CREARicerca for sharing his expertise with our visitors.

Which NYC borough’s honeybees produce the best tasting honey? At today’s #WorldBeeDay event at WCS’s Bronx Zoo, the Bronx got the most votes.🐝

"Train the Trainers: How to design training programs on environmental crime dedicated to criminal process practitioners?" Grateful to France ONU Vienne 🇫🇷 for organizing this important discussion at CCPCJ and including WCS 🙏🌳 #CCPCJ34

NEWS: Local communities release 10 Critically Endangered Siamese crocodiles into the wetlands in Laos to help boost the species. bit.ly/4drQ10B

We are proud to announce we have been selected as one of the inaugural grantees in the Bezos Earth Fund's groundbreaking AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. MERMAID, a WCS initiative, was chosen for its innovative potential and real-world impact. datamermaid.org

NEWS: Bayarmaa Chuluunbat of Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia is an National Geographic Society Young Explorer. “What motivates me is the deep connection I feel to the wild places of Mongolia—vast steppes, rugged mountains, and rare animals like snow leopards and saiga.” news.nationalgeographic.org/from-space-res…

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Protecting certain areas valuable for humans could simultaneously benefit bird populations across the U.S., new paper shows. Info that’s critical for decision-makers to protect our natural heritage, says WCS’s Dr. Rachel Neugarten. ➡️ bit.ly/4dttRLq #BiodiversityDay

New WCS guide launched at #CCPCJ34: “Preventing Illegal Trade in Nationally Protected, Non-CITES-Listed Species.” Practical legal tools for policymakers seeking to tackle trafficking in illegally sourced species. 📘 Access the guide: bit.ly/43a2VNv

Today, Peru, WCS, and ifaw hosted a side event at CCPCJ called, “Illegally sourced, legally traded: the case for stronger wildlife trafficking legislation.” #CCPCJ34 📹 Watch the recording: bit.ly/4mres2s

New #PandemicAgreement is significant, WCS’s Dr. Susan Lieberman tells BBC News (UK), as “this is the first time governments are agreeing on a multilateral agreement on preventing future pandemics.” Prevention is far more cost effective than responding. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

From the stage to City Hall, we’re raising our voices (and flippers) for a $30M baseline increase to NYC’s cultural budget. Zoos to theaters, museums to gardens—#CultureForAll means funding the spaces that make our city vibrant, creative, and connected.

Happy 92nd birthday to legendary conservation biologist George Schaller. His research has helped save wildlife across the world and his spirit has stirred the passion in countless conservationists to protect nature for generations to come. We honored his impact in this video.

UPCOMING: Special #REELWILDNY screening of The Last Dive and a panel discussion with the award-winning filmmaker, Cody Sheehy, and WCS experts. 🗓️ Wednesday, June 11, at 7 pm 📍 At WCS’s New York Aquarium 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jhmvfr

In order to stop the screwworm from advancing, says WCS’s jeremy radachowsky 💚🌱, we must shut down illegal cattle trafficking through Central America and into Mexico. Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S. should halt this smuggling across the Guatemala-Mexico border. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

LISTEN: Mercury contamination is a major threat to fish in the #Amazon—and the health of the people who rely on them. On #WCSWildAudio, conservationists, including from WCS, have a (small) solution to boost communities and ecosystems alike. 🔊 apple.co/4kKBD6p

Many forests that benefit people also shelter Endangered birds, writes Earth.com. “Given the limited resources for conservation,” says WCS’s Dr. Rachel Neugarten, “this information is critical for helping decision-makers protect our natural heritage.” earth.com/news/many-fore…