NEWS: New 10-year plan to save Nigeria’s elephant population announced Yankari Game Reserve provides a blueprint for success. Since WCS Nigeria 💚 intervention there, no elephants have been lost to poaching for ivory. ➡️ bit.ly/3Ao9HDs

Study Cites #Bolivia’s Madidi National Park as Amphibian Haven | By Shreya Dasgupta Research by WCS’s Rob Wallace & colleagues finds Madidi is home to at least 127 species of amphibians—nearly 46% of Bolivia’s total #amphibian diversity. news.mongabay.com/short-article/… #biodiversity

The First International #GuanacoDay Will Be Celebrated Friday August 23   International organizations & organizations across #LatinAmerica join forces to highlight the important role of the #guanaco and the need to protect #habitat across its range.   bit.ly/4dxQtts

Isolated for over 160m years, 80% of Madagascar's species are found nowhere else on 🌍 We take a look at how cultural heritage is bound to #forest protection & wildlife #conservation 👇🏽 #forests2follow WCS WCS Madagascar BirdLife International BirdLife Africa bit.ly/46VsMsy

Parque Nacional Mirador-Rio Azul. WCS Guatemala Program, FUNDAECO, CONAP, Cecon Usac

Guanaco migration connects lands & cultures in South America. Join us today & celebrate the 1st International Guanaco Day in the UN #YearOfCamelids. Guanacos were added to CMS Appendix 2 at COP14 to strengthen their conservation. #GuanaConnect More➡️ guanaconecta.com/en

It’s the first-ever #GuanacoDay. 40 governmental, academic, Indigenous, and civil society organizations have come together to recognize the native herbivore, which today needs our help. bit.ly/3Xfs2eD

The The Rockefeller Foundation has inaugurated its first regional office for Latin America in Bogotá. It’s an important milestone for the region and will allow for greater collaboration, implementation of key initiatives in biodiversity, climate change, and health.

LISTEN: On a new episode of our podcast, plastic pollution and what we can do about it. ♻️ “It’s a large and growing problem, and it’s only getting worse,” says Margaret Spring of Monterey Bay Aquarium. 🔊 #WCSWildAudio Summer Series: apple.co/3T8lUTc

Nature, health, climate are inextricably linked, yet our approaches are still siloed and insufficient. Proud to be part of this incredible group to urge unified global action and investment in the health of nature.

NEWS: U.S. National Science Foundation announced funding for early detection and prevention of potential pandemics. WCS's Sarah Olson is co-principal investigator for NSF ESCAPE—working with WCS Indonesia and Arctic Beringia, focusing on environmental surveillance and the timely detection of emergent pathogens.

Dr. Michelle Johannsen and Maya Homsy King (Arctic Beringia) are working closely with local partners to understand what a OneHealth surveillance network looks like from the ground up. Photo: Michelle and Dale Brower in Utqiaġvik

We need a simplified nature health index that measures the resilience of our systems, said Joe Walston today at event organized by Centro ODS para América Latina y el Caribe and Fundación Compaz. That index could provide a clearer picture to guide policy. “Nature is the best investment in our future,” he added.

Our team in action in Mongolia working to address habitat fragmentation, a major threat to biodiversity worldwide.

Reducing Single-Use #Plastics from Our Waste Stream to Protect Marine #Wildlife and the Planet We investigate the impact of plastic #pollution on marine life & steps being taken to reduce single-use #plastic consumption at WCS and New York City. Listen: apple.co/3T8lUTc

Forest loss in the #Miombo Woodlands has “dire consequences” for rural communities, says WCS’s Luthando Dziba. We’re supporting the African-led Miombo Initiative to protect this crucial habitat across Southern Africa. Via Mongabay: news.mongabay.com/2024/09/meet-t…

Success story from the field 🌿 The #SWMProgramme in #Madagascar 🇲🇬 has supported local communities in #Makira revive the native Sakondry, an insect rich in protein and nutrients 🦗. These planthoppers that taste like bacon can help reduce overhunting & boost #biodiversity.

Productive day in Geneva, providing input World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body interactive dialogue on critical need to retain and strengthen Articles 4 & 5. Without collaborative surveillance across sectors and a One Health framing #PandemicAgreement makes no sense WCS

High pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) has now reached the last major region of the planet. nature.com/articles/s4146…