The Regional Action Plan for Migratory Amazonian Catfish adopted at #CMSCOP15 represents a shared vision among Amazonian countries. bit.ly/4bHHIig 🌎

Decisions adopted yesterday at #CMSCOP15 add significant new protections for some of the world’s most threatened shark species. A major step forward for ocean conservation. 🌎 bit.ly/40ZjEBh

Fish species such as the dourada, piramutaba, and other catfish are highly valued both for their size and for their food quality, WCS’s Dino Delgado tells @cnn.com. At #CMSCOP15, Amazon nations united to protect them. 🌎 edition.cnn.com/science/dora...

NEWS: At #CMSCOP15, governments adopt landmark protections and actions across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial species. 🌎 www.wcs.org/cms-cop15#pr...

NEWS: Global protections secured for striped hyena and giant otter at #CMSCOP15. For both, said WCS’s Susan Lieberman, “conservation success will depend on countries working together across entire ecosystems.” 🌏 t.co/mmWHLz1Pgh

At #CMSCOP15, WCS Mongolia’s Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar is hopeful that through the Central Asian Mammals Initiative under discussion Mongolia’s migratory ungulates will thrive.

Governments at #CMSCOP15 agreed to proposals to list the most threatened hammerhead species and all three thresher shark species on Appendix I, which requires strict protection nationally for all the countries in CMS. Official adoption of the proposals on Sunday is final step.

Great news from #CMSCOP15: Proposals to include striped hyenas and giant otters on Appendix I and II to increase protections have been agreed to by consensus. We expect them to be adopted at the end of the COP. www.wcs.org/cms

Migratory freshwater fish are vital for food systems, cultures, biodiversity. They are also in steep decline. We are proud to partner on a new report that IDs 349 of these species at risk, with only 24 now protected under @cms.int. 🌎 We need coordinated action. bit.ly/4rW7ZOE #CMSCOP15

The narrownose smooth-hound shark and the angular angelshark. At #CMSCOP15, we are supporting proposals by the government of Brazil to coordinate their conservation, says Juan Martín Cuevas of WCS Argentina. Follow along: www.wcs.org/cms-cop15

At #CMSCOP15, we are supporting cooperation around conserving the Amazon’s migratory turtles, says Camila Ferrara of WCS Brazil. CMS is built around the idea that it’s not enough to protect animals in one country if they are vulnerable in another. 🌎 Follow along: wcs.org/cms-cop15

Ultimately, says WCS’s Steve Platt, the cultural beliefs of the people in Laos are critical in preserving Siamese crocodiles. “And because of that, because of the people, not just the science, these crocodiles are still there.” 🌏 news.mongabay.com/2026/03/in-l...

Jaguars, like so many migratory and wide-ranging species, depend on vast, connected habitats that stretch across national borders. This week at #CMSCOP15, writes WCS’s Sue Lieberman, governments are meeting to shape the future of this species and many more. 🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

The striped hyena is in decline. There are fewer than 10,000 left. “Yet it remains largely overlooked in global policy frameworks,” says WCS’s Sue Lieberman. 🌎 At #CMSCOP15, we are supporting a proposal for protections. bit.ly/4uPPUEC

Today is the start of #CMSCOP15. We are backing urgent protections for the giant otter. Protecting this species requires protecting entire freshwater river systems—and that can only happen through coordinated action, says WCS’s Rob Wallace. 🌎 Get the latest from Brazil: wcs.org/cms-cop15

Guided by rangers and community members in Laos, who have lived alongside ancient forests for generations, WCS’s Manoly Sisavanh learned to experience the landscapes more deeply. #InternationalDayOfForests 🌏 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

Thresher sharks are migratory, crossing national boundaries and the high seas as they move through the world’s oceans. Protecting them requires international cooperation. We support a proposal to protect them further at #CMSCOP15. Follow along: wcs.org/cms-cop15

A red fox’s fantastic voyage starts in England and leads to WCS’s Bronx Zoo, writes @nytimes.com. Government officials often turn to our team in these situations. Our staff is expert at rescuing wildlife that has been trafficked into the area. 🌎 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/n...

WCS's Bronx Zoo is currently caring for a stowaway red fox that was discovered in February aboard a ship arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey from Southampton, England. (1/5) 🌏

SPEAK OUT: The future of international conservation hangs on decisions being made in Washington. With them, stable communities, secure nations, and a healthy planet. 🌎 secure.wcs.org/campaign/260...

🌱 Signs of Spring: Some of the first scarlet macaw chicks have hatched in our field laboratory in Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre National Park. Part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the population in the Mayan forest. 🌎

Tomorrow: join us for the CMS webinar on health and migratory species! 🦍🩺 Learn why wildlife health is vital for conservation, what this means for migratory species, and how it connects to wider One Health efforts as we look ahead to #CMSCOP15. Register: www.cms.int/webinar-health With @wcs.org

Lights. Camera. Take Action. 🎬 🌎 Tickets for our 2026 REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival are on sale. Juried screenings begin Thursday, April 23, at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 and run to Sunday, April 26, including a special presentation of Disneynature’s Orangutan. Learn more: www.reelwild.org

Some superheroes wear field boots, lab coats, or binoculars. This #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate women in conservation. No challenge too daunting. These real-life protagonists are helping write the next chapter for wildlife and wild places, for people and the planet. 🌎 💪

LISTEN: On the latest #WCSWildAudio, hear from Convention on Migratory Species Executive Secretary Amy Fraenkel about the state of the world’s migratory species and what’s at stake at the upcoming #CMSCOP15. t.co/9zKwBb0Mjv 🌎

Conservation decision-makers need to figure out how to spend their very scarce resources most effectively and in real time. A new mapping approach, led by @wcs.org and funded by NASA, could help. 🌎 More from @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-...

NEWS: Ecuador has officially recognized the Llanganates–Yasuní Connectivity Corridor—a milestone for conservation in the Andes-Amazon region. bit.ly/4bkY6ou 🌎

Across the 🌎, wildlife faces growing threats. But we know what works. This #WorldWildlifeDay, 3X your impact: bit.ly/3MV8JVS

This #WorldWildlifeDay, crimes like illegal logging and wildlife trafficking threaten the planet and our natural security. We are less safe when criminals profit from animals, timber, and more. 🌏 Read how we’re helping address these issues in our 2025 #WCSImpact report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...

New gorilla baby spotted. Mondika, in Congo’s Nouabalé Ndoki National Park, is one of the world’s oldest western lowland gorilla research sites. The Metetele group is one of three gorilla groups that have been habituated there. It now numbers 12 with the birth of this baby in early 2026. 🌍

Decisions at upcoming #CMSCOP15 will have far-reaching implications for biodiversity conservation, ecological connectivity, and sustainable development. We are urging action to halt the accelerating decline of migratory species worldwide, like giant otters. 🌎 Get updates: www.wcs.org/cms-cop15

For our #BlackHistoryMonth series, Jessica White of WCS's Bronx Zoo writes about her career journey. “As a Black woman in this space,“ White says, “my presence reshapes expectations and expands possibility—not just for my department, but for conservation as a whole.“ 🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

To honor #BlackHistoryMonth, Ayesha Smith of WCS's Prospect Park Zoo shares her journey. “As a Black keeper in conservation,“ she writes, “I am driven to help others see that there is space for them here too.“ 🌎 Read it at PBS Nature: www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

8 days. 200kms. 11 Indigenous Youth reclaiming the ancestral waterways of the Moose Cree Homelands.  Visit the WCS Canada YouTube channel to join our paddlers on their epic journey 🛶 https://f.mtr.cool/pjqgwgepkp

LISTEN: Illegal and small-scale gold mining in the Amazon relies on mercury. That mercury seeps into the environment and poisons ecosystems and communities. 🔊 🌎 On #WCSWildAudio, how conservationists and Indigenous leaders are fighting back: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

A rare look at Africa’s rarest great ape, the Cross River gorilla. A camera trap in Nigeria’s Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary recently caught new pictures. Our team works with local communities and government to protect them at 3 sites in the country. 🌍

Proud to celebrate the launch of the Coney Island Business Improvement District. 🙏 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Councilmember Kayla Santosuosso for leadership and partnership. As an employer, educator, and economic engine there, we’re honored to be part of a community that investing in its future.

It's #WorldWhaleDay. Our WCS Ocean Giants Team discovers more facts every year about the whales found off the shores of New York and New Jersey. 1/ 🌎

Sunday is #WorldHippoDay. These aerial shots, of a grouping and a mother and calf on the move, were taken by our WCS team in the Ihefu wetlands, in Tanzania’s Ruaha National Park. Part of our support there for Tanzania National Parks Authority.

While coral reefs face severe threats, overly bleak narratives can undermine action. A group of marine scientists, including from @wcs.org, have published their 100-year visions of sustainable and equitable futures. 🪸 🌏 doi.org/10.1038/s441...

Sign up is open for the WCS #RunfortheWild. This year, the fun, family event is inspired by red pandas. 🗓️ Saturday, April 25 🌎 at WCS's Bronx Zoo 👟 Register: t.co/2gFw3fJS1E

Tourism helps drive New York City and the mayor is on board, write Melba Wilson and WCS’s John Calvelli for @nydailynews.com. www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/07/t...

Thanks to the more than 500 young people that turned out today for our 10th annual JIVE career expo at the Bronx Zoo to learn about employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities across WCS’s four New York City zoos and the New York Aquarium. 🌎

Tigers Between Empires, by WCS’s @jonathanslaght.com, provides powerful testimony of what can be achieved when scientists collaborate across borders, writes @thediplomat.com. 🌏 thediplomat.com/2026/02/asia...

Good news about sharks. 🦈 Oceanic whitetip sharks are disappearing from the ocean quickly, largely due to the illegal trade of their fins for shark fin soup. But, led by Panama, we have reached a turning point, says a new piece co-authored by @lukedavid301.bsky.social. 🌎 time.com/7362449/shar...

LISTEN: This #WorldWetlandsDay, there’s an urgent need to protect Canada’s large, intact peatlands, like the Hudson Bay Lowlands. On a new #WCSWildAudio, @wcscanada.org’s national peatland strategy. 🔊 🌎 apple.co/3Ml9dUP

LISTEN: Coral reefs face unprecedented pressures. But scientists are finding some are more resilient than others. On a new #WCSWildAudio with WCS’s Dr. Emily Darling, a strategy to shape the future of coral conservation worldwide. 🌎 apple.co/45Gk8yR

Published in Nature today: the Ocean Equity Index (OEI), the first global tool to measure fairness in ocean policies and projects. OEI turns equity from an abstract goal into a measurable standard for ocean decision-making. The OEI is free and easy to use: oceanequityindex.org

New York’s zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens are vital for connecting people with nature, inspiring conservation, and providing education for all ages. Speak out with us to ensure these amazing places remain accessible and continue to thrive. 📣 Act now: secure.wcs.org/campaign/260...

A new way to map species habitat, thanks to WCS-led research funded by NASA. This information is essential for governments, NGOs, and funders deciding where to invest in conservation and restoration. 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/3LWW2JA