The @noaa.gov ship Nancy Foster heading out to #HudsonCanyon. NOAA’s expedition to explore the canyon is underway. Tune into their YouTube livestream today at 12 pm ET to hear from WCS’s Madeleine Thompson on the 100-year anniversary of another historic expedition to the same canyon. 🌎

Brazil's Minister @marinasilvaoficial.bsky.social is a champion for nature and people. Tonight, we awarded her the WCS Distinguished Leadership in Conservation Award. “It is an exceptional opportunity for WCS to bestow this honor on a true lifelong leader,” said WCS's Adam Falk. 🌎 bit.ly/3IyFaqO

Tonight, at WCS's Central Park Zoo, we joined with partners to give the Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize to ethnologist and anthropologist Martín von Hildebrand. His work “exemplifies the vision and courage needed to secure the future of the Amazon and the people who depend on it,” said WCS's Joe Walston. 🌎

Can global south countries break free from the deforestation trap? A novel financing initiative called the Tropical Forest Forever Facility #TFFF could help break that pattern, writes WCS's Daniel Zarin. 🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...

🎉 WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social was named a @forbes.com Sustainability Leader for 2025. bit.ly/3VWl10R Emily leads coral reef conservation at WCS and is co-founder of MERMAID, a freely available, AI-powered database to ID the most climate-resilient reefs. Used by 2,000+ scientists worldwide. 🌏

🔊 From naked mole rats to aye ayes to vampire bats. On #WCSWildAudio, hear about some of the fascinating species found in the Bronx Zoo’s new World of Darkness. 🌎 apple.co/4ptit85

The WCS Ocean Giants Team does extensive research in the waters between Cape May, NJ, and Montauk, NY, to provide the science needed to protect marine species in the area and their habitat. See their trip to #HudsonCanyon on our latest #DayInTheLife: bit.ly/3K9sEyl 🌎

The Pacific Islands are charting a course for the world’s largest ocean protection effort with $37.5 million in new support from @bezosearthfund.org. Includes Solomon Islands, with support from WCS, advancing this work for people, culture, and the planet. 🌏 bit.ly/4mmhTWW

100 years ago, the Arcturus Oceanographic Expedition set sail from New York. Led by our then-Department of Tropical Research (DTR), the 6-month voyage made an unexpected stop at the end at the little-known #HudsonCanyon. Isabel Cooper, a DTR staff artist, made 100+ illustrations on the expedition.

“With increased state presence, local communities should finally have the opportunity to engage as allies in the management, restoration and sustainable development of Mesoamerica’s largest national park,” says WCS’s Gabriela Ponce. 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2025/09/guat...

What’s on the menu for whales in New York Bight? New science from WCS Ocean Giants team shows humpbacks in nearshore/mid-shelf areas seem to eat wider variety of prey than those much further offshore—valuable info to guide conservation efforts and ecosystem monitoring. 🌎 doi.org/10.1002/aqc....

On September 11, 2001, our WCS family lost Timothy O'Sullivan, a Bronx native, who died at the World Trade Center. Today, we remember him and all those who lost their lives. #NeverForget911

Exciting pic from WCS Mongolia. Khulans on the Eastern steppe where we are working with partners to bring them back. Last year, a WCS survey counted 300 there, beyond their IUCN range. Recently, a follow-up confirmed that figure and we spotted foals—a great sign. 🌏

For 50-plus years, the #EndangeredSpeciesAct and the Marine Mammal Protection Act #MMPA have safeguarded our nation’s most vulnerable species. Now we must speak out to defend them. If you’re in the U.S., urge Congress to oppose efforts to weaken these laws: secure.wcs.org/campaign/250... 🌎

If you’re in New York starting on September 13, check out GROWTESQUE, a new art exhibition from Plein Ventures. Proceeds will support forest restoration in Guatemala. WCS’s Madeleine Thompson will be there in conversation with artist Angelina Gualdoni on September 25. RSVP: bit.ly/4nk9zYD 🌎

In addition to health and biodiversity benefits, addressing wastewater pollution brings economic gains—from fisheries, tourism, agriculture. New research quantifies these. “It’s worth the investment,” WCS’s Dr. Amelia Wenger tells Economist Impact. 🌎 backtoblueinitiative.com/the-scourge-...

“A critical moment to push for transformative action for nature.” Among our priorities at the upcoming #IUCNcongress: Addressing nature crime and the unsustainable and often illegal international pet trade, plus a motion on #OneHealth. 🌍 bit.ly/3K368qO

We are only now getting a true understanding of the scale and scope of the shark meat trade, says WCS's @lukedavid301.bsky.social. Upcoming #CITES #CoP20 will include urgently needed proposals to protect the world’s most threatened species. 🌏 news.mongabay.com/2025/08/mong...

“The rare glimpse reminds us what’s at stake—and what’s possible when we protect wild places.” With our partners and the CAR government, we worked to secure this landscape in NE part of the country from poaching and conflict. Lion cubs are landmark discovery. www.iflscience.com/lion-cubs-se...

NEWS: WCS camera traps have recorded the first lion cubs in decades in NE Central African Republic. “This is the payoff of years of relentless protection and patience,” said WCS's Armand Luh Mfone. 🌍 bit.ly/3HT1dYW

DYK: Water pollution is the top threat to over 30% of coral reefs. At #WorldWaterWeek, WCS’s Amelia Wenger, Alec Hughes, and Alice Latinne, spoke on the importance of integrated watershed management to achieve co-benefits for nature and people.

In Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve, forest management by community members who live in and depend on the forest has been fundamental to maintaining its integrity, says WCS’s Gabriela Ponce. bit.ly/464FG8V 🌎

Congratulations to Brazil on the progress made in designing the #TFFF, a potentially transformative vehicle for encouraging tropical forest conservation.

Tomorrow is #GuanacoDay. On the latest #WCSWildAudio, hear from WCS experts on how conservation efforts are helping this crucial species. “Guanaco populations are recovering in much of the range,” said Andrés Novaro. apple.co/46QkRPs #guanaconecta

Congrats to Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize on this announcement to protect the Maya Forest. Cooperation is essential for the future of Mesoamerica’s largest forest. Will benefit the wildlife and the communities that depend on it. We are proud to support. 🌎 www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Inspiring story: A group of landowners in southern Tolima, Colombia, is committing to the protection of forests, rivers, and unique species, while also adopting practices that are more environmentally friendly. 🌎 bit.ly/41OyNpH

Recently, a team, including staff from WCS, set out to survey carnivores in two game reserves in Tanzania’s Greater Ruaha-Katavi Landscape. A focus was estimating lion populations, as these reserves haven’t been formally surveyed before. 🌍 bit.ly/45J17uV #DayInTheLife

🎉 Congratulations to WCS's Dr. Luthando Dziba on his appointment as Executive Secretary of @ipbes.net.

Congrats to the Andenes de Cuyocuyo Agrobiodiversity Zone in Peru on the @undp.org Equatorial Prize 2025! The award recognizes initiatives by Indigenous Peoples and communities that promote nature-based solutions to climate change. Proud to support the Quechua communities that manage it. 🌎

LISTEN: The 2nd annual #GuanacoDay is August 23. On a new #wcswildaudio, how live-shearing innovations and landmark land protection are turning the tide for their conservation. 🌎 🔊 apple.co/46QkRPs

NEWS: Philippines has designated a new marine protected area in biodiversity-rich Siquijor waters. Comes after years of participatory planning and consultations, community leadership, and support from a variety of agencies and NGO partners like WCS. 🌏 🪸 bit.ly/3Hp1K4M

This #WorldElephantDay, help sustain and expand hard-won conservation gains. Make a gift today and double your impact: bit.ly/4mKVweB

It’s #WorldElephantDay. For wide-ranging species like elephants, writes WCS’s Aaron Nicholas, wildlife corridors are key for survival. Maintaining them in Tanzania requires community engagement. bit.ly/47nYzoj 🌍

Last week, we marked 22 years of conservation in Mongolia with the opening of the new Gobi Ecological Research Station. This will be a dedicated hub for wildlife research, conservation, and community engagement in the heart of the Gobi-Steppe ecosystem. bit.ly/4mdsSCV 🌏

This #WorldLionDay2025, signs of recovery. A WCS camera trap captured evidence of an adult female lion in northeastern Central African Republic for the first time in six years. bit.ly/4m6ABTj

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: A statement with partners about Indigenous Peoples’ rights at intersection of conservation and AI. While Indigenous Peoples as knowledge holders have always been data collectors and protectors, rights to their data are under threat. bit.ly/4owOXOs

Ahead of #WorldLionDay2025, a WCS camera trap has photographed the first lioness in Northern CAR since 2019. “This is a truly exciting and hopeful sign for lions in the region,” said Armand Luh Mfone, WCS’s Director of Programs for CAR. 🌍 bit.ly/4m6ABTj

This week in Mombasa, the Government of Kenya is bringing countries together to build momentum for new global protections for sharks and rays under CITES. 🌍

Today, with our partners, we released a rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtle back into the Atlantic Ocean. The event, held at WCS’s New York Aquarium, was a celebration of the NYS Environmental Protection Fund, which supports critical conservation work like this. 🌎 bit.ly/45m5ewR

A rare sight from Kabobo Wildlife Reserve in DRC. This footage shows the Foa’s red colobus—the first ever of this Endangered species. They used to be widespread in Kahuzi-Biega National Park and across the Itombwe Mountains all the way down to Kabobo, but now maybe only in Kabobo. 🌍

Interested in how to manage for climate-resilient coral reefs? Have a read of the new blog by @wcs.org's @emilysdarling.bsky.social and ICRI's Margaux Monfared promoted through the #TogetherForTheOcean campaign: lnkd.in/gaXsshGY

A team from @wcs.org and U of Florida confirmed the world’s largest freshwater turtle nesting—over 41k giant S American River turtles—using drones and statistical modeling on the Amazon’s Guaporé River. A leap forward for conservation and a win for science-based planning and policy. bit.ly/3JiyAof

DNA research is changing the fate of trafficked parrots in Colombia, says @mongabay.com. Learning the origin of the birds aids reintroduction. We are working to combat the illegal and unsustainable pet trade both in Colombia and beyond, through IUCN and CITES. 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2025/08/dna-...

Life is booming in the New York Bight. Our WCS Ocean Giants team saw fin whales, humpbacks, and common dolphins all feeding together. At the surface, two different pectoral fins emerged, a side-lunging fin whale and a fin-slapping humpback. A feeding frenzy on a fave prey type. 🌎

🧵 This #WorldRangerDay2025, we extend our deepest appreciation to all the guardians protecting the planet’s most vulnerable species from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and human conflict. Their sacrifices often go unseen, but their impact echoes across generations. /1 🌏

Recently, WCS’s New York Aquarium got a call from the authorities to assist with an illegal shipment of corals. When corals come into the country like this, they typically can’t be returned to the wild. 🌎 On #WCSWildAudio, the rescue and how the corals can help conservation: apple.co/45bTQDJ

We’re proud to be part of the Tiger Conservation Coalition making significant progress on the global effort to conserve tigers. This #InternationalTigerDay, check out the coalition’s new website: tigercoalition.org

This #InternationalTigerDay, encouraging news for tigers. Success is possible, if we don’t walk away. bit.ly/45ovGa6 🌏

In Guatemala, artificial waterholes are helping wildlife adapt to increasingly unpredictable conditions. Camera traps aid us in monitoring them. “The diversity of species using the water sources was amazing,” WCS’s Gabriela Ponce tells @voxdotcom.bsky.social. 🌎 www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

16 teams of 62 emerging conservationists from 12 countries. Congrats to the 2025 CLP Team Award Winners! Proud to partner in this effort to empower and accelerate the next generation of conservation leaders from all parts of the globe. 🌏