WCS By the Numbers
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Founded in
1895
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Conserves habitat for
~50%
of Earth’s biodiversity
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350+
protected areas WCS helped create since our founding
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WCS works in
50+
countries
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4,000+
scientists, conservationists, animal experts, and other dedicated staff
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400+
peer-reviewed scientific publications each year
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205
Indigenous community partners
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2,000+
local community partners
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30x30
Partnering with governments, communities, and others to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
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5
urban wildlife parks in New York City
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3.5M
visitors to our zoos and aquarium in 2022
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20K+
animals at our zoos and aquarium
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1M+
students, educators, and families reached with science education programs annually
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#1
youth employer in the Bronx
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90%
of the most exploited shark and ray species protected from trade, up from just 20%
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2X
increase in tiger populations in Thailand’s Tennasserims Stronghold since the mid-2000s
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90%
decline in deforestation across Indonesia since 2017
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Near-zero
poaching in elephant strongholds in Mozambique, Nigeria, and Tanzania
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