WCS has the largest and longest-standing field conservation program in the world The home of WCS, the Bronx Zoo, is the largest urban zoo in the United States.
Review all of WCS’s news releases, news statements, blogs and essays since 2007 in the WCS Newsroom.
Who We Are
The Wildlife Conservation Society combines the power of four zoos and an aquarium (Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, New York Aquarium) in New York City with global conservation programs in more than 50 countries across the world to save wildlife and wild places.
WCS Facts
WCS engages more than 3.5 million people a year in our zoos and our aquarium in NYC, inspiring them to care about nature
WCS is the partner of choice for conservation work in 50+ countries around the world
WCS has the largest on-the-ground conservation program in the world
WCS's current portfolio of Nature's Strongholds cover 16 million hectares—the size of California or 5% of the globe
WCS protects habitat for over 40% of the world's biodiversity
80 million people live in and depend upon the areas that make up WCS's field portfolio
WCS works with more than 400 partners and civil society groups
Community Engagement: WCS has strong, longstanding relationships with governments, Indigenous People, local communities, the private sector, and funders
Conservation Planning: WCS has the science and policy expertise to help our partners create effective conservation plans and put them into action on the ground
Grounded in Science: WCS scientists in the field produce more than 400 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals each year
Core to Our Power: Combining WCS's four zoos, aquarium, and our fieldwork in 50+ countries to protect and conserve biodiversity
For pictures and video of wildlife, contact the WCS Communications Team by writing to Mary Dixon (mdixon@wcs.org). If interested in these WCS pictures of wildlife from the Bronx Zoo, NY Aquarium and our global photos, email mdixon@wcs.org for permission to use.
