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

TheWCS's tweet image. LISTEN: This #WorldWetlandsDay, there’s an urgent need to protect Canada’s large, intact peatlands, like the Hudson Bay Lowlands.

On a new #WCSWildAudio, @WCS_Canada’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


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: secure.wcs.org/campaign/2601-…

TheWCS's tweet image. 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: secure.wcs.org/campaign/2601-…

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. bit.ly/3LWW2JA

TheWCS's tweet image. 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. bit.ly/3LWW2JA

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We’ve got a new baby on board! In December 2025, an endangered pygmy slow loris infant was born in our newest exhibit, World of Darkness. This is the first primate to be born at the zoo’s immersive exhibit since it opened in July 2025. (1/4)


Targeted poaching of African lions for their body parts is escalating rapidly. It could pose an existential threat to the species without urgent action, new @wcs_uganda co-authored research shows. bit.ly/49ONBI6

TheWCS's tweet image. Targeted poaching of African lions for their body parts is escalating rapidly. It could pose an existential threat to the species without urgent action, new @wcs_uganda co-authored research shows. bit.ly/49ONBI6

In Laos, community-led conservation is bringing one of the world’s rarest crocodiles back from the edge of extinction. ▶️ New WCS-led report shows how: bit.ly/4pMeMt3


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Happy Penguin Awareness Day! 🔊 DYK little penguins have a wide range of vocalizations, including braying, honking, chirping, loud screams, deep growls, and trumpeting? (1/2) 📽: Keeper Tara


Magellanic penguins in Argentina. Recently, @wcsargentina was part of an effort to place GPS tags on 8 of them in Cape Virgenes Provincial Reserve. The goal is to better understand their behaviors and what areas are important to their survival. #PenguinAwarenessDay

TheWCS's tweet image. Magellanic penguins in Argentina. Recently, @wcsargentina was part of an effort to place GPS tags on 8 of them in Cape Virgenes Provincial Reserve. The goal is to better understand their behaviors and what areas are important to their survival. #PenguinAwarenessDay

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Do you think the #polarvortex arrived just to celebrate #PenguinAwarenessDay?! Brrrr. Take a tip from these Adelie penguins filmed in Antarctica for a 1957 research project supported by @TheWCS and @NSF . If you can't beat the cold weather, best to enjoy it together! #archives


Cave cheetahs raise hope for species recovery, writes @RichardConniff. WCS’s @DrLukeHunter weighs in on a study that shows the Arabian Peninsula was part of the true historical distribution of the species. Read more: richardconniff.substack.com/p/cave-cheetah…

TheWCS's tweet image. Cave cheetahs raise hope for species recovery, writes
@RichardConniff. 

WCS’s @DrLukeHunter weighs in on a study that shows the Arabian Peninsula was part of the true historical distribution of the species.

Read more: richardconniff.substack.com/p/cave-cheetah…

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Cave mummies discovery could lead to restoring one of the most beautiful animals on Earth to lost habitat. richardconniff.substack.com/p/cave-cheetah…

RichardConniff's tweet image. Cave mummies discovery could lead to restoring one of the most beautiful animals on Earth to lost habitat. richardconniff.substack.com/p/cave-cheetah…

At #CITESCoP20 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, late last year, says WCS’s Alice Pasqualato, governments took key steps to protect three of the world’s most trafficked wildlife groups: tortoises and freshwater turtles, pangolins, and Asian big cats.


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Quick trip to the #Queens Zoo @TheWCS #NYC #Animals


How can One Health stakeholders act on the @WHO Pandemic Agreement to mitigate the risk of pathogen spillover in international wildlife trade? New article co-authored by WCS’s Susan Lieberman offers a four-point path forward. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanp…

TheWCS's tweet image. How can One Health stakeholders act on the @WHO Pandemic Agreement to mitigate the risk of pathogen spillover in international wildlife trade? 

New article co-authored by WCS’s Susan Lieberman offers a four-point path forward. doi.org/10.1016/j.lanp…

WCS co-authored science has expanded the known range for a little-known bat species into La Moskitia, one of the Five Great Forests of Central America. With partners, the scientists used acoustic monitoring to identify the presence of the chestnut sac-winged bat.

TheWCS's tweet image. WCS co-authored science has expanded the known range for a little-known bat species into La Moskitia, one of the Five Great Forests of Central America. 

With partners, the scientists used acoustic monitoring to identify the presence of the chestnut sac-winged bat.

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🌍 The late Gustavo Fonseca’s legacy lives on through the Fonseca Leadership Program. @theGEF & @TheWCS invite applications for the Young Leaders in Africa Fellowship, which supports top African conservationists for Master’s/Ph.D. studies. To learn more: wcs.org/about-us/grant…

theGEF's tweet image. 🌍 The late Gustavo Fonseca’s legacy lives on through the Fonseca Leadership Program.

@theGEF & @TheWCS invite applications for the Young Leaders in Africa Fellowship, which supports top African conservationists for Master’s/Ph.D. studies.

To learn more: wcs.org/about-us/grant…

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