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Saving wildlife and wild places around the globe since 1895.
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    Feb 24, 2024
    We are saddened to report that Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl discovered missing from @centralparkzoo after his exhibit was vandalized just over a year ago, is dead after an apparent collision with a building on West 89th Street in Manhattan. bit.ly/3I9o3b8
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    Dec 22, 2022
    BREAKING: Giant South American river turtles are hatching on the border of Brasil-Bolivia. From massive nesting event in September. Incredible footage from our local partners Ecovale. @wcsbrasil1
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    Jul 8, 2020
    NEWS: We've just released the first-known camera trap shots of Cross River gorillas with a group of babies. It's a promising sign for the world's rarest gorilla: bit.ly/322zOwx @WCS_Nigeria
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    Jan 26, 2022
    Jaguar mom and cubs in Guatemala in Laguna del Tigre National Park. They're in The Shield—north-south line of protection within park and adjacent corridor. Shield is CONAP-WCS strategy to promote permanent field presence to thwart illegal ranchers, timber poachers, and others.
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    Apr 13, 2022
    NOW LIVE: Wild For All encourages people to experience nature and to take steps to protect wildlife and wild places. Watch Our Great National Parks, narrated by President @BarackObama, now on @netflix and visit wildforall.org to join us. #WildForAll
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    Aug 3, 2017
    Today we're crushing nearly 2 tons of ivory to make a statement for elephants. #ivorycrush
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    Feb 26, 2020
    Read the latest on #COVIDー19: bit.ly/384XYWi "There is no such risk-free trade and consumption of any wild mammals and birds whether they are wild-caught or farmed." #CoronavirusOutbreak
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    Oct 4, 2017
    This #WorldAnimalDay, support the Endangered Species Act. Tell your reps not to roll back critical protections! bit.ly/2xgWlT4
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    Sep 13, 2017
    Endangered Species Act is one of America’s most successful and popular laws. Let’s keep it that way: bit.ly/2vTLS0c #StopExtinction
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    Feb 10, 2021
    A @WCSMongolia camera trap in South Gobi Province caught footage of a snow leopard with her two cubs.
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    Mar 16, 2020
    In order to prevent future pandemics, our message with @global_wildlife to policymakers is clear: stop the trade in wild animals. In particularly, the highest risk taxa, mammals and birds. #COVID19 #coronavirusoutbreak #coronavirus
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    Jul 17, 2024
    This is the first known video of the Amazon weasel, a rare small carnivore. Filmed by a group of coffee producers in Bolivia, where the species hadn't been recorded before. An example of the importance of citizen science to #biodiversity knowledge. 👉 bit.ly/3LrWmfl
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    Jul 7, 2017
    WCS Co-Authored Paper -..Poachers to Protectors: Engaging Local Communities in Solutions to Illegal Wildlife Trade - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…
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    Dec 18, 2020
    BREAKING: Genetic testing has confirmed this turtle, found on a lake in Viet Nam in October, is a female Swinhoe’s softshell turtle—the world's most endangered turtle species. bit.ly/37tYdgA 1/3
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