It’s the first-ever #InternationalGuanacoDay. 40 governmental, academic, Indigenous, and civil society organizations have come together to recognize the native herbivore, which today needs our help. Over the past 200 years, the guanaco population has decreased from around 20 million individuals to approximately 2.5 million. The year 2024 is vital for its awareness and conservation: ➡ The United Nations designated it as the International Year of Camelids to highlight the contribution of camelids to food security, nutrition, and economic growth, as well as their cultural relevance to many communities around the world. ➡ Guanacos were included in Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS). You can join in: 👉 Share: Photos and videos of these incredible animals with #GuanaConnects. 👉 Learn more: guanaconecta.com/en/ #GuanacoDay
Wildlife Conservation Society
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We Stand For Wildlife and Wild Places
About us
WCS stands for wildlife and wild places. As the world’s premier wildlife conservation organization, WCS has a long track record of achieving innovative, impactful results at scale. We run programs spanning more than 3 million biologically critical square miles in nearly 60 countries and all the world's oceans. We build on a unique foundation: Our reach is global; we discover through best-in-class science; we protect through work on the ground with local and indigenous people; we inspire through our world-class zoos, aquarium, and education programs; and we leverage our resources through partnerships and powerful policy influence. Our nearly 4,000 diverse, passionately committed team members in New York City and around the world work collectively to achieve our conservation mission.
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- Non-profit Organization Management
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Bronx, New York
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- Nonprofit
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- 1895
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- wildlife, biology, zoos , biodiversity, conservation, public policy, AZA Accredited, aminals, aquarium, cultural institution, non-profit, international, species, diversity, and advocacy
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The First International Guanaco Day Will Be Celebrated Friday August 23 International organizations and organizations from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru join forces to highlight the important role of the guanaco and the need to protect the areas where it lives and passes through. #guanaco #LatinAmerica #conservation #wildlife #biodiversity https://bit.ly/4dxQtts
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Ever wonder what it's like to be a conservation ecologist in Alaska? ⬇ Check out a #DayintheLife with WCS's Kayla Shively studying the impacts of #climatechange and development on local birds. #careers
1 Day in the Life of a Conservation Ecologist in Northern Alaska
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We are one week away from the close of the call. Submit your concept for financial support through the Miamba Yetu-Sustainable Reef Investments Program today. ➡ Application details: https://lnkd.in/e7S5GMjz Funded by the Global Fund for Coral Reefs, Miamba Yetu is an investment vehicle that aims to support businesses that directly or indirectly benefit coral reefs over the next 5 years, with catalytic investments in the form of concessionary debt and equity.
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Madidi National Park in Bolivia is one of South America’s most amphibian-rich protected areas, new research has found. The park is home to at least 127 species of amphibians, the study’s authors write, representing nearly 46% of Bolivia’s total amphibian diversity. Madidi’s diversity is a reflection of the park’s “extraordinary altitudinal gradient,” Robert Wallace, co-author of the study and an ecologist at the nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society, told Mongabay. Spanning an area of 18,958 square kilometers (7,320 square miles), the park ranges in elevation from 180 meters (590 feet) in the Amazonian lowlands, to mountain peaks at 6,044 m (nearly 20,000 ft) in the Andes. This creates a “wide variety of habitats with different climate conditions,” said Wallace. https://lnkd.in/eyyWGUwb
Study shores up reputation of Bolivia’s Madidi National Park as amphibian haven
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NEWS: New 10-year plan to save Nigeria’s 400 remaining elephants has been announced. “It's essential to understand that this is a last-chance initiative,” says WCS's Andrew Dunn MBE, its main author, “with irreversible effects if the plan doesn't achieve its objectives.” Yankari Game Reserve there provides a blueprint for success. Since the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nigeria Program intervention there, no elephants have been lost to poaching for ivory. More: https://lnkd.in/eR3nJPCb
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A Southern pudu fawn, one of the world's smallest deer species, is debuting at WCS's Queens Zoo. The fawn was born on June 21 at about 2 pounds. When fully grown, these deer weigh 15 to 20 pounds and stand 14 to 17 inches tall. The species is found in the forests and scrubland across Chile and Argentina. https://lnkd.in/dnfqjHqR
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LISTEN: The world's second-largest animal, the fin whale, can be found in the busy waters off #NewYork year-round, science from our WCS Ocean Giants Team showed earlier this year. A finding that has important conservation implications. 🔊 Part 5 of our #WCSWildAudio Summer Series: https://apple.co/3SNMqRr
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Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park is a beacon of hope for #lions in Central #Africa. A team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and WCS recently placed GPS collars on seven of the big cats—part of a long-term effort to monitor against poaching and to recover Bouba Ndjidda’s wildlife to its former glory. The park is one of the only sites in Central Africa where we are seeing the early signs of recovery in the population, says WCS's Luke Hunter. “The lion is often ignored in conservation planning,” Hunter says, “because they are relatively common and easy to see in the famous, tourist-friendly national parks of East and Southern Africa. But the Northern lion is in real trouble and needs urgent conservation attention.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCBVabtR
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Today is #WorldElephantDay. In Nigeria, we are thrilled to announce a new partnership agreement between the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nigeria Program and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to further strengthen protection of this iconic species in Yankari Game Reserve. This grant will build on previous achievements and support ranger patrols and sustainable livelihoods.
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