It may take a century for Patagonia’s Southern elephant seal population to recover from avian influenza, says a new study. This due to a 2023 epidemic of the H5N1 virus that killed almost all newborn pups and an unknown number of adults. “Avian influenza has starkly demonstrated the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on wildlife populations,” said Valeria Falabella of WCS Argentina, a co-author of the new paper on this projection. “These effects are likely to intensify under current and projected climate change conditions. It is imperative that we significantly strengthen our upstream prevention efforts to mitigate future risks.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/ezS_Hgz4
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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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STUDY: #Gorillas in #Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Scratch the Ground for Truffles, Not for Insects as Long Assumed With these findings, Gaston Abea becomes Ndoki's first #Indigenous lead author of a peer-reviewed scientific paper. Read more: https://bit.ly/4cwC3Ky
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Exciting news from Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia. The team will be working in Sukhbaatar Province in Eastern Mongolia again after 10 years. Their work will support khulans and the wider steppe ecosystem. It's the start of a joint effort to help khulans safely coexist with people as the khulans return to this area.
Mongolia Country Director @ Wildlife Conservation Society | PhD, Conservation Science
Starting the week in #SukhbaatarProvince, a striking landscape of desert steppe and over 200 extinct volcanoes, with something special! Kicked off the week by joining the signing of a new MoU with the provincial governor — the result of our Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia team’s effort and relationship building — marking the official restart of conservation efforts here after more than a decade. I’m especially excited about this because research shows khulans are moving eastward, finding their way back into this region after decades of being restricted. This marks the start of a joint effort to help them safely coexist with people as they return — by building the capacity of the Environmental Agency and strengthening their work at the local level. As the Sukhbaatar Environmental Agency highlighted, this initiative is expected to benefit not just khulans but also Mongolian gazelles (the province symbol), goitered gazelles, grey wolves, argali, and so much more — helping protect this incredible desert steppe ecosystem. So proud of the brilliant team building new partnerships and making this happen on the ground. 🙏🏻🙏🏻 . . . Fondation Segré Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar Bolortsetseg Sanjaa Narangua Batdorj
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One step closer ... On Tuesday, World Health Organization parties are expected to finalize a groundbreaking #PandemicAccord. Reaching this stage is a “historic achievement,” says WCS’s Dr. Christian Walzer. https://lnkd.in/eWBCfmFY
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“Sometimes we get too distracted by the newness of something and forget that what we have already on Earth at the moment is the most remarkable assemblage of species the world has ever seen,” WCS's Joe Walston tells CBC News. https://lnkd.in/es8CM3Xz
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Tomorrow is an important day for World Health Organization member states in Geneva, says WCS's Christian Walzer. Our full statement on a potential #PandemicAccord: https://bit.ly/42ANCwQ
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Thank you to the Government of France and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime for including us in the Security and Development Dialogue for Advancing Multilateral and Multi-stakeholder Responses to Environmental Crime, held this week in Paris. We welcomed the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion on how to strengthen international responses to the growing threat of environmental crime. In our intervention, Alice Pasqualato highlighted that: 👉 A well-designed international agreement on preventing and tackling environmental crime can help harmonize national approaches and firmly embed environmental crime within the multilateral agenda for decades to come. 👉 While the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) remains a potentially useful tool against environmental crime, its current review mechanism has significant shortcomings and does not provide a clear picture of whether and how the Convention is being implemented. 👉 Any new agreement should be paired with a strong accountability mechanism. Commitments must translate into measurable action through robust implementation tracking, transparency, and inclusive oversight. Research shows that consequences for non-compliance are the single most consistent predictor of treaty effectiveness. Accountability must not be treated as an afterthought — it is essential to ensuring meaningful impact on the ground. We look forward to continued engagement and commend France’s leadership in shaping a stronger global response to environmental crime.
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A new batch of scarlet macaw chicks hatched in Guatemala. Our team there works at a remote site to save the birds by hand raising low weight chicks, or third or fourth eggs. In the wild, these chicks typically do not survive. The chicks are genetically in good condition, however, and do fine once hand-raised. After the chicks mature, they are placed in foster nests or a flight cage, which is left open to allow them to fly into the forest, boosting the overall population. “Despite severe fires last year in Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve,“ says WCS’s Rony García Anleu, “scarlet macaw nests were protected, and the birds continue to thrive. Their resilience sends a powerful message of hope and highlights the urgent need to prevent fires and stop illegal colonization in the Five Great Forests of Mesoamerica.” More on what it’s like to do this work: https://lnkd.in/ebSvGfER
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NEWS: Democratic Republic of the Congo and partners, including WCS, officially launch phase 2 of preparations for the country’s “30x30 Strategy.” This second phase of preparatory activities, or "Readiness 30x30", aims to implement activities that will mobilize climate financing. More: https://lnkd.in/eYAus7WG
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Otherworldly wildlife so close to New York City. In the latest edition of our newsletter, WCS's Madeleine Thompson highlights a remarkable scientific expedition celebrating its 100th anniversary. We are still working to protect #HudsonCanyon today.