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@vmmaloney Thank you for hosting the youth advocates!

Loved welcoming @TheWCS to our office for their annual Youth Advocacy Day! Thank you to these thoughtful young advocates for stopping by to share more about WCS’s incredible work across the city and the importance of protecting wildlife, conservation, and our natural spaces for future generations.

We are pleased to share that “Basil”, the stowaway red fox rescued by the Bronx Zoo in February, is healthy and has completed quarantine. The two-year old, male red fox was successfully treated here at the zoo for a parasite, commonly known as the “French heartworm.” (1/2)

Biodiversity underpins healthy ecosystems. Each species performs a unique role. All are needed to keep the system strong and resilient. At WCS, we help conserve habitat for more than 40% of the world’s biodiversity by focusing on areas with high ecological integrity. #BiodiversityDay

Did you know: cheetahs aren’t technically “big cats” and orange tiger fur looks green to deer. Hear WCS’s @DrLukeHunter talk big cats on a new episode of the podcast Terrestrials from @Radiolab and @WNYC. 🔊 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wcs…

Last week, led by WCS’s Adam Falk and @JohnCalvelli, our team attended meetings on Capitol Hill to discuss everything from the role of WCS’s zoos and aquarium in economic growth in the tri-state area to protected area management around the world.

There has been an alarming rise in wild meat consumption in Central Africa, driven by a surge in demand from fast-growing urban areas, a new WCS co-authored study shows. It threatens both wildlife and the food security of rural communities. Read more: bit.ly/42IxgBS

Last night, led by WCS’s Adam Falk and @JohnCalvelli, we marked the 10-year anniversary of the American bison as the U.S.’s National Mammal. Thank you to all of the attendees on Capitol Hill who helped us celebrate this unifying icon.

Congo’s forests are shaped by the presence of elephants—and would be threatened by their absence. On #EndangeredSpeciesDay, your gift to help them and other wildlife gets multiplied 4X. secure.wcs.org/donate/2605-ES…

On #EndangeredSpeciesDay, recent camera trap images of a Cross River gorilla in Nigeria where @WCS_Nigeria helps protect them. There is less than 300 of them left. But there is hope due to the dedication of local conservationists and communities committed to their conservation.

This week, the Republic of Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry @RajaJuliAntoni conducted an official visit to WCS’s @BronxZoo. During the visit, we reaffirmed our long-standing partnership on biodiversity conservation and national park management. The delegation also toured the zoo and met with zoo executives and keepers to talk about how scientific research, public education, and community engagement can help advance conservation. Read more: bit.ly/4dtPVWR

New conservation corridors in Ecuador. Progress against the wildlife pet trade. Elephant numbers rebounding in East Africa. All gains highlighted in our spring impact report. We couldn’t do it without your support. Read more: wcs.org/about-us/about…

LISTEN: 10 years ago, extraordinary partnerships across geography, culture, and politics helped make the American bison the U.S.’s National Mammal. 🔊 apple.co/4wr1TJz #WCSWildAudio

I’m happy to share my 1st science review for Foreign Policy magazine—about new biography of George Schaller, the father of conservation biology. He was the original foreign correspondent of animal kingdoms: observing up-close the lives of varied species. foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/08/geo…

A network of Indigenous communities in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park believes that conserving their pristine environment is a safer bet than resource extraction for long-term prosperity, writes @Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Today, we celebrate bird migration but also what becomes possible when forests recover and communities thrive, write WCS’s @radachowsky and @annalellosmith on #globalbigday #migratorybirdday. nydailynews.com/2026/05/09/glo…

On behalf of WCS and @CornellBirds, we congratulate President @BArevalodeLeon and the Government of Guatemala for their commitment to conserving and restoring the Maya Biosphere Reserve during this #GlobalBigDay. #BirdsConnectUs