We have a soft spot for Red-breasted Geese at the Conservancy! Our founder S. Dillon Ripley was the first to breed them in captivity in North America. Watch this week’s species spotlight to learn a little bit more about these colorful geese!
Jonathan C. Slaght Wins 2021 PEN America Award | WCS
WCS is thrilled to announce that WCS Conservationist Jonathan C. Slaght has won the 2021 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award for his book “Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl.” Congratulations, Jon!SHOW MORE
ROV Sofar Trident Trial (Short Version) | WCS Mozambique
WCS Mozambique was recently awarded a SOFAR Trident ROV. The plan is to use this modern tool to support our fieldwork, primarily on coral reefs. The ROV is useful to save time while performing visual assessment of both known reefs (monitoring) or new reefs (exploration), as well as help us define new areas of interest for MPAs.