WCS Wild Audio

S7 E14: How AI Is Helping Scientists Catch Up to a Changing Canadian Arctic

The Arctic Ocean is getting noisier. As warming temperatures reduce summer sea ice, ship traffic is increasing—and with it, underwater noise that can affect whales, seals

S7 E13: What’s So Special about Rangelands and Grasslands? 

This month, governments from around the world are gathering in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertificati

S7 E12: The Tropical Andes: Mountains That Sustain a Continent

The Tropical Andes represents one of the world's most important ecosystems, spanning seven South American countries over 4,500 kilometers. They shelter extraordinary wild

S7 E11: Resilient Patagonia

For World Oceans Month, we turn to coastal Patagonia on the Southern Cone of South America. This biodiverse seascape is home to some of the continent's most productive ma

S7 E10: AI — Fake Nature, Real Consequences

As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms media, journalists and conservationists are confronting a new and unsettling reality: What happens when we can no longer tru

From Radiolab and WNYC: "Terrestrials" | E40 BIG CATS: Lions, Tigers & Roars (Oh My!)

This week on WCS Wild Audio, we’re taking a short break from our usual programming to share an episode from another show we absolutely love. It comes to us from our frien

S7 E9: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the American Bison as the U.S. National Mammal

This week, as we mark the 10th anniversary of the National Bison Legacy Act, WCS Wild Audio revisits its report on how extraordinary partnerships across geography, cultur

S7 E8: WCS’s Career Lattice Education Program Is Opening New Doors

Each year, the WCS Career Lattice supports over 1,900 youth ages 14 to 24 in volunteer, internship, and employment opportunities across its five parks in New York City. I

S7 E7: A New Biography Captures Conservation Luminary Dr. George Schaller

George Schaller is widely regarded as one of the founders of modern field biology — a scientist whose work helped transform how we study animals in the wild. From gorilla

S7 E6: Bronx Bees Star in Award-Winning "Keeper" at REEL WILD New York Film Festival

WCS’s REEL WILD™️ New York Film Festival returns to showcase fresh, powerful stories about people and nature from around the world. One of this year’s featured films is "

S7 E5: A Life Illuminated: Dr. Edith Widder’s Ocean Discoveries | REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival

The REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival returns April 23–26, 2026, celebrating filmmakers and wildlife stories that inspire action and conservation impact. WCS’s Hannah Ka

S7 E4: This Month in Brazil, Renewed Hope for the World’s Migratory Species

This month between March 23-29, governments from around the world will gather in Campo Grande, Brazil, for the triennial conference of parties to the Convention on Migrat

S7 E3: Gold Mining and Mercury in the Amazon

Across the Amazon Basin, the search for gold has unleashed a crisis both environmental and human. Illegal and small-scale gold mining depends on mercury to separate gold

S7 E2: An Urgent Effort to Protect Canada’s Peatlands

Peatlands don’t get the attention they deserve. Worldwide, these wetlands provide crucial ecosystem services. They are vital for Indigenous livelihoods and as carbon stor

S7 E1: Resilience Is at the Heart of WCS’s New Coral Reef Conservation Strategy

Coral reefs are facing unprecedented pressure from overfishing, pollution, and climate change. But scientists are finding that some reefs are more resilient than others —

S6 E16: At CITES COP20, A Chance to Protect Sharks and Rays

Sharks and rays are some of the ocean’s most iconic species, but they are in crisis. At the upcoming CITES COP20 meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, governments will decide

S6 E15: Introducing Adam Falk, WCS’s New President & CEO

This summer, the Wildlife Conservation Society welcomed Adam Falk as its new president and CEO. Previously the president of Williams College and the Alfred P. Sloan Found

S6 E14: Yasina Conservation Deed—Indigenous Leadership in Forest Conservation

In Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands, five clans have come together to formally protect 2,000 hectares of ancestral forest through the Yasina Conservation Deed. This l

S6 E13: Addressing the Pet Trade at the IUCN World Conservation Congress

Every four years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, brings together governments, NGOs, scientists, and Indigenous leaders at the World Conserva

S6 E12: The New World of Darkness

Many New Yorkers have great memories of the Bronx Zoo's World of Darkness. It was a groundbreaking exhibit when it opened in 1969. This summer, the zoo opened a new versi