LISTEN: On the latest #WCSWildAudio, hear from
Convention on Migratory Species Executive Secretary Amy Fraenkel about the state of the world’s migratory species and what’s at stake at the upcoming #CMSCOP15. t.co/9zKwBb0Mjv 🌎
LISTEN: Illegal and small-scale gold mining in the Amazon relies on mercury. That mercury seeps into the environment and poisons ecosystems and communities.
🔊 🌎 On #WCSWildAudio, how conservationists and Indigenous leaders are fighting back: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
Economics has failed the climate crisis: this complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan
- @doynefarmer.bsky.social says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
#climatecrisis
Interview by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Point-of-no-return’: Lock-in of a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, warn scientists
- Continued global heating could set an irreversible course by triggering tipping points, but the public and politicians are largely unaware
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New science is changing conservation Using satellites + field data, #WCS researchers created dynamic maps to track and predict habitats for tigers, bison, jaguars & lions—helping protect where wildlife can survive next. #NASA #Nature #Wildlife #Animals
youtu.be/dAqmRPfgxDs
Riveting Popcast episode in which James and fellow editor Reggie Dennis discuss with Jon Carmanica how The Source (and James specifically) covered the scene in LA after the 1992 Rodney King verdict.
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Mourning the loss of my friend of 42 years, the fantastically gifted writer, editor, and organizer James Bernard.
Deepest sympathies to his wife, kids, and extended family—and to all who knew the brilliance of his mind and the great warmth of his friendship.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/a...
Huge Numbers of Migrating #Birds Rely on These 5 Central American Forests—but They’re Disappearing Fast | By Rachel Ramirez for Audubon magazine
“If we lose those forests, we will lose these birds that we love to watch come back every spring,” says Anna Lello-Smith.
www.audubon.org/magazine/hug...
New study on the escalating poaching of lions for body parts
I reported on this from Mozambique in 2018
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Camera Traps in China Capture First-Ever Footage of Amur Tigress with 5 Cubs | By @spoorthyraman.bsky.social for @mongabay.com
“This is fantastic news, and a clear indication that #tiger #conservation in China is working.” — @jonathanslaght.com
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
“If You Listen Closely in Kentucky, You Can Hear the Rainforest in Southern Mexico”
By Warren Cornwall for Anthropocene Magazine
Billions of amateur bird sightings help to reveal the dependence of North America’s songbirds on Central American forests
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/11/if-y...
I was invited by @barnesandnoble.com to write about why tigers were the logical follow up to my book Owls of the Eastern Ice: www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/jonatha... 🌍🐅
At the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, we will be supporting a range of proposals from governments to protect Threatened and Endangered species in international trade. See our positions below. www.wcs.org/cites 🌏
LISTEN: Despite over a decade of protections, a widespread illegal trade in shark and rays persists.
This underscores the importance of the upcoming #CITESCOP20 meeting, where governments have the opportunity to take stronger action.
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On #NationalBisonDay, the bison offers a fitting lesson, writes WCS’s John Calvelli for the @nydailynews.com. One about “resilience, patience, and the possibility of second chances.”
🌎 www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/01/o...
NEW from the WCS Wild Audio podcast:
S6 E15: Introducing Adam Falk, WCS’s New President & CEO
Adam joins WCS after leading Williams College and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Listen: apple.co/4nQLFUJ. Episode preview below.
Tigers are Critically Depleted, says the species’ first
IUCN Green Status of Species Assessment. But conservation has prevented even greater losses and provides hope for recovery.
🌏 bit.ly/4n2seb0 #IUCNcongress
The wildlife pet trade is a global disaster, writes @richardconniff.bsky.social. At the upcoming #IUCNcongress, we are urging support for Motion 108 to address it.
🌍 richardconniff.substack.com/p/the-wildli...
Launching today with partners: a campaign to protect sharks & rays.
At #CITESCoP20, govts will decide whether to grant whale sharks, oceanic whitetips, and manta & devil rays full Appendix I protections — a once-in-a-generation chance.
🌏 Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025
An evisceration of justice at hand....
Last week our WCS Ocean Giants team had its first sighting of a #finwhale mother & calf in the New York Bight since 2018.
We’ve been acoustically monitoring this species for nearly a decade, revealing song pattern trends and providing insight into its seasonal presence.
Read more: bit.ly/3TyJHvk
Adam Falk joins WCS today as President and CEO.
“At the heart of what drew me to this extraordinary institution,” says Falk, “is that science is at its absolute core and has been from the very founding.”
Read more: bit.ly/3TQyh69
“Solving sewage pollution is the number one land-based action we can take to protect #coralreefs,” said WCS’s Dr. Amelia Wenger at #UNOC3.
To move the needle, she says, we need major collaboration between the conservation and wastewater sectors.
🌏 bit.ly/43wA7gs
Anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins, writes WCS’s Charles Emogor.
It’s also necessary to promote alternative protein sources and sustainable livelihoods, his new analysis shows.
🌍 theconversation.com/why-anti-tra...
REVIEW: How One Animal Divided Europe | By @jonathanslaght.com for @theatlantic.com
A new book explores what the #wolf’s return to the continent means for people who have never known its presence.
www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
LISTEN: At #UNOC3, we announced over $40M in active funding commitments for #30x30 action, catalyzed by our WCS 30x30 Ocean Accelerator.
This can help us expand and strengthen ocean protections to reach the 30% goal, WCS’s @stacyjupiter.bsky.social tells #WCSWildAudio.
🔊 apple.co/3FUfPpX
”If you’re a fish lover, you want to protect #HudsonCanyon,” says Vinny Milburn, owner of Greenpoint Fish and Lobster Co. in Brooklyn, NY.
For World Oceans Month, seafood markets in NY and NJ will wrap seafood in butcher paper with language in support of protecting the canyon.
🌎 bit.ly/3ZRWSuQ
At #UNOC3 today, we announced over $40M in active funding commitments for #30x30 action, catalyzed by our 30x30 Ocean Accelerator.
“It’s about achieving real, lasting outcomes for biodiversity and people,” said WCS’s @stacyjupiter.bsky.social.
🌍 bit.ly/447eANj
NEWS: At #UNOC3, 11 governments have united to sign a bold new pledge to safeguard climate-resilient #coralreefs.
“This is more than a commitment—it’s a lifeline for coral reefs and the communities that depend on them,” said WCS’s @emilysdarling.bsky.social.
🪸 🌏 bit.ly/3HO6xw9
