WCS Wild Audio

Welcome to the award-winning WCS Wild Audio podcast, where you will find reported audio stories covering the latest news and newsmakers from the Wildlife Conservation Society's global conservation program, zoos and aquarium, and their many conservation partners. www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audioCreditsNat Moss: Executive Producer, Co-Host, ReporterHannah Kaplan: Associate Producer, Co-Host, ReporterDan Rosen: Web Producer, Co-Host, ReporterSocial MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCSWildAudioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcswildaudio/X: https://twitter.com/WCSWildAudioThreads: https://www.threads.net/@wcswildaudio

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Recent Episodes
  • S6 E8: The WCS 30x30 Ocean Accelerator Is Leveraging $40 Million for Marine Conservation
    Jun 11, 2025 – 10:47
  • S6 E7: Small Fish, Big Impact
    May 28, 2025 – 09:07
  • S6 E6: This Endangered Species Day, Uncovering the Secrets of the Rainforest
    May 9, 2025 – 05:46
  • S6 E5: The Conservation Leadership Programme Turns 40
    May 7, 2025 – 09:14
  • S6 E4: This Earth Day, Working to Save the Heart of the Wild
    Apr 17, 2025 – 08:39
  • S6 E3: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant & Peter Gros of NBC’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Host “Family Day” at the REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival, April 5
    Apr 2, 2025 – 09:18
  • S6 E2: Stories That Inspire, Films That Matter | REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival
    Mar 26, 2025 – 08:08
  • S6 E1: Oscar-Nominated Documentary “Haulout” Comes to the First Annual REEL WILD™ New York Film Festival
    Mar 19, 2025 – 09:53
  • S5 E13: An Impactful Partnership That’s Helping Save Snakebite Victims
    Mar 12, 2025 – 05:48
  • S5 E12: The Mongolian Khulan | Nomads on the Edge
    Feb 26, 2025 – 06:36
  • S5 E11: An Update on Avian Influenza
    Feb 11, 2025 – 06:07
  • S5 E10: Protecting the Protectors | The Crucial Support Behind Conservation's Frontline Heroes
    Jan 29, 2025 – 10:36
  • S5 E9: Miamba Yetu | Incentivizing Investment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs in East Africa
    Jan 15, 2025 – 09:34
  • S5 E8: Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 2: An Extraordinary Gift for Conservation from Goldman Sachs
    Dec 23, 2024 – 18:55
  • S5 E7: Chile’s Karukinka Natural Park Turns 20, Part 1: How a Conservation Commitment Blossomed in Tierra del Fuego
    Nov 27, 2024 – 14:09
  • S5 E6: This Bat Week, a Promising Solution to a Scourge Devastating North America’s Bat Populations
    Oct 30, 2024 – 06:13
  • S5 E5: The U.S. Government’s Role at CBD COP16
    Oct 16, 2024 – 05:54
  • S5 E4: In Colombia, Making “Peace with Nature”
    Oct 11, 2024 – 10:13
  • S5 E3: The Global Conservation Community Prepares for Action on Biodiversity Protection in Colombia
    Oct 3, 2024 – 08:20
  • S5 E2: New York Climate Week, Part 2 | Investing in Healthy Forests for People and the Planet
    Sep 19, 2024 – 07:50
  • S5 E1: New York Climate Week, Part 1 | How Ecological Restoration and Innovation are Restoring Forests and Reconnecting Landscapes
    Sep 10, 2024 – 08:27
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 6: Reducing Single-Use Plastics from Our Waste Stream to Protect Marine Wildlife and the Planet
    Aug 28, 2024 – 07:55
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 5: Turns Out the World’s Second-Largest Animal is Found Off the Big Apple All Year Round
    Aug 14, 2024 – 05:51
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 4: Can We Ride the Wave of Momentum in Time to Help Sharks?
    Jul 31, 2024 – 05:31
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 3: Too Important to Fail | Community Fisheries' Critical Role in Marine Conservation
    Jul 24, 2024 – 08:28
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 2: The Edge of Known Things | Will Hudson Canyon Be Named a National Marine Sanctuary?
    Jul 17, 2024 – 08:15
  • WCS Wild Audio Summer Series, Part 1: Posing for the Iconic “Jaws” Poster | An Interview with Allison Maher Stern
    Jul 10, 2024 – 08:30
  • S4 E14: A Beautiful Tortoise Falls Victim to the Illegal Pet Trade
    Jun 27, 2024 – 05:08
  • S4 E13: How the American Bison Became the U.S. National Mammal
    Jun 20, 2024 – 16:34
  • S4 E12: Restoring the Prairie's "Landscape Architects" to Their Rightful Home
    Jun 12, 2024 – 13:32
  • S4 E11: World Oceans Day | Young Voices Are Speaking Out to Protect the Hudson Canyon
    Jun 5, 2024 – 05:36
  • S4 E10: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities for Jaguar Conservation
    May 20, 2024 – 12:21
  • Endangered Species Day Archive Episode: Why It Matters That So Many Species Are Vulnerable to Extinction
    May 17, 2024 – 05:25
  • S4 E9: Empowering Fisherwomen in Belize's Marine Conservation Efforts
    May 9, 2024 – 07:19
  • S4 E8: Earth Day Inspiration from an African-Led Initiative in Southern Africa
    Apr 23, 2024 – 04:43
  • S4 E7: Why Are the World’s Foremost Tiger Conservationists Gathering in Bhutan on April 22-23?
    Apr 18, 2024 – 13:16
  • S4 E6: Turns Out the World’s Second-Largest Animal is Found Off the Big Apple All Year Round
    Apr 10, 2024 – 05:51
  • S4 E5: Climate Change and Bear Conservation in Mongolia Come Together in an Award-Winning New Documentary
    Apr 5, 2024 – 08:31
  • S4 E4: Avian Influenza, Part 2 | Cambodia's Conservation Progress At Risk
    Mar 28, 2024 – 09:14
  • S4 E3: Avian Influenza Part 1 | A Deadly Virus Spills Over to Mammals 
    Mar 20, 2024 – 10:36
  • S4 E2: Protecting WCS's Film History to Inform Its Conservation Future
    Mar 13, 2024 – 08:33
  • S4 E1: The United Nations Development Programme Has a Nature Pledge
    Mar 6, 2024 – 10:05
  • Get Ready for Season 4 of the Award-Winning WCS Wild Audio Podcast
    Mar 1, 2024 – 02:56
  • WCS Wild Audio Returns March 6 with Season 4
    Feb 23, 2024 – 02:31
  • Special Episode: The Push to Unite the Amazon Basin Around a Pair of Catfish Species
    Feb 1, 2024 – 06:10
  • Special Episode: Assessing the Stakes of the UN Climate Conference | A Conversation with WCS President and CEO Monica Medina
    Nov 29, 2023 – 09:43
  • S3 E14: Confronting the Illegal Trade of Mexican Spider Monkeys into the United States
    Oct 31, 2023 – 07:01
  • S3 E13: A Bold Bipartisan Initiative to Leverage Public-Private Finance for Conservation
    Oct 18, 2023 – 07:35
  • S3 E12: Pathogen Spillover and the Bigger Public Health Picture in Alaska
    Oct 11, 2023 – 07:51
  • S3 E11: Too Important to Fail | Community Fisheries’ Critical Role in Marine Conservation
    Sep 27, 2023 – 08:28
Recent Reviews
  • Satchel__
    A Good Podcast, Dragged Down by Terrible Feed Management
    Between its zoos, fieldwork, and international collaborations with other conservation networks, the WCS is able to produce short, informative podcast episodes that highlight conservation issues and work being done to combat them around the globe. In terms of wildlife podcasts made by actual scientists, it’s probably the best available. The only negative is how the feed is run: starting a little over a year since the podcast started, they started uploading rerun episodes under the title of “From the Vault”. This practice is not bad unto itself, but considering how few episodes there are (<15 per season, with 3 released so far), it only serves to clog their feed. Update 07/2024: The creators of the podcast seem to have seen this review, as they no longer name their rerun episodes “From the Vault”. Dropped a star, as it’s very frustrating to start what you think is a new episode only to realize that you’ve already heard it before.
  • maryd11$
    About the conservation and the people
    Keep it going. Love the stories.
  • JK Delaney
    Brevity and Depth on Key Conservation Stories
    If you want to stay up-to-date on complex conservation issues but don’t have much time, WCS Wild Audio is the perfect news source for you. The podcast features top experts on topics such as wildlife health, coral bleaching, and species threatened by human activities. Did you know that many sharks are imperiled by the shark fin trade? If not, give WCS Wild Audio a listen and find out why sharks are vital parts of a healthy marine environment.
  • Knowybecer
    Great conservation podcast
    This podcast is a very helpful for keeping up-to-date on what is happening in nature conservation all over the world. I would definitely recommend it!
  • Opal557
    Wow!
    An exemplar of what some smart, disciplined people can pack into a few minutes. Can’t wait to follow and increase my wildlife IQ and EQ along the way.
  • Catleesburg
    Very insightful
    Thank you for these amazing audio stories. I am a big fan of wildlife conservation so thank you for all you do!!!
  • Ms. Flufffers
    At last!
    A wonderful, snack-able podcast on the latest in wildlife conservation. I love it and my kids do too!
  • Augie ncuniemdlejndoenkne
    Amazing Podcast
    This podcast is very insightful - this is a great podcast to listen to get lost in! I’d highlight recommend this podcast to anyone who loves wildlife. 10 out of 10. Looking forward to the next episode!
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