WCS Canada

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) first worked in Canada in the early 1900s and has had a permanent Canadian research presence since 1997.  Our current projects address serious problems facing key species and the ecosystems they inhabit across the country.  WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada), an affiliate of WCS International, was organized as a Canadian nonprofit corporation in 2004.

WCS Canada generates and shares knowledge and understanding about key wildlife species and their survival needs with conservation groups, resource agencies and governments. This science, developed through detailed field research, helps to guide decisions and planning for how to best protect both species and ecosystems. We work with partners and stakeholders to design, implement and support field projects that address major conservation issues, including assessment of the future survival needs of  species in the face of land-use changes and resource use, changes in the status and trends of  wildlife populations, and the design of conservation-based land use plans.  

WCS Canada gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation: