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https://www.wcs.org/ 14-06-2011 15:24:42
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We are proud to announce we have been selected as one of the inaugural grantees in the Bezos Earth Fund's groundbreaking AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature. MERMAID, a WCS initiative, was chosen for its innovative potential and real-world impact. datamermaid.org


NEWS: Bayarmaa Chuluunbat of Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia is an National Geographic Society Young Explorer. โWhat motivates me is the deep connection I feel to the wild places of Mongoliaโvast steppes, rugged mountains, and rare animals like snow leopards and saiga.โ news.nationalgeographic.org/from-space-resโฆ





New #PandemicAgreement is significant, WCSโs Dr. Susan Lieberman tells BBC News (UK), as โthis is the first time governments are agreeing on a multilateral agreement on preventing future pandemics.โ Prevention is far more cost effective than responding. bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cโฆ



UPCOMING: Special #REELWILDNY screening of The Last Dive and a panel discussion with the award-winning filmmaker, Cody Sheehy, and WCS experts. ๐๏ธ Wednesday, June 11, at 7 pm ๐ At WCSโs New York Aquarium ๐๏ธ Tickets: bit.ly/4jhmvfr


In order to stop the screwworm from advancing, says WCSโs jeremy radachowsky ๐๐ฑ, we must shut down illegal cattle trafficking through Central America and into Mexico. Mexico, Guatemala, and the U.S. should halt this smuggling across the Guatemala-Mexico border. theatlantic.com/science/archivโฆ


Many forests that benefit people also shelter Endangered birds, writes Earth.com. โGiven the limited resources for conservation,โ says WCSโs Dr. Rachel Neugarten, โthis information is critical for helping decision-makers protect our natural heritage.โ earth.com/news/many-foreโฆ