Tag: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 12:28 UTC

  Magellanic penguins rookery discovered in Tierra del Fuego remote island

  

  Just in time for Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th, WCS researchers announced the discovery of a new colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on a remote island in Argentina.

• Monday, December 17th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  Argentina creates two marine protected areas in the South Atlantic

  

  Argentina has officially created two large marine protected areas: the Yaganes Marine National Park, lying off of the country’s southern tip, and the Namuncurá-Burdwood Bank II Marine National Park in the South Atlantic. Together, the two parks cover a total area of about 98,000 square kilometres.

• Tuesday, July 31st 2018 - 06:52 UTC

  UK embassy in Guatemala holds forum on Illegal Wildlife Trade

  

  The British Embassy in Guatemala hosted a forum bringing together local partners in the fight against the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT). Over the past decade, IWT has become a serious criminal industry fuelled by corruption, which has damaged economic growth and sustainable development, undermined good governance and the rule of law across the world, including here in Guatemala.