We Stand for WildlifeSM

About Us

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is an international NGO dedicated to wildlife conservation and wild places. It operates in nearly more than 50 countries around the world and is headquartered at the Bronx Zoo, in New York City.

In the Republic of Congo, one of the Wildlife Conservation Society's largest country program has been active for over 30 years to protect wilderness that sustains the local people, protects natural resources, and buffers global climate change.

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Ndoki-Likouala Landscape

Covering more than 34,000 sq km, the Ndoki-Likouala landscape is an area of high integrity and low fragmentation, home to 55,000 great apes and 10,500 elephants.

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Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park

In the heart of the world’s second largest rainforest, Nouabalé- Ndoki National Park harbors a precious biodiversity, from endangered forest elephants to endemic insects and centuries-old mahoganies.

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Lac Télé Community Reserve

Spanning a mosaic of landscapes, the Lac Télé Community Reserve is home to 20,000 people, as well as a large population of apes, endemic crocodiles and water birds.

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Peripheral area

Since 1999, our conservation efforts have extended to three forest concessions covering 1.3 million ha, thanks to an innovative partnership with a forestry company, Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB), and the Congolese government.

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In the news

March 2, 2026

WCS and the Directorate-General for Livestock Join Forces to Strengthen Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance

On February 24, 2026, in Brazzaville, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), represented by its Co...
February 25, 2026

Live African Fruit Bats in Congo: a lucrative value chain facing zoonotic risks

At the first conference of the Congo Basin Science Initiative in Brazzaville, WCS Congo’s One ...
February 2, 2026

Conservation and local development: the Lac Télé Community Reserve takes stock of community actions in Bouanela

At Bouanela, the Lac Télé Community Reserve takes stock of community actions and strengthens local g...
January 28, 2026

Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park newsletter, December 2025

Conservation efforts, research, community development. Discover the news from the Nouabalé-Ndoki&nbs...