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Dr. Cristián Samper

President and CEO, Wildlife Conservation Society

Dr. Cristin Samper, a tropical biologist and an international authority on conservation biology and environmental policy, is president and chief operating officer of WCS, the Wildlife Conservation Society. WCS works to save wildlife and wild places around the globe by harnessing the power of its four zoos and aquarium in New York City (including the Bronx Zoo) with its field conservation programs in nearly 60 nations and in all the worlds oceans. Dr. Samper joined WCS in August 2012, after serving for a decade as Director of the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Natural History, the worlds largest natural history collection. To follow Dr. Samper on Twitter go to @CristianSamper. To follow breaking news at WCS go to newsroom.wcs.org or follow @WCSNewsroom on Twitter.

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December 6, 2017

IUCN Congress Emerges with Global Goal to Close the Domestic Ivory Trade
December 6, 2017

Bison: A Symbol of Hope - That We Can Save Species Facing Extinction
December 6, 2017

In Time for World Wildlife Day: Good News from the E.U.

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December 6, 2017

A Spirit of Hope for Wildlife
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Paris Climate Accord: Policy Is Catching Up With The Science
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Pope Francis: A Spokesman for Our Planet
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Crushing the Bloody Ivory Trade
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With a New Crush, China Appears to Move Toward Closing Its Domestic Ivory Market
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Finding Hope for the Rainforests of Malaysia
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