Chris Walzer
@cwalzer.bsky.social
Austrian 🇦🇹 in New York 🇺🇸
Exec. Director of Health | One Health Veterinarian | Univ. Prof Conservation Medicine | Opinions are my own.
Exec. Director of Health | One Health Veterinarian | Univ. Prof Conservation Medicine | Opinions are my own.
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Each Fall, billions of birds leave North America for the Five Great Forests in Central America, recent science co-authored by WCS and @cornellbirds.bsky.social showed.
But, if we don’t act, we could lose these forests: programs.wcs.org/5greatforest... 🌎
But, if we don’t act, we could lose these forests: programs.wcs.org/5greatforest... 🌎
January 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Each Fall, billions of birds leave North America for the Five Great Forests in Central America, recent science co-authored by WCS and @cornellbirds.bsky.social showed.
But, if we don’t act, we could lose these forests: programs.wcs.org/5greatforest... 🌎
But, if we don’t act, we could lose these forests: programs.wcs.org/5greatforest... 🌎
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What can we learn from the bird flu outbreak that wiped out a generation of seals in Patagonia? Humanity must adopt and invest in the #OneHealth concept, write researchers from WCS Argentina. 🌎
How a Bird Flu Outbreak Wiped Out a Generation of Seals in Patagonia—and What It Means for Wildlife Conservation
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January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
What can we learn from the bird flu outbreak that wiped out a generation of seals in Patagonia? Humanity must adopt and invest in the #OneHealth concept, write researchers from WCS Argentina. 🌎
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Out today in @jidjournal.bsky.social, we share our experiences on @beaconbio.bsky.social, based at @buceid.bsky.social w partners @bucds.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social w users in 170 countries & reports so far on over 600 outbreaks across 200 countries. academic.oup.com/jid/article/...
A BEACON for novel disease threats: Leveraging AI for informal event-based outbreak surveillance
The experience of a new free disease surveillance platform shows that the integration of large language models with human expertise into event-based inform
academic.oup.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Out today in @jidjournal.bsky.social, we share our experiences on @beaconbio.bsky.social, based at @buceid.bsky.social w partners @bucds.bsky.social @bostonchildrens.bsky.social w users in 170 countries & reports so far on over 600 outbreaks across 200 countries. academic.oup.com/jid/article/...
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Human rights and the environment are closely linked.
People cannot fully enjoy human rights without a safe, clean, and healthy environment - and vice versa.
See what UNEP is doing to make environmental protection more accessible to people: bit.ly/4sampfm
People cannot fully enjoy human rights without a safe, clean, and healthy environment - and vice versa.
See what UNEP is doing to make environmental protection more accessible to people: bit.ly/4sampfm
December 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Human rights and the environment are closely linked.
People cannot fully enjoy human rights without a safe, clean, and healthy environment - and vice versa.
See what UNEP is doing to make environmental protection more accessible to people: bit.ly/4sampfm
People cannot fully enjoy human rights without a safe, clean, and healthy environment - and vice versa.
See what UNEP is doing to make environmental protection more accessible to people: bit.ly/4sampfm
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If you have been following the African swine fever "mystery" in Catalonia, you would have noticed that this had the early hallmarks of a "lab leak" from a nearby facility.
Turns out it wasn't, however.
h/t @acritschristoph.bsky.social @flodebarre.bsky.social
www.infobae.com/espana/2025/...
Turns out it wasn't, however.
h/t @acritschristoph.bsky.social @flodebarre.bsky.social
www.infobae.com/espana/2025/...
La Generalitat descarta que el origen del brote de peste porcina africana en Cataluña comenzara en un laboratorio de Barcelona
“La secuenciación genética nos dice que no coinciden las muestras de jabalí con las del IRTA-CResa”, ha declarado el conseller de Agricultura, Òscar Ordeig
www.infobae.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you have been following the African swine fever "mystery" in Catalonia, you would have noticed that this had the early hallmarks of a "lab leak" from a nearby facility.
Turns out it wasn't, however.
h/t @acritschristoph.bsky.social @flodebarre.bsky.social
www.infobae.com/espana/2025/...
Turns out it wasn't, however.
h/t @acritschristoph.bsky.social @flodebarre.bsky.social
www.infobae.com/espana/2025/...
New piece in @Lancet Planetary Health 🌍🩺 tinyurl.com/nd44e6z4
We argue that equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and essential for pandemic prevention. Grateful to an outstanding group of co-authors for a truly collaborative effort.
#OneHealth
We argue that equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and essential for pandemic prevention. Grateful to an outstanding group of co-authors for a truly collaborative effort.
#OneHealth
December 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New piece in @Lancet Planetary Health 🌍🩺 tinyurl.com/nd44e6z4
We argue that equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and essential for pandemic prevention. Grateful to an outstanding group of co-authors for a truly collaborative effort.
#OneHealth
We argue that equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and essential for pandemic prevention. Grateful to an outstanding group of co-authors for a truly collaborative effort.
#OneHealth
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New preprint in Biorxiv: Mass mortality at Adélie penguin mega-colonies due to avian cholera confounds H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance in Antarctica. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
New preprint in Biorxiv: Mass mortality at Adélie penguin mega-colonies due to avian cholera confounds H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance in Antarctica. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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From @nytimes.com: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
From @nytimes.com: Sharks and Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From Wildlife Trade
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
These represent the first time there’s been recognition that some sharks and rays are wildlife, just like elephants or rhinos, WCS’s @lukedavid301.bsky.social tells the paper.
🌎 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/s...
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“We need to give species a fighting chance.”
WCS’s Susan Lieberman delivered an urgent call-to-action yesterday evening during the High-Level Dialogue on the eve of the opening of #CITESCOP20.
🌏 Read her remarks: bit.ly/3K3HYgv
WCS’s Susan Lieberman delivered an urgent call-to-action yesterday evening during the High-Level Dialogue on the eve of the opening of #CITESCOP20.
🌏 Read her remarks: bit.ly/3K3HYgv
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“We need to give species a fighting chance.”
WCS’s Susan Lieberman delivered an urgent call-to-action yesterday evening during the High-Level Dialogue on the eve of the opening of #CITESCOP20.
🌏 Read her remarks: bit.ly/3K3HYgv
WCS’s Susan Lieberman delivered an urgent call-to-action yesterday evening during the High-Level Dialogue on the eve of the opening of #CITESCOP20.
🌏 Read her remarks: bit.ly/3K3HYgv
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This #Thanksgiving season, we want to thank everyone who has made a difference for nature this year.
With your help, we’ve won critical protections for wildlife and wild places to benefit us all.
🌎 Check out our new 2025 #WCSImpact Report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...
With your help, we’ve won critical protections for wildlife and wild places to benefit us all.
🌎 Check out our new 2025 #WCSImpact Report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This #Thanksgiving season, we want to thank everyone who has made a difference for nature this year.
With your help, we’ve won critical protections for wildlife and wild places to benefit us all.
🌎 Check out our new 2025 #WCSImpact Report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...
With your help, we’ve won critical protections for wildlife and wild places to benefit us all.
🌎 Check out our new 2025 #WCSImpact Report: www.wcs.org/about-us/imp...
Looking forward to joining colleagues at the 🇬🇧🇧🇷 UK–Brazil International One Health Symposium next week. A critical moment to connect science, policy & practice across regions as we tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, AMR & zoonotic risks together eu.eventscloud.com/website/1834... #OneHealth
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Looking forward to joining colleagues at the 🇬🇧🇧🇷 UK–Brazil International One Health Symposium next week. A critical moment to connect science, policy & practice across regions as we tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, AMR & zoonotic risks together eu.eventscloud.com/website/1834... #OneHealth
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We can’t let the saiga’s remarkable recovery be undone by the horn trade.
That’s why we oppose Proposal 3 at #CITESCOP20 to lift the zero-export quota for wild saiga from Kazakhstan and allow international commercial trade in saiga horns. bit.ly/4pC2Ri3 🌏
That’s why we oppose Proposal 3 at #CITESCOP20 to lift the zero-export quota for wild saiga from Kazakhstan and allow international commercial trade in saiga horns. bit.ly/4pC2Ri3 🌏
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We can’t let the saiga’s remarkable recovery be undone by the horn trade.
That’s why we oppose Proposal 3 at #CITESCOP20 to lift the zero-export quota for wild saiga from Kazakhstan and allow international commercial trade in saiga horns. bit.ly/4pC2Ri3 🌏
That’s why we oppose Proposal 3 at #CITESCOP20 to lift the zero-export quota for wild saiga from Kazakhstan and allow international commercial trade in saiga horns. bit.ly/4pC2Ri3 🌏
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STATEMENT: #COP30 is a moment to recognize nature, ecological integrity (or the health of ecosystems), and Indigenous leadership as critical parts of the climate agenda.
🌎 Read our statement: bit.ly/47L3BKg
🌎 Read our statement: bit.ly/47L3BKg
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
STATEMENT: #COP30 is a moment to recognize nature, ecological integrity (or the health of ecosystems), and Indigenous leadership as critical parts of the climate agenda.
🌎 Read our statement: bit.ly/47L3BKg
🌎 Read our statement: bit.ly/47L3BKg
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📢Today, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the #pandemictreaty started its 3rd meeting to develop a Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing (PABS) Annex. The meeting takes place on 3-7 Nov in Geneva.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📢Today, the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the #pandemictreaty started its 3rd meeting to develop a Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing (PABS) Annex. The meeting takes place on 3-7 Nov in Geneva.
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Today is One Health Day! Register below to hear how Indigenous and place-based knowledge and community-led wildlife surveillance advance our understanding of the interconnected health of animals, humans, and ecosystems.
@wcs.org
When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wcs.org
When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today is One Health Day! Register below to hear how Indigenous and place-based knowledge and community-led wildlife surveillance advance our understanding of the interconnected health of animals, humans, and ecosystems.
@wcs.org
When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wcs.org
When: Wednesday Nov. 5 @ 10 am ET / 9 pm ICT
zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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It's #OneHealthDay! Protecting and restoring nature's integrity is essential to addressing today's polycrisis, which includes biodiversity loss, the climate emergency, and systemic health threats. @wcs.org
#OneHealth
#OneHealth
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It's #OneHealthDay! Protecting and restoring nature's integrity is essential to addressing today's polycrisis, which includes biodiversity loss, the climate emergency, and systemic health threats. @wcs.org
#OneHealth
#OneHealth
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A new bat coronavirus discovered in Brazil confirms what we already knew: nature handles furin cleavage sites just fine.
Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
The Brazilian clue
Or: another L for lab leak believers
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A new bat coronavirus discovered in Brazil confirms what we already knew: nature handles furin cleavage sites just fine.
Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
Lab leakers, don’t worry, you've got the track record to pivot seamlessly to a career in creative fiction writing.
Quick update on the news:
open.substack.com/pub/protagon...
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There is a very good reply to that OpEd by @philippmarkolin.bsky.social in today's Letters to the Editor in STAT
www.statnews.com/2025/10/25/s...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/25/s...
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
There is a very good reply to that OpEd by @philippmarkolin.bsky.social in today's Letters to the Editor in STAT
www.statnews.com/2025/10/25/s...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/25/s...
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When I say that Trump and his petrostate/plutocrat overlords are a threat to humanity, I mean it
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump takes aim at European climate law after killing UN shipping fee
Once again the United States is using its economic might to pressure other countries to back down from an effort to limit greenhouse gas pollution.
www.politico.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When I say that Trump and his petrostate/plutocrat overlords are a threat to humanity, I mean it
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Biodiversity isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health issue. We argue that ignoring biodiversity loss undermines efforts to protect public health. Protecting nature is a primary medical intervention. 👉 www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/b...
#OneHealth #Biodiversity #PublicHealth @wcs.org
#OneHealth #Biodiversity #PublicHealth @wcs.org
Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis
Safeguarding biodiversity is not simply an environmental concern but a foundational element of preventive and clinical care.
www.statnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Biodiversity isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health issue. We argue that ignoring biodiversity loss undermines efforts to protect public health. Protecting nature is a primary medical intervention. 👉 www.statnews.com/2025/10/20/b...
#OneHealth #Biodiversity #PublicHealth @wcs.org
#OneHealth #Biodiversity #PublicHealth @wcs.org
Poor data management has long hindered wildlife health surveillance and One Health integration. The @wcs.org led HAWK database enables harmonized data sharing across sectors–a common good for One Health tinyurl.com/498np55z
#OneHealth #DataForGood #wildlifehealth #surveillance
#OneHealth #DataForGood #wildlifehealth #surveillance
A community-of-practice-built database to support the implementation and operation of national and subnational wildlife health surveillance systems
Historically, poor data management has hampered the establishment and operation of wildlife health surveillance (WHS) systems and limited the integrat…
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October 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Poor data management has long hindered wildlife health surveillance and One Health integration. The @wcs.org led HAWK database enables harmonized data sharing across sectors–a common good for One Health tinyurl.com/498np55z
#OneHealth #DataForGood #wildlifehealth #surveillance
#OneHealth #DataForGood #wildlifehealth #surveillance
Congratulations John 🙌
At #IUCNcongress, WCS’s Dr. John G. Robinson was awarded IUCN Honorary Membership, the Union's highest distinction.
“Through his leadership at WCS and his lifelong engagement with IUCN, John has helped define the modern conservation movement,” said WCS President and CEO Adam Falk.
🌍 bit.ly/3WBlsxU
“Through his leadership at WCS and his lifelong engagement with IUCN, John has helped define the modern conservation movement,” said WCS President and CEO Adam Falk.
🌍 bit.ly/3WBlsxU
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Congratulations John 🙌
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We cannot afford to reject tools that could help safeguard both people and nature.
At #IUCNcongress, after intense debate, IUCN members just adopted Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology.
🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
At #IUCNcongress, after intense debate, IUCN members just adopted Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology.
🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
IUCN Members Choose Science and Ethics in Landmark Vote on Synthetic Biology
ABU DHABI, October 14 , 2025 — The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today hailed the adoption of Motion 87, supporting the responsible, evidence-based use of synthetic biology, at the IUCN World Co...
newsroom.wcs.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We cannot afford to reject tools that could help safeguard both people and nature.
At #IUCNcongress, after intense debate, IUCN members just adopted Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology.
🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
At #IUCNcongress, after intense debate, IUCN members just adopted Motion 87, which establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology.
🌍 newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...