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  • Forest elephant in Gabon CREDIT: WCS Gabon Forest elephant in Gabon CREDIT: WCS Gabon
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  • WCS Gabon researchers collecting dung samples CREDIT: Harrison Thane WCS Gabon researchers collecting dung samples CREDIT: Harrison Thane
New Survey Confirms that Gabon is the Largest Stronghold for Critically Endangered African Forest Elephants
The most comprehensive survey conducted of elephant numbers in the Central African nation of Gabon since the late 1980s has found elephants occurring in higher numbers than pr.... Full Article

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Light 'em Up! - Holiday Lights Opens at Bronx Zoo
Nov 17, 2021
Light 'em Up! - Holiday Lights Opens at Bronx Zoo
Bronx, NY – November 17, 2021 – The holiday season is officially underway in New York City as Holiday Lights opened at the Bronx...
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NEWS FROM CoP26: WCS and Zoo and Aquarium Partners Launch #FramingOurFuture Campaign to Support Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Nov 05, 2021
NEWS FROM CoP26: WCS and Zoo and Aquarium Partners Launch #FramingOurFuture Campaign to Support Nature-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Harnessing the power of AZA accredited zoos and aquariums across 46 states who reach 200 million people each year, the Bronx Zoo-based Wildl...
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Gravel or Green: What Will Become of Alaska’s Coastal Plain?
Undark | Dec 2, 2021
Gravel or Green: What Will Become of Alaska’s Coastal Plain?
by Jonathan Slaght
Indigenous-Led Conservation Can Help Modern Conservation Catch Up
PBS Nature | Dec 1, 2021
Indigenous-Led Conservation Can Help Modern Conservation Catch Up
by Cristina Mormorunni
A New International Pandemic Treaty Must Include Prevention at Source
Medium | Nov 26, 2021
A New International Pandemic Treaty Must Include Prevention at Source
by Chris Walzer, Sue Lieberman, Arnaud Goessens

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