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The snow leopard cub was born on May 31 and can now be seen exploring the Bronx Zoo’s Himalayan Highlands habitat. (Credit: Terria Clay ©WCS)

Bronx, NY | September 30, 2026

Bronx Zoo Debuts New Snow Leopard Cub, Member of Elusive Species Threatened with Extinction

Bronx, NY | September 30, 2026

BRONX, N.Y. — September 30, 2026 — The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is debuting a new female snow leopard cub, born May 31, 2026 to parents Dari and .... Full Article

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Biggest Ever Bat Genome and Fossil Study Reveal That Bats Originated in Europe

Bronx, NY | Sep 23, 2026

Biggest Ever Bat Genome and Fossil Study Reveal That Bats Originated in Europe

BRONX, NY (September 23, 2026)—Published today in Nature, an international team of 137 researchers from 64 countries, workin...

Wildlife Conservation Society Calls on Parties to UN Desertification Convention to Renew Their Collective Attention to Ecosystem Integrity as a Source of Stability and Resilience

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | Aug 29, 2026

Wildlife Conservation Society Calls on Parties to UN Desertification Convention to Renew Their Collective Attention to Ecosystem Integrity as a Source of Stability and Resilience

[Above photo: WCS Mongolia Country Program Director Dr. Justine Shanti Alexander (4th from left) and WCS Vice President for Intern]...

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Yerevan, Armenia | Oct 14, 2026
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Bronx, New York | Oct 12, 2026
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Bronx, New York | Oct 05, 2026
American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century
Bronx, New York | Oct 01, 2026
Closing the World's Wildlife Health Blind Spot
Bronx, New York | Sep 30, 2026
American Chestnut Trees Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo More Than a Century After Blight That Wiped Them Out Was First Documented Here

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Op-Eds, Blogs & Podcasts

Mongabay Newscast (Podcast) \| Oct 13, 2026 Solutions to the Risks Posed by the Global Pet Trade Could Be Enacted Quickly by Sue Lieberman
PBS Nature \| Oct 9, 2026 Patagonia, My Gateway to Nature by Mariano Gonzalez Roglich
World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) \| Sep 22, 2026 Wildlife Health: Emerging Threats, Collective Solutions by Chris Walzer, Damien Joly, C. LeAnn White

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WCS in the News

The Guardian Millions of dollars in funding but still no plan: can Quebec save its caribou from extinction?
The Guardian Otter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx River
BBC Discover Wildlife Polar bear destroys almost entire colony of seabird nests in Alaska. This is why it did it
Los Angeles Times Deadly screwworm threatens U.S. cattle herd as cases climb
The New York Times There’s a Bit of Good News for Coral Reefs
CNN Flesh-eating screwworm has reached the US — a comeback driven by organized crime

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