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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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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
Bronx, NY | Sep 28, 2026
Genetic Research Strengthens Case for Recognition of Arabian Sea Humpback Whale as a Distinct Subspecies
New York, NY | Sep 24, 2026
Wildlife Conservation Society, ArtW, and Artist Anita Glesta Bring the Hidden World of the Hudson Canyon to the Brooklyn Bridge
New York, New York | Sep 24, 2026
Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre Awarded 2026 Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for Leadership in Amazon Science and Conservation

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Op-Eds, Blogs & Podcasts

World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) \| Sep 22, 2026 Wildlife Health: Emerging Threats, Collective Solutions by Chris Walzer, Damien Joly, C. LeAnn White
WCS Wild Audio (Podcast) \| Sep 3, 2026 How AI Is Helping Scientists Catch Up to a Changing Canadian Arctic by Bill Halliday
PBS Nature \| Sep 1, 2026 Following the Bees by Bill Elliston

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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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