The Wildlife Conservation Society’s state-of-the-art hospital includes medical, surgical, and pathology facilities for WCS’s Living Institution collectionsServes as headquarters for WCS’s field veterinary program that monitors wildlife health and potential pandemics around the world NEW YORK (December 9, 2010)— The Wildlife Conservation Society celebrates today the 25th Anniversary of the Wildlife Health Center, a state-of-the-art hospital and applied research facility. Opened in 1985,...

WCS was the first to exhibit aardvarks in North AmericaView the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlF066K2QpE New York, NY – Dec. 2, 2010 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo today debuted the first baby aardvark ever born at the zoo. The new male aardvark, nicknamed Hoover, was born in September to parents Dora and Arthur. Hoover spends all of his time with his mother and will continue to nurse until he is three months old. Zoo-goers can see the aardvarks in their naturalistic ...

Elephants that share their turf with poachers may face life-threatening injuries when they encounter a rusty manacle buried in the foliage.

Dwarf and banded mongoose species exhibited side-by-sideTropic Zone exhibit renovations just in time for winter View the videos: Banded: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8ZPwaaXLkQDwarf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWnjwZB6JdINew York, N.Y.- Oct. 27, 2010-Eight bundles of joy have arrived in the Tropic Zone at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo – four dwarf and four banded mongoose pups. The two litters mark the first dwarf and banded mongoose pups every born at WC...

Specialized Stamps Will Benefit Existing Wildlife Protection Funds at No Cost to American Taxpayers Bi-Partisan Group Led the Charge for New Funding Mechanism for Tigers, Elephants, Rhinos, Great Apes and Marine Turtles WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 22, 2010) – The Wildlife Con...

Finding underlines importance of protecting wildlife populations to gain insights into pathogens that impact human populations WCS researchers provided key data for study NEW YORK (September 22, 2010)—Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the Wildlife Conservation Society and others have discovered that the most common form of human malaria—Plasmodium falciparum—may have originated in western lowland gorillas. This finding comes from...

First baboon births in six years for zoo, one big happy troopName the babies at www.prospectparkzoo.com View the Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=owQwLMlj5_0 New York, NY- August 27, 2010 - There are two new additions to one of the Hamadryas baboon troops at WCS’s Prospect Park Zoo: two male babies who are officially making their public debut.   The zoo is celebrating the arrival of the new baby baboons by partnering with Heart of Brooklyn by offering New Yorkers an opportunity...

WCS conservationists and their partners document large-scale coral bleaching and death in the wake of rising surface temperatures in the Andaman Sea on the order of a stunning 4 degrees Celsius.

A WCS carnivore researcher based in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park searches for lions at prime-time for big cats: in the pitch dark.

Visitors get “passports” stamped at five zoo exhibits that represent global locations where WCS works to save wildlife and wild placesThe weekend of August 14-15: Celebrate the cultures of South America with entertainment and activities courtesy of El Museo del BarrioRedeem passport coupons for deals at participating stores, museums, and restaurants throughout New York Total Experience Tickets to the Bronx Zoo are available at www.bronxzoo.com for 20 percent off through the end of August ...