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Will the Cancún climate talks lead to a concrete commitment to REDD+? Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) is a key component in any climate agreement Wildlife Conservation Society: Talks need to result in a REDD+ decision NEW YORK  (December 3, 2010) – Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) climate policy experts are available to comment on current efforts to agree on a global solution to climate change as ...
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WCS researchers see drops in wildlife numbers as climate change causes Amazonian rivers to run low.
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Low water levels threaten river dolphins, fish species, and macaws NEW YORK (November 12, 2010) – A wide range of wildlife – from pink river dolphins to macaws – are being adversely affected by the worst drought on record gripping the Peruvian Amazon, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which is monitoring Peru’s Samiria River.   WCS researchers are working with local communities in the 7,700-square-mile Pacaya Samiria National Reserve to observe how changes in water...
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Aquarium keeper acts as a surrogate mother to abandoned pup View the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NBQ_U0wojU Brooklyn, New York – Oct. 29, 2010 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium is happy to announce that Tazo, an orphaned northern sea otter pup found stranded this summer in Homer, Alaska, is doing extremely well in his home at the aquarium and is almost ready to go on exhibit to meet the public. Tazo was separated fr...
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November 10th Event to Be Held at Boston’s Somerset Club, Open to the Public BOSTON (October 27, 2010) –New York State’s famed Adirondacks may be radically changed over the next 100 years due to climate change, according to Wildlife Conservation Society Ecologist Jerry Jenkins, author of  Climate Change in the Adirondacks -The Path to Sustainability. Jenkins will be speaking at a public lecture at the Somerset Club in Boston on November 10th at 6:00 PM, and will present an analysis o...
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WCS asks the government to fully protect “Special Areas” in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve for caribou and migratory birds.

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Wildlife Habitats Around Teshekpuk Lake, Utukok River Uplands and Colville River Face Double Threat of Development and Climate Change  NEW YORK (October 13, 2010) – The Wildlife Conservation Society, in public comments delivered to the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, urged full protection of critical wildlife habitat in the Special Areas of the largest single piece of public land in the United States, the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A). The BLM soli...
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Photo confirms second beaver living in the Bronx River near the WCS’s Bronx Zoo Bronx, NY – Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 – The community has voted and the second newly discovered beaver in the Bronx River has a name – Justin Beaver. Last week, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced the discovery of a second beaver living in the Bronx River and decided to let the community vote on a name. As it t...
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Save the Date: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 11:00 AM Will Georgia Soon Get Its Peaches from Upstate New York? Is Climate Change Spreading Disease in the Northeaster U.S.?  Can the Adirondacks Lead an Energy Independence Revolution and Save Money Doing It? The answers may surprise you… Join Wildlife Conservation Society Scientist Jerry Jenkins for an online presentation as he discusses the answers to these questions and the findings o...
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WCS scientists link rising temperatures and rainfall levels to a growing parasite problem for nestling birds in South America.
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