News Releases

August 09, 2016

Media Statement: WCS Praises Unmanaged Forage Species Protection Vote Made by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

“Yesterday marks an important milestone in the conservation of forage species that form the base of the food chain for marine mammals, seabirds, and many predatory fishes. WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) praises the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) for voting to protect these small creatures of the ocean. These protections will help ensure the long-term health and productivity of our local ocean and the animals that live there.

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August 09, 2016

WCS Archives Launches Project to Help Preserve Historical Records of Zoos, Aquarium, and Field Work

Bronx N.Y. –August 9, 2016- The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Archives has launched a project to process 13 important historical collections, making the materials better accessible to those who need them. The project is supported by a $60,237 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

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August 08, 2016

WCS'S Prospect Park Zoo Debuts Painted Storks

Brooklyn, N.Y. – August 8, 2016 – Two painted storks (Mycteria leucocephala) are making their public debut at WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Prospect Park Zoo.

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July 28, 2016

First Whale Detected by Newly Deployed Acoustic Buoy in New York Bight, and Scientists Say It’s a Big One!

New York (July 28, 2016) – A new acoustic buoy recently deployed by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) New York Aquarium to listen for some of the world’s biggest animals in the New York Bight has detected its first whale species, and it’s a really big one.

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July 27, 2016

International Efforts Needed to Save World’s Largest Mammals, Scientists Say

July 27, 2016 – A team of conservation biologists is calling for a worldwide strategy to prevent the unthinkable: the extinction of the world’s largest mammal species.

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July 27, 2016

WCS Chile’s Education Program For Conservation Among the Best Environmental Projects in Latin America

July 27, 2016 – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is pleased to announce that the WCS Chile program has been nominated for the 2016 Latinoamérica Verde Awards, an event that recognizes work to address the most critical environmental issues of the region since 2013.

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July 27, 2016

First Ever Little Penguin Chick Hatched at WCS’s Bronx Zoo Makes Public Debut

Bronx, NY – July 27, 2016 – The colony of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) that debuted in 2015 as a new species at WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Bronx Zoo has successfully produced a chick that is now on exhibit with the rest of the colony. The chick hatched May 10, 2016. This is the first time this species has bred at the Bronx Zoo in its 120-plus year history. (See photos/video).

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July 22, 2016

Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary Sells First Carbon Credits

The Royal Government of Cambodia, through a long-running partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has sold to Disney the first carbon credits from a climate change mitigation project in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, which encompasses a total area of 292,690 hectares.

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July 21, 2016

WCS’s Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo Launch New Educational Quests Program for Youth and Families

New York – July 21, 2016 – WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) scientists work in New York City and around the world to save wildlife. Now, children who visit WCS’s Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo will delve into a conservation scientist’s work through the newly expanded WCS Quests experiential program.

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NY | July 20, 2016

NYA@Night Returns to WCS's New York Aquarium for "Boardwalk Brews"

Brooklyn, N.Y. – July 20, 2016 – NYA @ Night: Boardwalk Brews returns to WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) New York Aquarium on Friday, July 29 from 7:30 to 11p.m.

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