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WCS Releases Super-Rare Tiger Video
November 24, 2015 –  WCS released today camera trap video of rarely seen Amur tigers from Russia’s Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve.
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Scientists Looking for Whales in Tanzania Find Widespread Blast Fishing
November 25, 2015 – WCS scientists conducting a large-scale survey of whales and dolphins along the Tanzanian coast have unintentionally revealed the extent of a major marine threat: blast fishing, a highly destructive fishing method using explosives to catch fish.
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 WCS (Wildlife conservation Society) announced today that Irma Hermawati and Musir Riswan of WCS’s Indonesia Program have both been honored with a Conservation Hero Award from the Disney Conservation Fund. The award recognizes local citizens for their efforts to protect wildlife and wild places and engage communities in conservation.
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 Breaking News to Cutting Edge Science: Understanding Leopard Populations in Human Landscapes

 (Bengaluru, India – November 23, 2015): In a novel study that relied on newspaper reports of “leopard conflict incidents,” scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society's India Program and Centre for Wildlife Studies carried out the first-ever regional scale assessment of leopard populations in human-use areas in Karnataka. 

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WCS Prospect Park Zoo Debuts Red Panda Cubs
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Nov. 23, 2015 – Two red panda cubs (Ailurus fulgens styani), one male and one female,were born at the WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Prospect Park Zoo this summer and have made their public debut. 
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Scientists Find Uganda’s Murchison Falls Protected Area To Be a Hub of Biodiversity
NEW YORK (November 20, 2015)—Scientists conducting a series of biological surveys of Uganda’s Murchison Falls Protected Area on the banks of the Nile River have uncovered a noteworthy finding: the park is twice as rich in wildlife as previously thought and is one of the region’s foremost centers of biodiversity.
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 WCS Praises Government of Thailand for Swift Action in Tiger Arrest
November 18, 2015 – The following statement is from WCS’s Joe Walston, Vice President of Global Conservation praising the government of Thailand for arrests of alleged poacher who killed a tiger last seen alive in Huai Kha Khaeng (HKK) Wildlife Sanctuary.
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WCS’s Bronx Zoo Kicks Off Annual Toy Drive To Benefit Bronx Military Families
Bronx, NY – November 18, 2015 ––– On Friday, Nov. 20, Deputy Bronx Borough President Aurelia Greene will join officials from WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Bronx Zoo to kick-off Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s annual holiday toy drive to benefit Bronx military families.
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(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award.
(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award. 
(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award. 
(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award. 
(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award. 
(New York – November 16, 2015) The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) China program received a prestigious Tech Award for its China Wildlife Guardian App at the 15th annual gala of The Tech Awards on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. The event marks the first time in the event’s history that a Chinese team has been selected laureate of the award. 
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Nov. 16, 2015 - The following statement was released by the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning the murder of two conservation heroes on Nov. 7th.
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