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TERMINATOR TERMINATES TUSK ON VIDEO

November 13, 2015 – Watch out ivory poachers – now you got The Terminator mad. WCS’s 96 Elephants campaign has received a powerful new ally: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recently blew up an ivory tusk on camera in support of efforts to protect elephants from the ravages of poaching.

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November 12, 2015 - Cambodia, Phnom Penh – WCS, WWF-Cambodia, BirdLife International-Cambodia, Conservation International, Fauna & Flora International, and Wildlife Alliance would like to extend their deepest condolences to the families of Sieng Darong, Forestry Administration ranger and Sab Yoh, police officer, two wildlife rangers who were killed on November 7 in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest during a patrol.
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 Protected Area Staff in Mongolia Taking the SMART Approach To  “Turn Tables” On Poachers
(Khanbogd, Mongolia – November 12, 2015) Efforts to recover wildlife and plants impacted by overharvest and illegal trade in Mongolia’s Gobi and Eastern Steppes regions have taken a great leap forward.
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WCS Statement on Conservation Heroes Killed in Cambodia
(Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia, Nov. 9, 2015) – The following statement was released by the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning the murder of two conservation heroes on Nov. 7.
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Happy #NationalBisonDay! America Celebrates on Sat., Nov. 7

WASHINGTON (November 6, 2015) – The Vote Bison Coalition is proud to celebrate National Bison Day, an annual commemoration of the ecological, cultural, historical and economic contribution of a national icon, the American bison. 

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WCS Queens Zoo Welcomes New Andean Bear
Flushing, N.Y. – Nov. 6, 2015 – WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Queens Zoo is home to a new female Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the only bear species endemic to South America.
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Three Urgent Steps for Better Protected Areas
November 5, 2015 – A group of scientists have developed a three-point plan to ensure the world’s protected areas meet new biodiversity targets set by the 193 signatory nations of the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD).
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Senate passes National Bison Day resolution

WASHINGTON (November 4, 2015) – Last week, the Senate passed a resolution officially recognizing National Bison Day as this Saturday, November 7, 2015.

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WCS’s Praises Passage of Ivory Ban in Washington
November 4, 2014 - Washington voters have spoken out for elephants by overwhelmingly passing I-1401, which bans the trade in parts of elephants and other wildlife.
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WASHINGTON (November 3, 2015) – WCS applauded today’s House passage of H.R. 2494, the Global Anti-Poaching Act, that would bolster wildlife trafficking law enforcement, including strengthening the prosecution of offenders under racketeering and money laundering laws and increasing support for wildlife rangers. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced the bill, which attracted 67 Democratic and 47 Republican co-sponsors.

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