News Releases

April 08, 2015

WCS Celebrates 120 Years with City-Wide Photo Safari #NYisWILD

New York – April 8, 2015 – WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its founding and has launched a city-wide social media photo safari at www.NYisWild.com to mark the occasion. From now through Sept.7, participants can register at www.NYisWild.com and embark on the city-wide adventure by tagging qualifying photos of the 120 ways NY is wild with the corresponding number and the hashtag #NYisWild. (Example: Saw a sea lion having lunch @BronxZoo. #NYisWild #1 of 120.)

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April 07, 2015

April 7--Declining Great Apes of Central Africa Get New Action Plan for Conservation for the Next Decade

The number of gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa continues to decline due to hunting, habitat loss, and disease, combined with a widespread lack of law enforcement and corruption in the judicial process, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, and partners in a new conservation plan.

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April 06, 2015

April 2--WCS’s Zoos and Aquarium Open Registration for 2015 Spring and Summer Programs

The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society’s) Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and New York Aquarium have opened registration for family, youth, and camp programs for the 2015 spring and summer season.

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April 06, 2015

April 1 - Queens Zoo Hosts Eggstravaganza Weekend

The WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) Queens Zoo will celebrate spring throughout Eggstravaganza weekend, Saturday & Sunday, April 4 & 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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April 03, 2015

April 3--WCS Praises Los Angeles City Council for Passing Resolution in Support of Ivory Ban

The following statement is from John Calvelli, WCS Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Director of the 96 Elephants Campaign.

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April 01, 2015

April 1- Current Residential Development Research is a Poor Foundation for Sustainable Development

Existing research limited by one-discipline approach
Less than 5 percent of studies consider ecosystem processes
Residential development covers one out of every four acres of land in the United States; predicted to more than double by 2100

Globally, residential development is a leading driver of natural resource consumption, native species decline and fossil fuel emissions.

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March 31, 2015

The Illegal Wildlife Trade and Decent Work

The following statement was given today by John Robinson, WCS Executive Vice President for Conservation and Science at the 2015 ECOSOC Integration Segment held by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Gabon:

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March 31, 2015

March 31--WCS Wins Swiss Re Foundation’s International ReSource Award For Sustainable Watershed Management in Brazil’s Pantanal

The Wildlife Conservation Society has won Swiss Re Foundation’s prestigious International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management for its efforts to protect and restore the headwaters of Brazil’s Pantanal, one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands.

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March 25, 2015

March 25--WCS Applauds Adoption of the Nature in the City Strategic Plan in Fort Collins

The following statement from WCS Scientist, Colorado State University Faculty Affiliate, and Nature in the City Initiative member Sarah Reed, was issued today in response to the adoption of the Nature in the City Strategic Plan by the Fort Collins City Council:

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March 20, 2015

March 20 -- WCS Ebola Work Featured in Washington Post

WCS’s Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program was the subject of an in-depth front-page article in the March 20th edition of the Washington Post.

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