Visitors can suggest names for the newborn as part of a Queens Zoo naming contest View footage of the calf at: http://www.queenszoo.com/cattle-call/Flushing, N.Y. – July 11, 2012 – Attached photo: A new Texas longhorn calf born at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo stands close to her mother on the zoo’s farm. The female calf was born in May to Joan, a 7-year-old cow. The calf was 60 pounds at birth and is growing quickly. There are three Texas longhorns at the Queens Zoo including ...

Puppet stars Trekkie Monster, Princeton, Mrs. T and their human counterparts will visit the Bronx Zoo to support fellow cast member Kate Monster  Interviews and photo-op available—Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 12:00pm Bronx, NY – July 9, 2012 – Stars of the long-running musical Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q -- including the beloved puppets Trekkie Monster, Princeton, Mrs. T, and their fellow human actors -- will travel from Broadw...

Pakistan’s national mammal is making a comeback, with populations growing across northern Pakistan. A wild goat, the majestic markhor possesses corkscrew horns that can be 5-feet long.

Presented by Delta Airlines Lifelike LEGO® wildlife sculptures on display at the Bronx Zoo with activities for all ages Professionally built sculptures include: zebra, tiger, gorillas, lemurs, giraffe, rhinoceros, flamingos, hornbills, and more Activities include: LEGO® Master Builder demonstrations, interactive LEGO® Construction Zone, Wildlife Theater, Animal Activity Trail presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield, and encore performances of Avenue Zoo Sat...

$1 million grant will fund "Bridging the Gap"-- a program designed to help teens in low-income areas pursue careers in wildlife science Bronx, NY – July 2, 2012 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Education Department has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support a teen education initiative at WCS’s five wildlife parks in New York City – Bronx Zoo, New York Aquarium, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, and Queens Zoo. The three-year ...

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA (July 2, 2012) – A Central African protected area that straddles three countries and teems with gorillas, elephants, and chimpanzees has been named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. Called the Sangha Tri-National Protected Area complex (known by its French acronym TNS) the site consists of a 25,000 km2 (10,000 square-mile) contiguous area across the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon, and the Centra...

Forest elephants congregate en masse within TNS, a new World Heritage Site, sometimes in groups of 100 or more. Nowhere else in the world are this many forest elephants spotted together. 

Park Headquarters Destroyed by Bandits in Epulu, Democratic Republic of Congo  Attack on Okapi Faunal Reserve leaves guards and villagers dead and wildlife slaughtered  WCS staff working in the park safe and accounted for  Funds desperately needed to rebuild park facilities and resume conservation of wildlife  New York (June 29, 2012)—The Wildlife Conservation Society reports that all WCS staff members working in the Okapi Faunal Reserve ...

Bandits murdered 7 people and 14 okapis when they attacked the village of Epulu and Okapi Wildlife Reserve. Although okapis share physical similarities to zebras, they are more closely related to giraffes.