A growing online black market is creating new demand for items like elephant ivory chopsticks, tiger claws and whiskers, and wallets made from clouded leopard skin. WCS’s Wildlife Crime Unit is working with Indonesian authorities to investigate the illegal Internet trade.

All Participants Who Raise $30 or More Will Receive Free T-Shirt Designed by Contest WinnerPresented by Con Edison: Run for the Wild 2011 - Saturday, April 30Contest Entries Must Be Received by Thursday, March 17Register or Sponsor a Runner/Walker at www.wcs.runforthewild.org Bronx, N.Y. – Feb. 17, 2011 –The Wildlife Conservation Society is holding a design contest for this year’s Run for the Wild T-shirt. The third annual 5k run/walk through WCS’s Bronx Zoo is dedicated to helping ...

The Wildlife Conservation Society, R3 Motorsports, and Sponsormonsters announced a partnership agreement this week for the 2011 NASCAR season.

Suspect arrested in Jakarta after investigation of internet advertisements of protected wildlife for sale WCS worked in conjunction with Indonesian Police, Indonesian Department of Forestry, Directorate-General for Forest Protection and Nature Conservation JAKARTA, INDONESIA (February 17, 2011) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a successful raid in Jakarta by Indonesian authorities that resulted in the arrest of a susp...

Two injured bald eagles find a new home at the WCS Bronx Zoo. These young birds from Wyoming add to the growing ranks of this once-endangered species now making a comeback in New York.

To be precise, 5,707 romantics named a Madagascar hissing cockroach on behalf of their loved ones for Valentine's Day, raising a collective $57,070 to save wildlife and wild places around the world.

WCS Bronx Zoo V-Roach Spreads a Lot of Love If You Didn't Get Roached This Year, There Is Always Valentine's Day 2012 Bronx, NY –  Feb. 15, 2011 – More than 5,700 romantics sealed Valentine's Day with a hiss. All 5,707 of those romantics named a Madagascar hissing cockroach after a beloved for Valentine's Day, sending a clear message to their sweethearts. Of course, we hope that message was clearly filled with love. “The WCS Bronx Zoo roach spread a lot of lo...

Save the Date: February 14-16, 2011 Event Promotes Human/Animal Health and Global Survival Who:   Dr. Steven Osofsky, Director of Wildlife Health Policy for the Wildlife Conservation Society; Dr. Osofsky will discuss how current international policies related to livestock disease control and trade constrain southern Africa’s new vision for transboundary wildlife conservation, and will explore ‘win-win’ policy solutions.    Where:Melbourne Convention Centre1 Convention Cent...

Couples of all kinds celebrate Valentine’s Day at the Central Park Zoo The zoo’s oldest couple still finds time to play New York, NY – February 14, 2011 – Gus and Ida, the polar bears at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo, love to cuddle and play like youngsters. Gus and Ida have been at WCS’s Central Park Zoo since 1988 making them the oldest couple at the zoo.   WCS landscape ecologists have worked with polar bear researcher...

You Can Still Name a V-Roach After a Loved One Until Tuesday, Feb. 15, 6 a.m. EST Bronx, New York – Feb. 14, 2011 – More than 4,000 romantics have already named a Madagascar hissing cockroach after a beloved for Valentine's Day, sending a clear message to their sweethearts that their love will last forever – just like a roach. The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo, with more than 58,000 of these roaches living in its Madagascar! exhibit,...