Resident otter, Ogie, meets his match: Dixie, a female North American river otter View video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTXicrMuT8w New York, NY-August 17, 2010- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo has doubled the fun on the Discovery trail with the addition of a young, female, North American river otter - Dixie.  Dixie, a one and a half-year-old female, was recently introduced to her male companion, Ogie, who has been at the zoo for many years. They are getti...

Tiny toads, extinct in the wild, now reside in propagation center in Dar es Salaam after being bred by Toledo Zoo and Bronx Zoo A Great Partnership Saves the Toads: Tanzanian government, Bronx Zoo, The Toledo Zoo, and World Bank Toads destined to be returned to their habitat DAR ES SALAAM (August 17, 2010) – In a bold effort to save one of the world’s rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being painstakingly reared...

Born and bred in American zoos, 100 highly endangered Kihansi spray toads take a flight to Tanzania to repopulate their home turf. The species was recently listed as "extinct in the wild," but scientists, zoo staff, and government officials hope to turn its fate around.

Brooklyn , New York – Aug. 16, 2010 – Tazo, an orphaned northern sea otter pup found stranded this summer in Homer, Alaska, has found a new home at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium. The two-month old pup will be bottle-fed a special sea otter formula and receive round-the-clock care until he can be weaned and moved into the aquarium’s sea otter exhibit later this year. Without his mother, Tazo would not have survived in the wild. Photo Credit:  Julie Larsen Maher © WCSCona...

Wildlife Conservation Society and partners document large-scale coral bleaching and death in wake of sea surface temperature rise   NEW YORK (August 16, 2010) – The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral populations. WCS’s Indonesia Program “Rapid Response Unit” of marine biologists was d...

Protected Areas South and Northeast of Teshekpuk Lake are Critical to Wildlife Conservation in the RegionWCS Scientist Steve Zack Available for Comment   WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 11, 2010) – The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) held a lease sale today for 1.8 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve, a parcel that excludes 170,000 acres south and northeast of Teshekpuk Lake which are critical for vulnerable wildlife populations. The Wildlife Conservation Society...

A WCS carnivore researcher based in Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park searches for lions at prime-time for big cats: in the pitch dark.

Winners were participants in the public effort to name the new lion cubs at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo Bronx, NY – August 10, 2010 – The Belmont Business Improvement District (BBID), which fosters economic development and cultural tourism for the property owners, merchants, and residents of the famous Belmont area in the Bronx, presented $100 in “Great Taste of Tradition” gift cards to the winners of a special drawing celebrating the new lion ...

Volunteer docents and guides enhance zoo-going experience Brooklyn, NY – August 10, 2010 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo announced today that it is welcoming new applications for its Discovery Guide and Docent Programs, which educate the public about the zoo’s animals and WCS’s conservation mission.   A basic volunteer training program, offered fall and winter, qualifies adults and teens to be Discovery Guides at the zoo. Once trained, guides will be able to answe...

Visitors get “passports” stamped at five zoo exhibits that represent global locations where WCS works to save wildlife and wild placesThe weekend of August 14-15: Celebrate the cultures of South America with entertainment and activities courtesy of El Museo del BarrioRedeem passport coupons for deals at participating stores, museums, and restaurants throughout New York Total Experience Tickets to the Bronx Zoo are available at www.bronxzoo.com for 20 percent off through the end of August ...