Wildlife Conservation Society Launches Petition Campaign to Restore City Funding to the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium Biggest Cut in 10 Years Sign the Petition BRONX, NY – May 7, 2010 – Today, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced the launch of a petition campaign to save the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium from draconian cuts to its city funding. The campaign is aimed to build massive community support behind efforts t...

Our favorite wolverine-on-the-go, M56, gives researchers the slip, but not for long.

These three African lion cubs at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo need names. Go to bronxzoo.com and help give them their identity. Here, the cubs playfully run around with each other, as mom, Sukari, and dad, M’wasi, closely watch. Born in January, these adorable cubs love exploring their African Plains exhibit. A recent study showed there are less than 29,000 lions left in Africa; most of these are living in protected areas and reserves.  WCS conservation field staff is on the gro...

WCS conducts the first landscape-wide survey of how land-use affects chimpanzees, gorillas, and forest elephants.

Study looked at protected areas and logging concessions in Republic of CongoResults show importance of parks and anti-poaching efforts   NEW YORK (May 6, 2010) – The Wildlife Conservation Society announced the results of the first-ever evaluation of a large, “landscape-wide” conservation approach to protect globally important populations of elephants and great apes. The study looked at wildlife populations in northern Republic of Congo over a mosaic of land-use types, including a nati...

These white-naped cranes at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo are “calling,” a behavior seen in paired cranes.  Wingman, a 21-year-old male, and Crystal, an 18-year-old female, have been together for less than a year and have hatched their first chick.  White-naped cranes are native to northeastern China, and due to habitat loss are now endangered.  The WCS Bronx Zoo pioneered advances in incubation, hand-rearing and nutrition for these cranes.  These techniques have been used in zoo...

Wolverine continues to wander, but not leaving the state NEW YORK (April 29, 2010)—Eleven months after biologists radio-tracked a wolverine into Colorado, marking the first confirmed sighting in the state in 90 years, the Colorado Division of Wildlife reports that the animal was missing for about two months, but has resurfaced – this time south of I-70.  The wolverine was first radio-collared by the Wildlife Conservation Society, as part of a long-term study of the ...

New York, N.Y. – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park zoo has visitors awing over its newest animal addition: an adorable new California sea lion pup. “Bruiser,” as he’s named, was born in WCS’s Bronx Zoo last year. After a brief stay at WCS’s New York Aquarium, he’s finally made his home in Central Park and is quickly getting adjusted to his new urban home. On exhibit with fellow sea lions April and Scooter, Bruiser is one baby who likes to stay active.  He spends most of his tim...

Researchers combine data from the sky and the sea to save a dolphin in need.

Genetics and remote sensing data represent a rare hi-tech combo for marine animals Researchers detect hidden environmental barriers along coastal habitat of the franciscana dolphin NEW YORK—Using DNA samples and images from Earth-orbiting satellites, conservationists from Columbia University, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and Fundación AquaMarina, are gathering new insights about the franciscana—a poorly known coast...