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Armed conflicts pose a significant but under-recognized threat to thousands of mammal and bird species, according to a new study published in the journal, Conservation Letters. 

Media Photos: https://bit.ly/2SX2IeH (Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS) HD Media B-Roll: https://bit.ly/2SS3iL1 (Credit: © WCS) Brooklyn, NY – June 9, 2021 – Linked photos/video: A baby North American porcupine born in February at the Prospect Park Zoo is making its public debut along the zoo’s Discovery Trail. The young female porcupine is named Barb; a clever reference to the species’ characteristic quills. She was born to mother, Needles, and father, Spike. ...

A new study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has updated the global population estimate for the Critically Endangered Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) – the world’s largest gorilla subspecies– to 6,800 individuals from a previous global estimate of 3,800 individuals.

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds.

Julieta Grana partners with WCS in Argentina, Patagonian herders, and WFEN to tell the story of sustainable fashion through sourcing homegrown fibers for her eponymous boutique in Buenos Aires

On World Oceans Day, WCS is launching a new 10-year strategy to save the oceans’ remaining sharks and rays in 10 unique shark hotspots around the world.

A new study published in the journal Diversity and Distributions predicts massive range declines of Africa’s great apes – gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos – due to the impacts of climate change, land-use changes and human population growth.

MAYOR AT NEW YORK AQUARIUM PHOTOS: https://bit.ly/3vNNojf (Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS) MAYOR AT NEW YORK AQUARIUM VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3gv3O9Z(© WCS)NYA VACCINATION SITE PHOTOS: https://bit.ly/3yXH7n1 (Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS) NYA VACCINATION SITE VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3vNbt9I (HD b-roll) Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY – June 4, 2021 – Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the New York Aquarium today to promote New York City’s latest pop-up vaccination...

FIRST DAY PHOTOS: https://bit.ly/3yXH7n1 (Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS) FIRST DAY VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3vNbt9I (HD b-roll)Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY – June 2, 2021 – New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination site at the New York Aquarium opens today and will provide free COVID-19 vaccinations through June 30, on weekdays, 10am to 5pm. The vaccination site at the New York Aquarium is a part of the city’s efforts to incentivize New Yorkers to get vaccinated. The Pfiz...

New York, May 28, 2021 – The following statement was released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society, based in New York, concerning the hiring of a new country director by its partner, Wildlife Conservation Society-India. “The Wildlife Conservation Society congratulates its partner, Wildlife Conservation Society-India, for appointing Dr. Vidya Athreya as its new Country Director. Dr. Athreya is an accomplished scientist and wildlife conservationist who has been a long-t...