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Meet the animal couplesAnimal dating and mating workshop  - Sunday, February 13, 2011See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9wqooRi4no Brooklyn, NY – February 10, 2011 – Many animals show love and affection to their mates in the same way humans do, and there is no better place to see animal couples in love than Valentine’s Day at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo. Animal species from North American river otters to Pallas’s cats and Saki monkeys demonstrate behavi...
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WCS Scientist Dr. Joel Berger Discusses Preliminary Study Results on the Persistence of Musk Oxen NEW YORK (December 22, 2010) –Reindeer, also known as caribou in North America, may be flying high on the radar this time of year, but they’re not getting all of the attention. In a recent talk given at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Center for Global Conservation, WCS Conservationist Dr. Joel Berger discussed his latest findings on musk oxen persistence in Alaska. The focus of the...
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Photo Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © Wildlife Conservation Society Video Credit: Luke Groskin © Wildlife Conservation Society Last chance to see the animals recieve holiday treats at WCS's Prospect Park Zoo Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 25 - 26 See video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lampWtJRPPU New York, Dec. 20, 2010- North American river otters Ogie and Dixie rip into their gift to find a special treat inside.   Residents of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo have...
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Media Availability: North American Program Director Jodi Hilty and Greater Yellowstone Wolverine Program Director Robert InmanElusive carnivore, the proverbial “canary in the coal mine” in the age of climate change NEW YORK  (December 15, 2010) – In response to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listing decision regarding wolverines under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) wolverine experts Jodi Hilty and Robert Inman are available to ...
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The Wildlife Conservation Society’s state-of-the-art hospital includes medical, surgical, and pathology facilities for WCS’s Living Institution collectionsServes as headquarters for WCS’s field veterinary program that monitors wildlife health and potential pandemics around the world NEW YORK (December 9, 2010)— The Wildlife Conservation Society celebrates today the 25th Anniversary of the Wildlife Health Center, a state-of-the-art hospital and applied research facility. Opened in 1985,...
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WCS calls for increased protection of refuge’s coastal plain WCS’s George Schaller conducted original field surveys that led to the refuge’s creation in 1960   NEW YORK (December 6, 2010) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge today by calling for permanent protection of the refuge’s coastal plain. WCS’s George Schaller was one of the first to survey the refuge more than five de...
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As the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge celebrates its 50th anniversary, WCS calls for the coastal plain’s permanent protection from energy development.

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WCS was the first to exhibit aardvarks in North AmericaView the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlF066K2QpE New York, NY – Dec. 2, 2010 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo today debuted the first baby aardvark ever born at the zoo. The new male aardvark, nicknamed Hoover, was born in September to parents Dora and Arthur. Hoover spends all of his time with his mother and will continue to nurse until he is three months old. Zoo-goers can see the aardvarks in their naturalistic ...
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Presents to the Animals: See baboons, meerkats, and other wildlife tear into wrapped presents for their favorite treats Every Saturday and Sunday in December at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Zoo is also accepting donations for toy and food drive through December 31 New York, N.Y. November 29, 2010– Wrapping paper will fly through the air as residents of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo receive treat-filled bags and boxes to celebrate the holidays.   Each Saturda...
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Panel of experts address key issues at November 17th event to be held at California Academy of Sciences SAN FRANCISCO (October 28, 2010) –Among the greatest threats to wildlife in the 21st century are that of impeded migrations and fragmented habitats, according to Wildlife Conservation Society scientists speaking at  Saving the Last of the Wild: North American Corridors—an event being held at the California Academy of Sciences. The event is free to the public and...
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