Data-driven analysis will maximize return-on-investment in protecting wildlife and wild lands New York (March 26, 2014)—Scientists seeking a more efficient way of protecting the heart of Africa’s wildlife—the Greater Virunga Landscape—have developed a method to make the most of limited enforcement resources, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, Imperial College London, and the Uganda Wildlife Authority. By channeling data on wildlife sight...

Programs are available for children of all agesRegister online at:wcs.org/campNew York –– February 11, 2014 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and New York Aquarium have opened registration for family, youth, and camp programs for the 2014 spring and summer season. Programs include age-appropriate hands-on science activities, animal encounters, exhibit visits, and arts-and-crafts. Early registration is recommended as space is lim...

WCS-led satellite tracking study charts humpback whale movements and identifies overlap with offshore ocean industries Half of monitored animals unexpectedly travel north of coastal Gabon, perhaps toward an unknown breeding ground for humpbacks NEW YORK (February 5, 2014)—Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Oregon State University, Stanford University, Columbia University, and the American Museum of Natural History have found that humpback whales swimming off the coast of western...

Working with a team of ecologists, planners, and programmers, WCS Senior Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson has developed Mannahatta2409.org, enabling any individual to visualize a sustainable future New York.

Lunar New Year at the Prospect Park Zoo: Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 15 & 16Lunar New Year at the Queens Zoo: Saturday & Sunday 1 & 2 New York – Jan. 30, 2014 – The Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo have events in February celebrating Lunar New Year 2014 – The year of the horse. At the WCS Prospect Park Zoo on Feb. 15 & 16: Activities include:Live Animal Demonstrations – Zoo staff will introduce visitors to some of the animals who call the zoo ho...

India is a haven for elusive animals, with close to 50 species of wild carnivores. Krithi Karnath, WCS Associate Conservation Scientist, takes a look back at 20 years of successful camera trapping by the WCS-India Program.

Mannahatta2409.org enables public to create and contribute sustainable visions for New York City of tomorrow New York (January 28, 2014)—A new online tool developed by the Wildlife Conservation Society will enable New Yorkers to develop and share sustainable visions of New York City’s future, making it possible for the public to virtually plan their city block by block.To create a “vision,” users log on to Mannahatta2409.org, select the block, neighborhood, or community district of interest, and...

Genetic study by American Museum of Natural History’s Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Lisbon, Portugal finds clymene dolphin to be the product of hybridization between two other dolphin species First documented natural hybrid species among marine mammals NEW YORK (January 8, 2014)—A newly published study on the clymene dolphin, a small and sleek marine mammal living in the Atlantic Ocean, shows that this species arose through natural h...

In this profile of Dr. Ullas Karanth, WCS Director for Science-Asia, we learn how the esteemed tiger expert got his start and how his approach to saving the endangered big cats has changed over the course of his career.

.image { font-size: 10px; color: #a2a2a2; } Author: Southern Weekend reporter Yuan Duanduan From: Kenya, Mozambique, November 15, 2013, 09:48:26 Origin: Southern Weekend China has become the largest illegal ivory consumer market in the world, but 2 /3 of the Chinese people do not know ivory is obtained through killing the elephant. In 1979, there were 1.3 million African elephants, but now less than four hundred thousand remain. If this situation continues, African elephants will become extinc...