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Emerging Threat to Marine Wildlife from Trade Demand for Croaker Fish Swim Bladders

The heightened value of croaker swim bladders, or maws, is contributing to the endangerment of multiple marine species, including the Critically Endangered vaquita porpoise that exists only in Mexico’s Gulf of California, the authors of a new article in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystem have found. 

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Snow Leopard Cubs, “Ghosts of the Mountains,” Debut at the Bronx Zoo
Bronx, NY (Nov. 3, 2023) – Two snow leopard cubs are debuting at the Bronx Zoo. Snow leopards, among the world’s most elusive big cats, are rarely seen in the wild and are sometimes referred to as “the ghost of the mountains.” The species lives in some of the harshest conditions on Earth; in high elevations in the mountains of central Asia, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and U...
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WCS and COMIFAC Commit to a New Partnership in the Congo Basin to Effectively and Equitably Conserve 30 Percent of Marine and Terrestrial Areas

The Executive Secretariat of the Central African Forest Commission (or Commission des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale - COMIFAC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of Target 3 of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

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Gundi Launched This Week: The Universal Adaptor for Conservation Technologies

In a joint endeavor to amplify efforts to monitor and protect critical ecosystems across the globe, EarthRanger, Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have launched a first-of-its-kind universal adaptor for conservation technologies called Gundi.

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Looking Right at Us! The WCS Ocean Giants Team Shares a Close Encounter With a Humpback Whale in the New York Bight
New York, NY, Oct. 26, 2023 – The WCS Ocean Giants Team recently had a close encounter with a humpback whale in the NY Bight, when the whale (one in a pair of whales) approached their boat and swam around it for several minutes – images and memories that last a lifetime. The team, about 60 miles off the coast of NY, earlier this month was conducting ongoing research on humpbacks and other whales to better understand their distribution, behavior and habitat-use in the New York...
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (Oct. 24, 2023) -- The following statement was issued today by the Wildlife Conservation Society concerning New State Gov. Kathy Hochul’s historic announcement of a major green energy project that will power 2.6 million homes and provide 12 percent of the state’s electricity needs. Said Monica Medina, President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society: “At WCS, we extend congratulations to Governor Kathy Hochul and the state of New York for their l...
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WCS Sponsors Oct. 29 Showing of “Best of the Fest” from New York WILD Film Festival

The Wildlife Conservation Society has partnered with the New York WILD Film Festival and The Picture House Regional Film Center for an afternoon of New York WILD’S “Best of the Fest” on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Bronxville starting at 2pm.

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Update on Prospect Park Zoo, Which Is Temporarily Closed Following the Sept. 29th Extreme Rain in NYC
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Oct. 14, 2023) --- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn experienced extensive damage to its facilities and infrastructure during the extreme rain which hit New York City on Sept. 29. The zoo remains temporarily closed, and a re-opening date has not been identified. No animals were harmed or negatively affected by the flooding. The storm, which deluged the Prospect Park Zoo with more than 7 inches of rain and run-off from surrounding stre...
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Amazonas Brazil Experiencing Worst Drought in Recorded History: A Result of the Climate Crisis Amplified by El Niño
MANAUS, Brazil (Oct. 13, 2023) – The following statement was issued by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Brazil Country Director Carlos Durigan: “The Amazon Biome in Brazil is facing an unprecedented environmental and humanitarian crisis due to extreme drought, deforestation and increasingly frequent forest fires, intensified by global warming associated with the climate crisis and an intense El Niño. International research indicates that the climate crisis induced by human ...
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STAT: Needed Now—Holistic and Equitable Expansion of Outdated Public Health Approaches, Including Integration of the Environment and Climate
BERLIN, Germany (Oct. 13, 2023) – The following statement was issued by Monica Medina, President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society, in connection to a keynote speech she delivered at the Breaking Barriers conference on One Health in Berlin, Oct. 12 and 13: (See full speech here.) Said Medina: “We are currently in the midst of three integrated human-caused global crises: massive biodiversity loss, climate change, and emerging infectious diseases/pandemics. There is st...
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