On a remote and protected Indonesian beach, strange birds and sea turtle hatchlings were recently released into the wild – over thirty olive ridely sea turtles and two maleos, their adult counterparts shown here. 

In honor of Women's History Month, WCS Fiji Country Director Stacey Jupiter discusses the role of women in conservation, as well as her specific work with local women in Fiji. 

Register online at: www.queenszoo.comFlushing, N.Y. –– March 13, 2014 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo has announced registration for its Spring Teen Program on weekends in March and April 2014. The Spring Teen Program gives teens ages 13 to 17 an in-depth look at a variety of zoo careers. Participants will work with zookeepers, conduct animal behavior studies, learn about urban ecology, and more. Dates: Sundays, March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 13 and 27Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Fee: $4...

Sulawesi coastal area serves as critical nesting ground for maleos and olive ridley sea turtles NEW YORK (March 13, 2014)—Working on a remote and protected beach in Indonesia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and PALS—a local partner organization—recently celebrated the release of rare animal hatchlings into the wild, part of a plan to save the olive ridley sea turtle and an extraordinary bird called the maleo. On February 23 on Sulawesi’s Binerean Cape, conservation mana...

David Wilkie, WCS Director of Conservation Support, and Joshua Ginsberg, WCS SVP of Global Conservation, discuss an important cue conservationists can take from the medical community - measuring and evaluating success.

NEW YORK (March 6, 2014) – A group of international scientists have completed the first global inventory of flu strains in birds by reviewing more than 50 published studies and genetic data, providing new insight into the drivers of viral diversity and the emergence of disease that can ultimately impact human health and livelihoods. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE and performed as part of the USAID PREDICT project, identified over 116 avian flu strains in wild birds. This is roug...

In this video, Ullas Karanth, WCS Director for Science-Asia, explains a new and improved method to study tiger populations – counting their stripes.

Participants gain hands-on experience in marine conservationStudy is a collaboration between WCS’s New York Aquarium, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Marine Basin Marina Brooklyn, N.Y. – March 4, 2014 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, along with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Marine Basin Marina, launched a field-science program to monitor one of New York City’s most mysterious denizens: the American eel. The project aims to monitor...

Sue Lieberman, WCS Executive Director for Conservation Policy, gives a brief history of events leading up to the declaration of World Wildlife Day and explains the importance behind the UN's decision.

Bison Ready for New Pastures?Quarantine Protocol Successfully Used to Demonstrate Brucellosis-Free Bison from Infected Herds NEW YORK (February 27, 2014)— A new study from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) demonstrates that it is possible to qualify bison coming from an infected herd as free of brucellosis using quarantine procedures. These bison can then be used to seed conservation herds in other landscapes without the th...