Photo Credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS Bronx, NY- September 6, 2011 – ATTACHED PHOTO: A baby gray titi monkey hangs from its mom at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo.   The monkey, born in April, is on exhibit in the primate section near the zoo’s Mouse House.  The Wildlife Conservation Society works in Bolivia where gray titi monkeys live in the wild. Contact:  Max Pulsinelli 718-220-5182; mpulsinelli@wcs.org   The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildl...

Conservationists in Lao PDR help 20 rare Siamese crocodile hatchlings emerge from their shells at the Laos Zoo, where they will live until they are mature enough to be released back into the wetlands of Savannakhet Province.

Welcome Irene Hope Visitors Can Visit Lamb Starting Today New York, NY, Sept.  1, 2011 –  A lamb was born at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo on Saturday, August 27, the day Hurricane Irene hit New York City.  Born in a stable as the city braced for the storm, she has been named Irene Hope. Early Saturday morning as curators and staff were readying the zoo for the hurricane, the lamb was found cuddled next to her mother in the Tish Children’s Zoo. “On a day of gre...

WCS applauds regulation to limit lead in Argentina’s environment NEW YORK (August 31, 2011)—The Wildlife Conservation Society applauds the government of Santa Fe Province for taking steps to reduce the amount of lead ammunition used in hunting of waterfowl, the first such action of its kind in Argentina. Enacted for this year’s hunting season, the regulation requires hunters to reduce usage of lead shot by 25 percent. The regulation initiates a process that may lead to the eve...

Sante Fe is the first province in Argentina to take steps toward cutting allowable amounts of lead ammunition used for hunting. WCS commends the effort and hopes others will follow their lead against lead pollution.

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Jim Breheny, Bronx Zoo Director and WCS Senior Vice President of Living Institutions: “The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and New York Aquarium, will be closed Saturday and Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Irene. We have taken steps to secure our parks and have taken appropriate measures to ensure the safety of our animals and staff. Our inventories are fully stocked, and we have sufficient supplies to last through the storm. We will...

WCS’s Central Park Zoo welcomes Patagonian cavy pup New York, NY- August 25, 2011 – A two-week-old Patagonian cavy is the latest addition to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo. The yet to be named pup joins parents and older sister in the Tisch Children’s Zoo.     Though they look like rabbits, cavies are rodents whose closest relatives are guinea pigs. They are common in the ...

Volunteer docents and guides enhance zoo-going experience Brooklyn, NY – August 25, 2011 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo is currently accepting applications for its volunteer discovery guide and docent programs.   Prospect Park Zoo volunteers play a key role in enhancing the zoo-going experience by educating visitors about the zoo’s animals and WCS’s mission to save wildlife and wild places around the globe.                                                          ...

Wildlife Conservation Society commends officials for safeguarding fragile coastal areas WCS: protection can be improved in other provinces   NEW YORK (August 24, 2011) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today commended local Chilean officials for keeping salmon farms from the fragile coastal waters of Tierra del Fuego Province due to environmental concerns. The officials also reduced salmon farming in nearby Antarctica and Magellanes Provinces along the Patago...