Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and other members of the Blue Iguana Recovery Program close to saving reptile on Grand Cayman NEW YORK (July 18, 2011)—While thousands of species are threatened with extinction around the globe, efforts to save the Grand Cayman blue iguana represent a rarity in conservation: a chance for complete recovery, according to health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo and other members of the Blue Iguana Recovery P...

Park rangers from Thailand’s Western Forest Complex apprehend a group of poachers suspected to have killed as many as 10 tigers in the region. The poachers were involved in an organized crime ring that WCS and other partners have been tracking for the past year.

Legislation Would Provide Teacher Training and Integration across Core Subjects Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) Champion the Bill in Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 14, 2011) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) applauded today’s introduction of the No Child Left Inside Act in Congress. Through environmentally-focused professional development for teachers and access to the field trips and other out-of-school learning oppor...

Arrest is a victory for government of Thailand Confiscated cell phone contains evidence of poaching Organized crime continues to threaten tigers and other wildlife A statement issued by Joe Walston, Director for the Asia Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society NEW YORK (July 14, 2011)—“The Wildlife Conservation Society commends the actions of the government of Thailand in the recent arrest of tiger poachers operating in the Western ...

WCS’s Dr. Steve Zack reports on migratory bird studies from remote Arctic Alaska on Yale Environment 360 Bronx, N.Y. (July 12, 2011) –The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that Conservation Scientist Dr. Steve Zack is reporting from the field on Yale Environment 360’s website (click here <http://e360.yale.edu/content/digest.msp?id=3030> ) as he and other WCS scientists gather critical information to inform the future for shorebirds and songbirds in the largest Arctic ...

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Representatives of the Government of South Sudan reflect on the importance of integrating sound natural resources management and wildlife conservation into the development goals for Africa’s newest nation.

New nation’s independence on July 9th represents hope for the world’s second largest terrestrial migration With USAID support, WCS is working with South Sudan’s government on protected area management and land-use planning NEW YORK (July 8, 2011) – As South Sudan officially breaks away to form a new nation on July 9, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) emphasizes that the vast wildlife and habitat resources of...

A clean-shaven champion of the moustache toad, herpetologist Ben Han wins three Conservation Leadership Program grant awards. By inspiring young scientists, Han is sewing a future for amphibians and conservation in China.

Fisher numbers in northwestern California are falling. A new WCS study finds the population of these elusive forest predators dropped 73 percent in less than a decade.