Take the Bronx Zoo’s Mother’s Day Quiz and Find Out NEW YORK – May, 6, 2011 – So what’s all the hoopla about tiger moms? Maybe you are one; maybe you know one. Or perhaps she is more of a sea turtle  mom – hands-off and relaxed. Whatever her maternal style, the mother in your life probably has a match in the animal kingdom. Take the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo’s newly released online Mother’s day quiz and find out at: ww...

A WCS study finds when Brazilian ranchers rotate crops in the Pantanal and Cerrado, they get bigger cows, bigger profits, and better ecosystems for wildlife.

WCS’s Wildlife Crime Teams commemorate the anniversary of the death of Vietnam’s last rhino with raids on restaurants and shops in the city of Da Lat, where civets, mouse deer, pangolin, and other rare species continue to be served to diners and sold as souvenirs.

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Young Grevy’s zebra thrills zoo-goers in the African Plains exhibit View the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiVr66Cf4vk   (Cut and paste link into browser if prompted for a password) Bronx, NY – May 3, 2011 – A young Grevy’s zebra recently made its public debut in the African Plains exhibit at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo.Born in early 2011, this ...

Enforcement effort finds illegal wildlife still rampant in city of Da LatWCS surveys showed that illegal wildlife was still being sold NEW YORK (May 3, 2011)—The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a series of successful restaurant raids by Vietnamese enforcement teams throughout the city of Da Lat, the latest action in Vietnam’s ongoing effort to eradicate the sale of illegal wildlife within its borders. The Lam Dong Forest Protection Department (FPD) carried out its latest wave of r...

WCS: Rotational grazing in native pasturelands benefits wildlife in Brazil’s Pantanal and Cerrado regions Pantanal and Cerrado are the most endangered ecosystems in Brazil – highlighted in new WCS book – Birds of Brazil NEW YORK (May 3, 2011) – Rotational grazing of cattle in native pasturelands in Brazil’s Pantanal and Cerrado regions can benefit both cattle and wildlife, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society.  The techn...

More Than 6,600 Penguin Champs Dash Through the WCS Bronx Zoo at the 3rd Annual WCS Run for the Wild Danielle Rosario, Bronx, N.Y. – First woman to cross the finish line  Chris Bauer, Seacliff, N.Y. – First man to cross the finish line    Team Aghelos from Port Washington, Long Island – top fundraiser Bronx, N.Y. – April 30, 2011 – More than 6,600 penguin champs ran, jogged, and walked through the W...

A team of conservationists has released three adult cheetahs, rescued from the hands of an illegal wildlife trader, into Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.

3rd annual 5k and family fun run/walk at WCS’s Bronx Zoo More than 6,500 runners and walkers will help WCS save penguins and their habitats around the world Saturday, April 30, 2011 Bronx, N.Y. – April, 27, 2011 – The third annual Wildlife Conservation Society Run for the Wild 5k run and family fun run/walk takes place this Saturday, April 30 at WCS’s Bronx Zoo. This year’s event is dedicated to helping save penguins, which the Wildlife Conservation Society has been wo...