One of three rescued adult cheetahs released last week in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. The release was conducted by a team of conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) working with the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) and the Tanzania Wildlife Division.  The cheetahs were confiscated from an illegal wildlife trader in the Tanzanian city of Arusha. Each cheetah was fitted with a satellit...

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Conservation Hall spotlights marine life native to three regions of the world: The Indo-Pacific, freshwater lakes of Africa, and Brazil’s rainforest Glover’s Reef showcases fish and coral native to this magnificent reef in Belize WCS conservation efforts to protect endangered marine species will be featured Conservation Hall and Glover’s Reef is major part of A Sea Change at the New York Aquarium, a 10-year transformation initiative announced in 2009    Campaign will tran...

Fate of largest gorilla subspecies unknown for past several years due to regional warfare Census team led by Wildlife Conservation Society, ICCN braves insecurity of imperiled Kahuzi-Biega National Park NEW YORK (April 14, 2011)—A census team led by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Insitut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) in Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo today announced some encouragin...

Representatives from more than 35 nations expected to attend May-June 2011 event, in celebration of the International Year of Forests 2011 Three regions account for nearly 80 percent of world’s rainforests and contain two-thirds of world’s terrestrial diversity Announcement made by Republic of Congo’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Forest Economy, and the Environment Henri Djombo NEW YORK ...

Robert Richardson, Jr. and the No. 23 Wildlife Conservation Society Dodge Team are bringing awareness to WCS and wildlife conservation this race season. The WCS car is becoming a favorite amongst race fans and animal lovers alike. Keep track of the races here throughout the series.

Scientists look to pinpoint paths taken by animals on yearly migration   NEW YORK (April 11,  2011) – Twenty-one pronghorn were captured and fitted with  GPS collars in the Upper Snake River Plain of Idaho as part of an ongoing migration study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and its partners, the Bureau of Land Management and Idaho Fish and Game, The pronghorn were captured in a helicopter netting operation on February 28, fitted with the collars, and released. The col...

When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 11 a.m. Where: The Library Building, 1st Basement, United Nations (entrance between 42nd Street and 1st Avenue) Media Must Arrive by 10:30 a.m.   Who:                Mr. Henri Djombo, Minister of Sustainable Development, Forestry, and Environment of the Republic of Congo. WCS Spokesperson: TBD What:Representatives from the Republic of Congo and the Wildlife Conservation Society will hold a news conference announcing ...

Exhibit also features a kangaroo, emus, and other Australian natives Brooklyn, NY-April 11, 2011- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo announces the debut of two baby yellow-footed rock wallabies, called joeys, at its re-opened Australian Walkabout exhibit.   The joeys were born late last year and are experiencing life outside the pouch for the first time. After spending the long winter indoors, all the residents of the Australian Walkabout; a Western grey kangaroo, se...

Featherless penguin chicks have been popping up on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in the last few years. WCS researchers and their partners are unraveling the clues to this strange disorder.