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.

Wildlife Conservation Society and others discover chicks with feather-loss disorder in Argentina and South Africa WCS’s third annual “Run for the Wild” is dedicated to helping save penguins Saturday, April 30, Bronx Zoo NEW YORK (April 7, 2011)—Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Washington, and other groups are grappling with a wildlife mystery: Why are some penguin chicks losing their feathers? The appearance of “naked” penguins—afflicte...

Friday, April 8, 2011 – 1:30-3:00 PM AND Saturday, April 9, 2011 – 9:00-10:00 AM What:             Photo/Video opportunity of Mia, the Bronx Zoo’s Egyptian cobra Where:             Reptile House, Bronx Zoo When:               Friday, April 8, 2011 – 1:30-3:00 PM AND Saturday, April 9, 2011 – 9:00-10:00 AM            Important Media Notes: All media must enter at Bronx Zoo's Rainy Gate/Fordham Road entrance.  The Reptile House will be open to the public on Saturday, April ...

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WCS Central Park Zoo announces opening of 4-D theater experience New attraction takes viewers to the frigid Arctic and Antarctic in BBC Earth’s Planet Earth: Ice Worlds New York  - April 4, 2011– The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo is offering guests the chance to experience the Arctic and Antarctic through the eyes of  polar bears and penguins with the opening of the 4-D theater experience from SimEx-Iwerks.   The new attraction, featuring the world premier of the...

To submit suggestions, go to www.bronxzoo.com NEW YORK (April 1, 2011) – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo today thanked the public for its support and for the thousands who have offered help to name its Egyptian cobra. The zoo has joined the NY Daily News asking the public for suggestions. The public is invited to submit suggestions at www.bronxzoo.com until Monday, April 4 at 1 p.m. EDT. The submission pool will then be narrowed down to five for public vote, to begin at 3...

Bronx Zoo Egyptian Cobra Found Alive and Well in Reptile House Snake was found in non-public, off-exhibit area   NEW YORK (March 31, 2011) – Officials from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo announced today that after a thorough seven-day search in the zoo’s Reptile House, the missing Egyptian cobra has been found inside the building. Officials made the announcement at a news conference, where they showed a photog...