When: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 4 p.m. Who:                          Jim Breheny, WCS Senior Vice President for Living Institutions, Director of the Bronx Zoo What:                       News Conference Where:                    Schiff Family Great Hall, Bronx Zoo When:                      Thursday, March 31, 2011, 4 p.m. SPECIAL NOTE TO REPORTERS:  PLEASE ARRIVE BY 3:30 P.M. FOR CHECK IN. ALL MEDIA MUST ENTER AT BRONX ZOO’S RAINEY GATE/FORDHAM ROAD ENTRANCE MEDIA NOTE(S): Me...

One-time only “insider’s tour” gives visitors a closer look at some of the aquarium’s most amazing animalsSaturday, April 9 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.Register now at: www.nyaquarium.com  Brooklyn, N.Y. – March 29 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium is offering some visitors the one-time only opportunity to go behind the scenes to get a deeper look into several of the aquarium’s beautiful animal exhibits.   Education staff will guide visitors through many exciting adventure...

World premier of BBC Earth’s Planet Earth: Ice Worlds 4D Experience Media Preview Monday April 4, 1:00 p.m. New York – March 29, 2011- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo invites members of the media and their families to a special preview of the new 4-D theater experience from SimEx-Iwerks on Monday, April 4 at 1:00 p.m.   The new attraction featuring the world premier of the original film Planet Earth: Ice Worlds from BBC Earth will open to the public for ...

A WCS census confirms a healthy population of western lowland gorillas in and around Cameroon’s Deng Deng National Park.

Patience: It’s the Snake’s Game We understand the interest in this story and that everyone wants us to find the missing snake. Right now, it’s the snake’s game. At this point, it’s just like fishing; you put the hook in the water and wait. Our best strategy is patience, allowing her time to come out of hiding. We remain confident that the snake is contained within the Reptile House. When we discovered the snake was missing on Friday, we immediately secured the building and conducted a search of...

New Census finds a dense and healthy population of western lowland gorillas ' Deng Deng National Park – plus adjacent logging area – are critical to gorilla survival and need proper protection Region contains world’s northernmost population of western lowland gorillas NEW YORK (March 28, 2011)  – A new census by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released today reveals a dense and healthy population of western l...

‘Invisible’ barriers within the western Indian Ocean are keeping populations of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins from intermingling. New research advises conservation plans to take environmental conditions such as currents into consideration.

Participants Include Dr. Daniel Wani, Southern Sudan Undersecretary for Wildlife, Conservation and TourismNational Geographic Channel’s “Great Migrations” Captures the Mass Movement of Southern Sudan’s White-Eared Kob** Speakers are available for media interviews ** Washington, D.C. –– The Wildlife Conservation Society is hosting a briefing event on the economic and environmental future of the newly independent Southern Sudan, featuring a screening of cuts from National Geographic Channe...

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (March 24, 2011) – A Wildlife Conservation Society delegation has gathered with leaders in bison conservation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this week for an American Bison Society meeting. From March 23-25, the American Bison Society, along with a broad range of stakeholders including Native Americans, ranchers, scientists, and government agencies are focused on ensuring the ecological restoration of bison in North America. The ABS was formed in 1905 and led then by William Hornaday, WCS's...

After their mother was tranquilized in the family den, these black bear cubs in Nevada recently found themselves visited by field scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Nevada Department of Wildlife. The scientists collected data on the cub’s health, sex, and color, implanted each with microchips and then placed the three back in the den with Mama bear. The chips enable scientists to monitor cub survival rate and track them as they grow older. WCS and its partners are working to i...