MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

Contact:

Max Pulsinelli – 718-220-5182; cell 571-218-7601; mpulsinelli@wcs.org

Steve Fairchild – 718-220-5189; sfairchild@wcs.org

 

WCS Run for the Wild is presented by Con Edison

8th Annual WCS Run for the Wild at the Bronx Zoo

Annual 5K run/walk is dedicated to saving wildlife and wild places

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Media check-in: 7:00 a.m.

Bronx, N.Y. – April 22, 2016 – The 2016 WCS Run for the Wild is scheduled for Saturday, April 30. Runners, walkers, and wildlife supporters are invited to participate in the 8th annual 5K race and family fun run/walk at the Bronx Zoo.

Each year, WCS Run for the Wild is committed to raising awareness of the threats facing wildlife while raising money to help WCS conservation work at the Bronx Zoo and around the world. This year runners and walkers can choose to participate on behalf of whatever species most inspires them. Since its inception in 2009, more than 40,000 people have participated.

The 5k race for individual runners will begin at 8:00 a.m.; casual runners and walkers can take part in the Family Fun Run/Walk at 8:45 a.m.

More than 5,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate. 

What:    8th annual WCS Run for the Wild

               5k run and family fun run/walk

Who:      Wildlife Conservation Society

When:    Saturday, April 30

   Runners start at 8:00 a.m.

   Casual runners and walkers start at 8:45 a.m.

   *Media check-in begins at 7:00 a.m.

Where:  WCS’s Bronx Zoo

2300 Southern Blvd.

Bronx, NY

Media note(s): Members of the media who wish to cover the event are asked to contact Max Pulsinelli at 718-220-5182; 571-218-7601 (cell); or mpulsinelli@wcs.org so that reserved parking and in-park transportation can be arranged.

Members of the media should check-in at the media/VIP tent in the zoo’s Bronx River parking lot prior to the race.

WCS Run for the Wild is made possible by these generous sponsors and corporate partners:

 

Presented by:                 Con Edison

 

Featured Sponsors:       Modell’s Sporting Goods; Montefiore Medical Center;  Paul Gauguin Cruises

Supporting Sponsors:    ABC-7; ArkWear; Canon; Empire BlueCross BlueShield; Manhattan Beer Distributors; Monroe College

Promotional Partners:  The Bronx Times Reporter; Residence Inn Marriott - The Bronx at Metro Center Atrium

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, 5:30 p.m. weekends from April to October; 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m November to March. Adult admission is $16.95, children (3-12 years old) $11.95, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14.95. Parking is $14 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: newsroom.wcs.org Follow: @WCSNewsroom. For more information: 347-840-1242.

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