Dr. Cristián Samper, Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, will lead WCS starting August 1, 2012. Dr. Samper follows Dr. Steven E. Sanderson, who retires after a decade of renewing WCS parks, expanding global conservation efforts, and successful financial planning.

Dr. Cristián Samper, Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, to Lead WCS Starting August 1, 2012 Dr. Samper follows Dr. Steven E. Sanderson who retires after a decade of renewing WCS parks, expanding global conservation efforts, and successful financial planningBronx, New York (January 23, 2012) – The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that Dr. Cristián Samper, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, has been ...

El Dr. Cristián Samper, Director del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Smithsonian Institution encabezará WCS a partir del 1ero de agosto, 2012 El Dr. Samper sigue los pasos del Dr. Steven E. Sanderson, quien se retira luego de una década de renovación de los parques de WCS, expansión de los esfuerzos de conservación globales, y una exitosa planificación financiera Bronx, Nueva York (23 de enero, 2012) – La Sociedad para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre (WCS por sus siglas en ing...

Southern River terrapin, fixed with a satellite transmitter, is set free to breed in the waters of Cambodia Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodian Fisheries Administration, and Wildlife Reserves Singapore will monitor turtle Less than 200 adult individuals remain in the wild NEW YORK (January 18, 2012) – The Wildlife Conservation Society, in conjunction with the Cambodian Fisheries Administration and Wildlife Reserves Singapore, announced today the successful release of a Southern River terrap...

A study finds evidence that bushmeat (including these straw-colored fruit bats) illegally imported into the country by air can contain and spread pathogens from wildlife to humans, and establishes the importance of tracking diseases associated with the illegal wildlife trade at U.S. ports.

FOR EMBARGOED RELEASE (January 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time) NEW YORK – January 10, 2012 – An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F. Kennedy International...

Honor Awarded by Rare in Partnership with National GeographicWCS's "Bycatch Escape Gaps for Fish Traps" Takes Top Honor NEW YORK, (January 10, 2012) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society has won top honors from Rare, in partnership with National Geographic, for an innovative marine program operated in Curacao and Kenya. WCS won the grand prize in the contest called "Solution Search: Turning the Tide for Coastal Fisheries."The Wildlife Conservation Society’s winning solution is entitled “...

Spectacularly colored Matilda’s horned viper is discovered by WCS and Museo delle Scienze of Trento, Italy New snake is restricted to remote forest in southwest Tanzania NEW YORK (January 9, 2012) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced the discovery of a spectacularly colored snake from a remote area of Tanzania in East Africa. The striking black-and-yellow snake is called Matilda’s horned viper. It measures 2.1 feet (60 centimeters) and has horn-lik...

WCS and the Museo delle Scienze of Trento, Italy discover a spectacularly colored new snake. Named Matilda’s horned viper, the snake is restricted to remote forest in southwest Tanzania.

In winter 2011, WCS Conservation Scientist Steve Zack traveled to Cuba to represent WCS’s ongoing conservation projects on that vibrant island nation. A first-time visitor to the Caribbean and a passionate ornithologist, the birds that he saw there—in every hue, of every size, and in amazing multitudes—inspired this audio slideshow.