Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28 Children in costume receive free admission Activities are also planned for Halloween Day Flushing, N.Y. – Oct. 9, 2012 – Haunted habitats and more Halloween fun awaits at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo weekend. Boo at the Zoo will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Halloween Day, 3 to 5 p.m. Activities include face-painting, live animal prese...

More Than 1,500 Runners and Walkers Dash Across Coney Island’s Famous Boardwalk at the WCS Run for the Wild in Brooklyn Fiona Bayly, New York, N.Y. – First woman to cross the finish line Alessio Asaro, Queens, N.Y. – First man to cross the finish line City Council Member Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., and Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny were in attendance Christopher Ritchey of Manhattan earns top fundr...

Two new buildings join the C.V. Starr Science Campus at the Bronx Zoo. The LaMattina Wildlife Ambassador Center and expanded Wildlife Health Center help WCS continue its mission of connecting people to nature while ensuring exemplary care for animals.

Both buildings are part of the C.V. Starr Science Campus at the Bronx Zoo Bronx, NY – Oct. 4, 2012 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo has completed construction of two buildings – the LaMattina Wildlife Ambassador Center, an education center that will enthrall students as they learn about wildlife and wild places, and an expansion of its Wildlife Health Center. The buildings were unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. The facilities will help WC...

Both buildings are part of the C.V. Starr Science Campus at the Bronx Zoo Thursday, October 4, 2012; 10:30 a.m. Media Arrival: 10 a.m. Bronx, NY – Oct. 2, 2012 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo has completed construction of two buildings and will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the LaMattina Wildlife Ambassador Center and an expansion of the Wildlife Health Center at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4. The facilities will help WCS continue its long ...

Teens can win prizes by producing a 30-60 second video advocating for the bison to become to the National Mammal Visit VoteBison.org to cast your vote Bronx, N.Y. – October 1, 2012 – The Vote Bison coalition, which is campaigning to make the bison the National Mammal of the United States, issued a call for teen-created videos that tell Americans why the bison deserves their votes. The coalition is asking teens (ages 13-19) to create and submit a 30-60 second public service announcement (P...

Wolverines are known for their ferocity: these powerful carnivores are able to kill prey many times their size and are built to live in inhospitable environments. Despite these advantages, wolverine numbers steadily declined throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Determined to conserve these land-dwelling weasels, WCS established long-term research and conservation programs in Canada and the U.S. See how we study these reclusive animals in the following episode of This American Land, a weekly news program that focuses on issues impacting our country's landscapes, waters and wildlife.

Boo at the Zoo is Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28 Brooklyn, N.Y. – Sept. 28, 2012 – Halloween fun awaits at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo’s annual Boo at the Zoo weekend. Boo at the Zoo will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include face-painting, crafts, pumpkin treats for the zoo’s baboons, and more. Boo at the Zoo festivities on both days include: Discovery Cente...

During the September 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Korea, WCS co-sponsored a motion to create a conservation “Green List.” The newly adopted category will feature thriving species, emphasizing that conservation doesn’t merely exist to ward off extinction.

For the first time in history, camera traps captured footage of Cross River gorillas—the rarest of the great apes. Field conservationists devoted to their study rarely spot them, so our colleagues in Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary were floored by footage they discovered last May. Watch as eight gorillas stroll through the woods, and be sure to look out for an incredible demonstration of power by a silverback.