Released: 23-Apr-1999 12:00 AM EDT
In logged forests, hunting of wildlife becomes deadly "second harvest"
Wildlife Conservation Society

It's not just trees being removed from the world's rainforests, but staggering numbers of wildlife, which are being killed and sold as "bushmeat," according to a report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), published in the latest issue of Science.

Released: 11-Jan-1997 12:00 AM EST
In Alaska, A New Net Protects Juvenile Fish
Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society researcher develops a new trawl net that drastrically reduces the number of undersized fish caught in the high-volume commercial pollock fishery -- the world's largest trawl fishery. In the U.S. alone, pollock catches $6 billion in 1994. This new net will affect this industry with in the next year.

   
Released: 17-Jan-1997 12:00 AM EST
Kenya's Urban Sprawl Blocks Wildlife Travel
Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society African-born biologist acts as a wildlife traffic cop outside of Nairobi National Park.

Released: 24-Jan-1997 12:00 AM EST
Logging Issues Not So Clear Cut, Say Conservationists
Wildlife Conservation Society

An unlikely tool to save tropical forest biodiversity may be the chainsaw, according to conservationists attending a forest diversity workshop, organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society, headquartered at the Bronx Zoo. With worldwide logging regimes owning more forest land than all national parks combined, conservationists are looking toward forest departments and their production forests to complement existing reserves. PHOTOS AVAILABLE

Released: 19-Feb-1997 12:00 AM EST
WCS, WWF Unveil Tiger Strategy
Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will unveil a new strategy for conserving tigers at the Zoological Society of London symposium, "Tigers 2000." The meeting, scheduled for February 20-21, will bring together many of the world's top tiger experts.

Released: 21-Feb-1997 12:00 AM EST
Society Studies Splendor of Coral, Brooklyn to Belize
Wildlife Conservation Society

With 1997 designated as the International Year of the Reef by marine scientists and conservationists, coral conservationissues have taken center stage. Recognizing the importance of these reef systems as one of the world's greatest habitats, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) targets coral conservation in both hemispheres, coupled with the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation's coral breeding lab in New York.

Released: 22-Mar-1997 12:00 AM EST
Wildlife Expert Testifies to Congress
Wildlife Conservation Society

The U.S. must play a key role in saving central Africa s tropical forests, now in sudden peril due to an unprecedented land rush by high-volume logging companies, according to Michael Fay, a conservation biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) headquartered at the Bronx Zoo.

Released: 3-May-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Wildlife Experts Hold Briefing
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society will host its semi-annual "Meet the Experts" on Wed., May 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Central Park Zoo's board room. This briefing is for jornalists only, and offers a rare opportunity to meet some of the Society's field conservationists in an informal question & answer format. Research topics include:

Released: 22-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Big Cat Expert Reports on Status of U.S. Jaguars
Wildlife Conservation Society

Big-cat expert, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz of the Wildlife Conservation Society, applauds last week's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to list the jaguar as an endangered species on U.S. soil. Rabinowitz released a report last week on the status of jaguars in the southwest.

Released: 22-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Report Addresses Questions Over Wolves in Adirondacks
Wildlife Conservation Society

In an effort to inform the 130,000 people living in New York's Adirondacks State Park where wolves may soon be sharing the landscape, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released a report today answering many of the commonly asked questions by residents about the big canines.

Released: 16-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EDT
In Madagascar, Park for People is Born
Wildlife Conservation Society

Madagascar's largest remaining rainforest contanining animals found nowhere else on earth will be preserved, thanks to an historic compromise that blends the two competing pressures faced by poor countries worldwide: conserving natural resources versus human development.

Released: 28-Oct-1997 12:00 AM EST
Brazil Establishes World's Lagest Rainforest Reserve
Wildlife Conservation Society

The government of the Brazilian State of Amazonas has created a new reserve in the Amazon, thus establishing the world's largest contiguous block of protected rainforest, the Wildlife Conservation Society, headquartered at the Bronx Zoo, announced today.

Released: 15-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
As Human Population Grows, African Wild Dogs Plummet
Wildlife Conservation Society

A combination of natural wanderlust and bad public image has caused African wild dogs to plummet to just 3,000 individuals -- making them as endangered as black rhinos, according to an IUCN report.

Released: 22-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
World Fisheries at Maximum Capacity, Scientists Warn
Wildlife Conservation Society

In a compendium of more than 25 peer-reviewed papers published this month, scientists warn that the world's fisheries are now considered fully or heavily exploited, and need new management schemes to prevent collapse.

Released: 9-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
In Uganda's Impenetrable Forest, a New Census for Mountain Gorillas
Wildlife Conservation Society

A team of scientists has counted nearly 300 mountain gorillas living in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, bringing the total to around 600 for this most endangered gorilla sub-species.

Released: 29-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Despite Odds, Little Known Grauer's Gorillas Persist in Central Africa
Wildlife Conservation Society

The first census in 40 years of Grauer's gorillas has revealed a surprisingly stable population despite human pressures, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, and published in the recent issue of Oryx.

Released: 29-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Malaysian State of Sarawak Bans Commercial Hunting of Wildlife
Wildlife Conservation Society

In a decision applauded by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the Malaysian state of Sarawak voted unanimously to ban commercial hunting earlier this month to prevent further depletion of its wildlife and protect the food source of local communities.

Released: 26-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Wildlife Dying at the Doorsteps of World's National Parks, Study Says
Wildlife Conservation Society

Hunting, collisions with automobiles and trucks, and diseases from domestic animals are killing grizzlies, tigers and other large predators at alarming rates when they leave the confines of national parks, according to a study by the Bronx-Zoo based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Cambridge University, published today in the journal Science.

Released: 30-Apr-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Sharks Get Porthole of Opportunity
Wildlife Conservation Society

The National Marine Fisheries Service adopted new restrictions this week to help stop overfishing of large coastal sharks in the Atlantic, based in part on scientific studies conducted by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.

Released: 26-Jun-1999 12:00 AM EDT
World's Smallest Deer Species Discovered
Wildlife Conservation Society

An adult deer measuring just 20 inches at the shoulder and weighing no more than 25 pounds has been confirmed through DNA testing as a new species, making it the world's smallest deer, according to a recent study led by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Released: 19-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Bizarre Striped Rabbit Discovered in Asia
Wildlife Conservation Society

What's black and brown and striped all over? A new species of rabbit hopping around the forests of Southeast Asia, according to biologists from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, reported in the Aug. 19th issue of the journal Nature.

Released: 16-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
DNA Research Reveals a New Whale Species
Wildlife Conservation Society

Genetic research by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, American Museum of Natural History, and other organizations has revealed that right whales living in the North Pacific Ocean are actually a unique species. (Molecular Ecology)

Released: 8-Dec-2000 12:00 AM EST
Campaign to Protect Critically Endangered Beluga Sturgeon
Wildlife Conservation Society

In response to the triple threat to sturgeon posed by overfishing for caviar, habitat loss and pollution, three leading environmental groups announced a campaign to protect and help restore the world's remaining sturgeon populations.

9-Feb-2001 12:00 AM EST
Yellowstone Moose Have Lost Some Spring in Their Step
Wildlife Conservation Society

As people learn to live with grizzly bears and wolves that have recolonized areas around southern Yellowstone National Park after a 50-year absence, so too must moose, which apparently have forgotten to recognize predators, according to a study funded by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Science, 2-9-01)

Released: 27-Feb-2001 12:00 AM EST
Orangutans May Vanish from Wild in Ten Years
Wildlife Conservation Society

The orangutan - the only great ape found in Asia - may vanish from the wild within a decade, unless illegal logging of its habitat and poaching can be greatly reduced, according to research funded by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Oryx, 2-01)

Released: 20-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Once Thought Extinct, Siamese Crocodile Is Photographed in Siam
Wildlife Conservation Society

A team of conservationists led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society have re-discovered the Siamese crocodile in Thailand (formally known as Siam), capturing the animal on film while surveying for tigers.

Released: 11-May-2001 12:00 AM EDT
WWII Landmark Becomes a Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife Conservation Society

Officials from Myanmar (formally Burma) recently declared a remote valley surrounding the old Ledo Road -- a once vital supply route for the Allies in WWII -- the nation's largest wildlife sanctuary, according to the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society.

Released: 14-Jun-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Bleaching Could be a Hidden Strength for Corals
Wildlife Conservation Society

The global phenomenon of bleaching, in which reef-building corals lose their colorful algae and become white during times of stress, may actually allow some corals to adapt to global warming and other environmental change.

Released: 1-Aug-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Eaten as Food, African Orchids Threatened by Illegal Trade
Wildlife Conservation Society

More than 2.2 million wild orchids are being strip-mined each year from a unique region of Africa, fueled by a growing demand to use the plants as food, according to a report by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Released: 6-Sep-2001 12:00 AM EDT
China to Create New Reserve for Endangered Siberian Tigers
Wildlife Conservation Society

With assistance from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, the Chinese government will create a new protected area along its border with Russia in order to safeguard the nation's remaining population of endangered Siberian (Amur) tigers and Far Eastern leopards.

Released: 30-Nov-2001 12:00 AM EST
World's Last Edens Get $20M Boost
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society announced a $20M challenge grant from philanthropist Robert W. Wilson to manage and protect some of the most biologically important wild areas left on earth.

Released: 7-Dec-2001 12:00 AM EST
Homosexual Behavior Discovered Among Wild Orangutans
Wildlife Conservation Society

A researcher from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society has observed homosexual behavior among orangutans in Sumatra, marking the first time scientists have witnessed this activity among wild populations of these critically endangered great apes.

Released: 15-Dec-2001 12:00 AM EST
Scientists Work to Prevent Recent Ebola Outbreak from Decimating Gorillas and Chimps
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society is working to prevent the recent Ebola virus outbreak from decimating wild populations of gorillas, chimpanzees and other wildlife in Gabon and neighboring Congo.

Released: 26-Jan-2002 12:00 AM EST
Jaguars Persist, Despite Human Incursion
Wildlife Conservation Society

Though the jaguar -- the New World's only true big cat species -- still persists from Argentina to the southwestern United States, it has lost more than half of its range from a century ago. A new study says that an unprecedented conservation effort by the Wildlife Conservation Society may offer the best hope to conserve jaguars into the next century.

Released: 9-Feb-2002 12:00 AM EST
Wild Jaguar Photographed in Arizona
Wildlife Conservation Society

Scientists working for the Wildlife Conservation Society in Arizona have captured an image of a jaguar, a rare visitor to the United States. The picture, taken by a camera trap placed near the U.S.-Mexican border, is the first image of this largest of New World felines in the U.S. since August, 1996.

Released: 14-Mar-2002 12:00 AM EST
Unique National Park for Orchids to be Declared in Africa
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Tanzanian government has announced plans to create a new national park in a region known for its staggering diversity of orchids, marking the first protected area in tropical Africa set aside primarily for its floral significance.

Released: 27-Mar-2002 12:00 AM EST
Bronx Zoo Feathers Help Save Rare Birds Half a World Away
Wildlife Conservation Society

To help save two rare bird species living deep in the jungles of Sarawak, Malaysia, the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society spent two years collecting donations of a different kind from zoos throughout North America. It wasn't money, but tail feathers shed from captive hornbills.

Released: 10-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Greatest Threat to Asia's Wildlife is Hunting
Wildlife Conservation Society

Citing such examples as Vietnam, where a dozen large mammals and birds have gone locally extinct since the end of the Indochina War, a group of experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have declared uncontrolled hunting and trade the greatest threat to wildlife and wild lands in Asia.

Released: 12-Apr-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Investigate Dolphin Intelligence with Diana Reiss on April 17
Wildlife Conservation Society

The landmark discovery of self-recognition in bottlenose dolphins will be the main focus of Dr. Diana Reiss's upcoming lecture "Do I Look Fat?: Mirror Self-Recognition in Dolphins" in Manhattan on April 17

Released: 11-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
New Program Aimed at Reducing Unsustainable Hunting Overseas
Wildlife Conservation Society

The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a new program aimed at eliminating unsustainable hunting overseas, calling it the single greatest threat to wildlife in tropical forests today.

Released: 23-May-2002 12:00 AM EDT
New Program Helps Protect Asian Elephants Through Crop-raiding Prevention
Wildlife Conservation Society

A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and members of local groups and communities in Indonesia have launched a program designed to reduce crop raiding by the world's largest garden pest - the endangered Asian elephant.

Released: 11-Jun-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Want to Save Gorillas? Enforce Laws
Wildlife Conservation Society

The most immediate threat to western gorillas is not habitat destruction as previously believed, but poaching and lack of law enforcement, said a group of experts from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other organizations.

Released: 20-Jun-2002 12:00 AM EDT
African Predator Rediscovered in Tanzania
Wildlife Conservation Society

A scientist from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society has rediscovered an African carnivore -- the Lowe's servaline genet -- that has remained undetected for the last 70 years.

Released: 26-Jul-2002 12:00 AM EDT
First Ever Census of Jaguars Completed
Wildlife Conservation Society

Using a methodology developed to count tigers half a world away, a team of scientists from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society has completed the first-ever census of one of the world's most elusive big cats -- the jaguar.

Released: 24-Aug-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Shark Fin Soup: What Kind of Shark?
Wildlife Conservation Society

Researchers have developed a methodology to determine which shark species are being used for shark-fin soup, an Asian delicacy widely suspected to be contributing to a sharp decline in many shark species. The new methodology will allow regulators to find out if shark fins are coming from legal or protected species.

Released: 13-Sep-2002 12:00 AM EDT
In Laos, a Rare Deer is Discovered Alive and Well Despite War and Overhunting
Wildlife Conservation Society

An isolated population of an unusual deer species known for its unique antlers has turned up in northern Lao People's Democratic Republic, surprising a team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center, who thought that it had succumbed to over-hunting.

Released: 4-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
North Atlantic Swordfish Stocks Nearly Recovered
Wildlife Conservation Society

Strong regulations backed by hard science played a significant part in the remarkable comeback of North Atlantic swordfish populations, which have largely recovered, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

Released: 23-Oct-2002 12:00 AM EDT
Map Shows Human "Footprint" Covers Most of the Earth
Wildlife Conservation Society

Human beings now directly influence more than three quarters of the earth's landmass, according to a state-of-the-art map of the world produced by a team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network.

Released: 20-Dec-2002 12:00 AM EST
Seven-Foot Living "Dinosaur" Lurks in Oregon
Wildlife Conservation Society

What's seven feet long, 250 million years old, and currently lurking in the depths of Oregon's Rogue River? It's the green sturgeon, the craggy, shark-like fish that has quietly eked out a living since the time of the dinosaurs.

Released: 16-Jan-2003 12:00 AM EST
Rare Asian Dolphin Threatened by Human Activities
Wildlife Conservation Society

A rare dolphin species known for assisting fishermen by driving fish into their nets may soon disappear from the great Asian river for which the animals are named.


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