A team led by a conservationist from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, working with the Chadian government and the European Union project CURESS near Chad's Zakouma National Park, has discovered 100 slaughtered elephants, most of them missing only their tusks "” a sure sign that poaching is on the upswing just outside of this renowned protected area.
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has joined the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), a partnership of research institutions, corporations and environmental groups promoting the development of high-quality climate change mitigation projects that also support biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
Coral reef marine protected areas established by local people for traditional use can be far more effective at protecting fish and wildlife than reserves set up by governments expressly for conservation purposes, according to a study by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups.
A mammal that embarks on the longest remaining overland migration in the continental United States could vanish from the ecosystem that includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and National Park Service.
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched an ambitious new program that calls for a 50 percent increase in tiger numbers in key areas over the next decade, according to an article in this week's journal Nature.
A new scientific report by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a 110-year-old science-based conservation organization, says that Northwest Territories' Nahanni National Park Reserve "“ one of Canada's most beloved and storied national parks "“ is too small to maintain its nearly pristine population of grizzly bears, caribou and Dall's sheep.
In a country known more for conflict than conservation, a joint effort by the government of Afghanistan and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been launched to protect the region's unique wildlife and develop the country's first official system of protected areas.
The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, a partnership between fishermen and a small, gray beakless dolphin with a knack for herding fish into nets, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
A recent wildlife census conducted in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) revealed that several species of large mammal are now recovering from a decade of civil war and rampant poaching, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN).
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today "“ with key support from leading energy producers in the Rockies "“ released first-year results from a study on how natural gas development in the Rockies might be influencing wildlife, particularly pronghorn antelope.
In an effort to improve the tracking of avian influenza, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $5 million in support for a new initiative that will monitor wild bird populations for the disease around the globe, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which will spearhead the project involving more than a dozen private and public partners.
Conservationists are calling for a ban on the sale of Caribbean elkhorn and staghorn corals, newly protected today under the Endangered Species Act, though still legally sold in shell shops and souvenir stores of South Florida.
A group of environment ministers representing the seven nations of Central America and Mexico at the Second Mesoamerica Protected Area Congress have agreed to establish a network of protected areas and wildlife corridors to safeguard jaguar populations, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.
A new monkey species discovered last year by scientists with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups is now shown to be so unique, it requires a new genus "“ the first one for monkeys in 83 years.
Frogs and lots of them are being discovered in the Southeast Asia nation of Lao PDR, according to the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, which says that six new frog species have been found by scientists over a two-year period.
The most cost-effective way to stop non-native rats and mongoose from decimating highly endangered species on larger tropical islands is not by intensive trapping, but instead by preserving the forest blocks where wildlife live, according to a new study.
The living fossil that still patrols the rivers of the Pacific Coast recently received a boost from the US government, but the new 'threatened' listing for the green sturgeon only applies to the southern population, and may fail to protect these fish leaving California's Sacramento River System unless stiff measures are applied over a wide geographical range, said the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today applauded a decision today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Tibetan antelope, also known as "chiru," as an endangered species.
A "Red Tide" event that occurred off the coast of El Salvador late last year directly caused the deaths of some 200 sea turtles, according to test results released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other organizations.
Decades of U.S. government-subsidized predator control has failed to prevent a long-term decline in the sheep industry, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Microsoft Corp. today announced it is donating more than $621,000 in software to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a Bronx-based nonprofit organization committed to helping wildlife and humans live in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale.
It may still be "king of the beasts," but the African lion's kingdom is dwindling, according to a new report released by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) that says lions have vanished from 82 percent of their historic distribution over the past several decades.
The government of Madagascar has scored a significant victory for conservation by bringing one million hectares of wild landscapes and seascapes under protection to conserve the island nation's unique fauna and flora, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Responding to recommendations to increase protection for the green sturgeon in coastal waters, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission recently voted to lower retention-size limits for commercial fisheries that harvest this species, an important step to ensuring a future for this living relic.
Avian influenza virus samples collected from wild birds in Mongolia by veterinarians from the New York City-based Wildlife Conservation Society have been selected by the World Health Organization to be part of a new human pandemic influenza vaccine currently in development.
Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and their Russian colleagues from the Russian Far East recently fitted three wild 40-day-old Siberian tiger cubs with tiny radio-collars, marking the youngest wild tigers to be tracked by scientists.
A new book, Conservation and Development Interventions at the Wildlife/Livestock Interface: Implications for Wildlife, Livestock and Human Health, provides real-world examples of the critical role animal health plays in both environmental conservation and economic development.
A female great white shark has completed the first known transoceanic trip for an individual shark, traveling farther than any other shark known, according to the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other organizations.
For the first time ever, scientists have observed and photographed wild gorillas using tools, in one instance employing a stick to test the depth of a pool before wading into it, according to a study.
The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society has announced today that it has received a unique gift to help conservationists safeguard some of Africa's most wild areas "“ a new Cessna aircraft donated by Jeffrey and Darlene Anderson.
What do an African researcher and the fictional character Captain Ahab have in common? Both were searching for a legendary white beast, and whereas Ahab searched for his white whale, Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Charles Foley sought"”and finally found"”his white giraffe.
In a scene reminiscent of the famous Samsonite luggage commercial when a gorilla puts the product's durability to the test, grizzly bears at the Bronx Zoo gave a bear-proof food canister designed for backpackers a real beating, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
A combination of natural and man-made threats is killing gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa, and experts say $30 million is needed for special programs to save some of mankind's closest relatives from disappearing.
Scientists working in an isolated region in the Dar-e Anjir Wildlife Refuge recently discovered that a remote camera set out to survey wildlife had photographed an entire family of extremely rare Asiatic cheetahs.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has positively identified the pathogenic form of avian flu-H5N1- in samples taken from birds last week in Mongolia by field veterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
For the first time ever, a genetic study has followed a single humpback whale from one ocean basin to another, adding to traditional notions of the migratory patterns of these majestic marine mammals in the process, according to researchers.
Wildlife health experts from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society warn that efforts to control the spread of avian flu across Asia and beyond must focus on better management practices on farms and in markets.
What do hot sauce aficionados and African elephants have in common? They both feel the burn of chilli pepper, the key ingredient for resolving human-elephant conflicts in Africa while raising money for farmers and conservation.
Sea turtles that receive the highest protection in Costa Rica and other neighboring countries are dying by the thousands at the hands of unregulated "“ and unsustainable "“ commercial fishing in Nicaragua, according to a study.
An extremely rare "royal" turtle narrowly escaped a trip to a Chinese soup-pot, thanks to a tiny microchip implanted in its skin, according to experts from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.
According to a study by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, controlling the movements of wildlife in markets is a cost-effective means of keeping potential deadly pandemics such as SARS and influenza from occurring.
Results of the latest full range survey indicate that tiger numbers in Russia appear to be stable, say the coordinators of a 2005 winter effort to count the animals, led by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.
The threat of potential pandemics such as Ebola, SARS, and avian influenza demands a more holistic approach to disease control, one that prevents diseases from crossing the divide between humans and animals, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia have discovered a long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair that represents an entire new family of wildlife.
On Earth Day 2005, Dr. Steven Sanderson, President and CEO of the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society will challenge conservationists, lawmakers, and the media to create a culture of conservation that has the ability to retrieve the "culture of life" from mere rhetoric and make it a more genuine affirmation of life on earth.
Olga, the first Siberian tiger ever fitted with a radio-collar, is dead, according to officials from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, who have been tracking the big cat for the past 13 years.
Photos reveal a male jaguar acting like he was on a fashion runway in Manhattan, rather than his home in Kaa-Iya National Park in Bolivia, when it plopped down in front of a remote "camera trap" and allowed a remarkable 35 pictures to be taken over a five-and-a-half hour period.
Even a small increase in the wealth of poor, rural families in Gabon may cause a substantial increase in the consumption of bushmeat, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society in a recent issue of Conservation Biology.
For the first time, two types of genetic material -- both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA -- have been used to verify a new species designation of great whale, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups.
All recent Ebola virus outbreaks in humans in forests between Gabon and the Republic of Congo were the result of handling infected wild animal carcasses, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and its regional partners.
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