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.
The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, in partnership with Bolivian protected area authorities, announced today a one-of-a-kind international auction for the right to name an entire species of monkey.
An isolated population of rare Grauer's gorillas, living among rebel armies and bands of poachers, has managed to survive in one of the most dangerous regions in Africa, and may even be increasing, according to a recent census by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in the remote northeastern region of India, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
A team of conservationists led by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society announced the first range-wide count in nine years of Siberian (Amur) tigers, one of the world's most threatened big cats.
Scientists with the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have recently been counting their zoo animals from a lofty perch: namely, outer space.
A report released by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society and Uganda's National Forest Authority says that Uganda's forests are worth some $350 million per year, with rural people supplementing up to 36 percent of their income with renewable forest products.
Scientists have discovered that a remote rainforest in Central Africa is home to a population of innovative, tool-making chimpanzees that "fish" for termite dinners.
Vilified in popular culture as a relentless man-eater, the great white shark finally received today global recognition as a persecuted species worthy of protection.
The Wildlife Conservation Society will host a one-day symposium on Sept. 29th at Rockefeller University in New York City to address the issue of emerging diseases shared by humans, wildlife and domestic animals. The symposium is free, but advance registration is required.
Scientists from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society tacked a young male wolverine on a six-week journey that covered some 550 miles within three western states.
Goldman Sachs has announced the unprecedented gift of a sprawling wilderness in Chile to the Wildlife Conservation Society. The lands, on the island of Tierra del Fuego, are home to the world's southernmost stands of old growth forests.
The rapidly expanding and unsustainable trade in wildlife for meat in many parts of the world "” including the United States "” represents a threat to both biodiversity and the health and well-being of human, wildlife and livestock communities across the globe.
Veterinarians from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society have confirmed the first-known case of canine distemper in a wild Siberian tiger in the Russian Far East, further threatening populations of this highly endangered big cat.
Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and their Russian colleagues from the Sikhote-Alin Reserve have fitted three wild Siberian tiger cubs under six weeks old with tiny radio-collars, marking the youngest wild tigers to be tracked by scientists.
A study has revealed how Africa's giant mahoganies require specialized, poorly understood soil conditions "“ results that could have huge implications on how Africa's tropical forests are managed.
During the past month, a significant portion of the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo"”home to more than half the world's 700 mountain gorillas and a World Heritage Site"”has been completely deforested by thousands of people who have encroached on the park from Rwanda.
A recent camera trap survey launched by the Wildlife Conservation Society in collaboration with the Department of Forestry in the Lao People's Democratic Republic has uncovered a surprisingly varied gallery of mammals in one of the country's last remaining wild areas.
A unique new atlas of the Adirondack Park"”the largest protected area in the lower 48 states"”features everything from the area's geology and wildlife to the history of human settlements and activities, showing the landscape in its full scope for the first time in such a format.
Bolivia's sprawling Kaa-Iya Gran Chaco National Park, known for some of the world's highest densities of ticks, may now lay claim to another superlative: more jaguars than any protected area on earth.
With South America's Mars-like Altiplano region serving as a surreal back-drop, a group of scientists recently braved frigid temperatures, high winds, and altitudes of over 11,000 feet to fit bands on 300 threatened James' flamingoes chicks.
Bottlenecks from increased development are choking off ancient migration routes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and other regions, according to a study.
Three-ton elephant seals, boisterous southern sea lions, and some of the world's largest penguin colonies recently received a protective boost, when the government of Argentina signed a comprehensive plan to safeguard its 2,000-mile coastal zone from harmful development.
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