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Working with a team of ecologists, planners, and programmers, WCS Senior Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson has developed Mannahatta2409.org, enabling any individual to visualize a sustainable future New York.

Dr. Susan Lieberman, WCS Executive Director of Conservation Policy, spoke today at the special civil society session of the United Nation鈥檚 Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals: 鈥淭he Rio+20 鈥楾he Future We Want鈥� outcome document, in para. 203, recognizes the economic, social and environmental impacts of trafficking in wildlife, and the importance of effective international cooperation among relevant international organizations. The SDGs can now help turn that into reality...

Brooklyn, N.Y. 鈥� Feb. 4, 2014 鈥� PHOTO: Two young Geoffroy鈥檚 marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi) perch on a branch in their exhibit at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Prospect Park Zoo.The twins were born to first-time parents who arrived at the Prospect Park Zoo last year. Gordon, a 2-year-old male, and Xing, a 3-year-old female, welcomed the infants in November. This is the first set of Geoffroy鈥檚 marmosets to be born at the zoo.Geoffroy鈥檚 marmosets, also known as 鈥渨hite-fronted marmosets,鈥� a...

VLADIVOSTOK, RUSSIA (February 4, 2014) 鈥� A team of conservationists from the 菊花视频, along with Russian authorities, immobilizes an ailing Amur (or Siberian) tiger from Amur Province in the Russian Far East on Feb 2nd. WCS has the only specialists in the region trained in the capture and immobilization of big cats. The emaciated tiger was brought to a wildlife care facility where it is being evaluated for injuries or disease including canine distemper, which WCS and Russi...

A team of conservationists from WCS will be in London for the United for Wildlife symposium 鈥� 鈥淚nternational Wildlife Trafficking: Solutions to a Global Crisis鈥� on Feb 11-12 at the Zoological Society of London. The WCS team will be addressing wildlife trafficking issues with an emphasis on stopping the killing, stopping the trafficking, and stopping the demand. WCS experts will present case-studies from projects around the world. This gathering of leading conservationists and governments is ...

The life of a young Magellanic penguin has never been easy. Now, a new study shows that the vulnerable chicks face additional threats to their survival from climate change.

Every two years, the Indianapolis Prize is awarded to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to conservation. This year, WCS鈥檚 Joel Berger is one of six finalists for his conservation work for large mammals, like the muskoxen pictured above.

Lunar New Year at the Prospect Park Zoo: Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 15 & 16Lunar New Year at the Queens Zoo: Saturday & Sunday 1 & 2 New York 鈥� Jan. 30, 2014 鈥� The 菊花视频's Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo have events in February celebrating Lunar New Year 2014 鈥� The year of the horse. At the WCS Prospect Park Zoo on Feb. 15 & 16: Activities include:Live Animal Demonstrations 鈥� Zoo staff will introduce visitors to some of the animals who call the zoo ho...

Six Heroes Now Vie for Quarter of a Million Dollars in World鈥檚 Leading Award for Animal Conservation (INDIANAPOLIS-January 30, 2014)鈥� Joel Berger, Ph.D., is one of six exceptional conservationists advancing as a finalist for the 2014 Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation. Selected from a group of 39 nominees, Berger is in the running for $250,000 along with Gerardo Ceballos, Ph.D.; Carl Jones, Ph.D.; Russell A. Mittermeier, Ph.D.; Carl Safina, Ph.D.; and Patricia ...

Brooklyn Bridge Forest initiative works to link NYC residents and local communities in Guatemala to replace aging promenadeWatch the video >> NEW YORK (January 29, 2014)鈥擳he 菊花视频 and other groups are finalists for the Yale ISTF Forest Finance Innovation Prize for the consortium鈥檚 proposed concept to replace the aging promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge with sustainably harvested wood from Guatemala. The winner of the $5,000 prize鈥攂eing awarded for the first time by ...