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Gland, Switzerland, 5 June, 2012 (IUCN) 鈥� Increasing alarm for the fate of the two rarest rhinoceros species, and growing concern over the increased illegal hunting of rhinos and demand for rhino horn affecting all five species, has prompted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia to declare 5 June 2012 as the start of the International Year of the Rhino. President Yudhoyono took this step at the request of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and other conservation orga...

Flushing, N.Y. 鈥� June 4, 2012 鈥� Look out Wile E. Coyote 鈥� the 菊花视频鈥檚 Queens Zoo is now home to a greater roadrunner, an avian species known for having the fastest running speed of any flighted bird. 鈥淚t is very exciting to announce the arrival of this amazing animal," said Scott Silver, Director of the Queens Zoo. 鈥淭his is a very popular exhibit here at the zoo for the many people who grew up watching the famous Roadrunner cartoon. Seeing an actual roadrunner in person ...

City Hall's plan to dramatically cut funding for WCS's Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium by 58 percent has deeply troubled our staff and supporters. Still, we try to keep news of these worrisome cuts away from our animals. But unfortunately, it looks like word may have gotten out...and Chewy is taking matters into his own hands.

Coquerel鈥檚 sifaka and collared lemur聽join the Bronx Zoo鈥檚 Madagascar! exhibit View the videos at: http://youtu.be/psckL953QZM聽(sifaka) http://youtu.be/YbX1XGC5_UE聽(collared lemur) Bronx, NY 鈥� June 1, 2012 鈥� ATTACHED PHOTOS: A Coquerel鈥檚 sifaka, born this spring, clings to its mother鈥檚 back as she perches on a branch in the Madagascar! exhibit at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo. A collared lemur, also born this spring, curls up to its mother as...

Cultural organizations, including The Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium, are economic engines for NYC Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium face a cut of 58% in city funding Video: 鈥淎 Bronx Zoo Monkey Gets an iPad鈥� features a tiny monkey聽urging people to support restoration of funding View the full video at:聽http://youtu.be/HXtM97uQtAo Visit www.wcs.org/cityhall to sign the petition New York 鈥� June 1, 2012 鈥� The 菊花视频 released a homemade video called 鈥淎 Bronx Zoo Monk...

Zoo camps offer options for children ages 2 to 17 years oldRegister now at:聽www.queenszoo.com Flushing, N.Y. May 31, 2012鈥撯�揟he 菊花视频鈥檚 Queens Zoo is offering educational camp programs for children and teens this summer. Registration is now open for the summer 2012 season. Zoo camps offer a variety of animal-themed programs for children ages 2 to 17. Junior nature lovers can choose the program that is the best fit for them鈥攆rom Toddler Time for younger kids, to a thr...

Coalition Launches Campaign to Make North American Bison the National Mammal of the United StatesSenator Michael Enzi and Senator Tim Johnson introduce the National Bison Legacy Act Public urged to take action at www.votebison.org BOZEMAN, MT (May 25, 2012)鈥� The 菊花视频, Intertribal Buffalo Council, and National Bison Association today announced the launch of a campaign to make the North American bison the national mammal of the United States. The announcement coincides ...

WCS VP for Species Conservation Liz Bennett details efforts to combat the illegal wildlife trade and highlights the urgent need for additional security forces to slow and ultimately reverse the decimation of myriad charismatic species.

In concert with the introduction of the National Bison Legacy Act in the U.S. Senate, WCS and its partners have launched a campaign to make the American bison our national mammal.

Researchers who discovered a prehistoric crocodile fossil have named the species Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni, in honor of the late WCS conservationist Dr. John Thorbjarnarson. The enormous horned croc was a relative of the Nile crocodile that lives today.