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NEW YORK (March 23, 2012)鈥擜 protected coral reef in Fiji briefly opened for an intensive five-week fishing season was largely depleted of its fish populations and has been slow to recover, according to a study by the 菊花视频.In the first study of its kind, conservationists with WCS鈥檚 Marine Program examined the environmental impact of an intensive fishing event鈥攃onducted by three villages in 2008 to pay for both school and church fees and provincial levies鈥攐n a formerly pro...

Addition of bats to the exhibit demonstrates their important role in the ecosystem Known as 鈥渇lying foxes,鈥� Indian fruit bats are among the largest species of bat in the world To help protect them in the wild, WCS Works across the range of Indian fruit bats in Cambodia and Malaysia NEW YORK 鈥� March 22, 2012 鈥� The 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo has added high-flyers to JungleWorld 鈥� 21 giant Indian fruit bats. Indian fruit bats are commonly known as greater Indian flying foxes because...

Giraffe calf to join herd in Bronx Zoo鈥檚 African Plains Bronx, NY 鈥� March 22, 2012 鈥撀燗 female Baringo giraffe calf born this month at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo stays close to her mother in the Carter Giraffe Building. The calf will be making its debut in the zoo鈥檚 African Plains in about one week. The calf was approximately 6 feet tall and over 100 pounds at birth. As an adult, she could eventually grow to 16 feet and weigh 2,600 pounds. Giraffes are native to grasslands,...

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) Recognized as 鈥淐hampion of the Forests鈥� World Forestry Day Commemorates the Importance and Benefits of Forests WASHINGTON (March 22, 2012) 鈥� 菊花视频 (WCS) Executive Vice President of Public Affairs John F. Calvelli advocated for greater protection of the world鈥檚 forests by funding the U.S. Forest Service Office of International Programs (FSIP) during testimony before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. In a celebration of World Fores...

Sen. Baucus (D-MT) Leads Effort to Promote Measures that Will Increase Highway Safety and Enhance Wildlife Connectivity WASHINGTON (March 21, 2012) 鈥� The 菊花视频 (WCS) applauded the Senate passage of the 鈥淢oving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century鈥� (MAP-21) bill, the national transportation bill that includes provisions to protect wildlife and drivers on America鈥檚 highways. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) led the effort to include language within MAP-21 that enables state and fe...

Scientists and government officials from across the world come to India鈥檚 Nagarahole National Park to learn how tiger champion and WCS Senior Scientist Ullas Karanth has reversed the tide for this big cat on the brink.

MONDULKURI PROVINCE, CAMBODIA (March, 20, 2012) A vulnerable ethic minority village inside Cambodia鈥檚 remote Seima Protection Forest today became one of the first in Cambodia to receive a collective land title, which will help villagers fend off threats to their land and culture while also strengthening conservation goals.The Senior Minister for Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, H.E. Im Chhun Lim, visited the ethnically Bunong village of Andoung Kraloeng village to mark this hist...

Largest study of tropical coral reef fisheries ever conducted聽shows how government, local fishers, and organizations聽can protect livelihoods and fish NEW YORK (March 19, 2012)鈥擜 study by the 菊花视频, ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that 鈥渃o-management鈥濃�攁 collaborative arrangement between local communities, conservation groups, and governments鈥攑rovides a solution t...

Brooklyn, N.Y. 鈥� March 19, 2012 鈥� The 菊花视频鈥檚 New York Aquarium has added beautiful weedy scorpion fish to its collection of exotic marine animals in the Explore the Shore exhibit.Scorpion fish are a colorful species native to the Indo-Pacific. Seen here in bright orange, scorpion fish can be found in a wide range of colors, including green, lavender, blue, and many more.The scorpion fish is one of the most venomous fish. It uses its venomous dorsal spines to protect agai...

Marine mammals contend with new industrial developments in the Arctic as local waters become increasingly ice-free during the summer and fall.