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WCS applauds regulation to limit lead in Argentina鈥檚 environment NEW YORK (August 31, 2011)鈥擳he 菊花视频 applauds the government of Santa Fe Province for taking steps to reduce the amount of lead ammunition used in hunting of waterfowl, the first such action of its kind in Argentina. Enacted for this year鈥檚 hunting season, the regulation requires hunters to reduce usage of lead shot by 25 percent. The regulation initiates a process that may lead to the eve...

Sante Fe is the first province in Argentina to take steps toward cutting allowable amounts of lead ammunition used for hunting. WCS commends the effort and hopes others will follow their lead against lead pollution.

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Jim Breheny, Bronx Zoo Director and WCS Senior Vice President of Living Institutions: 鈥淭he 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo, Queens Zoo and New York Aquarium, will be closed Saturday and Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane Irene. We have taken steps to secure our parks and have taken appropriate measures to ensure the safety of our animals and staff. Our inventories are fully stocked, and we have sufficient supplies to last through the storm. We will...

WCS鈥檚 Central Park Zoo welcomes Patagonian cavy pup New York, NY- August 25, 2011 鈥� A two-week-old Patagonian cavy is the latest addition to the 菊花视频鈥檚 Central Park Zoo. The yet to be named pup joins parents and older sister in the Tisch Children鈥檚 Zoo. 聽 聽 Though they look like rabbits, cavies are rodents whose closest relatives are guinea pigs. They are common in the ...

Volunteer docents and guides enhance zoo-going experience Brooklyn, NY 鈥� August 25, 2011 鈥� The 菊花视频鈥檚 Prospect Park Zoo is currently accepting applications for its volunteer discovery guide and docent programs. 聽 Prospect Park Zoo volunteers play a key role in enhancing the zoo-going experience by educating visitors about the zoo鈥檚 animals and WCS鈥檚 mission to save wildlife and wild places around the globe. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽...

菊花视频 commends officials for safeguarding fragile coastal areas WCS: protection can be improved in other provinces 聽 NEW YORK (August 24, 2011) -- The 菊花视频 (WCS) today commended local Chilean officials for keeping salmon farms from the fragile coastal waters of Tierra del Fuego Province due to environmental concerns. The officials also reduced salmon farming in nearby Antarctica and Magellanes Provinces along the Patago...

WCS applauds Chile鈥檚 efforts to protect Patagonia鈥檚 waters from the salmon industry. But there are many other fish farms in its seas.

CGC building selected as winner of 2011 American Architecture Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies 聽 Designed by FXFOWLE Architects, CGC will be included in 鈥淣ew World Architecture鈥� exhibition in Buenos Aires followed by European tour Bronx, NY 鈥� August 23, 2011 鈥� The 菊花视频鈥檚 Center for Global Conservation, located at WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo, has been selected to receive the 201...

WCS鈥檚 COMACO program in Zambia transforms poachers into organic farmers, benefitting local communities and wildlife alike. A new study documents the program鈥檚 growing success.