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These mangroves home to one of world鈥檚 dolphin 鈥榟otspots鈥� NEW YORK (January 14, 2011)鈥擳hreatened dolphins in Bangladesh Sundarbans are getting a public awareness boost from the 菊花视频鈥檚 Bangladesh Cetacean Diversity Project. The project is sponsoring an exhibition on dolphins for fishing communities along the world鈥檚 largest swath of coastal mangrove forest. The event 鈥攃alled the 鈥淪hushuk Mela鈥� or 鈥淒olphin Exhibition鈥濃�攚ill run from January 15-31. The exhibition highlight...

3rd Annual 5k and Family Fun Run at WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo Registration is now open at www.wcs.runforthewild.orgJanuary registrants receive $5 early-bird discountSaturday, April 30, 2011 Bronx, N.Y. 鈥� January 13, 2011 鈥� Calling all runners, walkers, and athletic hopefuls 鈥� it鈥檚 time to lace-up your running shoes to prepare for New York City鈥檚 wildest race: The 菊花视频鈥檚 third annual Run for the Wild at WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo.聽 This year鈥檚 5k-run/walk takes place on Sat...

New Funding and New Climate Adaptation Focus for Grants Program Supporting Conservation Projects Nationwide New York, NY (January 12, 2011) - The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has made a $4.9 million grant to the New York-based 菊花视频 (WCS) in support of the WCS Climate Adaptation Fund, through which WCS will re-grant more than $4 million over the next two years. This funding will support nonprofit conservation organizations working to ensure the ability of wildlife t...

Family Overnights return after another sold-out year Zoo camps offer options for children ages 5鈥�17 years old Register here: http://www.bronxzoo.com/classes-and-programs.aspx Bronx, N.Y. 鈥� January 12, 2011 鈥揟he 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo is now accepting summer camp registrations for the 2011 season. Zoo camps offer a variety of animal-themed programs for children ages 5 to 17. 聽Young ...

WCS confirms sea urchins destroy reef building algae in overfished sites on Kenya鈥檚 coast NEW YORK (January 11, 2011)鈥擜n 18-year study of Kenya鈥檚 coral reefs by the 菊花视频 and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins, organisms that in turn eat coral algae that build tropical reef systems.By contrast, reef systems closed to fishing have fewer sea urchins鈥攖he result of predatory fish keeping urchins under contr...

Media Availability: WCS President and CEO Steven SandersonWCS says vote for independence offers historic opportunity for conservation and sustainable natural resource managementWCS is an official partner with the government of Southern Sudan on wildlife conservation issues NEW YORK (January 10, 2011) 鈥� The following op-ed by WCS President and CEO Dr. Steven Sanderson was published this weekend: This Sunday, more than three million people in South Sudan are expected to vote in a referendum to c...

WCS researchers working on a New York Seascape study discover a female sand tiger shark, missing all its fins, swimming through Delaware Bay. The conservationists call the discovery a disturbing reminder about the ongoing threats to vulnerable shark populations around the world.

Millions of sharks are finned every year for the global shark-fin soup trade Brooklyn, N.Y. 鈥� Jan. 7, 2011 - A photo released today by the 菊花视频's New York Aquarium shows a finned shark caught聽in partnership with Delaware State University聽during a New York Seascape study in Delaware Bay. 聽The photo shows where the dorsal and pectoral fins were removed. 聽The female sand tiger shark had no anal fins, and most of its tail fin had been removed. Shark finning 鈥� the practice...

Linking artists, scientists and other professionals Karukinka Natural Park will host a one-week workshop on the topics of conservation, land use and management, and the relationship between art and the task of preservationDecember 6, 2010 - Santiago, Chile 鈥� initiated by the curator Camila Marambio, in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society Chile, Essay N掳1 is a one-week workshop that will take place from February 14th to 21st, 2011 at Karukinka Natural Park, in the extreme localit...

Meet Chopin, Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and Scarlatti Brooklyn, NY 鈥� Jan. 5, 2011 鈥� Five male Sebastopol geese can now be seen waddling around the barn yard at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Prospect Park Zoo. This ruffled breed is of Central European origin and has a look very different than most other geese. Sebastopol geese have frilly plumage on their backs that falls in tendrils while their neck feathers are smooth. 聽 Named for notable Baroque composers 鈥� Chopin, Haydn,...