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NEW YORK 鈥擜fter 15 years of research in the waters of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, scientists from the 菊花视频, the American Museum of Natural History, and an international coalition of organizations have unveiled the largest genetic study of humpback whale populations ever conducted in the Southern Hemisphere. By analyzing DNA samples from more than 1,500 whales, researchers can now peer into the population dynamics and relatedness of Southern Hemi...

BRONX, NEW YORK (October 9, 2009) -- Recently Madagascar鈥檚 transitional government issued two contradictory decrees: first, the exploitation of all precious woods was made illegal, but then a second allowed the export of hundreds of shipping containers packed with this illegally harvested wood. Madagascar鈥檚 forests have long suffered from the abusive exploitation of precious woods, most particularly rosewoods and ebonies, but the country鈥檚 recent political problems have resulted in a dramatic in...

Brooklyn , NY 鈥� October 7, 2009 - Now your 8 to 11 year old can have a holiday adventure at Prospect Park Zoo. When school is closed, send your child to the zoo for two days of fun, learning and exploration. Kids will learn what strategies animals use to survive the winter in Brooklyn and around the world as they: Meet animals who hibernate, change their colors and use other special cold weather adaptations like chinchillas, tenrecs, snakes and more;Come f...

School for Wildlife Conservation Scores an 鈥淎" Bronx Families Finally Seeing Achievement Gap Close Thanks to School for Wildlife Conservation 聽Bronx, N.Y. 鈥� October 8, 2009 鈥� The School for Wildlife Conservation is proud to announce that after only two years of operation it has been given a grade of A, the highest score awarded by New York City鈥檚 Department of Education, on its fi...

Bronx, NY 鈥撯�� The Wildlife Conservation Society鈥檚 Bronx Zoo is preparing for the opening of the annual Boo at the Zoo and is inviting media to a special preview before the festivities open to the public. A dress-rehearsal for two of this year鈥檚 attractions, the new Haunted Safari and the Haunted Hayride, will be open to the media from 10am 鈥� 2pm on Thursday, October 8. Who: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo What: 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Boo at the Zoo Media Preview 聽聽 聽聽聽聽...

Brooklyn , NY ,聽October 5, 2009聽鈥� The 菊花视频 (WCS) recently honored Cynthia Reich, Deputy Director of Aquarium Administration, at the WCS鈥檚 New York Aquarium鈥檚 annual Dinner by the Sea held on September 17. In her twenty years at the Aquarium, Ms. Reich has worked closely with city and state leaders and agencies to ensure the stability and growth of one of the New York鈥檚 most important cultural institutions. Through the years, the Aquarium has become Brooklyn鈥檚 m...

The Center for Global Conservation at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Bronx Zoo headquarters will serve as a command center for WCS鈥檚 work to save wildlife and wild places around the world.

New WCS CGC building becomes command center for international conservation Facility utilizes state-of-the-art 鈥済reen鈥� technologies NEW YORK (October 5, 2009)鈥擳he 菊花视频 today opened the WCS Center for Global Conservation on its C.V. Starr Science Campus at the Bronx Zoo.The 菊花视频鈥檚 Center for Global Conservation, designed by FXFOWLE Architects, is a state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot 鈥済reen鈥� facility that will serve...

Brooklyn, NY 鈥� The Prospect Park Zoo's SPARKS (Supporting Parents in Advocacy, Reform, and Knowledge in Science) workshop offers a unique opportunity for parents to help make science accessible for kids through hands-on activities, animal encounters, and other interactive teaching methods. Somewhere between TV time, story time, and bedtime, the Prospect Park Zoo Education Department is offering a very unique parent-child ritual: science-time. With science test scores of U.S. students鈥攑artic...

Flushing, N.Y., October 1, 2009 鈥� Prepare for a spook-tacular weekend at the 菊花视频鈥檚 (WCS) Queens Zoo! The zoo will present 鈥淏oo at the Zoo,鈥� an extreme Halloween extravaganza October 31 and November 1, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The event promises spine-tingling surprises and festivities for zoo-goers of all ages. Creatively costumed characters, craft-making, and treats for the animals will make this a frighteningly fun weekend. So if you鈥檙e not too spooked, head to the zoos to ...