Adorable Otter Pups Debut At Prospect Park Zoo

The three otters were born in February to Dixie, a 3-year-old female, and Oogie, a 10-year-old male. The pups are the first North American river otters born in a New York City zoo or aquarium since 1956 at WCS’s Bronx Zoo.

Bigger Gorillas Better at Attracting Mates & Raising Young

Conservationists with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have found that larger male gorillas living in the rainforests of Congo seem to be more successful than smaller ones at attracting mates and even raising...

Pasta for the Planet Comes to Arthur Avenue In Support of WCS Run for the Wild

The 4th annual WCS Run for the WildTM at the Bronx Zoo is right around the corner, and the restaurants on neighboring Arthur Avenue are rallying behind this year’s runners and walkers by offering a feast fit for a lion and a chance to carbo-...

Dingo Exhibit opens at Prospect Park Zoo

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo debuted a new exhibit today – Australian dingoes – a new species for the zoo and a perfect addition to the zoo’s Australian Walkabout on the Discovery Trail. These are the first dingoes in a...

Bronx Zoo Introduces 21 Indian Fruit Bats to JungleWorld

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo has added high-flyers to JungleWorld – 21 giant Indian fruit bats.

Congo Park Expanded to Protect Chimpanzees

The Republic of Congo has formally expanded Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa’s most pristine forests and a population of “naive” chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the curious...

Run To Save Lions

Bronx, N.Y. – Feb. 2, 2012 – Calling all runners, walkers, and athletic hopefuls – it is time to lace-up your running shoes to prepare for New York City’s wildest race: the fourth annual Wildlife...

Researchers Find Rare Brown-Spider Monkey

Researchers from The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) Colombia program and Colombia’s National Parks Unit have confirmed that a critically endangered subspecies of brown-spider monkeys is living in Selva de Florencia National Park in Colombia –...

WCS Conservationist Honored by President of India

Wildlife Conservation Society’s Dr. Ullas Karanth has been awarded India's prestigious civilian honor, the Padma Shri, for 2012.

Gorilla Habitat Larger Than Previously Thought

Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world’s rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in...

Humpback Whales Are Singing A New Song

A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpbacks in the same ocean basin usually all sing very similar songs. 

Baby Penguins? Central Park Zoo Has Them

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo is letting visitors see how eight penguin chicks have been hand-raised on a new blog called The Real Chicks of Central Park.

Bronx Zoo Plays Key Role Helping Macaws In Guatemala

Researchers and conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Guatemala Program, WCS’s Bronx Zoo, the National Park Service of Guatemala, and other groups report a major conservation victory from Central America: a bumper crop of magnificent...

Prospect Park Zoo Debuts Cute Dwarf Mongoose Exhibit

A dwarf mongoose family has a new exhibit at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo. The family of six previously lived at WCS’s Central Park Zoo. They can be seen in the Animals in Our Lives building.

Record Number Of Jaguars Uncovered In Bolivia

Using technology first adapted to identify tigers by stripe patterns, WCS conservationists have identified 19 individual jaguars by spot patterns in the rainforests of Bolivia, a record number for a single camera trap survey in the country.  The animals were...

Bronx Zoo Welcomes Baby Giraffe

A male Baringo giraffe calf  is making its public debut at the Bronx Zoo’s African Plains.

Frightening Fun at the New York Aquarium

Frightening fun awaits this Halloween season at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium as Ascarium weekends return October 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Bronx Zoo Earns TOP HONORS for Teen Education Program

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums awarded its top honor for excellence in diversity in the field of education to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo for the Wildlife Career Ladder program for Bronx teens.

Bronx Zoo Cobra Gets Name

The highly venomous cobra that managed to slither past Bronx Zoo workers and escape from its cage now has a name, zoo officials announced. 

Lucky Large Lobster Dodges Cooking Pot

Once destined for a toasted buttered roll or blue plate special, an 18-pound American lobster has found a safe home at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. After surviving more than seven decades in the sea, the lobster was trapped in a routine catch off the coast...

Bronx Zoo Baby Monkey Makes Debut

A baby gray titi monkey hangs from its mom at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo.   The monkey, born in April, is on exhibit in the primate section near the zoo’s Mouse House.  The Wildlife Conservation Society works in Bolivia...