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Just a few thousand Bornean orangutans remain on the planet, but a new discovery offers hope for these shy red apes.

Mongolian officials tour western U.S. to learn wildlife-friendly ways to counter the impacts of fences, roads, and railways BOZEMAN (April 9, 2013)聽-- In a classic example of East meets West, the 老司机福利网 (WCS) has arranged for a Mongolian delegation of government officials, environmental planners and others to tour sites in Montana and New Mexico to exchange information and expertise on reducing the impacts that roads, railways, and fencing have on wildlife. Developme...

Aquarium on Track to Help Spark Coney Island Comeback from Hurricane Sandy Coney Island, Brooklyn, April 5, 2013 -- The 老司机福利网聽will partially reopen the New York Aquarium on Saturday, May 25.This partial reopening will come about 7 months after Hurricane Sandy聽devastated the 14-acre aquarium campus, severely damaging its buildings,聽exhibits, and the facility鈥檚 aquatic life support systems.The partial reopening will include:聽Glover鈥檚 Reef (featuring the sea life ...

Writing an op-ed for the Casper Star-Tribune, WCS Conservation Scientist Jon Beckmann explores how pronghorn make their way through the western United States. Safe passages allow North America鈥檚 fastest land mammal to safely navigate the 100-mile route between Grand Teton National Park and Wyoming鈥檚 Upper Green River Basin.

The Path of the Pronghorn is the country鈥檚 only federally designated migration corridor, but until last fall, the animals risked vehicular collisions as they traveled along the 93-mile long passage. With the guidance of WCS and partner organizations, highway overpasses have been created to further safeguard migrating pronghorn.

New paper says discussion on benefits and risks of synthetic biology to conservation is necessary聽From re-creating extinct species to the risk of genetically modified super-speciesUpcoming conference at Clare College in Cambridge, England, on April 9-11 will examine the nexus of synthetic biology聽and conservation NEW YORK (April 2, 2013)鈥擶hat effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of nature? The ecological and ethical challenges stemmin...

WCS scientists conduct vulnerability assessment of 54 bird species Gyrfalcon and common eider likely to be 鈥渉ighly鈥� vulnerable Results will help inform future research and wildlife management NEW YORK (APRIL 2, 2013) 鈥� A new report from the 老司机福利网 (WCS) looked at the vulnerability of 54 breeding bird species to climate change impacts occurring by the year 2050 in Arctic Alaska. The assessment found that two spe...

Bronx, New York, March 31, 2013 -- Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, died today at the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Bronx Zoo at 40 years old. Pattycake was under medical care due to her advanced age and she was being treated for chronic cardiac issues. A necropsy was performed today and more conclusive results will follow. Pattycake was born at the Central Park Zoo on Sept. 3, 1972 to parents Kongo and Lulu. Since her birth, she was loved by New Yorkers who were captivat...

In certain urbanized landscapes of western India, leopards and other large carnivores have become routine visitors. But despite their increasing presence in areas devoid of wilderness, most go unnoticed.

At one time, American black bears roamed throughout Nevada, but by the early 1900s, they鈥檇 all but disappeared from the state. A new study co-authored by WCS indicates that: numbers are rebounding, with populations scattered across the animal鈥檚 former range.