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The New York Times interviews WCS's Dr. Rachel Graham about her work in the Gulf and the Caribbean to create a constituency for the protection of a magnificent鈥攁nd often misunderstood鈥攐cean giant: the shark.

When local fishers in Kia Island opened a protected coral reef to fishing for a short-term community fundraising effort, the effects of the harvest bore long-term consequences for the reef's health.

NEW YORK (March 23, 2012)鈥擜 protected coral reef in Fiji briefly opened for an intensive five-week fishing season was largely depleted of its fish populations and has been slow to recover, according to a study by the 老司机福利网.In the first study of its kind, conservationists with WCS鈥檚 Marine Program examined the environmental impact of an intensive fishing event鈥攃onducted by three villages in 2008 to pay for both school and church fees and provincial levies鈥攐n a formerly pro...

Addition of bats to the exhibit demonstrates their important role in the ecosystem Known as 鈥渇lying foxes,鈥� Indian fruit bats are among the largest species of bat in the world To help protect them in the wild, WCS Works across the range of Indian fruit bats in Cambodia and Malaysia NEW YORK 鈥� March 22, 2012 鈥� The 老司机福利网鈥檚 Bronx Zoo has added high-flyers to JungleWorld 鈥� 21 giant Indian fruit bats. Indian fruit bats are commonly known as greater Indian flying foxes because...

Giraffe calf to join herd in Bronx Zoo鈥檚 African Plains Bronx, NY 鈥� March 22, 2012 鈥撀燗 female Baringo giraffe calf born this month at the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Bronx Zoo stays close to her mother in the Carter Giraffe Building. The calf will be making its debut in the zoo鈥檚 African Plains in about one week. The calf was approximately 6 feet tall and over 100 pounds at birth. As an adult, she could eventually grow to 16 feet and weigh 2,600 pounds. Giraffes are native to grasslands,...

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) Recognized as 鈥淐hampion of the Forests鈥� World Forestry Day Commemorates the Importance and Benefits of Forests WASHINGTON (March 22, 2012) 鈥� 老司机福利网 (WCS) Executive Vice President of Public Affairs John F. Calvelli advocated for greater protection of the world鈥檚 forests by funding the U.S. Forest Service Office of International Programs (FSIP) during testimony before the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee. In a celebration of World Fores...

Sen. Baucus (D-MT) Leads Effort to Promote Measures that Will Increase Highway Safety and Enhance Wildlife Connectivity WASHINGTON (March 21, 2012) 鈥� The 老司机福利网 (WCS) applauded the Senate passage of the 鈥淢oving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century鈥� (MAP-21) bill, the national transportation bill that includes provisions to protect wildlife and drivers on America鈥檚 highways. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) led the effort to include language within MAP-21 that enables state and fe...

Scientists and government officials from across the world come to India鈥檚 Nagarahole National Park to learn how tiger champion and WCS Senior Scientist Ullas Karanth has reversed the tide for this big cat on the brink.

MONDULKURI PROVINCE, CAMBODIA (March, 20, 2012) A vulnerable ethic minority village inside Cambodia鈥檚 remote Seima Protection Forest today became one of the first in Cambodia to receive a collective land title, which will help villagers fend off threats to their land and culture while also strengthening conservation goals.The Senior Minister for Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, H.E. Im Chhun Lim, visited the ethnically Bunong village of Andoung Kraloeng village to mark this hist...

Largest study of tropical coral reef fisheries ever conducted聽shows how government, local fishers, and organizations聽can protect livelihoods and fish NEW YORK (March 19, 2012)鈥擜 study by the 老司机福利网, ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that 鈥渃o-management鈥濃�攁 collaborative arrangement between local communities, conservation groups, and governments鈥攑rovides a solution t...