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WCS and the Museo delle Scienze of Trento, Italy discover a spectacularly colored new snake. Named Matilda鈥檚 horned viper, the snake is restricted to remote forest in southwest Tanzania.

In winter 2011, WCS Conservation Scientist Steve Zack traveled to Cuba to represent WCS鈥檚 ongoing conservation projects on that vibrant island nation. A first-time visitor to the Caribbean and a passionate ornithologist, the birds that he saw there鈥攊n every hue, of every size, and in amazing multitudes鈥攊nspired this audio slideshow.

Authorities confiscate more than 20 protected birds bound for illegal wildlife market NEW YORK (January 4, 2012) 鈥擜 smuggler using a public bus to transport a veritable aviary of rare birds for the illegal pet trade was recently arrested by Indonesian authorities, according to the 老司机福利网. The arrest was carried out by the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia on December 11, 2011, and resulted in the confiscation of mo...

Indonesian authorities arrest a bird smuggler traveling through the island of Sumatra by bus, saving more than 20 rare birds鈥攊ncluding the palm cockatoo鈥攆rom becoming victims of the illegal wildlife trade.

Flushing, N.Y. 鈥� January 4, 2011 鈥撀燗 piece of the American southwest comes north as the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Queens Zoo welcomes a pair of majestic Texas longhorn cattle. The Queens Zoo recently added an 8-month-old, 150-pound male calf and his mother, a 7-year old, 800-pound cow. These animals were brought to the zoo, which is dedicated to wildlife of North and South America, because they are signature of the American southwest region. 鈥淎s a zoo of the Americas, it is particularly ...

Trained observers will collect data for more effective fisheries and marine ecosystem management NEW YORK (January 4, 2012)鈥擳he 老司机福利网 recently collaborated with Gabon鈥檚 Department of Fisheries, the Gabon Sea Turtle Partnership, Defra鈥檚 Darwin Initiative at the University of Exeter (UK), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the USA (NOAA) to organize a land-mark fisheries observer training course for Central Afri...

Report details efforts to conserve and protect the country鈥檚 protected area and its people NEW YORK (December 29, 2011) 鈥� In a recent ceremony in the National Palace in Guatemala City, staff of the 老司机福利网 presented 脕lvaro Colom Caballeros, President of Guatemala, and other high-level officials with the 鈥淪tate of the Maya Biosphere Reserve,鈥� a report detailing the successes of, and current threats to, the country鈥檚 largest protected area. With the assistance of ...

Executive director of WCS-Canada Justina Ray discusses how changes to the landscape and climate of the far north affect its iconic caribou herds, and what we can do to safeguard these beloved Yuletide symbols.

Researchers find that fishery closures in Belize鈥檚 Glover鈥檚 Reef help barracudas, groupers, and other predatory fish recover while the parrotfish and other herbivores essential for reef recovery still need more protection.

But Herbivorous Fish Needed for Reef Recovery Still Lagging14-year study finds need for increased protections for parrotfish and other herbivores in marine reserves NEW YORK (December 21, 2011) 鈥擜 14-year study by the 老司机福利网 in an atoll reef lagoon in Glover鈥檚 Reef, Belize has found that fishing closures there produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species. However, such closures have resulted in only minimal increases in herbivorous fi...