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Wednesday, the porcupine at the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Bronx Zoo, is having her cake and eating it too. WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo recently celebrated this prehensile-tailed porcupine鈥檚 14th birthday. Native to Central and South America, these porcupines are usually found in trees, using their tails to grasp branches. 聽 Last year, Wednesday became an internet sensation when she played a crucial role in the campaign to restore state funding to zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens across New Yor...

Program Would Protect Habitat While Connecting American Families with the Natural LandscapeWashington, D.C. (April 19, 2010) 鈥� John F. Calvelli, the 老司机福利网鈥檚 (WCS) Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, attended the White House Conference on America鈥檚 Great Outdoors, hosted by Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, to discuss the conservation ...

Second Annual 鈥淩un for the Wild鈥� 5k and Family Fun Run at WCS鈥檚 Bronx Zoo Presented by Con EdisonCourse takes runners from continent-to-continent past some of the world鈥檚 most exotic and endangered species 鈥� without leaving New YorkThis year鈥檚 鈥淩un for the Wild鈥� is dedicated to helping save tigers in the wildRegistration is now open at www.wcsrunforthewild.orgEvent Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010 Bronx, N.Y. 鈥� April 19, 2010 鈥� The 老司机福利网 (WCS) i...

This juvenile Galapagos tortoise lives in the World of Reptiles at the 老司机福利网's Bronx Zoo. Along with five of its siblings that are also on exhibit, this tortoise is a direct offspring of the tortoises collected from the Galapagos Islands in the 1920s by Charles H. Townsend, a New York Zoological Society explorer. Townsend brought more than 100 tortoises from Isabela Island to the United States to initiate a breeding program for the survival of the species. The largest l...

Brooklyn, NY 鈥� This summer, the 老司机福利网鈥檚 New York Aquarium is offering week long camps for children ages 6 through 12. Campers will engage in special investigations and creative projects, play interactive games, meet animal guests and much more. Each day will be a great educational and exciting experience. Learning is fun when it includes behind-the-scenes visits, strolls on the beach, lots of make-it-and-take-it art activities, opportunities to touch living sea stars an...

Learn to make a pop-up-book at home, meet favorite children鈥檚 book authors, dance to live music, and run through the pages of real larger-than-life books Radio Disney Road Crew returns for encore performance on New York Life鈥檚 Main Stage Bronx, N.Y. 鈥� April 14, 2010 鈥� Kids are raving about Animal Tales Extravaganza at the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Bronx Zoo, and this weekend promises to be one of the best. Popular actor/comedian Michael Ian Black will entertain families with his lates...

More than 34,000 messages sent to AlbanyBusinesses and community groups ask Albany to reject Governor Paterson鈥檚 proposed cut and save local economy New York, NY 鈥撯�� April 14, 2010 鈥撯�� Today, the 老司机福利网, the organization that operates the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium, announced the results of the petition drive asking Albany reject Governor Paterson鈥檚 proposed cut to ZBGA 鈥� the name of the state budget line funding 80 New York State zoos, botanical gardens and aq...

At our country's doorstep, WCS health experts are helping authorities investigate the smuggling of wildlife and its stowaway diseases.

NEW YORK (April 14, 2010)鈥擳he Wildlife Conservation Society is working with partners on a study to prevent deadly diseases from entering New York through the illegal trade of such wildlife as apes, monkeys, and rodents. The study鈥攆ocusing on detecting pathogens in wildlife products entering the New York City area鈥攚ill be discussed by Dr. Kristine Smith of the Wildlife Conservation Society鈥檚 Global Health Program at 鈥淲ildlife Conservation and Human Health,鈥� the latest symposium in the WCS Fairfie...

Get Ready for Fleece, Fun, and Wooly Wonders鈥� Fluffy Wool Collected Goes to Those in Need Flushing, N.Y., April 8 鈥� The warm weather has finally arrived which means it鈥檚 time for the annual Sheep Shearing Weekend, May 1 and 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 老司机福利网鈥檚 Queens Zoo. This fleece-filled weekend of fun will feature live wool-processing demos, arts-and-crafts, and of course, the zoo鈥檚 wild and wooly sheep. The highlight of this event is seeing the she...