Wildlife Conservation Society
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Monitoring peccaries in Brazil benefits wildlife, local communities and food security
— 28 Mar 2011 14:22 | EnvironmentVeterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the State Institute of Animal Health (IAGRO) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil have conducted one of the first health assessments…
Rare Andean cat no longer exclusive to the Andes
— 17 Mar 2011 18:04 | EnvironmentOnce thought to exclusively inhabit its namesake mountain range, the threatened Andean cat - a house cat-sized feline that resembles a small snow leopard in both appearance and habitat…
Lover's lane for birds found in Arctic
— 11 Mar 2011 15:22 | BiologyA new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society reveals the critical importance of western Arctic Alaska's Teshekpuk Lake region to tens of thousands of birds that breed in the area…
Shellshock: New report lists 25 most endangered turtle species
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | EnvironmentA report issued today, co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in conjunction with the Turtle Conservation Coalition, lists the 25 most endangered turtle species…
Study finds fisheries management makes coral reefs grow faster
— 15 Jan 2011 15:33 | EnvironmentAn 18-year study of Kenya's coral reefs by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins…
Last strongholds for tigers identified in new study
— 15 Sep 2010 11:09 | EnvironmentA new peer-reviewed paper by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups reveals an ominous finding: most of the world's last remaining tigers - long decimated by overhunting,…
Increase in Cambodia's vultures gives hope to imperilled scavengers
— 4 Sep 2010 10:18 | EnvironmentWhile vultures across Asia teeter on the brink of extinction, the vultures of Cambodia are increasing in number, providing a beacon of hope for these threatened scavengers, according…
Photo album tells story of wildlife decline
— 1 Sep 2010 09:26 | EnvironmentWith a simple click of the camera, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Zoological Society of London have developed a new way to accurately monitor long-term trends…
Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania
— 18 Aug 2010 08:17 | BiologyIn a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being painstakingly reared at the…
Massive coral mortality following bleaching in Indonesia
— 17 Aug 2010 10:45 | EnvironmentThe Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale…