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American Chestnut Trees Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo More Than a Century After Blight That Wiped Them Out Was First Documented Here

More than 120 years after a forester at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo first documented the chestnut blight that would ultimately wipe out nearly 4 billion American chestnut trees, ...
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Genetic Research Strengthens Case for Recognition of Arabian Sea Humpback Whale as a Distinct Subspecies

An Arabian Sea humpback whale breaches following interaction with another whale. Both whales had just been recorded singing ...
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Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre Awarded 2026 Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for Leadership in Amazon Science and Conservation

Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre, one of the world’s leading scientists on the Amazon and its relationship to the global climate, has ...
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Wildlife Conservation Society, ArtW, and Artist Anita Glesta Bring the Hidden World of the Hudson Canyon to the Brooklyn Bridge

Tomorrow night, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), ArtW, and internationally recognized multimedia artist Anita Glesta ...
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Biggest Ever Bat Genome and Fossil Study Reveal That Bats Originated in Europe

Published today in Nature, an international team of 137 researchers from 64 countries, working together as part of the Bat1K ...
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New York Aquarium’s Ascarium Returns October 10-31 with NEW Sea of Illusions and More Spook-tacular Seaside Fun

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — September 8, 2026 — Ascarium, New York Aquarium’s flagship Halloween celebration, will return this fall for another season of marine magic at one of the city’s most sought-after ...
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Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Has Helped Rescue and Rehabilitate More Than 800 North American Box Turtles Since October 2024

BRONX, NY, August 27, 2026 — The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo has helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 800 North American box turtles confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade since ...
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WCS Bronx Zoo Announces: First River Otter Spotted in the Bronx in 100 Years Along the Bronx River

BRONX, N.Y. (August 19, 2026) — The Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo announced today a North American river otter has been documented in the Bronx along the Bronx River for the first time in ...
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Bronx Zoo Expands 2026-27 Holiday Lights Festival with New Nighttime Access to Children's Zoo and Select Animal Exhibits

BRONX, N.Y. — August 17, 2026 — The Bronx Zoo's Holiday Lights festival will premiere its most expansive offering yet on November 21, now featuring access to select animal exhibits. An enhanced ...
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The Wildlife Conservation Society and Multi-Media Artist Anita Glesta Team Up to Project Public Artwork about the Hudson Canyon onto the Brooklyn Bridge

Bronx, NY, August 7, 2026—In collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and ArtW, and presented through the New York City Department of Transportation’s art program (NYC DOT Art), ...
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Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle "Pancake" Returns to the Atlantic After Successful Rescue and Rehab

[Above photo: Pancake, a rescued Endangered Kemp’s Ridley turtle returned to the sea at 1:13pm EST on July 23, 2026. As a crowd on the Atlantic Ocean beach outside the Wildlife Conservation Society’s ...
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The Future of Patty, an Asian Elephant at WCS’s Bronx Zoo, Will Be Decided by One Standard: What's Best for Patty

New York, July 7, 2026-- The following statement was issued by Craig Piper, Interim Executive Vice President for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Zoos & Aquarium and Director of the Bronx Zoo: ...