News tagged with wildlife conservation

Sep 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- The rare Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been rediscovered in a remote forest in Myanmar, boosting chances of saving the reptile after hunting almost destroyed its population, ...

New monkey discovered in Brazil

Jul 07, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 1

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today the discovery of a new monkey in a remote region of the Amazon in Brazil.

Bizarre bird gets private beach in Indonesia

May 15, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (8) | 0

(AP) -- A species of birds able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand has just been given its own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said Friday.

Magnets might dissuade crocodiles from settling in neighborhoods

Feb 24, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 2

Magnets taped to the heads of captured crocodiles could keep them from returning to South Florida neighborhoods where they're not wanted, state wildlife officials said Monday.

Camera trap survey snaps cheetahs in Algeria

Feb 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

A Wildlife Conservation Society-supported survey of the Sahara has captured the first camera-trap photographs of the critically endangered Saharan cheetah in Algeria. The survey was conducted by researchers ...

4 years after tsunami: Corals stage comeback

Space & Earth / Environment

Dec 29, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (8) | 7

A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout ...

Photos reveal Myanmar's large and small predators

Sep 09, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 2

Using remote camera traps to lift the veil on Myanmar's dense northern wild lands, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society have painstakingly gathered a bank of valuable data on the country's populations ...

Scientists find elephant memories may hold key to survival

Aug 11, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (7) | 0

A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests that old female elephants—and perhaps their memories of distant, life-sustaining sources of food and ...

Newly discovered monkey is threatened with extinction

Jul 28, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0

Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which recently published the first-ever census of the endangered primate. Known ...

List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released

Dec 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.

Oil and wildlife don't mix in Ecuador's Eden

Sep 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

What harm can a simple road do in a pristine place such as Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, home to peccaries, tapirs, monkeys and myriad other wildlife species? A great deal, it turns out. Specifically, it ...

Reintroduced Chinese alligators now multiplying in the wild in China

Jul 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that critically endangered alligators in China have a new chance for survival. The WCS's Bronx Zoo, in partnership with two other North American parks and ...

Nature parks can save species as climate changes

Jun 01, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (11) | 0

Retaining a network of wildlife conservation areas is vital in helping to save up to 90 per cent of bird species in Africa affected by climate change, according to scientists.

Tracking tigers in 3-D