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American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century

At the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo on Oct. 5, 2026, 20 American chestnut trees resistant to a fungus that wiped out 4 billion of these trees in the early 1900's were planted in three ...
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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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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 will bring the hidden world of the Hudson Canyon to the Brooklyn Bridge ...
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Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre Awarded 2026 Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize for Leadership in Amazon Science and Conservation

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2026 — Dr. Carlos Afonso Nobre, one of the world’s leading scientists on the Amazon and its relationship to the global climate, has been awarded the 2026 Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize in ...
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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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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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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: ...
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9 African Governments Announce New Marine Protections at Our Ocean Conference

MOMBASA, KENYA (June 18, 2026) – Nine African governments announced new commitments to ocean protection this week at the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) in Mombasa, Kenya, marking concrete progress ...
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5 Countries Join Global Commitment to Protect Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs, Bringing Total Signatories to 20

MOMBASA, KENYA (June 17, 2026) – At the 11th Our Ocean Conference (OOC11) in Mombasa, Kenya, 5 new governments signed the High-Level Climate-Resilient Coral Reef Commitment, the first global pledge to ...