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Mastering Public Policy to Achieve Conservation Success | Blog | Nature
Kelly serving as a WCS liaison with US State Department and USFWS speakers at the U.S. Ivory Crush in Central Park. Photo credit: Kelly Aylward/WCS.
My mother inspired a love of nature in me from a young age. She was an avid gardener…
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Recognizing the Critical Role of Women in Sustaining Belize’s Fisheries Sector | Blog | Nature
It’s time we recognize the role of women in Belize’s small-scale fisheries sector and provide a space for them to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face. That’s what Dr. Sandra Grant had on her mind when she approached me in…
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Through a Zoological Park Designer’s Lens: Making Cultural Connections | Blog | Nature
Jennifer Dolland, Assistant Studio Manager & Senior Graphic Designer, Wildlife Conservation Society. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Dolland.
I’ve always had a passion for the arts and math. As a child, I loved to draw. As I got older,…
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Charting a Course for Aspiring Black Conservationists | Blog | Nature
I recently started working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as a Water Quality Lab Technician at the New York Aquarium. This is my first job in the ecology/conservation field after graduating from college in May 2022. I work…
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Red Panda Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Red panda (Ailurus fulgens): a small mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China.
AKA: the lesser panda, the red cat bear, and the firefox.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | MammaliaOrder: |…
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Banking on a Career in Conservation | Blog | Nature
Alicia visiting the sea lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, one of her favorites. Photo Credit: ©Alexandria Brown.
My journey into the conservation field began in 1995. It was then I began working part-time as an accounting clerk at the…
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Building Bridges and Connecting Communities through Conservation | Blog | Nature
Elaine celebrates Juneteenth with colleagues from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s BLAC employee resource group (ERG). Photo credit: Julie Larsen Maher © WCS.
As a young New Yorker growing up in the Bronx, visiting the Bronx Zoo for…
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Dhole Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Dhole (Cuon alpinus): a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia.
AKA: Asian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red dog, red wolf, and mountain wolf.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: |…
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Golden Eagle Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos): a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | ChordataClass: | AvesOrder: | FalconiformesFamily: | AccipitridaeGenus: | AquilaSpecies: | A. chrysaetos
Size and Weight:…
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Using Drones to Assess World’s Largest Mass Gathering of Giant River Turtles | Blog | Nature
This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
Roughly two months after the turtles nest, hundreds of thousands of hatchlings emerge from the sand and make their way to the river. Photo credit: ©WCS Brazil.…
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