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annual report 2009 Wildlife Conservation Society

SAVING WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx . Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

[ cover ] Lioness Sukari gave [ inside cover ] One of six birth to a female cub named crystal blue lakes in Band-e-Amir, Moxie. Moxie was the first cub Afghanistan’s first national park. born at the Wildlife Conservation Assisting in the park’s creation, Society’s in 31 years. WCS conducted wildlife surveys and helped inform Band-e-Amir’s boundaries and management plan.

Contents

01 | President /CEO & Chair Letter 04 02 | Trustees & Committees 06 03 | Gateways to Conservation 10 Q&A: Peter Zahler 12 04 | WCS 2009 Review: Milestones 14 05 | The 2009 WCS Story 16 Q&A: Kristine Smith 26 06 | Policy Report 28 Q&A: Sue Chin 32 07 | 2009 Financial Report 34 08 | 2009 Photo Album 40 09 | Projects in the Field 48 Q&A: Charles Foley 60 10 | Contributors 62 11 | Supporting Governments 72 12 | Wildlife Heritage Circle 76 Q&A: Jeff Sailer 80 Leo, orphaned as a cub in , currently resides 13 | WCS Staff 82 at the WCS Bronx Zoo. 14 | Publications 94 Q&A: Nancy Clum 98 15 | WCS by the Numbers 100 Chair Ward Woods and President and CEO Steve Sanderson stand nearby Lake Titicaca during their travels through Bolivia in October. P Ch s those who think there is nothing new new nothing is there who think those wild. the to alligators of Chinese reintroduction the and years; consecutive in building LEED-certified second our Conservation, forGlobal Center of the opening grand the country; range but neglected tant impor an Ecuador, in of surveys first Band-e-Amir; park, national first of Afghanistan’s establishment remarkable the accomplishments: of continuing mission. of our importance the and parks of our beauty by the inspired whoare annually visitors 4million than more educate and engage we alone, York New parks our City In countries. 60 than more in projects 500 than more we maintain as world’s of the percent 25 to protecting Park Zoo, Zoo). We are committed Prospect Zoo, Park Central Aquarium, York New Zoo, YorkNew (Bronx City in parks urban five our in and globe the work across our with places wild and wildlife to saving committed we remain b 2009 has 01 th se As ever, discoveries continue to amaze to amaze continue ever, discoveries As anarrative is report annual year’s This 2010, 115th in our weyear enter As e financial c t c t sandeeve re our se f a aneen oth or th r sid i isis e f r L , cl utur e r br o our la our sed e - ea , in N r

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WCS conservationists helped to uncover two two to uncover helped conservationists WCS The 1,676-square-mile Taman Negara National National Negara Taman 1,676-square-mile The we helped to identify the limestone leaf warbler. leaf limestone the to identify we helped Mura Indians, the ethnic group of Amerindians of Amerindians group ethnic the Indians, Mura ( 631 of the endangered pachyderms living along living pachyderms 631 endangered of the Warbler in Lao PD Lao in Warbler In July, we announced the identification of a identification the July, we announced In PDR. In the fall, we announced the discovery discovery the we announced fall, the In PDR. Here, using DNA-based techniques, we counted we counted techniques, DNA-based using Here, of one is center Peninsula’s Malay the in Park species in the rocky, karst forests of Lao of Lao forests rocky, karst the in species bird B M described, distinct subspecies during a 2007 a2007 during subspecies distinct described, to related is This occurs. monkey the the area’s rugged habitat. Again in this region, region, this in Again habitat. area’s rugged the its behavior, and look bird’sthe conspicuous the last strongholds for elephants in this region. region. this in forelephants strongholds last the of the Purus and Madeira river basins where where basins river Madeira and Purus of the dubbed the monkey Mura’s saddleback tamarin tamarin Mura’s monkey saddleback the dubbed of the bare-faced bulbul, which became the first first the became which bulbul, bare-faced of the northwestern Brazil. northwestern new subspecies of tamarin. Researchers have Researchers of tamarin. subspecies new new bulbul found in Asia in almost 100 years years 100 almost in Asia in found bulbul new marked backs. Scientists first saw this newly newly this saw first Scientists backs. marked and the continent’s only “bald” songbird. Despite and many bird species. bird many and expedition into the state of Amazonas in in of Amazonas state the into expedition existence may have remained secret as ofa result maysecret haveexistence remained species of monkeys known for distinctively fordistinctively known of monkeys species several include which tamarins, saddleback side tigers, leopards, , numerous , primates, numerous dholes, leopards, tigers, side saguinus fuscicollis mura fuscicollis saguinus are-Faced are-Faced ura’s Saddleback Saddleback ura’s B ulbul and Limestone Leaf Leaf Limestone and ulbul R T amarin in in amarin ), named after the the after ), named B razil -

WCS announced in May the discovery of the of the discovery the May in announced WCS This bird’s loud and distinct call is what what is call bird’s distinct loud and This This is also where WCS launched the Congo Congo the launched WCS where also is This 41,373 nesting female turtles. In 2002, we 2002, In turtles. female 41,373 nesting world’s of population leatherback nesting largest Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. The researchers researchers The Guinea. Equatorial and Congo, Western Coast of Africa of Coast Western Basin Coast Conservation Program to perma Program Conservation Coast Basin Arakan Forest Forest Arakan Known only by specimens and a few afew and specimens by museum only Known first distinguished it from similar warblers warblers similar from it distinguished first helped Gabon establish a network of parks of parks anetwork establish Gabon helped rarely visited by people. visited rarely iconic wildlife of the Congo meets meets Rainforest Congo of the wildlife iconic originally sanctuary, The Asia. Southeast in the turtles, whales, and sharks of the Atlantic. Atlantic. of the sharks and whales, turtles, the the where coast, extraordinary this to protect Myanmar in sanctuary awildlife in turtles endangered critically the five of discovered team turtle—was forest Arakan species—the turtle of Southeast Asia. of Southeast observed for the first time in the wild. A WCS A WCS wild. the in time first forthe observed nently protect one of the world’s of the one valuable most protect nently and pristine coastlines. pristine and and Leatherback Sea Sea Leatherback and combed the area’s beaches by foot and plane, plane, and by foot area’s beaches the combed central African nations of Gabon, Republic of Republic of Gabon, nations African central world’s of the one rarest individuals, captive estimating a population between 15,730 and 15,730 and between apopulation estimating thick contains elephants, to protect established stands of impenetrable bamboo forests and is is and forests bamboo of impenetrable stands sea turtles, along the Atlantic Coast of the of the Coast Atlantic the along turtles, sea An international team of scientists led by led of scientists team international An T urtles in in urtles Jaguars are the largest largest the are Jaguars the water quality within within quality water the face huge threats from from threats huge face [ Irrawaddy dolphin habitat. dolphin Irrawaddy at the WCS N WCS the at deforestation. Climate Climate deforestation. marvel at a shark exhibit exhibit ashark at marvel change is threatening threatening is change and Americas the in cats T right to left urtles along the the along urtles M yanmar yanmar Aquarium. Y Aquarium. ] Children Children

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19 t he 20 0 9 WC S s to ry 20 wildlife conservation societ y Ann ual rE P o r t 20 0 9 Y the migration of of migration the [ pronghorn in the Greater Greater the in pronghorn other barriers obstruct obstruct barriers other below ellowstone ecosystem. ecosystem. ellowstone ] Fences and and Fences We announced that the world’s least known world’s known the that least We announced The and WCS identified identified WCS and Service Park National The where they previously were not known to occur. to occur. known not were previously they where Our researchers and partners discovered a discovered partners and researchers Our forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. fences, a highway, and fields of jagged lava rock lava rock of jagged ahighway,fields and fences, pronghorn migration path in Idaho. This 80-mile U restrict the way. Also in 2009, the U.S. Forest Forest U.S. the 2009, way. in the Also restrict land private and state, federal, crosses route Specifically, researchers from WCS working working from WCS researchers Specifically, Service created the first federally designated designated federally first the created Service and Corridors in the the in Corridors and Pronghorns R Democratic in Gorillas Lowland Eastern in the forests of DRC’s Itombwe region found found of DRC’s region Itombwe forests the in this 150-mile corridor150-mile this in northwestern There, mountains, wide. fields football two than migration corridor—the Path of the Pronghorn. Pronghorn. of the Path corridor—the migration as the longest overland migration route in the the in route migration overland longest the as less to abottleneck stretch one in narrows and gorilla—survives in the previously unexplored unexplored previously the in gorilla—survives Grauer’s or gorilla lowland eastern gorilla—the signs () of eastern lowland gorillas in areas areas in gorillas lowland (nests) of eastern signs nited States nited epublic of Congo of epublic

Amazon. Oil exploration and subsequent subsequent and exploration Oil Amazon. WCS conservationists are deployed across the the across deployed are conservationists WCS first the partners with We conducting are To the measure impact of the threats on jaguars Jaguars in Ecuador in Jaguars world. We conduct wildlife population surveys, surveys, population world. We wildlife conduct Park National Yasuni Ecuador’s in wildlife been working to establish baseline population population baseline to establish working been use high-tech tools such as camera traps and and traps camera as such tools high-tech use Ecuadorian the in of jaguars census large-scale o Ex the pronghorn would have difficulties migrating migrating have difficulties would pronghorn the in the have protected conservationists areas, out of Grand Teton National Park, forcing the the forcing Park, Tetonout of Grand National development have put growing pressure on on pressure have put growing development numbers there since 2007. since there numbers animals to faceanimals deep snows and harsh winters. a combined 6,500 square miles of . of wilderness. miles square 6,500 a combined Reserve— Waorani Ethnic adjacent the and continental . Without this passage, passage, this Without States. United continental satellite collars, and work closely with local, local, with work closely and collars, satellite f pl St or ill ing - Hidden

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Afghan people and the commitment of WCS to of WCS commitment the and people Afghan WCS-led initiative to develop a area aprotected to develop initiative WCS-led WCS to conduct preliminary wildlife surveys, surveys, wildlife preliminary to conduct WCS The United States Agency for International forInternational Agency States United The The new protected area will help safeguard the the help safeguard will area protected new The will protect one of Afghanistan’s best-known best-known of Afghanistan’s one protect will work in wild places includes protecting biologically 224-square-mile Deng Deng National Park. Park. National Deng Deng 224-square-mile National Environment Protection Agency Agency Protection Environment National By conducting gorilla population surveys, WCS WCS surveys, population gorilla By conducting Band-e-Amir. USAID provided key funding that that funding key provided USAID Band-e-Amir. Afghanistan/ Development and WCS applauded Afghanistan’s Development WCS and applauded Afghanistan’s In , WCS helped create an innovative innovative an create helped WCS Argentina, In blue lakes separated by natural dams of white of white dams by natural separated blue lakes list included snow leopards, wolves, brown , provides a working model for the ongoing ongoing forthe model aworking provides for support including park’s creation, to the led first country’s of the establishment for their provincial government. We developed the park’s We the developed government. provincial Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Austral Patagonia the Afghan government issued its first-ever list list first-ever its issued government Afghan the Band-e-Amir deposit. amineral travertine, park, national recognized internationally two milestones illustrate the determination of the iconic species threatened with . Our Our extinction. with iconic of species banned from hunting or harvest. The The harvest. or hunting from banned of species to the Afghan Government to design the laws laws the to design Government Afghan to the park’s boundaries, the delineate and to identify Deng Deng National Park in Cameroon in Park National Deng Deng onshore and feeding grounds at sea. The park— The at sea. grounds feeding and onshore sites nesting protecting Jorge, of San outstanding sites—where conserving species and and species conserving sites—where outstanding northern , and other countries experi countries other and Uganda, northern network for the entire country. entire forthe network azure of six series spectacular the areas: natural national, and international partners. With With partners. international and national, northernmost population of western lowland lowland of western population northernmost marine park, Patagonia Austral, in the Gulf Gulf the in Austral, Patagonia park, marine management plan, helped the government hire hire government the helped plan, management active on the ground. the on active and the Himalayan elm tree. In tandem, these these tandem, In tree. elm Himalayan the and and train local rangers, and provided assistance assistance provided and rangers, local train and the and communities local to work with and and bongo. and circumstances. In Afghanistan, as in Southern Southern in as Afghanistan, In circumstances. carefully-set strategies, WCSstrategies, programs prioritize carefully-set conservationists helped persuade the Cameroon Cameroon the persuade helped conservationists encing or recovering from conflict, WCS stays stays WCS conflict, from recovering or encing embrace conservation no matter what the the what no matter conservation embrace government to commit to the creation of the of the creation to the to commit government enabling the park’s creation. Band-e-Amir Band-e-Amir park’s creation. the enabling gorillas, along with other threatened species species threatened other with along gorillas, ecological processes over long the is crucial. term processes ecological such as chimpanzees, forest elephants, buffalo, buffalo, forest elephants, such as chimpanzees, Along with the establishment of Band-e-Amir, of Band-e-Amir, establishment the with Along B and-e-Amir -

Administration to help establish this protected protected this to help establish Administration nations— six from We leaders have joined awooded in forloggers adraw once was What worked closely with the Cambodian Forestry Forestry Cambodian the with worked closely 2.5-million-square-mile Coral Triangle. The The Triangle. Coral 2.5-million-square-mile (See page 24 for more information on on information 24formore page (See Carbon forConservation.) Carbon to provide aims which initiative, Conservation Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Malaysia— Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Papua Timor-Leste, Philippines, the Indonesia, Kenya, and Madagascar. Bleaching, overfishing, Kenya, and Madagascar. overfishing, Bleaching, fish, as well as the wildlife and human communities biodiversity landscapes to protect their forests. forests. their to protect landscapes biodiversity building corals and more than 3,000 species of species 3,000 than more and corals building from commercial fishing and the oil industry. industry. oil the and fishing commercial from project keeps from entering the atmosphere. atmosphere. the entering from keeps project pollution, as well as rising sea temperatures, temperatures, sea rising as well as pollution, help secure the home of 500 species of reef- species of 500 home the help secure home to half a million Magellanic , penguins, Magellanic amillion to half home restrictions in sensitive areas on certain types types certain on areas sensitive in restrictions Seima is the country’s first protectedarea designed reef species in priority seascapes off the seascapes priority in species reef Supporting the project is our Carbon for Carbon our is project the Supporting ing the number of marine protected areas and and areas protected of marine number the ing main of its one as carbon forest to conserve to calculate the amount of greenhouse gas the the gas of greenhouse amount the to calculate to protect one of the planet’s most productive productive most planet’s of the one to protect to protect the world’s epicenter for sea life, the the life, world’s forsea the epicenter to protect that rely on them. We are actively defending defending We actively are them. on rely that only population of South American fur seals— fur American of South population only Corals decreased harvests of fish species that can help can that species of fish harvests decreased We have recommended them. on dependent seine beach and guns gear—spear of fishing of Belize, Indonesia, ofPapua Belize, Fiji, New Guinea, nets—that damage corals and the marine life life marine the and corals damage nets—that nearly 90 percent of the world’s tropical coral coral world’s of the tropical percent 90 nearly Cambodian The elephants. and tigers, monkeys, marine ecosystems from increasing pressure pressure increasing from ecosystems marine along Cambodia’s eastern border with Vietnam, Vietnam, with border eastern Cambodia’s along miles 1,100 square than more Covering area. area called the Seima Protection Forest. WCS WCS Forest. Protection Seima the called area are increasingly jeopardizing the future future the of jeopardizing increasingly are will initiative The ecosystems. island small and and accelerated pledges Security Food and Seima Protection Forest in Cambodia in Forest Protection Seima concession into a new, Yosemite-sized protected protected anew, into Yosemite-sized concession carbon stocks and deforestation rates in order order in rates deforestation and stocks carbon capped an effort between WCS and Argentina Argentina and WCS between effort an capped coral ecosystems. Our research suggests boost coastal, marine, to protect action collaborative government transformed a former logging logging aformer transformed government goals. We are helping measure the forest’s forest’s the measure We helping are goals. economic incentives to people living in high- in living to people incentives economic swath of Cambodia became a haven in 2009 for 2009 in ahaven became of Cambodia swath storms, and other effects of climate change change of climate effects other and storms, several rare seabird species, and the region’s the and species, seabird rare several -

21 t he 20 0 9 WC S s to ry 22 wildlife conservation societ y Ann ual rE P o r t 20 0 9 Africa. When their associated fisheries are are fisheries associated their When Africa. Our research strongly influenced the expansion expansion the influenced strongly research Our offer hope, also regions geographic Certain reefs recover from storm damage or bleaching. bleaching. or damage storm from recover reefs Nahanni National Park in Canada in Park National Nahanni to enlarge this globally important wilderness its previous ofsize. Studies wildlife wide-ranging the effects of global warming due to background of warming global effects the of Canada’s Nahanni National Park to six times times to six Park National of Canada’s Nahanni managed well, these reefs are more resilient to resilient more are reefs these well, managed area, home to grizzly bears, woodland caribou, caribou, woodland bears, to grizzly home area, conducted by WCS-Canada were key were in deciding by WCS-Canada conducted environmental environmental and ecological conditions. such as the “super reefs” off the coast of eastern • • • • • N WCS the at The public-private initiative, “A Sea Change Island. Coney of re-birth Y New WCS the transform to initiative 10-year a Jr. announced Recchia, M. Domenic Councilman City and Markowitz, Marty President Borough Brooklyn Bloomberg, R. Michael Mayor WCS, September, In S A the planet’s waters. planet’s the Y New in ecosystems and life marine protect to efforts WCS’s global showcasing while ocean the of wonders the celebrates that experience inspiring and exciting an create will initiative This ea in the New New the in life marine local protecting program, conservation marine expanded An ocean; the with aquarium the connecting Avenue, Surf and Boardwalk the along exterior aquarium new beautiful A mission; conservation WCS’s to and ambassadors animal our to guests our connect better will that Aquatheater refurbished A conserve; to works WCS that habitats aquatic several A new Hall,Conservation displaying conditions; year-round improved for space indoor more add and experience guest the new shark exhibit—to revitalize revitalize exhibit—to shark new dramatic a by exhibit—highlighted Wonders Ocean state-of-the-art A ork Aquarium and to jumpstart the the jumpstart to and Aquarium ork Ch ange Y entail: will Aquarium,” Y Harbor. ork ork and throughout throughout and ork

17 percent since a census taken 20 years ago. years 20 taken acensus 17 since percent 10 illegal traders of Sumatran skins in in skins tiger of Sumatran traders 10 illegal Virunga National Park (where the borders of borders (where the Park National Virunga With WCS advisement, Cameroon improved its its improved Cameroon advisement, WCS With WCS’s efforts to increase pressure on illegal illegal on pressure to increase WCS’s efforts We pledged financial support to the Virunga Virunga the to support We financial pledged We encourage industries involved in natural natural in involved industries We encourage The WCS-supported Wildlife Crime Unit arrested , which devastates populations populations devastates which trade, wildlife work with a global consortium to prevent the the to prevent consortium aglobal work with with no roads or major trails. trails. major or no roads with Virunga National Park in the Democratic Democratic the in Park National Virunga National Park’s rangers and their families in in families their and Park’s rangers National Nahanni’s new 12,000 square miles (three and and (three miles square 12,000 new Nahanni’s Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program, we Program, Offsets Biodiversity and Business DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda meet) has grown grown has meet) Uganda and Rwanda, DRC, civil from conflict serious faced DRC they as In central Africa, WCS worked with the govern the worked with WCS Africa, central In In Uganda’s Albertine Rift—a region of un region Rift—a Uganda’s Albertine In Park) make it one of the world’s largest parks, parks, world’s of it the one Park) make largest urban bushmeat markets via the CAMRAIL CAMRAIL the via markets bushmeat urban unrest. Despite years of violence and poaching poaching and of violence years Despite unrest. local livelihoods are taken into account when when account into taken are livelihoods local law enforcement by limiting access to lucrative to lucrative access by limiting law enforcement Cameroon’s plagues trade bushmeat for the from negatively impacting gorilla, chimp, and and chimp, gorilla, impacting negatively from petroleum the worked with livelihoods—WCS planning for protected areas. forprotected planning paralleled biodiversity and importance to local to local importance and biodiversity paralleled habitat forpollution, compensate can projects have piloted means through which development development which through means have piloted resource extraction to manage their concessions concessions their to manage extraction resource and Jakarta. The crime unit exemplifies The crime Sumatra and Jakarta. Illegal Illegal R impact of the bushmeat trade, to ensure that that to ensure trade, bushmeat of the impact socio-economic the to determine surveys in impact. In the Republic of Congo, we began we began of Congo, Republic the In impact. reduce and areas wild key to safeguard industry threats in that region. Commercial hunting hunting Commercial region. that in threats wildlife greatest of the two trade, bushmeat the there, the population of mountain gorillas in in gorillas of mountain population the there, of big cats and other wildlife around the globe. globe. the around wildlife other and of cats big too narrow and constrictive for large animals, animals, forlarge constrictive and narrow too destruction, and other impacts on biodiversity. biodiversity. on impacts other and destruction, national train network. We also participated Weparticipated also network. train national make conventional law enforcement difficult. difficult. lawenforcement conventional make and poaching to reduce of Cameroon ment more sustainably. With our partners in the the in partners our With sustainably. more and number of people involved, as well as the the as well as involved, of people number and a half times the size of Yellowstone National of Yellowstone National size the times a half and Dall’s . With former boundaries boundaries former With Dall’ssheep. and Sustainable Natural Natural Sustainable country’s economic and political instabilities, instabilities, political and economic country’s construction of the world’s third largest mine mine largest world’s of the third construction elephants, and other species. The vast area area vast The species. other and elephants, forest chimpanzees, gorillas, endangered epublic of Congo of epublic T rade and and rade B ushmeat R esource esource U se - -

WCS aided indigenous organizations facing facing organizations indigenous aided WCS wildlife in the Republic of Congo; and helped helped and of Congo; Republic the in wildlife (whales, dolphins, and manatees), and their their and manatees), and dolphins, (whales, fisheries management in the Caribbeanthe in and management have fisheries the demonstrating Belize, in regulations fishing logging’s impacts on gorillas, elephants, and and elephants, gorillas, on impacts logging’s promoting sustainable natural resource use, use, resource natural sustainable promoting pristine in the Western Hemisphere. These new new These Hemisphere. Western the in pristine hydrocarbon industry; worked to reduce worked to reduce industry; hydrocarbon rules now safeguard a variety of fish species, ban ban of species, fish a variety now safeguard rules identify and mitigate the potential impacts of impacts potential the mitigate and identify important habitats in the Gulf of Guinea and and of Guinea Gulf the in habitats important the government of Belize to enact regulations regulations to enact of Belize government the oil and gas industry exploration and production production and exploration industry gas and oil on national and regional levels. We levels. helped regional and national on other areas, as part of our Ocean Giants program. activities on marine turtles, marine mammals marine turtles, marine on activities and economically vital ecosystems worldwide. ecosystems vital economically and for standard legal anew We set helped areas. impacts conservation up WCS to scale ability challenges from Bolivia’s rapidly expanding expanding rapidly Bolivia’s from challenges conserving Belize’s reefs, considered the most most the considered reefs, Belize’s conserving elephant populations. Among other efforts efforts other Among populations. elephant established hope for biologically securing these expand “no-take” zones in other marine protected spear fishing in marine reserves, and significantly and in reserves, marine significantly spear fishing In 2009,In our research also led to new national

T work; and our policy experts at local, national, national, at local, experts policy our and work; vationists in the field must factor the effects of effects the factor must field the in vationists Climate change is arguably our world’s greatest world’s our greatest arguably is change Climate building blocks of coral reefs, climate change change climate reefs, of coral blocks building prey availability. to and inhabitviruses parasites, previouslyfungi, having dramatic effects. Shifting temperature temperature Shifting effects. dramatic having influences life in every biome, from the apex of the apex from biome, every in life influences the forming creatures aquatic tiny to floes ice in species new infect and areas inhospitable the ability of flamingos to in the the Caribbean;in nest to of flamingos ability the the Arctic food chain to the tropical sea floor. For declining due to shifts in ocean temperatures and C novel ways. and in Patagonia, Magellanic penguins may be bacteria, enabling are levels precipitation and and international levels are engaged to ensure a to ensure engaged are levels international and climate change in nearly all their conservation conservation their all nearly in change climate most of our one and challenge conservation conservationist voice is at the discussion table. discussion at the is voice conservationist example, intensifying storms may be affecting affecting be may storms intensifying example, significant global health concerns. WCS conser WCS concerns. health global significant h li From polar bears grappling with diminishing diminishing with grappling bears From polar In the area of health alone, climate change is is change climate alone, of health area the In e m

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As the world debated climate change and and change climate world debated the As Washington, D.C., our government affairs experts year, WCS stood on the frontlines of discussions of discussions year, onWCS frontlines stood the versity, deforestation, and climate change; and and change; climate and versity, deforestation, Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Copenhagen. in Conference Change Climate Congo, Cameroon, Madagascar, and Indonesia. and Madagascar, Cameroon, Congo, of Republic Democratic Chile, Guatemala, At the the At During the U.N. conference, WCS released released WCS conference, U.N. the During Degradation (REDD). Our work in this area is is area this work in Our (REDD). Degradation published jointly with IUCN and others. In In others. and IUCN with jointly published issues. In addition to engaging governments governments to engaging addition In issues. in Poznan, Poland and at the United Nations Nations United at the and Poland Poznan, in the Administration to ensure that emerging U.S. U.S. emerging that to ensure Administration the demonstrating the connections between biodi between connections the demonstrating a compilation, “Species Feeling the Heat,” the Feeling “Species a compilation, past this policies international to set attempted are working with Members of Congress and and of Congress Members with working are change,” climate with cope people helping areas Protected Solutions: “Natural entitled, a book carbon for conservation and climate adaptation adaptation climate and forconservation carbon climate change legislation will adequately address currently concentrated in Cambodia, Bolivia, Bolivia, Cambodia, in concentrated currently T able -

“One World, Health.” “One One York discussing forest carbon offsets and how and offsets carbon forest York discussing whether long-term investigations or responses responses or investigations long-term whether where people penetrateand domestic animals wildlife health monitoring and disease investi disease and monitoring health wildlife Center at the , and clinics clinics and York New at the Aquarium, Center Our One World, One Health™ initiative promotes Ebola hemorrhagic fever, West Nile virus, and and virus, fever, West Nile hemorrhagic Ebola In 2009, WCS joined in the creation of a creation the in joined WCS 2009, In H1N1’s similarity to viruses in livestock reminded In 2009, many of WCS’s Global Health programs, flu”—made international headlines in 2009. in headlines international flu”—made business community. WCS and The Goldman Goldman The and WCS community. business behavioral, and medical needs. At home and and home At needs. medical and behavioral, to all healthcare state-of-the-art provided zoos birds traveling across hemispheres. across traveling birds between species. We strive to ensure our leaders to ensure We strive species. between foster better awareness of and preparation for preparation of and awareness better foster potential disease outbreaks that affect us all. us affect that outbreaks disease potential One health known as PREDICT. Participating in in Participating PREDICT. as known health study staff health Our species. between jump help us prevent outbreaks in human populations. help populations. preventus human in outbreaks Sachs Group, Inc. hosted a meeting in New New in ameeting hosted Inc. Group, Sachs P idea forward. idea in small pockets of isolated areas, to migratory to migratory areas, of isolated pockets small in international and interdisciplinary strategies interdisciplinary and for international this USAID-funded initiative, WCS aims to aims WCS initiative, USAID-funded this can that of diseases dangers world the about the of disease. We are determined to proveWe early of that determined are disease. prevention the addressed concerns, to emerging on this issue, we are working closely with the the with closely working we are issue, this on of WCS’s collectionOur represents wild animals. can circumstances Such regions. once-remote on areas such as the global trade and in wildlife others—in more than 40 countries, concentrating meet. populations animal wild and domestic, new species. On five continents, WCS conducts conducts WCS continents, five On species. new a market could be developed to move this to move this developed be could a market animal health. animal knowl their share veterinarians WCS abroad, about 1,400 species, each with special nutritional, Queens and Park, Prospect Park, Central at the Health Animal Aquatic the Zoo, Bronx at the human, where diseases forsimilar monitor and across the world that there only is recognize create opportunities for pathogens to infect to infect forpathogens opportunities create comprehensive strategy promoting global global promoting strategy comprehensive edge and expertise with foreign veterinarians, veterinarians, foreign with expertise and edge health of gorilla studies from ranging gations, student externs, and volunteers to promote to promote volunteers and externs, student surveillance of disease outbreaks in can animals sharing information sharing on the movement of diseases R We monitor zoonotic diseases—avian flu, flu, diseases—avian We zoonotic monitor Throughout 2009, the Wildlife Health Center Center Health Wildlife the 2009, Throughout The global pandemic of H1N1—or “swine “swine of H1N1—or pandemic global The EDIC Wor T ld , , One

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million on June 30, 2009, resulting from negative investment investment negative from resulting 2009, 30, June on million to $352.4 2008 30, June on $521.9 from million dropped assets Investment institutions. endowed all fornearly it did as sheet, WCS’s on toll balance its took markets investment in downturn totaled $52lents onmillion June 30, 2009. However, the dramatic equiva cash and cash operating as of liquidity, degree ahigh and exhibit. new the funded York gift ofprivate New agenerous City and the through support of public Acombination Asia. of central mountains the in habitat natural their mimicking environment an in now dwell shy cats the where exhibit, Leopard Snow Stern Maher Allison new the opened Zoo Park Central 2009, June In operations. responsible environmentally and design architectural of green incorporation the through practices to sustainable commitment our and conservation in leadership our both demonstrates design building’s The spaces. meeting and conference needed much provides and programs conservation global our houses facility 43,000-square-foot new This Zoo. Bronx at the Campus C.V.Science the of phase Starr first the Conservation, Global systems. data and voice to our upgrades substantial as such projects, infrastructure many and Aquarium, atYork New the Hall restoration the ofand exhibit Main Stingers ($203.7 million) o 2009 r e x enewal WCS has a strong balance sheet, with total assets of $755 million for Center of the construction completed WCS 2009, FY In penses Programs Other Other Fundraising and Fundraising Services (2%) Visitor Visitor Membership (7%) (3%) pe

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81 Q& A : jeff saile r The WCS Bronx Zoo opened a exhibit in 2009. w Todd Stevens, Stevens, Todd 13 Steven E. Sanderson, Sanderson, E. Steven WCS INS WCS Gail Sheldon, Sheldon, Gail O GL Christina Garay, Garay, Christina Catherine Grippo, Grippo, Catherine LIVING INS LIVING P William Karesh, Karesh, William Kent Redford, Redford, Kent Eva Fearn, Fearn, Eva Dan Cherubin, Cherubin, Dan Laura Stolzenthaler, Stolzenthaler, Laura Robert Olley, Olley, Robert Felicia Hamerman, Hamerman, Felicia Robert A. Cook, Cook, A. Robert Marion Merlino, Merlino, Marion Michelle Midea, Midea, Michelle R FFICE FFICE Assistant Global Health Program Health Global Information and Library Library and Information Manager Initiatives Director of Administration of Director Director General and President Services Strategic Initiatives Strategic and CEO and OB ESIDEN AL AL H T O c Assistant Director Assistant I EAL TUT F F Librarian T Chief of Staff of Chief Director T Director of of Director Director of of Director TH TH E I Vice President, President, Vice Executive Executive Executive Vice Vice Executive Secretary Analyst, Strategic Strategic Analyst, TUT Program Program P E Senior Liaison Liaison Senior s Assistant Assistant RO

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Zulfi Arsan, Darin Collins, Collins, Darin Arsan, Zulfi Glenda AyalaGlenda Aguilar, Erika Alandia, Iwan Londo Febrianto, Chor Chor Febrianto, Londo Iwan Issa Bedjabaga, Bedjabaga, Issa Kenneth Cameron, Michael D. Michael Cameron, Kenneth Enktuvshin Shiilegdamba, Shiilegdamba, Enktuvshin Losloo Jambal, Chea Vicheka: Vicheka: Chea Jambal, Losloo Field Program Asia: Program Field Africa: Program Field Field Program Latin America: Latin Program Field Robert Thomson, Thomson, Robert Baudelaire Zorine Nkouantsi, Nkouantsi, Zorine Baudelaire Martin Gilbert, Martin Marcela Uhart, Uhart, Marcela Administrative Assistants Administrative Veterinarians Valle Ferreyra, Rodolfo Nallar Nallar Rodolfo Ferreyra, Valle Sokunthea, Chhin Sophea: Sophea: Chhin Sokunthea, Field Assistants Field Epidemiologist Johann Ostrowski, Stephane Wildlife Health Assistant Health Wildlife Gutierrez, Carolina Marull, Marull, Carolina Gutierrez, Kimashalen, Chea Sokha, Dav Dav Sokha, Chea Kimashalen, Kock, Alain Ondzie, Patricia Patricia Ondzie, Alain Kock, Hafi zullah Ziauddin: Ziauddin: zullah Hafi Flavia Miranda, Maria Virginia Virginia Maria Miranda, Flavia del Hebe Beltran, Fabian Rago: Rago: Reed: Reed: Philippa, Ali Madad Rajabi, Rajabi, Madad Ali Philippa, Field Veterinarians Field Veterinarians Field Associate Director Associate Associate Director Director Associate Lab Technician Lab Ornithologist Field Field Wildlife Wildlife

83 wcs s taff 84 wildlife conservation societ y Ann ual rE P o r t 20 0 9 John Gwynne, Gwynne, John Jessica Bicknell, Bicknell, Jessica Tonya Edwards, Edwards, Tonya Wang, Ting-Hsin Zipora Fried, Kimio Honda, Honda, Kimio Fried, Zipora Architecture & Exhibit Design Exhibit & Architecture Anne Rice, Rice, Anne Sarah Hezel, Hezel, Sarah Werner, Sarah Bhatt, Sonal Shane LeClair, LeClair, Shane Susan Chin, Chin, Susan Stephen Taylor, Stephen Olga Bondarenko, Bondarenko, Olga Gary Smith, Smith, Gary Graphic Design & Production & Design Graphic Catherine Burkard, Burkard, Catherine Walter Deichmann, Deichmann, Walter Derek Haffar, Haffar, Derek Eileen Cruz-Minnis, Cruz-Minnis, Eileen Lauren Anker, Carolyn Fuchs, Fuchs, Carolyn Anker, Lauren E. Stephen Melley, Brian Brian Melley, Stephen E. Herminio Ticona, Ticona, Herminio Exhibit Production Exhibit E Ruth Marshall, Ruth Matthew Aarvold, Aarvold, Matthew Matilda Mora, DEPA Nanette Gran, Gran, Nanette Interpretive Programs Interpretive Pablo Beldomenico, Beldomenico, Pablo Patricia White, White, Patricia Paul Tapogna, Tapogna, Paul XH Administrator Architectural Designer Architectural Designer Architectural Chief Creative Officer Creative Chief Simon: Simon: Director, EGAD Administration EGAD Director, Sharon Kramer Loew: Kramer Sharon Manager Designer Design Exhibit Director, Management Design Epidemiologist Epidemiologist Directors, Graphics Directors, Design Intern Design Designer Specialist Supervisor Katherine McLeod, Deborah Deborah McLeod, Katherine Morrissey: and Exhibit Developer Exhibit and and Design and I B RTM I T & G & Exhibit Specialists Exhibit EN Project Assistant Project Assistant Director Assistant Director, Planning Planning Director, Project Managers Project Assistant Director Assistant Assistant Director Assistant R Department Assistant Senior Exhibit Exhibit Senior Vice President and and President Vice T Exhibit Sculptor Exhibit Senior Project Project Senior Assistant Director, Director, Assistant Media Coordinator Coordinator Media Senior Project Project Senior Executive Assistant Executive AP Senior Landscape Landscape Senior Architectural Architectural Junior Junior Exhibit Developer Exhibit Field Technician Field Assistant Assistant Program Program H Senior Senior Creative Creative Assistant Assistant IC A IC Wildlife Wildlife Creative Creative RT S Jennell Ives, Ives, Jennell Julia Jelassi, Jelassi, Julia Taishun Lee Robertson, Robertson, Lee Taishun Ami Dobelle, Philana Otruba, Otruba, Philana Dobelle, Ami Alison Saltz, Saltz, Alison Ann Robinson, George Oberhofer, William Rios: Rios: William Oberhofer, George Uri Aran, Jennifer Dolland, Unha Unha Dolland, Jennifer Aran, Uri Christopher Maune, Maune, Christopher Christopher MacKay, Francesca Francesca MacKay, Christopher Ilyssa Gillman, Gillman, Ilyssa Kathleen LaMattina, LaMattina, Kathleen Karen Tingley, Tingley, Karen Donald C. 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Donald Lee Livney, Livney, Lee Kathryn Atkins, Leslie Schneider, Schneider, Leslie Erica Sopha, Sopha, Erica Messina, Lauren B New New Robyn Charlton, Tom Frankie, Tom Frankie, Charlton, Robyn Robert Cummings,Robert C Central Park Park Central Richard Orlosky, Orlosky, Richard Ronald Griffith, Griffith, Ronald Michelle Fufaro, Fufaro, Michelle Nalini Mohan, Mohan, Nalini Nelson Then, Then, Nelson Nicole Greevy, Greevy, Nicole Paul Heyer, Heyer, Paul O ronx ronx Jason DeMera: DeMera: Jason Graphic Specialists Graphic Production Graphic Graphic Designers Graphic Grants Offsite Coordinator Offsite Coordinator Coordinator Production Coordinator Production Professional Development Professional Education Registrar Production and Computer Computer and Production Production Designer Manager Friends of the Zoo the of Friends Instructor, Onsite Coordinator Onsite Instructor, Marketing Coordinator Marketing Systems SPARKS Across America Across SPARKS Cristofaro Williams: Williams: Cristofaro Kim, Julia Lin, Adi Mendler: Mendler: Adi Lin, Julia Kim, Bricken Sparacino: Sparacino: Bricken NSE Y ork Aquarium Education Aquarium ork Z R oo Education oo VA Manager of Federal Federal of Manager Manager, Graphic Graphic Manager, T Director of of Director Performing Instructor, Instructor, Performing Secretary and and Secretary Distance Learning Learning Distance I Program Coordinator, Manager, Graphic Graphic Manager, O Manager Curator Z Secondary Instructor Performing Performing Curator Senior Instructor Senior N ED N oo Education oo Volunteer Volunteer Senior Graphic Graphic Senior Sales and and Sales Coordinator, Coordinator, Teacher Trainers Teacher Director of WCS WCS of Director Senior Instructor Supervisor, Supervisor, Collections Collections U Instructors Instructors CA Graphic Graphic T I O N – Animal Animal – Joshua Charlton, David Powell: Powell: David Charlton, Joshua James J. Breheny, Breheny, J. James Thomas Hurtubise, Hurtubise, Thomas Avril Armstrong, Alexis Amann, Amann, Alexis Armstrong, Avril Audrey Lucas, Lucas, Audrey Glen Fergason, Brenda Kramer, Kramer, Brenda Fergason, Glen Colleen McCann, McCann, Colleen Karina Bongaarts, Stephanie Stephanie Bongaarts, Karina Kimberly Acevedo, Acevedo, Kimberly Deb Dieneman-Keim, Dieneman-Keim, Deb Linda Wied, Wied, Linda BRO Park Prospect M B Ralph Aversa, Michelle Michelle Aversa, Ralph Theis: Kris Terracuso, Robert Rebecca Chapnick, Chapnick, Rebecca Q Curatorial Science Fellowship Fellowship Science Curatorial Michael Gormaley, Bryan Bryan Gormaley, Michael Wilson: Claudia Kalk, Marietta Melissa Nelson Melissa Monica Negron, Negron, Monica Melissa Carp, Carp, Melissa Patrick R. Patrick Thomas, Priscilla Hernandez, Taralynn Taralynn Hernandez, Priscilla ronx ronx ueens ueens ammology Jose Vasquez, Martin Zybura: Zybura: Martin Vasquez, Jose Michelle McCabe-Parodi, Joan Rowe: Jason Moody, Jessica Jelliffe, Jelliffe, Jared Striplin: Assistant Supervisors Assistant Assistant Curators Assistant Collection Managers Collection Coordinator Coordinator Adele Barone, Anthony Buffi Buffi Anthony Barone, Adele Primary Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Primary President, Living Institutions Institutions Living President, Registrar Senior Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Senior Katherine D’Andrea, Emily Emily D’Andrea, Katherine Hershonik, Vanessa Jones, Jones, Vanessa Hershonik, Florence Klecha, Kathleen Kathleen Klecha, Florence Blatz, Kitty Dolan, Loraine Loraine Dolan, Kitty Blatz, Robidas: Reynolds: Reynolds: Medina, Jeffrey Munson, Karen Karen Munson, Jeffrey Medina, Mase, Douglas MacLaughlin, Napolitano, Noel Perriello, Perriello, Noel Napolitano, ll, Dana Caton, Lacy Clifford, Clifford, Lacy Caton, Dana ll, and Director and Phillip Reiser, Gerard Stark, Stark, Gerard Reiser, Phillip N X Z

oo Animal Programs Animal oo ZOO Z B oo Education oo ehavior Supervisors Executive Assistant Executive Instructors Instructor Manager Secretary and and Secretary Z Curator oo Education oo Senior Vice Vice Senior Volunteer Volunteer General Curator Office Manager Office Curator Volunteer Volunteer Instructors Jeannine Correa, Elaina Crocitto, Crocitto, Elaina Correa, Jeannine Jennifer B. Pramuk, Pramuk, B. Jennifer James Musano, Musano, James O Chad Seewagen, Sheppard, Christine William F. Holmstrom, Jr., F. Holmstrom, William H Mark Hofling, Mary Iorizzo: Iorizzo: Mary Hofling, Mark Arland, Marcia Mary Evans, Matthew Vara, S Vara, Matthew Nancy Clum, Clum, Nancy Patricia Cooper, Gigi Giacomara, Giacomara, Gigi Cooper, Patricia Paul Kmiotek, Kmiotek, Paul rnithology erpetology James Gottleib, Shanna Hall, Hall, Shanna Gottleib, James Joanne McGillycuddy, Kate Kate McGillycuddy, Joanne Gentile, Mary Forgione, Joel Flores, Carlos Fink, Jennifer Fernandez, David Elkins, Juliet Tim Mohl, Trina Puglia, Jamie Jamie Puglia, Trina Mohl, Tim Y Y Assistant Supervisors Assistant Animal Keepers Animal Collection Manager Collection Allison Ruiz, Chris Salemi, Salemi, Chris Ruiz, Allison Vierling, Cathy Vitale, Kelly Kelly Vitale, Cathy Vierling, Patricia-Ann VanRenesse, Sanders, Brian Tierney: Tierney: Brian Sanders, O’Sullivan, Alana Leiter, Susan Sarah Gershen, Amy Golden, Golden, Amy Gershen, Sarah Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Keepers Animal Wild Stroeber, Heather Tassler, Heather Stroeber, Monika Squillari, Sabrina Maintainer Keeper Carol Henger, Danielle Hessel, Hessel, Danielle Henger, Carol Warren, Mike Wrubel, Rebecca Rebecca Wrubel, Mike Warren, Kimberly Warno, Tiffany Wallis, Keri Reinwald, Nancy Rogers, Rogers, Nancy Reinwald, Keri Douglas Morea, Keri Nugent, Nugent, Keri Morea, Douglas Moore, Brandon Mills, Elizabeth DiGirolamo, Brian Dempsey, Robert Davis, Dawn Davidson, Lauren Hinson, Cindy Maur, Maur, Cindy Hinson, Lauren Ramsay Thom, Debra Wolfe: Wolfe: Debra Thom, Ramsay Shaumburg, Kristin Ries, Rebecca Pearce, Jonathan Jonathan Pearce, Rebecca Michael Houlihan, Ken Huth, Huth, Ken Houlihan, Michael Edge, Linda Dremeaux, Myra McMahon, Elizabeth Metzger, Metzger, Elizabeth McMahon, Guzman, Daphne Gremler, Mary Nancy Gonzalez, Tasha Hook, Hook, Tasha Gonzalez, Nancy Nate Thompson, Anneke Anneke Thompson, Nate Putman, Rebecca Raymond, Raymond, Rebecca Putman, Brian Pinckney, Hope Perez, ee, Rebecca Zenowich: Zenowich: Rebecca ee, vetta Pokorny, Jeremy Jeremy Pokorny, vetta Departmental Assistant Assistant Curator Assistant Senior Wild Animal Animal Wild Senior Collection Manager Collection Park Maintainer Park upervising Park Park upervising Ornithology InternOrnithology Curator Curator Senior Senior Wild Wild Jason Wagner Jason John Scarola, Joseph Briller, Briller, Joseph John King, King, John T Animal Commissary Animal Animal Azaad Gaffar, Gaffar, Azaad Boodoo, Anthony Sergio Rivera, Rivera, Sergio Steve Condon, Dave Gallart, Gallart, Dave Condon, Steve Gail Bonsignore, Bonsignore, Gail Quincy Banks, Michael Cruz, Cruz, Michael Banks, Quincy Garden, Camel Camel Garden, Carmen Guzman, Carmen Helen Basic, Anne Rockmore: Rockmore: Anne Basic, Helen Edward Cooney, Cooney, Edward Diana Belich, James Dauterman, Dauterman, James Belich, Diana Lauren Augustine, Megan Baumer, Baumer, Megan Augustine, Lauren Luis Barreto, Steven Carr, Steven Steven Carr, Steven Barreto, Luis B Control Pest Systems Support Life Children’s Children’s Raynor Mattson, Ruth Iannuzzi, Diana Tancredi: Tancredi: Diana Iannuzzi, Ruth Mariluz Vazquez, Vazquez, Mariluz Mary Bynon, Margaret Deeny, Deeny, Margaret Bynon, Mary Moruf Egbo, Michael Marano: Marano: Michael Egbo, Moruf Nilda Ferrer, Ferrer, Nilda Special Animal Exhibits: Exhibits: Animal Special ractable Animals ractable ronx ronx Technical Support Assistant Support Technical Torres, Mia Alomar: Alomar: Mia Torres, Animal Records Specialists Records Animal Applicator Coordinator Alyssa Borek, Brandon Casey, Casey, Brandon Borek, Alyssa Stephanie Derkasch, Shakira Shakira Derkasch, Stephanie Keepers Manager Guillermo Guzman, Oliver Oliver Guzman, Guillermo Secretary Security Supervisors Senior Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Senior Williams: Kennedy Samuels: Samuels: Kennedy Mendyk: Mendyk: Robert Mohring, Melissa Melanie Lumba, Jennifer Oi, Oi, Jennifer Lumba, Melanie Morton: Morton: Pippa, Gregory Upshaw, James James Upshaw, Gregory Pippa, Patricia Ortiz, Kim Smith, Luke Luke Smith, Kim Ortiz, Patricia Paula: Z oo Security oo M Assistant Supervisors Assistant anagement Services anagement Maintainer Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Park Maintainers Park Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Z Curator and Registrar and Curator oo, oo, Operations Supervisor Assistant Manager Assistant Animal Commissary Commissary Animal Pest Control Control Pest Manager of of Manager Assistant Manager Supervising Supervising Animal Shipping Shipping Animal B Data and and Data R Manager utterfly utterfly ides, ides, Supervisors Wild Animal Animal Wild

James Byrne, Benedetto Benedetto Byrne, James Juan Semidei, Jr., John Tralongo: Tralongo: Jr., John Semidei, Juan Johnnie Ferreira, Ferreira, Johnnie John Duke, Duke, John Anthony Corvino, Corvino, Anthony O O Walter Almodovar, Parmanand Parmanand Almodovar, Walter Winston Williams, Williams, Winston Dominick Caputo, Caputo, Dominick Haseeb Baksh, Jimmy Barreto, Barreto, Jimmy Baksh, Haseeb Laurel Toscano, Toscano, Laurel M Frank Suarino, Suarino, Frank Rafael Adorno, Joel Annuziato, Annuziato, Joel Adorno, Rafael Camacho, Raquel Maria Maldonado, Michael Santomaso, Santomaso, Michael PE perations Shops perations aintenance Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Assistant Vazquez, Rosa Williams, Williams, Rosa Vazquez, Steven Kozy, Jose Martinez, Martinez, Jose Kozy, Steven Sausto, Renzo Scarazzini, Scarazzini, Renzo Sausto, Stillwell, Nathaniel Torres: Torres: Nathaniel Stillwell, Park Maintainers Park Santos Gonzalez, Othniel Othniel Gonzalez, Santos Park Maintainer Park Park Maintainers Park Attendant Park Maintainers Gonzalez, Alfred Hart, John John Hart, Alfred Gonzalez, Gulley, Osbert Henry, Mary Mary Henry, Osbert Gulley, Supervising Park Maintainers Park Supervising Cardillo, Anthony Cerniglio, Cerniglio, Anthony Cardillo, Illenye, Gregory Kalmanowitz, Kalmanowitz, Gregory Illenye, William Castro, Jr., Orlando Jr., Orlando Castro, William Ivonne Collazo, Weston Hill, Hill, Weston Collazo, Ivonne Kesraj, Anthony Laino, Thomas Thomas Laino, Anthony Kesraj, Edward Scholler, Carlos Carlos Scholler, Edward Lawrence D’Erasmo, Robert Robert D’Erasmo, Lawrence Donald Thompson, Alexandre Alexandre Thompson, Donald Francis Cushin, Joseph Corry, Corry, Joseph Cushin, Francis Ramon Mendoza, Alison Alison Mendoza, Ramon Figueroa, Gabriel Gomez, Gomez, Gabriel Figueroa, Reilly, Robert Santarelli, Santarelli, Robert Reilly, Barbara Laureano, Noel Noel Laureano, Barbara Ralph Zamboli: Zamboli: Ralph Modeste, Winston Newton, Newton, Winston Modeste, Michael Sbarbori: Sbarbori: Michael Rivera, Raul Jose Martin, Marconi St. Hill, Robert Robert Hill, St. Marconi Seodas, Sanjev Scott, Michael Nicholas Perrone, Nelson Nelson Perrone, Nicholas Maribel Perez, Robert Rosario, Rosario, Robert Perez, Maribel Padilla, Jesus Martinez, Prado, Phillip Riley, Frank Frank Riley, Phillip Prado, R A T I O NS Assistant Director Assistant Assistant Director Assistant Administrative Administrative Supervising Supervising Supervising Supervising Senior Attendant Assistant Park Park Assistant Administrative Administrative Park Foreman Park Manager Assistant Assistant Manager Y ear: ear: Jeffrey K. Sailer, Sailer, K. Jeffrey John Bruno, Jr., Migdalia Jr., Migdalia Bruno, John James Coelho, Paul Fialkovic, Fialkovic, Paul Coelho, James James Burns, Lloyd Pearson, Pearson, Lloyd Burns, James Animal Programs Animal Anthony Brownie, Brownie, Anthony Alfred Jensen, Jensen, Alfred Sandra Alcosser, Susan Cardillo, Cardillo, Susan George Izquierdo, Luigi Marricco, Marricco, Luigi Izquierdo, George Wayne Bourdette, Bourdette, Wayne Kevin Bermeo, Ivonne Lopez, Lopez, Ivonne Bermeo, Kevin H Beverly J. Moss, Ray Oladapo-Johnson, Oladapo-Johnson, Ray Cogeneration CEN Mark Anderson, Dave Bailey, Bailey, Dave Anderson, Mark Henry, Michael Noemi Medina, Medina, Noemi Manuel Garcia, Garcia, Manuel Mary Ann Focarino, Focarino, Ann Mary orticulture Zelenka: Zelenka: Office Assistant Office Operators Vehicle Operator Vehicle Anthony Quaglia, David David Quaglia, Anthony Peralta: Albert Manager Stuart Goldstein, Robert Robert Goldstein, Stuart Fellow, Animals Fellow, Park Maintainers Park Goines, Gilbert Green, Porfi Porfi Green, Gilbert Goines, Services and Cogeneration and Services Cordero, Maria Estrada, Estrada, Maria Cordero, Kevin O’Keefe: O’Keefe: Kevin Landi, Louis Kalmanowitz, Eduardo Vidal, Raymond Raymond Vidal, Eduardo Sonia Jones, Demond Herkommer, David Hyde, Juan Juan Hyde, David Herkommer, Farouk Baksh, Hervin Brown, Brown, Hervin Baksh, Farouk Reynolds: Reynolds: Keith Maharaj, Roopnarine Rodriguez, Pedro Velez, Velez, Pedro Rodriguez, Victor Ramos, Niurka Ramos, Maria Quaglia, Raymond Palinkas, Gerard Pineiro, Rubin Jeanette Figueroa, Roberto Richard Walton: Richard Rampersad, Bissessar Rosenthal: Mildonia Nunez, Jose Palacios, Palacios, Jose Nunez, Mildonia Moura, Manuel Montalvo, Carmen Monclova, Miguel rio Gutierrez, Keith Harris, Harris, Keith Gutierrez, rio and Curator of Animals of Curator and TR AL PA AL Attendants Park Maintainers Park Park Maintainers Park RK Supervisor Manager of Electric of Manager Electric Curatorial Science Science Curatorial Supervising Motor Motor Supervising Receptionist/ Executive Assistant Poet-in-Residence Facility Director Director Facility

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Jamie Reis, Reis, Jamie John Bohan, Carlton Davidson, Davidson, Carlton Bohan, John Lewinska: Jolanta Geist, John Todd John Comstock, Comstock, John Todd Arkady Gutman, Alistair Johnson, Johnson, Alistair Gutman, Arkady Stephen Carey, Carey, Stephen Santa Alequin, Eusebia Alvarez, Alvarez, Eusebia Alequin, Santa Celia Ackerman, Michelle Acosta, Acosta, Michelle Ackerman, Celia O Heather Gordon, Robert Gramzay, Gramzay, Robert Gordon, Heather Igor Laboutov, Laboutov, Igor Dave Autry, Autry, Dave Edwina Jackson, Jackson, Edwina Bernadine Leahy, Leahy, Bernadine H Fitzroy Neufville, Neufville, Fitzroy Bob Gavlik, Bob Rafael Fernandez, Fernandez, Rafael Richard Deonarine, Nasrali Nasrali Deonarine, Richard Martin: Wayne Brinson, Robert Michael Nedd, Marlon Ragbir: Ragbir: Marlon Nedd, Michael Lee, Mong Security & Admissions & Security perations & & perations orticulture Jaime Pagan, Everton Pearson, Pearson, Everton Pagan, Jaime Joshua Doval, Ramdhannie Ramdhannie Doval, Joshua Torres: Jose Animal Keepers Animal Assistant Managers Assistant Assistant Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Supervisors Attendant Veterinary Technician Veterinary City Zoos City Alex Thornton: Thornton: Alex Schmidt, Gretchen Stoddard, Stoddard, Gretchen Schmidt, Alexander Hall, Shanna Keepers Horticulturist Maintainer Director Maintainers Gonzalez, John Joseph, Marilyn Marilyn Joseph, John Gonzalez, Alberto MacAllister, Gary Geraldo Peralta, Lakisha Terry, Terry, Lakisha Peralta, Geraldo Correa, Tumeca Gittens, Gittens, Tumeca Correa, Supervisors Specialist Systems Kristine Keating: Keating: Kristine Diana Major, Melisia Mason, Mason, Melisia Major, Diana Jimenez, Luis Humphreys, Karnen Veerapen: Veerapen: Karnen Dwarka, Crystal Kinlaw, Nimia Ortiz, Lowtoo: Rabindranath Hosein, Richard Camilli, Veronica Veronica Camilli, Richard Bill Robles, Juan Romero, Jeff Jeff Romero, Juan Robles, Bill Maldonado, Frederick Miller, Miller, Frederick Maldonado, Nestor Morera, Nixon Nedd, Nedd, Nixon Morera, Nestor of Horticulture, City Zoos City Horticulture, of Assistant Manager/ Assistant Director of Operations, Operations, of Director Animal Supervisor Animal Animal Supervisor Animal Manager Zoo Park Park Zoo M Assistant Facility Facility Assistant Zoo Park Park Zoo Secretary Wild Animal Animal Wild aintenance Senior Senior Assistant Assistant Senior Wild Wild Senior Attendants Manager Manager

85 wcs s taff 86 wildlife conservation societ y Ann ual rE P o r t 20 0 9 JoAnne Basinger, Frank Greco, Greco, Frank Basinger, JoAnne John Moore, Kenneth Prichett, Prichett, Kenneth Moore, John Joan Shovlin, Joan Dohlin, Forrest Jon Animal Programs Animal Andrea Gissing, Joanne Sottile, Sottile, Joanne Gissing, Andrea Alissa Cardone, Nicole Ethier, Ethier, Nicole Cardone, Alissa Sonia Colon, Joanne Kittler, Kittler, Joanne Colon, Sonia Guenter Skammel, Skammel, Guenter Catherine McClave, McClave, Catherine O Dennis Ethier, Ethier, Dennis DeNardo, David Richard Blankfein, Blankfein, Richard Fiona Bayly, Bayly, Fiona NEW NEW Mary Messing, Messing, Mary Melissa Petersen, Petersen, Melissa Michael Morgano, Hans Walters: Walters: Hans Morgano, Michael Manager of Facilities of Manager Pettit, Melvin Hiatt, Martha Patricia Toledo, Toledo, Patricia Paul Loiselle, Loiselle, Paul Sieswerda, Paul perations & & perations Jamie Kish, Jaclyn Mazza, Mazza, Jaclyn Kish, Jamie Technician Trainers Assistant Agents/Cashiers Officer and Volunteer Dive Dive Volunteer and Officer Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Operations Operations, Facilities, and and Facilities, Operations, Veerapen: Veerapen: Laboratory Technician Laboratory Program and Animal Husbandry Husbandry Animal and Program Spencer, Thomas Wippenbeck: Wippenbeck: Thomas Spencer, Paul Mitchell, Stephanie Keepers Sookiah Maharaj: Maharaj: Sookiah Exhibit Fabrication Exhibit Fishes Freshwater Behavioral Husbandry Behavioral Maintainers Systems Senior Keepers Senior Supervisors Supervising Park Maintainers Park Supervising Cristina Vieira, Nick Visscher: Visscher: Nick Vieira, Cristina David Scheurich, Michael Tine: Tine: Michael Scheurich, David Leslie Leffler, Wayne Stempler: Stempler: Wayne Leffler, Leslie Rob Sutherland, Ramanen Ramanen Sutherland, Rob Ralph Ramos, William Sheehan, Sheehan, William Ramos, Ralph Moylett, Lora Murphy, Nicole Nicole Murphy, Lora Moylett, of Aquatic Health and Living Living and Health Aquatic of and Director of Animal Animal of Director and Pisciotta, Sal Puglia, Ellen Ellen Puglia, Sal Pisciotta, YORK AQU Administrative Executive Assistant Executive Assistant Zoo Park Park Zoo Assistant Curator of of Curator Supervisor, Supervisor, Director of of Director Project Assistant Assistant Project M Aquarium Curator Aquarium Assistant Assistant General Curator Curator General aintenance A Laboratory Laboratory Dive Safety Safety Dive Director Senior Trainer Senior R Curator Curator Ticket Ticket I UM Joseph Knowles III, III, Knowles Joseph Tonya Thomas, Thomas, Tonya Animal Programs Animal Ann Soobrian, Soobrian, Ann Samuel Black, Ricky Jackson, Jackson, Ricky Black, Samuel Sal DeFeo, DeFeo, Sal Carlos Martinez, Martinez, Carlos Christopher Hackett, Hackett, Christopher Karen Wone, Wone, Karen Elaina Crocitto, Gwen Cruz, Cruz, Gwen Crocitto, Elaina Hulya Israfi l, Leslie Steele, Steele, Leslie l, Israfi Hulya Dorsa, Dominick Bocian, David McClean, Denise P Regina Caldwell, Robert Robert Caldwell, Regina Michael Antonelli, Diana Barreto, Barreto, Diana Antonelli, Michael Michael Budney, Richard Bullen, Bullen, Richard Budney, Michael Nicole Shelmidine, Nicole Security Patti Blydenburgh, Blydenburgh, Patti RO Justine Wilbur: Wilbur: Justine Jennifer Skelley, Frances Frances Skelley, Jennifer Jarod Hagan, Peter Inesti, Inesti, Peter Hagan, Jarod Technician Tonya Johnson, Eldwin Lebron, Lebron, Eldwin Johnson, Tonya Assistant Park Maintainers Park Assistant Assistant Assistant Attendants Atu Marshall, Fran Moghab, Moghab, Fran Marshall, Atu Alfred Escalera, Michael Michael Escalera, Alfred Albert Reynolds, Tony Vargas: Tony Vargas: Reynolds, Albert Verna: Verna: Maintainers Keepers Keepers Manager Buildings Maintainers Park Owen Mayhew: Mayhew: Owen Gottlieb, Astra Kalodukas, Kalodukas, Astra Gottlieb, Supervisor Supervisor Carlos Emiliano Richard Jarus, Jarus, Richard Emiliano Carlos Crystal Dimiceli, James James Dimiceli, Crystal Caraballo, Frances Cantone, Cantone, Frances Caraballo, Denielle Muoio, Jennifer Jennifer Muoio, Denielle Domenech, John Dougherty, Dougherty, John Domenech, Lewis Parker, Kenton Spence, Spence, Kenton Parker, Lewis Darryl Starks, David Williams: Williams: David Starks, Darryl Shannon, Alicia Lighty, Henry Facciolo, Winstrol Hosein, Fitz- Hosein, Winstrol Facciolo, Richard DiStefano, Raul Raul DiStefano, Richard Raul Domenech, José Gonzalez, Gonzalez, José Domenech, Raul Michael Wallace, Hector Weir: Weir: Hector Wallace, Michael Plummer, Katie Stupples, Stupples, Katie Plummer, SPEC Senior Wild Animal Animal Wild Senior T Security Manager Security PA Veterinary Veterinary Curator of Animals of Curator Administrative Administrative Clerk RK Supervisor Animal Animal Wild Animal Animal Wild Facility Director Facility Park Park Assistant Assistant

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Joanne Carrillo, Carrillo, Joanne Todd John Comstock, John Todd Animal Programs Animal Anthony Boodoo, Boodoo, Anthony Scott Silver, Silver, Scott Selwyn Ramnaidu, Chaitram Chaitram Ramnaidu, Selwyn Stephen O’Shea, O’Shea, Stephen Oscar Ceron, Reginald McKenzie, McKenzie, Reginald Ceron, Oscar O Craig Gibbs, Gibbs, Craig Wayne Peters, Peters, Wayne Ken Norris, Norris, Ken Lemmuel Brummell, Rogelio Rogelio Brummell, Lemmuel Wright, Eddie Lola Chung, Brenda Martinez, Martinez, Brenda Chung, Lola Kelly Carman, Barbara Fung, Fung, Barbara Carman, Kelly Donna-Mae Graffam, Graffam, Donna-Mae Elizabeth Chotalal, Luis Cruz, Cruz, Luis Chotalal, Elizabeth H Rebecca Benjamin, Benjamin, Rebecca Bob Gavlik, Gavlik, Bob QU Marcy Wartell Brown, Marcos Marcos Brown, Wartell Marcy Hall, Mark Security & Admissions & Security perations & & perations orticulture Jennifer Soto, Romualdo Romualdo Soto, Jennifer James Savastano: Savastano: James Rivera, Angelita Johnson, Ticket Agents/Cashiers Assistant Attendants Attendant Operations, City Zoos City Operations, Vasquez, Milton Williams, Williams, Milton Vasquez, David Ferguson, Vincent Aaron Springer, Andrea White: White: Andrea Springer, Aaron Vasquez: Park Maintainers Park Stacey Cummings, Eisha Eisha Cummings, Stacey Singh: Singh: Maintainers Maintainers Keepers Keepers Manager Garcia, Dana Vasquez, Raul Raul Vasquez, Dana Garcia, Ira Goldman, Susan Makower, Makower, Susan Goldman, Ira Dickens, Michael Fazzino, Fazzino, Michael Dickens, Erin Rosebrock, Thomas Seals, Seals, Thomas Rosebrock, Erin Quadrozzi, Mark Ethimiou, Putnam- James Morales, David Rosa Williams: Williams: Rosa McPhearson, McPhearson, Nicole Nicole Smith, Suheilee Vasquez: Norbert Wescott: Wescott: Norbert of Horticulture, City Zoos City Horticulture, of and Curator and EENS EENS Assistant Zoo Park Park Zoo Assistant ZOO Assistant Supervisor Assistant Manager Director of of Director Senior Wild Animal Animal Wild Senior Facility Director Director Facility Assistant Curator Assistant Assistant Manager Assistant Supervising Supervising M Supervisor Y olanda Smith, Smith, olanda Manager aintenance Assistant Assistant Assistant Zoo Zoo Assistant Administrative Administrative Zoo Park Park Zoo Manager Manager Park Park Supervisor

Jose Rosado, Rosado, Jose John McBride, McBride, John Wohlmaker, James Blatz, Jeffrey Josh Ginsberg, Ginsberg, Josh Robinson, John T Tina Anderson, Joanne Crespo, Crespo, Joanne Anderson, Tina Vincent Copobianco, Copobianco, Vincent Andrea Aplasca, Aplasca, Andrea Orlando Colon, Eugene Texeira: Texeira: Eugene Colon, Orlando O Carolina Becker, Alexis Ogando, Ogando, Alexis Becker, Carolina Attendant Supervising White, Carol William Conway, Holly Dublin, Dublin, Holly Conway, William the most senior individuals. senior most the Eric Sanderson, Sanderson, Eric GL H Richard Godas, Godas, Richard Rafael Genao, Bo Bo Genao, Rafael Matthew Hatchwell, Hatchwell, Matthew P E Security & Admissions & Security of staff around the world. world. the around staff of our mission. W our mission. contributes substantially to to substantially contributes Paul Fairall, Leonard Golino, Golino, Leonard Fairall, Paul space allows us to list only only list to us allows space G WCS he ach is deeply valued and and valued deeply is ach rogram employs thousands thousands employs rogram perations & & perations orticulture Johanny Salcedo, David David Salcedo, Johanny Technician Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Conservationists Strategy Conservation in Chair Augustella Zeko: Zeko: Augustella Schaller, Bill Weber: Weber: Bill Schaller, Horticulturist President, Programs President, and Conservation for President Ecologist Ecologist Manager Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Science, Joan O. L. Tweedy Tweedy L. O. Joan Science, Williams: Williams: Dhandeo Shankar: Shankar: Dhandeo Anthony Graham, Dannis Rafael Nieves, William Rosado, Rosado, William Nieves, Rafael McEachron, Carlton Nelson, Nelson, Carlton McEachron, Garfield Martinez, Noel Mark, Maurice Hornocker, George George Hornocker, Maurice of European Office European of OB AL C AL Attendants lobal C lobal Manager O Assistant Manager Assistant Assistant Assistant Senior Vice Vice Senior M NSE Executive Vice Vice Executive Supervisor Landscape Landscape Veterinary Veterinary e regret that that e regret aintenance Y Assistant Assistant ang Tian: Tian: ang Ticket Agents Ticket Director Director onservation onservation Manager R Assistant Assistant VA Senior Senior T I O

N Jane Carter Ingram, Leticia Orti: Orti: Leticia Ingram, Carter Jane James Deutsch, Deutsch, James Tim O’Brien, O’Brien, Tim Additional Staff: Additional AF Andrea Turkalo Andrea Susan Tressler, Tressler, Susan Graeme Patterson, Kirstin Siex: Siex: Kirstin Patterson, Graeme Staff: Tom Clements, Karl Didier, Didier, Karl Tom Clements, Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Staff: Will Banham, Banham, Will Elizabeth Bennett, Bennett, Elizabeth David Wilkie, Wilkie, David Helen Crowley, Ray Victurine: Victurine: Ray Crowley, Helen Linda Krueger, Krueger, Linda Central Africa Africa Central Cameroon C C Marc Billong, Albert Ekinde, Ekinde, Albert Billong, Marc O O Thorbjarnarson Todd Olson, Jonathan Palmer Palmer Jonathan Olson, Todd Y Assistant Directors Assistant Associate Directors of of Directors Associate Assistant Directors Assistant Conservationist Conservation Amy Pokempner, John Poulsen, Poulsen, John Pokempner, Amy Christina Connolly, Jennifer Jennifer Connolly, Christina Ikfuingei, Gwendoline Gwendoline Ikfuingei, Kennard, Fiona Maisels, David David Maisels, Fiona Kennard, Howard Rosenbaum, John John Rosenbaum, Howard Huron, Danielle LaBruna, Kate Kate LaBruna, Danielle Huron, Kwankam, Comfort Ndah Ndah Comfort Kwankam, Lynn Duda, Kim Fisher, Amanda Amanda Fisher, Kim Duda, Lynn David Nzouango, Jean Bosco Bosco Jean Nzouango, David Rose, Samantha Strindberg Samantha Rose, Rachael Vinyard Rachael Bernard Fosso, Roger Fotso, Fotso, Roger Fosso, Bernard Mastro, Erika Reuter, Robert Robert Reuter, Erika Mastro, Monica Wrobel Monica Picton-Phillips, Guy Moyer, Marie Odile Kabeyene, Anthony Anthony Kabeyene, Odile Marie Ndodjim, Aaron Nicholas, Nicholas, Aaron Ndodjim, Ngodjo Mbalnoudji Ndom, Nchanji Chifu, Romanus Romanus Chifu, Nchanji of WCS Species Program Species WCS of of Program Development Program of of Conservation Policy Program Policy Conservation of Pouomegne, Andre Siko, Andre Pouomegne, R NSE NSE mke Warren mke ICA Simon Hedges, John Polisar, Polisar, John Hedges, Simon Michel Masozera Michel Liz Lauck, Leticia Orti, Orti, Leticia Lauck, Liz Gallo, Steve Comte, Sandra Lizza Protas Lizza R R

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101 WC S by t he n u mb e r s 102 wildlife conservation societ y Ann ual rE P o r t 20 0 9 As of June 30, 2009 30, June of As ANI T T T T Amphibians Amphibians Amphibians Amphibians T Birds Reptiles Birds Reptiles Birds Reptiles Reptiles Mammals Birds Mammals Reptiles Birds Mammals Mammals Invertebrates Invertebrates Invertebrates Mammals Invertebrates Invertebrates P N BRO Facility/Class QU CEN Pisces Pisces Pisces Pisces Pisces otal otal otal otal otal ot RO Y A EENS ZOO EENS al M TR SPEC N QU AL CENS AL X ZOO AL PAAL A R T PA I UM ZOO RK ZOO RK U S (On-site and and (On-site In-on-loan) Species 220 113 606 166 130 213 345 104 171 43 33 30 20 18 26 85 35 34 78 22 25 42 42 11 0 6 6 6 9 3 3 5 2 1 1 non-viable) (Includes (Includes B irths 3,488 1,865 1,228 2,595 5,529 130 523 145 192 663 50 38 36 43 94 15 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 5 * * * (On-site and and (On-site Specimens In-on-loan) 110,028 112,487 59,903 66,209 11,137 8,406 2,646 2,495 1,351 1,181 643 384 584 226 826 119 108 798 804 481 127 397 277 50 44 84 12 25 76 22 14 21 97 0 6 * * * * * * *

100,000 specimens. 100,000 approximately of colony ant new a Includes program. release a of part and endangered are species Both toads. Wyoming 500 and Rico Puerto in wild the into released were that toads crested Rican Puerto 1,300 than more Includes bats. 655 Includes cockroaches. hissing Madagascar mainly ; rodents. and 1,075bats includes births of Number

Paper Credits Printed on Productolith (30% Post Consumer Recycled EDITOR: Melissa Mahony Fiber, Manufactured with 100% renewable energy). WRITER: Alan Huffman This paper is certified by The Forest Stewardship DESIGNER: Neha Motipara, Two Chairs Consulting Inc. Council (FSC) and Project POTICO (Palm Oil, Timber, CONTRIBUTING DESIGNERS: Marissa Hodges, Joshua Krause Carbon Offsets) http://projectpotico.org STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: Julie Larsen Maher CONTRIBUTOR: Mary Dixon The conservation impact of using this paper in lieu PRINTER: Monroe Litho of virgin fiber paper is equivalent to: PHOTO CREDITS cover: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; inside cover: Alex Dehgan/WCS; pages 2-10 (5): Julie 23 trees preserved for the future Larsen Maher/WCS; page 13: L. Herb; page 14: T. McClanahan; pages 16-18 (3): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 19: Seapics.com; page 20: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 23: D. DeMillo © WCS; page 24: © Frank Ribas; pages 27-28 (3): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; 68 lbs waterborne waste not created page 30: WCS Washington Office; page 33 (2): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 34: Joel Berger; pages 40-47*; pages 48-55 (2): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 58: © Mariano Sironi; page 61: © Ulrich Doering, © Charles and Lara Foley, WCS; page 62: Julie Larsen 9,963 gallons wastewater fl ow saved Maher/WCS; page 66: Jeff Burrell; page 72: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 74: WCS Washington Office, Kelly Aylward; page 75: © Julie Larsen Maher; pages 76-100 (10) 1,102 lbs solid waste not generated and back cover: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS

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Recommended Form of Bequest 2009

30% The Trustees of the Wildlife Conservation Society recommend that, for estate planning purposes, members and friends consider the following language for use in their wills:

Cert no. SCS-COC-00635 “To the Wildlife Conservation Society (“WCS”), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in the state of New York in 1895, having as its principal address 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460, I hereby give and bequeath to be used as determined by WCS for the general purposes of WCS.” In order to help WCS avoid future administration costs, we suggest adding the following paragraph to any restrictions that are imposed on a bequest: “If at some future time, in the judgment of the Trustees of the Wildlife Conservation Society, it is no longer practical to use the income and/or principal of this bequest for the purposes intended, the Trustees have the right to use the income and/or principal for whatever purposes they deem necessary and most closely in accord with the intent described herein.”

If you wish to discuss the language of your bequest and other planned giving options, please contact the Office of Planned Giving at 719-220-6894.

[ back cover ] The new WCS Center for Global Conservation at the Bronx Zoo.

For information on how you can support the Wildlife Conservation Society, please call our Development Department at 718-220-5090. A copy of this annual report may be obtained by writing to the Office of the Chairman, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460. In addition, a copy of WCS’s annual filing with the Charities Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney General may be obtained by writing to the Charities Bureau, New York Sate Attorney General’s Office, 3rd Floor, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271. Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460 www.wcs.org