Wildlife Conservation Society ANNUAL REPORT 2012

SAVING WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES [ cover ] In 2012, close to [ back cover ] Bands applied 2,000 Kihansi spray toads to flamingos in the Bahamas bred at the Bronx and will enable WCS researchers Toledo Zoos were released to monitor their migrations into their former habitat in throughout the Caribbean. Tanzania after going extinct in the wild.

[ inside cover ] WCS works with local governments across Africa to protect elephants targeted by poachers to feed the growing demand for ivory. annual report 2012 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 Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth. contents 4 our conservation / / footprint 6 trustees 10 28 7 President/CEO Chapter 1 Chapter 2 & Chair Letter WCS Story Financial Report 8 WCS by the numbers

34 Q&A: Saw Htun

44 Q&A: Kathleen LaMattina

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Note to Readers: Additional information about WCS, including lists of projects in our zoos, aquarium, and field sites; and our professional publications for 2012, can be found online at: wcs.org. / / / 36 46 64 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Government contributors WCS & Policy Report Conservation Partners our Conservation

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Board of Trustees Dr. Kate D. Levin Judith H. Hamilton Honorary Trustees (December 31, 2012) Commissioner, Department of Brian J. Heidtke Mrs. Charles A. Dana, Jr. Cultural Affairs, City of New York John N. Irwin III William E. Flaherty Officers Rubén Díaz, Jr. Hamilton E. James Robert Wood Johnson IV Ward W. Woods Bronx Borough President Anita L. Keefe James M. Large, Jr. Chair of the Board Marty Markowitz Ambrose K. Monell Eugene R. McGrath Antonia M. Grumbach Brooklyn Borough President Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee Frederick A. Melhado Vice Chair Dr. Cristián Samper Ogden Phipps II Richard A. Voell Brian J. Heidtke President and CEO, Wildlife Alejandro Santo Domingo Treasurer Conservation Society David T Schiff Andrew H. Tisch Walter C. Sedgwick Secretary Trustees Caroline N. Sidnam Christopher J. McKenzie Frederick W. Beinecke Andrew H. Tisch Deputy Secretary Rosina M. Bierbaum Roselinde Torres Eleanor Briggs Ronald J. Ulrich Ex Officio Trustees Audrey Choi Ward W. Woods Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg C. Diane Christensen Barbara Hrbek Zucker Mayor of the City of New York Jonathan L. Cohen John C. Liu Katherine L. Dolan Life Trustees Comptroller of the City of New York Gordon E. Dyal Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman Christine Quinn Christopher J. Elliman Robert G. Goelet Speaker, New York City Council Thomas Dan Friedkin Howard Phipps, Jr. Veronica M. White Bradley L. Goldberg Julian H. Robertson, Jr. Commissioner, Department of Paul A. Gould Mrs. Leonard N. Stern Parks and Recreation, City of Jonathan D. Green Mrs. Richard B. Tweedy New York Antonia M. Grumbach American bison. American at husbandry and science zoological was It home. African 2012 in milestone agigantic experienced animal A tiny we celebrated a major conservation success when the U.S. U.S. the when success conservation amajor we celebrated what differentiates the Wildlife Conservation Society with the hope that they could one day be returned to their to their returned be day one could they that hope the with Reserve-Alaska that balances wildlife conservation and and conservation wildlife balances that Reserve-Alaska United States, where the Bronx and Toledo worked and Zoos Bronx the where States, United Bronx Zoo and the Toledo Zoo bred toads in specially specially in Toledo toads bred the and Zoo Zoo Bronx friendsdear In a truly extraordinary and historical moment, a missing amissing moment, historical and extraordinary atruly In wild. the into back reintroduced were spray toads Kihansi toads wild remaining last the to collect Gorge Kihansi Kihansi spray toad, we launched a bold strategy to save strategy abold we launched spray toad, Kihansi from other conservation organizations. Since our found our Since organizations. conservation other from from the spray zone of the Kihansi Falls. Kihansi of the spray zone the from piece of nature’s puzzle was put back into place. into put back was puzzle of nature’s piece places across the globe in areas as varied as Afghanistan, Afghanistan, as varied as areas in globe the across places husbandry, conservation biology, and veterinary science science veterinary biology, and conservation husbandry, – survival animal’s forthe –necessary mist natural heavy by the altered been spray toadhad Kihansi of the habitat how we have combined our many strengths to fulfill our our to fulfill strengths many our how we have combined ing in 1895, we have harnessed our expertise in zoological zoological in expertise our 1895, in ing we have harnessed to the back brought were toads The 2000. November in The wild. the in extinct declared it was after nature into the Arctic, and Africa. As recently as December 2012, 2012, December as recently As Africa. and Arctic, the second our into well Now places. wild and to save wildlife to 2,000 close 2012, 30, October on 2p.m. At best. their to the went of Herpetology Zoo’s Department Bronx the the 25 most endangered turtle species and we continued we continued and species turtle endangered most 25 the designed biosecure facilities in New York Toledo New and in City facilities biosecure designed environ specific with protocols husbandry out elaborate spray toad, Kihansi The of Tanzania. forests the in deep no bigger than a fingernail, may have beaten extinction. havemaybeaten afingernail, than no bigger ments of the toads. of the ments require unique the to meet designed parameters mental mission. In addition to our work this year to protect the the to protect year work this to our addition In mission. a final management plan for the National Petroleum Petroleum National the for plan management a final century, WCS continues to excel in all three disciplines to disciplines three all in to excel continues WCS century, the eliminated that dam of ahydroelectric construction energy development in the biggest public landscape in the the in landscape public biggest the in development energy announced data, and research WCS using government, efforts that date back to the early 1900s to protect the the to protect 1900s early to the back date that efforts count. that results conservation the get systems to replicate the animals’ original habitat, WCS’s habitat, original animals’ the to replicate systems As the Tanzanian government set up artificial misting misting up artificial set government Tanzanian the As from staff government, Tanzanian of the request the At We also continued our efforts to protect large wild wild large to protect efforts our We continued also The story of the Kihansi spray toad is key to understanding to understanding key spray toadis Kihansi of the story The For the first time, an amphibian has been reintroduced reintroduced been has amphibian an time, first For the Indeed, our history is packed with stories describing describing stories with packed is history our Indeed, , - - -

– enabling us to take on challenges and create amazing amazing create and challenges on to take us – enabling Ward W. Woods W. Ward Chair of the Board the of Chair President and CEO and President which helps park and community rangers fight traffick fight rangers community and park helps which wildlife forced to live in ever smaller spaces. The Bronx Bronx The spaces. smaller ever in to live forced wildlife Zoo has been a leader in developing this know-how as as know-how this developing in aleader been has Zoo Cristián Samper Cristián Niassa National Reserve to combat elephant poaching in in poaching elephant to combat Reserve National Niassa United States. This effort will help ensure that the most most the that help ensure will effort This States. United Bronx Zoo. It was his leadership that helped knock down down knock helped that leadership his was It Zoo. Bronx fivefold and shepherded a magnificent renaissance at the at renaissance magnificent a shepherded and fivefold bou and migratory birds will be protected from development. from protected be will birds migratory and bou zoos evolve into scientific powerhouses and strategic set strategic and powerhouses scientific evolve into zoos logical Society founding director William Hornaday and and Hornaday William director founding Society logical response measures, and calculating anti-poaching efforts efforts anti-poaching calculating and measures, response SMART (the Spatial Monitoring and Recovering Tool), Recovering and Monitoring (the Spatial SMART in order to maximize results. to maximize order in rapid improving hotspots, poaching by identifying ing important Arctic wetlands and wildlife corridors forcari corridors wildlife and wetlands Arctic important trafficking on several fronts. In Mozambique we negotiated negotiated we Mozambique In fronts. several on trafficking that country’s largest protected area. In multiple land multiple In area. protected largest country’s that in global field conservation. As wild landscapes shrink shrink landscapes wild As conservation. field global in fauna. on local pressure relieving while families their ing our organization for more than a decade. During his his During adecade. than formore organization our ing through the decades – beginning with New York New with Zoo –beginning decades the through leaders of our creativity and commitment, vision, the species. of threatened colonies assurance to raise tings of management and care to the vital are zoos our in oped to come. We invite you to join us in this effort. this in us We you to join to come. invite work field our and zoos/aquarium our between walls the program conservation global our expanded Steve tenure, an agreement with the government to co-manage the the to co-manage government the with agreement an and disappear, the knowledge and skills we have devel skills and knowledge the disappear, and complement one another. We are especially pleased to pleased We especially another. one are complement continuing to the present. This year marked a major tran amajor marked year This present. to the continuing ers find alternative livelihoods that generate income for income generate that livelihoods alternative find ers explain how zoos are more important than ever as partners partners as ever than important more are how zoos explain successful in places like Zambia in helping former poach former helping in Zambia like places in successful initiative, protection wildlife anew we deployed scapes, selves to protecting our threatened planet for generations for generations planet threatened our to protecting selves spray toad. Kihansi the like stories success sition for WCS as Dr. Steven Sanderson retired after lead after retired Sanderson Dr. as Steven forWCS sition At the same time, WCS conservationists have been have been conservationists WCS time, same the At WCS continued to address the global crisis in wildlife wildlife in crisis global the to address continued WCS We love to tell stories describing how WCS’s components how WCS’s components describing We stories love to tell Other distinguishing characteristics of WCS have been have been of WCS characteristics distinguishing Other We take inspiration from our past as we recommit our we recommit as past our from Weinspiration take ------

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5,539,568 more than Total video views on Zootube, WCS’s YouTube channel in 2012 100 Number of frog species extinctions associated with chytrid fungus since the 1970s 26-27 256,743 Number of Facebook fans for WCS million and our parks since 2008 1,750 Estimated number of sharks killed Number of Kihansi spray toads annually for the shark fin trade returned to Tanzania from Bronx Zoo in 2012 up to $100 Cost of a bowl of shark fin soup in New York City’s Chinatown

40 50 Number of shark, skate and ray Estimated number of migratory species found in the local waters bird species that breed in Alaska’s surrounding New York City National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) 233 9 Number of butterfly species previously unknown to Peru’s Bahuaja Sonene National Park found 10.7 million bers by a WCS-led research team in 2012 Acres of NPR-A land protected from

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million b Value of all WCS-related television stories placed in 2012 50 wcs Number of reptile and amphibian species previously not found in 157 million Bahuaja Sonene discovered by the same team Number of viewers reached by those stories Two of three Amur tiger cubs born at WCS’s Bronx Zoo in 2012. The reintroduction of some 2,000 spray toads to Tanzania’s Kihansi Kihansi to Tanzania’s spray toads 2,000 of some reintroduction The The exact time for this historical event: 2 P.M., October 30, 2012. 30, 2P.M., October event: historical forthis time exact The WILDLIFE WILD PLACES. AND Gorge marked a major milestone for this tiny species. The repatriation repatriation The species. tiny forthis milestone amajor marked Gorge Zoo, the Toledo Zoo, the government of Tanzania, and the World the and of Tanzania, government Toledo the the Zoo, Zoo, village members to release the toads back into their native landscape. landscape. native their into back toads the to release members village Com and h wcs at the Bronx Zoo regarding maleo incubation and chick survival survival chick and incubation maleo regarding Zoo Bronx at the of organizations partnering in the Kihansi project gathered with local local with gathered project Kihansi the in partnering of organizations The dam. hydroelectric of anew construction by the disrupted BETWEEN WILDLIFE PR BETWEEN ELEP PR M MO Bank after the toads’ misty habitat adjacent to a waterfall was was to awaterfall adjacent habitat misty toads’ the after Bank effort was the result of a 12-year partnership between WCS’s Bronx WCS’s Bronx between partnership of a12-year result the was effort be found outside of their native home of Sulawesi, an island in in island an of Sulawesi, home native of their outside found be has been used by WCS field staff in Sulawesi to hatch and head head and hatch to Sulawesi in staff field by WCS used been has egg dueto human drastically have declined wild the in numbers Maleo extinction. with threatened are species of whose half Indonesia. Maleos are members of the megapode family, almost almost family, megapode of the members are Maleos Indonesia. collection and predation by invasive species. Knowledge gained gained Knowledge species. by invasive predation and collection SPRA restored with an artificial misting system. In October, representatives representatives October, In system. misting artificial an with restored IN 2012, WE C S the zoo’s World of Birds – the only place these unusual birds can can birds unusual these place zoo’s only the World –the of Birds in seen be can maleos Adult period. incubation two-month-long was habitat their Toledo while and Zoos Bronx at the bred were toads start chicks before returning them to the wild. to the them returning before chicks start ave S Three maleo chicks hatched at the Bronx Zoo after a roughly aroughly after Zoo Bronx at the hatched chicks maleo Three ENTED H ENTED t arnessing O ZA TECT AVARIETTECT F Zoo and bining HANT P Y T M field pecies BIQ O AD —RET ERE CAPT U O E WE W stor AC ONTIN c H ING, W ING, Y OFSPECIES, FR onservati U U ORKED T U RNED T RE AN ORGANIZATI Ex ield ED T ED h O e p ON ANDTECTI ENERG H ILE IN AR O U ITS F O ITS t pertise O ESTABLIS T RESERVE H ANEW o y SE OU wer o c on OR R Z OM INDONESIA’S MALE RARE TIC ALASKA OU ALASKA TIC o M OO

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15 most common types of fish caught in the the in caught of fish types common 15 most According to the findings, an increase in the the in increase an findings, to the According A study completed this year by WCS and marine marine and by WCS year this completed A study The authors, WCS’s Tim McClanahan and and McClanahan WCS’s Tim authors, The A affinis ( ( ONE, looked at trends in the lengths of the of the lengths the in at trends looked ONE, University, Cook at James Studies Reef Coral for of Excellence Centre of the Hicks Christina Off-exhibit, outdoor enclosures at the Bronx Bronx at the enclosures outdoor Off-exhibit, Zoo will house several species, including the the including species, several house will Zoo vultures who scavenge their carcasses. Though Though carcasses. their whoscavenge vultures were fished at rates that reduce fishers’ potential potential fishers’ reduce that rates at fished were around them. One of their research approaches approaches research of their One them. around only 2.5 cm would protect over 60 percent of over percent 60 protect would cm 2.5 only U.S. For example, WCS is establishing a captive acaptive establishing is WCS For example, U.S. a species already challenged by slow breeding, by slow breeding, challenged already a species at supplementing remaining wild populations. wild remaining supplementing at fisheries’ success to the size of fish harvested. harvested. fish of size the to success fisheries’ fish results in higher profits for local fishers. fishers. local for profits higher in results fish fishers are impacted by either following or following either by impacted are fishers and harvesting of eggs. harvesting and nets, fishing in trade), drowning commercial or partners drew a close connection between between connection aclose drew partners Understanding t incomes. The research indicates that modifying modifying that indicates research The incomes. of incomes and how catches to investigate is limited food, habitat loss, and hunting. and loss, habitat food, limited threaten mortalities the unintentional, largely by more than 90 percent across the Indian Indian the across percent 90 than by more boost health in cattle but which is toxic to the to the toxic is but which cattle in health boost breeding and head-start program for imperiled forimperiled program head-start and breeding P M have been studying Kenya’s fisheries for close close for Kenya’s fisheries studying have been In recent years, Asia’s vultures have declined have declined Asia’s vultures years, recent In current minimum mesh size of fishing nets by nets of fishing size mesh minimum current species these if see Kenya of to fisheries coastal methods. fishing traditional changing cally endangered. Scientists now understand now understand Scientists endangered. cally gear to prevent the catch of smaller, juvenile juvenile of smaller, catch the to prevent gear to 20 years to find ways to reduce the poverty poverty the waysreduce to to find years to 20 to fishers over outright bans. bans. over outright to fishers preferable have been restrictions size turely. Mesh prema harvested being from catch current the to veterinary use of diclofenac, a drug used to used adrug of diclofenac, use to veterinary due are declines of vulture majority the that turtle ( turtle York to New native State. species turtle consumption (for local capture as such threats subcontinent. Today, they are considered criti Today, considered are subcontinent. they spotted turtle ( turtle spotted suited for zoo breeding programs within the the within programs breeding forzoo suited Glyptemys insculpta Dermatemys mawii sia r WCS has plans to begin recovery of other species species of other recovery to begin plans has WCS The paper, published in the journal PLOS PLOS journal the in published paper, The o o dif fitable ’ ), and the Central American river turtle turtle river American Central the ), and s Terrapene carolina lt Vu y G ing ures Clemmys guttata Fis f ear h ). Field efforts aim to reduce to reduce aim efforts Field ). ). This program is aimed aimed is program ). This eries h o reats t ), and wood turtle turtle wood ), and r M o ), Eastern box ), Eastern re o

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- 13 wcs story 14 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 tionists have identified identified have tionists [ in Adirondack loons. and reproductive success between a connection mercury contamination mercury above ] WCS conserva - Aix Toxics Standards rule that requires coal-fired coal-fired requires that rule Toxics Standards Aix Winds carry the pollutant from distant point point distant from pollutant the carry Winds Environmental Programme (UNEP) is developing developing is (UNEP) Programme Environmental where aquatic loons live and raise young—are young—are raise and live loons aquatic where with high mercury levels do not incubate eggs eggs incubate donot levels mercury high with as well as in dry form. Adirondack lakes— Adirondack form. dry in as well as accumulates in animals as it progresses up the up the it progresses as animals in accumulates a global treaty on mercury monitoring, which is is which monitoring, a global mercury on treaty power plants to update their mercury pollution pollution mercury their to update plants power exposed to mercury contamination deposited deposited contamination to mercury exposed pollution. to mercury contribute industries ed exposure. Scientists found that adult loons loons adult that found Scientists exposure. expected to be ratified in 2013.in ratified to be expected food chain. Loons feed at the highest level in in level highest at the feed Loons chain. food environment. the in high risk of mercury poisoning. Their long-term long-term Their poisoning. of mercury risk high In some areas, cement plants and mining-relat and plants cement areas, some In Protection Agency finalized the Mercury and Mercury the finalized Agency Protection consistently enough for chicks to hatch, under to hatch, forchicks enough consistently control technologies. However, overseas emis However, overseas technologies. control mining reproductive success. More than half of half than More success. reproductive mining to the earth in rain, snow, and fog droplets, snow, droplets, fog and rain, in earth to the that chain, increasing their risk of toxic mercury mercury of toxic risk their increasing chain, that the atmosphere. the to at moderate are loons Adirondack adult the sources. Airborne mercury eventually returns returns eventually mercury Airborne sources. sions pose an additional problem. The U.N. U.N. The problem. additional an pose sions in of mercury areduction requires survival Mercury is toxic at even small levels and and levels small at even toxic is Mercury In December of 2011, the U.S. Environmental Environmental of 2011, U.S. the December In - - -

1,500 educators trained; and the reintroduction reintroduction the and trained; educators 1,500 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) managed managed (NOAA) Administration Atmospheric New York, the animal became such an impor an such became York,New animal the waterways in underserved communities. communities. underserved in waterways and protect Americans’ health by revitalizing by revitalizing health Americans’ protect and riverside of new acres to enjoy the come others of the once-native alewife fish. Some 3,000 peo 3,000 Some fish. alewife once-native of the re of habitat acres eight River: Bronx the along as it became known, supported so many beavers beavers many so supported known, it became as waterway. River, Bronck’s 23-mile a beautiful River restoration provides a national model for model anational provides restoration River Bronck purchased 500 acres from the Lenape Lenape the from acres 500 purchased Bronck parks, bike paths and green spaces. The Bronx Bronx The spaces. green and paths bike parks, of Thousands annually. river the on canoe ple Urban effort with roots in New York City’s very founding. York founding. New in very City’s roots with effort by WCS has contributed to dramatic results results to dramatic contributed has by WCS and Oceanic National from agrant 2001, Since L Indians north of New Amsterdam that featured featured that Amsterdam of New north Indians Jonas named 1639,In businessman aSwedish the new federal Urban Waters initiative, de Waters initiative, Urban federal new the to restore the Bronx River for New Yorkers forNew River –an Bronx the to restore that it was enshrined in the seal of the city. of the seal the in enshrined it was that economy region’s growing of the symbol tant into morphed Amsterdam New As pelts. their acquire to area the to flocked Europeans that signed to stimulate local economies, create jobs, jobs, create economies, local to stimulate signed stored or preserved; 7,000 students instructed; instructed; students 7,000 preserved; or stored t eading WCS’s leadership caps a decades-long effort effort adecades-long caps WCS’s leadership W aters h e Pu s h f o r C lean

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WCS has led efforts to protect the biodiversity biodiversity the to protect efforts led has WCS and rail, freight of factories, arrival the With ac Madagascar’s largest remaining rainforest Natural Park covers an area larger than the the than larger area an covers Park Natural Natural Park became this island nation’s largest nation’s largest island this became Park Natural large York adisproportionately New and City disappear would itself York,New animal the while providing a new model for integrated forintegrated model anew providing while deforestation. from park the help protect will questered in Makira. Future carbon offset sales sales offset carbon Future Makira. in questered se carbon the verify and to quantify assistance reaching in step akey represents by WCS, aged at both assistance planning WCS With decade. a than formore forest Makira of Madagascar’s river. Those the to clean efforts began activists Bronx the 1970s, By the of devoid life. and pollution-choked became river the automobiles, partnership between federal and local govern local and federal between partnership protected area in 2012. The park, to be man to be park, The 2012. in area protected efforts were long hampered by a lack of resources, of resources, by alack hampered long were efforts its natural lands. WCS also provided technical technical provided also WCS lands. natural its wildlife. other with along River Bronx the from beavers, the symbol of New York of New origi symbol City’s the beavers, a via 1990s the in flowing began but funding L t Helping have taken in restoring our urban waters and and waters urban our restoring in have taken river the that suggests engine, economic nal number of industrial plants. In reaction, local local reaction, In plants. of industrial number of all in space green capita per lowest the had ments, local citizens, and nonprofit groups. nonprofit and citizens, local ments, reminds us there can be no turning back. no turning be can there us reminds and ducks wood like of species reappearance The own. of its alife on taking is restoration the nation’s goal of protecting 10 percent of 10 percent nation’s of protecting the goal Makira the level, community and government the snapping turtles shows the fantastic strides we strides fantastic the shows turtles snapping state of Rhode Island. The park will protect protect will park The Island. of Rhode state P argest While the beaver’s image remained a part of apart remained beaver’s image the While • Back in the Bronx, the recent return of two of two return recent the Bronx, the in Back Located in northeastern Madagascar, Makira Makira Madagascar, northeastern in Located N for Bomaheadquarters park state-of-the-art new a inaugurate to helps WCS USAI and Sudan South of R the with Working ational Park. h m ieve o E r o stablis A tected epublic epublic h Madagascar D ents rea , • the country. infor snow research leopard afirst collars, satellite with leopards snow two fit and capture Program Afghanistan Conservationists with WCS’s / firsts - - - ’ s -

The agreement will bring direct benefits to local to local benefits direct bring will agreement The Myanmar. With growing democratization after after democratization growing With Myanmar. Myanmar, WCS assembled more than 80 of the of the 80 than more assembled WCS Myanmar, vation in land and seascapes across the globe. the across seascapes and land in vation For decades, national and international civil society society civil international and national For decades, decades of oppression, the influence of such such of influence the of oppression, decades focus environmental an with organizations discussed the nation’s biodiversity, the threats it threats nation’s the the biodiversity, discussed Together, they 2012. January in government and one of the 25 most endangered primates on on primates endangered most 25 of the one and forests mid-altitude Makira’s in discovered finance the long-term conservation of Makira. Makira. of conservation long-term the finance REDD+ (Reduced Emissions through Defores through Emissions (Reduced REDD+ protected area management. Such community- management. area protected estimated 31 million tons over 30 years—to years—to over 30 tons 31 million estimated faces, and the priorities for future investment. forfuture priorities the and faces, intact forest to maintain healthy populations. healthy to maintain forest intact in Madagascar. Makira’s lemur species include the the include species lemur Makira’s Madagascar. in of forest stewards facto –de communities local based initiatives are a hallmark of WCS conser of WCS ahallmark are initiatives based in M have been strong advocates for conservation in in forconservation advocates strong have been nation’s environmental experts from civil society In 2008, using a global framework known as as known framework aglobal using 2008, In conservation NGO with a permanent presence in in presence apermanent with NGO conservation conservation of many other species, including including species, other of many conservation where by WCS, championed conservation communities helping to manage the park. the to manage helping communities ment to market Makira’s carbon offsets—an offsets—an carbon Makira’s to market ment –recently sifaka silky the and lemur red-ruffed in state the with partners –become resources groups is growing. As the only international international only the As growing. is groups government and WCS announced an agree an announced WCS and government Supp tackle climate change by reducing deforestation. deforestation. by reducing change climate tackle tation and Forest Degradation), the Malagasy Malagasy the Degradation), Forest and tation of areas large requires which fossa, cat-like the the ensures Park Natural Makira planet. the species of lemurs, a group of primates found only only found of primates agroup of lemurs, species The new park contains 20 of the island’s103 of the 20 contains park new The In addition Makira is a part of new efforts to efforts of new apart is Makira addition In y o an rting m ar G • reen Highway 191. 191. Highway over cross to animals enable to constructed were that time first the for overpasses Pronghorn in Wyoming use D evel o p m ent -

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15 wcs story 16 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 “take measure in various sectors to reduce air air to reduce sectors various in measure “take a $3.6 billion project financed by China that that China by financed project billion a $3.6 of indus dumping control pollution, water and president, U Thein Sein. In his September 2011 September his In Sein. UThein president, later, he suspended work on the Myitsone Dam, Dam, Myitsone work the on suspended he later, inaugural address, Thein Sein promised to promised Sein Thein address, inaugural broad environmental vision of Myanmar’s new new of Myanmar’s vision environmental broad trial waste, and conserve wildlife.” Six months months Six wildlife.” conserve and waste, trial That discussion is in large part due to the dueto the part large in is discussion That with significant web and email support. email and web significant with percent 22 by grew aquarium and zoos the for sales membership and ticket F Sandy. Hurricane of wake efforts at the N the at efforts rebuilding and recovery for support financial and awareness both raising in O tigers. and gorillas, elephants, utans, orang including species, of threatened avariety of support in funding and ness wildlife and habitat. critical of protection with extraction R Petroleum Alaska’s in N development energy L of Bureau the to F diversity D N annual an establish and N our bison American L Bison N 2011; in the created stamp O Save the continue R Stamp FundsSemipostal Conservation Species Multinational the of as: reauthorization such initiatives legislative of support in agencies and officials, elected other Congress, to emails 965,000 than D ascockroach, produced a V hissing aMadagascar of representation chocolate dark percent –a100 roach acocoa of purchase the by even and sales, membership and ticket raising, fund advocacy, through programs its and parks, its WCS, for support its show to able was base constituent our percent, 26 than more of growth With 2012. in significantly expanded efforts digital WCS / nline efforts also played a critical role role acritical played also efforts nline N ay in ay promotion. O O ur online campaigns raised aware verall, our efforts generated more more generated efforts our verall, WCS DigitalWCS egacy Act, which would make the the make would which Act, egacy ovember; continued USAI continued ovember; eauthorization Act, which would would which Act, eauthorization unding; and recommendations recommendations and unding; eserve that balances energy energy balances that eserve ew Y ew and Management for for Management and ork Aquarium in the the in Aquarium ork ur V ur ational Mammal Mammal ational P anishing Species Species anishing r o ational Bison Bison ational inally, online inally, online alentine’s m gra ational ational D Bio ational ational s

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- 10 elephants today die as a result of poaching. of poaching. aresult as die today 10 elephants Asia, in demand ivory 1989. in sawasurge 2012 Vietnam and China. We are developing and and We developing are China. and Vietnam WCS field staff across Africa and Asia have Asia and Africa across staff field WCS WCS-monitored sites. sites. WCS-monitored Thai-financed coal-burning power plant. power plant. coal-burning Thai-financed 2012, during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State of State Secretary by U.S. avisit during 2012, Myanmar’s natural resource base, the environ the base, resource natural Myanmar’s working together for biodiversity conservation. forbiodiversity together working where global criminal networks are pushing wild wild pushing are networks criminal global where for built how roads have seen They alarm. with where elephants still roam, to the markets of markets to the roam, still elephants where and a new Department of Environmental Con of Environmental Department anew and development of the country’s vast natural natural vast country’s of the development steps first the are results These country. out the a signatory to the Extractive Industry Transpar Industry Extractive to the a signatory our elephant sites in Asia to detect and appre and to detect Asia in sites elephant our parliament has passed green legislation mandat legislation green passed has parliament poachers access to wildlife and links to distant to distant links and to wildlife access poachers experts convened by WCS in January 2012 2012 January in by WCS convened experts of environmental group The Initiative. ency elephants ever closer to extinction. Eight out of Eight to extinction. closer ever elephants in banned was trade ivory since deaths elephant places across Central and East Africa where where Africa East and Central across places partnering with the authorities to ensure that that to ensure authorities the with partnering unprecedented opportunity to support and and to support opportunity unprecedented elephant numbers have been maintained are are maintained have been numbers elephant ing environmental and social impact assessments, assessments, impact social and environmental ing future. The international community has an an has community international The future. society civil and of government aprocess in identified 132 Key Biodiversity Areas through Areas Biodiversity 132Key identified followed the growing elephant carcass count count carcass elephant growing the followed implementing scientifically-based lawenforce scientifically-based implementing fully implemented. As a result, some of the few few of the some aresult, As implemented. fully become a regional model for linking environ forlinking model aregional become —and have failed neighbors Asian Southeast forsustainable process aMyanmar-led build Bu Hillary Clinton, Myanmar committed to become to become committed Myanmar Clinton, Hillary hend poachers and illegal wildlife traders. We are We are traders. wildlife illegal and poachers hend mental sustainability and economic growth. economic and sustainability mental has Myanmar assistance, With resources. country’s of the heart at the is sector mental chain, from the wild areas in Africa and Asia Asia and Africa in areas wild the from chain, for record on year 2011 worst the was markets. controlling poaching in the sites where they are are they where sites the in poaching controlling ment monitoring systems that are successfully successfully are that systems monitoring ment given appropriate sentences. We are working We working are sentences. appropriate given the chance to succeed — where many of its of its many —where to succeed chance the the government cancelled a 4,000-megawatt, a4,000-megawatt, cancelled government the 2012, January in Then, of Singapore. area the than larger areservoir to create threatened the logging and mining industries are providing providing are industries mining and logging the these individuals are prosecuted in court and and court in prosecuted are individuals these servation will implement the new laws. In July July In laws. new the implement will servation With millions of people dependent upon upon dependent of people millions With WCS works with partners across the trade trade the across partners with works WCS We are developing intelligence networks around around networks intelligence We developing are These were not one-off decisions. The nation’s The decisions. one-off not were These sting I v o r y Po ac h ers and Traders ------

Argentina’s Grupo Costa del Río Colorado Colorado Río del Costa Grupo Argentina’s AC versity conservation in other parts of the world, world, of the parts other in conservation versity we must work all along the trade chain to crack to crack chain trade the along work all we must with enforcement agencies, including Customs, Customs, including agencies, enforcement with wildlife—in this case, the guanacos, rheas, rheas, guanacos, the case, this wildlife—in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service led to the arrest arrest to the led Service Wildlife and Fish U.S. down on those driving them into oblivion. into them driving those on down ivory illegally-obtained selling jewelers of two novel ways, We exploring are of smugglers. and Andean cats of the windswept Patagonian Patagonian windswept of the cats Andean and garments. other and gloves, hats, sweaters, quality production has had a negative impact on biodi on impact anegative had has production practices include adjusting herd sizes to match to match sizes herd adjusting include practices group’s sustainable The assistance. providing using guard dogs to minimize livestock-wildlife livestock-wildlife to minimize dogs guard using ivory carried a staggering retail value of more of more value retail astaggering carried ivory The district. diamond Manhattan’s midtown in and apprehension identification the and laws wildlife in them training China, and Vietnam in local biodiversity. local protecting while goats of their impacts by members of the cooperative. While cashmere cashmere While cooperative. of the by members tended goats from comes wool soft The Steppe. District Attorney, the New York New Depart the State Attorney, District P In July, a joint investigation by the Manhattan Manhattan by the July, investigation ajoint In Its “green” cashmere is produced through a through produced is cashmere “green” Its cooperative recently conducted its first U.S. U.S. first its conducted recently cooperative conflicts with predators such as the Andean cat. cat. Andean the as such predators with conflicts ment of Environmental Conservation and the the and Conservation of Environmental ment grandchildren to share the planet with elephants, elephants, with planet the to share grandchildren graze, improving the health status of herds, and and of herds, status health the improving graze, than $2 million. If we want our children and and children our we want If $2 million. than forivory. demand to reduce behavior and tudes atti of changing media, social Chinese through the carrying capacity of the lands the goats goats the lands of the capacity carrying the environmental the minimizing are herders these system of sustainable practices that protect protect that practices of sustainable system high- knitting in foruse wool of cashmere sale r WCS’s Patagonia Steppe Program has been been has Program Steppe WCS’s Patagonia • The illegal wildlife trade is not limited to Asia. to Asia. limited not is trade wildlife illegal The omo two tigertwo poachers. convict help Thailand in ists patterns, WCS conservation stripe by tigers individual identify to technology Using H Su ting IEVE stainable Cas ENTS INNO MENTS - • cao and Kenya. and cao Cura in traps fish for gaps escape bycatch promote to aprogram for prize grand Search” “Solution the win WCS marine conservationists hm / ere - - -

Wildlife Friendly certification for their cashmere, cashmere, their for certification Friendly Wildlife a obtained recently they WCS’s support, With which allows producers to appeal to buyers with with to buyers to appeal producers allows which United States represents a 10 percent increase in in increase a10 percent represents States United of their product. Green cashmere could be the the be could cashmere Green product. of their del Costa Grupo The landscape. of this area of the formembers goats from income annual marketplace. the in varieties other from cashmere their distinguishing seal a special due to better husbandry practices, the higher higher the practices, husbandry due to better Río Colorado herders are continually seeking seeking continually are herders Colorado Río program, which will now be expanded to in expanded now be will which program, profit garnered from access to an international international an to fromaccess garnered profit latest fancy fabric to hit store shelves, all in the the in all shelves, store to hit fabric fancy latest Despite keeping fewer goats, the cooperative’s cooperative’s the goats, fewer keeping Despite name of wildlife. quantity and quality ways the to improve new herders have increased their incomes overall overall incomes their have increased herders clude more goat herders across an even greater greater even an across goat herders clude more market, and the higher value of a green product. product. of agreen value higher the and market, group. This is an enormous validation for the for the validation enormous an is This group. The cooperative’s first sale to a buyer in the the in to a buyer sale first cooperative’s The - VATI

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Though African lions are the national symbol symbol national the are lions African Though and North Africa populations for these charismatic charismatic forthese populations Africa North with the Zoological Society of London were were of London Society Zoological the with animals. WCS planning assistance was funded funded was assistance planning WCS animals. to Africa East connecting area important an is Ethiopia activities. human-related other and agricultural production and development make make development and production agricultural areas larger require overlap widely.dogs Both to human-lion led has losses over livestock anger of lives to the arisk present they of Ethiopia, predators of domestic livestock in Ethiopia, and and Ethiopia, in livestock of domestic predators be connectivity the in link acrucial provides populations throughout their present and po and present their throughout populations Society. Geographic National the from port from growing threats posed by development by development posed threats growing from of large Ethiopia’s three to protect launched for the conservation of these species. For lions, For lions, species. of these conservation for the by the Howard Buffett Foundation with sup with Foundation Buffett Howard by the P E humans and livestock. Lions are the principal principal the are Lions livestock. and humans by WCS developed plans action 2012, April In carnivores – the cheetah, wild dog, and lion – lion and dog, wild cheetah, –the carnivores conservation actions more difficult. A number A number difficult. more actions conservation declines. population lion and conflict than do many other carnivore species. New New species. carnivore other domany than populations. lion African Central and East tween Ethiopia Southern Ethiopia. in range tential the hope is to secure and restore sustainable sustainable restore and to secure is hope the t f lanning The plans will provide an essential guideline guideline essential an provide will plans The Conservation needs for cheetahs and wild wild and forcheetahs needs Conservation h i L o pia i ons ’ s Ch o r t eeta h e Su h s , W rvival o ild Do f gs

, - - - This data helped to identify the pronghorn’s the to identify helped data This Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Unit, Research Wildlife and Fish Cooperative with land and transportation planners. In In planners. transportation and land with wit ary management will therefore be required for required be therefore will management ary and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Department. Fish and Game Wyoming the and are bridges the wildlife, to protecting addition announced that newly constructed overpasses overpasses constructed newly that announced popula cheetah and dog wild of key Ethiopia’s preferred highway crossing points. WCS has has WCS points. crossing highway preferred providing safe passage for thousands of migrat forthousands passage safe providing expected to significantly reduce motorist casual motorist reduce to significantly expected illegal trade, and disease – an issue of special of special issue –an disease and trade, illegal Other species. of both conservation long-term long studied a 93-mile pronghorn migration migration pronghorn a 93-mile studied long ing pronghorn had been used successfully. The The successfully. used been had pronghorn ing between Kenya and South Sudan. Transbound Sudan. South Kenyaand between bridges over U.S. Highway 191 in Trapper’s 191 in Highway over U.S. bridges P Point, Wyoming, and other nearby areas are are areas nearby other and Wyoming, Point, In October 2012, WCS conservationists conservationists WCS 2012, October In dogs. forwild concern tourism, managed poorly loss, prey conflicts, corridor between the Upper Green River Basin Basin River Green Upper the between corridor conservationists and government officials, along along officials, government and conservationists threats addressed in the plan include livestock livestock include plan the in addressed threats notably boundaries, international straddle tions to data collected by WCS, the Wyoming Wyoming the by WCS, collected to data animals. with collisions from resulting ties the culmination of years of cooperation among among of cooperation of years culmination the r Overpass locations were chosen according according chosen were locations Overpass o h High W tecting wa y B M ildlife and ridges o t o rists - - - -

AC of migratingof pronghorn. safe for passage thousands New provide overpasses and six underpasses will now accommodate now accommodate will underpasses six and Trapper’s has Point infrastructure. energy and on the location and timing of pronghorn move of pronghorn timing and location the on That (GTNP). Park Teton Grand National and first and only federally designated migration migration designated federally only and first passageway, the “Path of the Pronghorn,” is the the is Pronghorn,” of the “Path passageway, the used GPS tracking collars to collect information information to collect collars tracking GPS used for humans and wildlife alike. Two alike. overpasses wildlife and for humans historically been a “bottleneck” area, causing causing area, a“bottleneck” been historically corridor in the U.S. U.S. the in corridor ments and impediments such as fences, roadways, roadways, fences, as such impediments and ments traffic lanes and creating a perilous situation situation perilous a creating and lanes traffic highway to cross of pronghorn thousands As part of their research, WCS scientists scientists WCS research, of their part As • species on the planet. on planet. the species lemur of diversity highest the N Makira creation of Madagascar’s the in help decades two over WCS’s efforts conservation H IEVE atural Park, home to to home Park, atural ENTS PR MENTS • Sergey L Sergey R and Clinton Hillary State of U.S. Secretary from support receive Beringia in area protected transboundary a establish to efforts WCS ussian F ussian / - avrov. oreign Minister Minister oreign

19th century, about 700,000 remain. More More remain. 700,000 about century, 19th Their continued journeys to and from GTNP GTNP from to and journeys continued Their animals. Of an estimated 35 million in the early early the in 35 million estimated an Of animals. animals. other a part of our national heritage. heritage. national of our a part pronghorn throughout western Wyoming, those those Wyoming, western throughout pronghorn ensure that a 6,000 year-old migration remains remains migration year-old a6,000 that ensure mals migrate to find food, mating opportunities, opportunities, mating food, to find migrate mals than half of those live in Wyoming. The ani The Wyoming. in live of those half than and elk, moose, deer, mule pronghorn, the that follow the path are of particular interest. interest. of particular are path the follow that study conservationists WCS While to survive. suitable habitat, and other resources they need need they resources other and habitat, suitable Pronghorn are North America’s fastest land land fastest America’s North are Pronghorn O

TECTED AREAS TECTED • Petroleum R Petroleum Alaska’s N in concerns withextraction conservation resource balance to effort asuccessful leads WCS eserve. ational ational - 19 wcs story Protecting Thailand’s Tigers The most effective protection involves the Following the poaching deaths of at least nine long-term efforts of committed park rangers tigers in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex in patrolling protected areas with support for 2010 and 2011, WCS helped to establish patrols local communities. Though wildlife guards are that apprehended suspects in the killing of a typically deployed by national governments, tigress and her three cubs. One poacher’s cell outside support for technical training and phone contained a digital image of him posing financial resources is proving critical. Much of [ below ] Camera traps on a dead tiger. The suspects argued that the that comes from non-governmental organiza- like this one in Thailand animal was killed in neighboring Myanmar, but tions, with their generous private donors, and help to monitor the status WCS camera trap photos proved otherwise. from national government agencies like USAID of individual tigers. With wild tiger numbers down to 3,200 from and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. more than 100,000 a century ago, the urgent More money — and the resulting increase need to protect these magnificent cats and their in the number of guards — is crucial to the prey could not be greater. WCS’s long-running survival of species targeted by poachers. For- collaboration with the Government of Thailand tunately, relatively small investments can have to train and deploy park guards in the country’s big impacts. In Huai Kha Khaeng, nearly 200 most important reserve, the Huai Kha Khaeng rangers cover an area of 1,073 square miles for Wildlife Sanctuary, has led to seven years of an annual cost of under $5,000 per ranger. The population stability in tigers and other wild- results are encouraging: the cell phone-wielding life, in contrast to dramatic declines in nearby poachers were convicted in 2012 to terms of unprotected parks. four and five years – the harshest punishments for poaching in Thai history.

WCS’s long-running col­laboration Marking Independence Day in South Sudan with the Government of Thailand WCS has been a conservation partner with to train and deploy park guards South Sudan since the end of the two-decade long civil war with the north. Surveys con- in the country’s most important ducted by WCS in 2007 revealed that globally reserve has led to seven years of unique wildlife and other natural resources had survived the war. With funding from USAID, population stability in tigers and WCS and the Government of South Sudan have been working since 2008 to sustainably man- other wildlife.­ age natural resources, conserve biodiversity, improve security in remote areas, and reduce natural resource-based conflicts. On July 9, 2011, the people of South Sudan formally voted to become an independent nation. Yet in the year following the vote, the relative peace that accompanied the separa- tion of South Sudan from its northern neighbor gave way to new ethnic conflict and clashes over disputed oil fields. While petroleum drives much of the conflict, the south remains home to other critical resources: vast un-fragmented ecosystems, immense water resources and intact woodlands; and the world’s second largest land mammal migration. WCS serves as the official technical partner of the Government of South Sudan for its protected area system. The establishment and stewardship of areas such as the Boma and Bad- ingalo Parks, along with key wildlife migration corridors, has led to a dialogue over land and resource management and improved detection and deterrence of armed groups. Protected area employment opportunities are a stabiliz- ing influence for young farmers and herdsmen susceptible to involvement in tribal unrest. America’s impressive network of protected areas.” of protected network impressive America’s Wilson’s phalarope, and ash colored cuckoo; cuckoo; colored ash and Wilson’s phalarope, ac was especially important because it was the the it was because important especially was discovery included: 30 undocumented bird spe bird undocumented 30 included: discovery and 1,300 180varieties; fish species; amphibian BSNP area. to that expedition arecent during first time that research of this scale has been been has scale this of research that time first pated in the inventory, which focused on plant plant on focused inventory, which the in pated park as “truly one of the crown jewels of Latin of Latin jewels crown of the one “truly as park partners continued to build on recent progress: progress: recent on to build continued partners international its and government the pendence, eared bat and the tricolored bat; as well as 233 as well as bat; tricolored the and bat eared economies for 2001-2010, while the Tanzania Tanzania the for 2001-2010, while economies by conserving and opportunities; ecotourism underscores the importance of ongoing con of ongoing importance the underscores life, insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles. The The reptiles. and mammals, birds, insects, life, improving security in rural areas; by developing by developing areas; rural in security improving bean program director Julie Kunen describes the the describes Kunen Julie director program bean South Sudan’s neighbors. Rwanda and Ethiopia Ethiopia and Rwanda Sudan’s neighbors. South by resources; natural over conflicts by reducing I nation’s total exports. exports. nation’s total In February 2012, WCS’s Peru program announced announced WCS’s program Peru 2012, February In cies, including the black-and-white hawk eagle, eagle, hawk black-and-white the including cies, in Park National Sonene Bahuaja out in carried including species, bird 600 than more contains mammal species; more than 50 reptiles and and 50 reptiles than more species; mammal ranked among the world’s 10 fastest growing world’s the growing among 10 fastest ranked helped tactics and resources Similar migrations. two undocumented mammals –Niceforo’s big- mammals undocumented two partici researchers Fifteen 15 years. last the Carib & America Latin WCS of butterfly. types undocumented of previously 365 discovery the tourism industry accounts for 20 percent of that of that percent for 20 accounts industry tourism wildlife and ecosystems region’s remarkable the species of butterflies and moths. and of butterflies species 180 than more of macaw; types different seven (BSNP) Park National Sonene Bahuaja in species servation work in the region. This expedition expedition This region. the work in servation dentif As South Sudan observed its first year of inde of year first its observed Sudan South As The discovery of even more species there there species more of even discovery The • R Biosphere Maya the of heart acres of intact forest in the 80,000 some safeguard facilitate an agreement to WCS helpspartners, Working with Guatemala eserve. eserve. h y W ing ieve ildlife inP ments

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Wolverines range over large areas of cold, of cold, areas over large range Wolverines These chilled, structured chambers provide provide chambers structured chilled, These would test most animals’ survival skills, account account skills, survival animals’ most test would don’t normally think of insects and microbes as as microbes and of insects think don’t normally “People program, America North WCS of the and bacteria. bacteria. and to of caches cold use wolverines’ documented ability to store and “refrigerate” their food supply supply food their “refrigerate” and to store ability But in fact bacteria devour unprotected food.” unprotected devour bacteria fact in But protection of food from scavengers, insects insects scavengers, from of food protection and caribou, elk, as such sources food preserve pack and crevices plays a particularly important important aparticularly plays crevices and pack which snow. conditions, Yetpersistent these for several unique adaptations, including the the including adaptations, unique for several R being in competition for food with wolverines. wolverines. with forfood competition in being nutrition for lactating females nursing their young. their nursing females forlactating nutrition Do moose carrion. Notes lead author Bob Inman Inman Bob author lead Notes carrion. moose role in wolverine reproductive success, enabling enabling success, reproductive wolverine role in with habitat low-productivity mountainous, them to safeguard their food supply and provide provide supply and food their to safeguard them through tough times. The cold found in snow in found cold The times. tough through efrigerat A study released in July by WCS and partners partners and by WCS July in released A study c um enting o r Use Wo lverine

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25 wcs story 26 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Y [ won the hearts of N of hearts the won walrus Mitik immediately our aquarium this fall. this aquarium our above orkers after his arrival at at arrival his after orkers ] O rphaned Pacific Pacific rphaned ew ew .14-ounce Spix’s disk-winged bat. The harpy harpy The bat. disk-winged Spix’s .14-ounce Although the new compendium emphasizes emphasizes compendium new the Although Wallace. With Madidi’s almost 20,000-foot 20,000-foot almost Madidi’s With Wallace. The October arrival of Mitik, a 15-week-old, a15-week-old, of Mitik, arrival October The 234-pound orphaned Pacific walrus, at WCS’s walrus, Pacific orphaned 234-pound Madidi Landscape Program Director, Dr. Robert Dr. Robert Director, Program Landscape Madidi Mitik – who came to us after being rescued off off rescued being after to us –whocame Mitik New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Island, Coney York in New Aquarium altitudinal range, no other protected area cap area protected no other range, altitudinal of hummingbird. flooded the New York Aquarium. Dedicated staff staff Dedicated New the Aquarium. York flooded Bolivia’s fertile terrain, much of the park remains remains park of the much terrain, fertile Bolivia’s predators, preys upon sloths and monkeys in monkeys and sloths upon preys predators, unexplored. While there is much more to discover, to discover, more much is there While unexplored. eagle, one of the world’s most robust winged world’s winged of the one robust most eagle, importance, they represent one of Latin America’s America’s of Latin one represent they importance, biodiversity? Varying altitudes, says WCS’s says altitudes, Varying biodiversity? A Mitik Ma Marine Helping caused great excitement. Only two weeks later later weeks two Only excitement. great caused crisis of his young life when Hurricane Sandy Sandy Hurricane when life young of his crisis most staggeringly beautiful landscapes. beautiful staggeringly most to the cloud forests’ biodiversity and watershed watershed and biodiversity cloud forests’ to the addition in certainty: with we know much this habitats. American of South diversity the tures the coast of Barrow, Alaska – faced the –faced second Alaska of Barrow, coast the side the bountiful park, also home to 60 species species to 60 home also park, bountiful the side What accounts for the region’s unparalleled region’s unparalleled forthe accounts What t dapt o Melting S mm L als I ea ike ce

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– to use sea ice as a resting platform between between platform aresting as ice sea – to use As the summer ice disappears, floes increasingly increasingly floes disappears, ice summer the As While 2012 was a year of transition at WCS, at WCS, of transition ayear was 2012 While addressing Cliffs exhibit later this year, but Mitik’s case is an an is case but Mitik’s year, this later exhibit Cliffs Oscar nominee “ nominee Oscar Mitik and his fellow walruses at our aquarium aquarium at our walruses fellow his and Mitik pressures new to discuss Commission Mammal wit workshops held in Alaska, groups like the Eski the like groups Alaska, in held workshops Sea at our walruses Pacific other two our with with the arrival of Cristián Samper from the the from Samper of Cristián arrival the with with are ambassadors for their brethren in the wild. wild. the in brethren fortheir ambassadors are diving forays. As a result, strandings of the kind kind of the strandings aresult, As forays. diving basin, Arctic of the waters over deep only occur forfood. bottom sea to the dives between of ice of warmer effects the regarding attention of the opportunity to share the conservation challeng conservation the to share opportunity and engagement with our dedicated partners partners dedicated our with engagement and conservation forglobal apassion as well as atropical as training With History. of Natural often-vulnerable inhabitants. If time and history history and time If inhabitants. often-vulnerable productive wonderfully Sanderson’s ever.as Steve committed and focused as remained mission our provide the great unfolding narrative, we – like we –like narrative, unfolding great the provide experienced by vulnerable calves like Mitik Mitik like calves by vulnerable experienced marine orphaned more in resulting are that es endeavor to meet the growing challenges of the of the challenges growing the to meet endeavor we as essential be will tools of those ety. All ularly females and their calves during summer summer during calves their and females ularly facing marine mammals. In the meantime, meantime, the In mammals. marine facing in some cases impossible, for walruses –partic forwalruses impossible, cases some in and difficult, now become has It land. from far in government, philanthropy, and civil soci civil and philanthropy, government, in illegal wildlife trade, global climate change, and been readily adjusting to his new home. We home. new to his adjusting readily been biologist, Cristián brings with him a deep adeep him with brings Cristián biologist, Museum National Institution’s Smithsonian balancing human needs and development with with development and needs human balancing have become more common. more common. have become public to the him able to present to be hope knowledge of species and natural processes, processes, natural and of species knowledge change become more pronounced. At recent recent At pronounced. more become change mo Walrus Commission engaged with agencies agencies with engaged Commission Walrus mo of climate effects the as place put in be must mammals today. While polar bears get much much get bears polar today. While mammals the pup throughout walrus the with remained temperatures on Arctic sea ice, other iconic iconic other ice, sea Arctic on temperatures through effective science, principled advocacy, advocacy, principled science, effective through the zookeeper’s son in this year’s best picture picture best year’s this in son zookeeper’s the its world and natural of the conservation the gave way at leadership WCS to new tenure such as the U.S. Coast Guard and the Marine Marine the and Guard Coast U.S. the as such species are likewise feeling the heat. the feeling likewise are species care. round-the-clock with him providing storm, The Pacific walrus rests on floating platforms platforms floating on rests walrus Pacific The Since then, the aquarium’s latest resident has has resident latest aquarium’s the then, Since Protective measures for Arctic marine wildlife wildlife marine forArctic measures Protective the animals. leaders h new Com Life of Pi of Life ple h ” – prefer the version version the ” –prefer ip x c hallenges - -

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/ 1. them back into the wild. releasing before chicks head-starting and eggs maleo incubating artificially and of amaleo part As conservation strategy, our Indonesiancollectingis fieldstaff villagers, feral dogs, and pigs numerous other natural and introduced predators. communally and produce oversized nesting sites eggs, are sought after by now two male and seven female birds in the collection. maleos Because nest three maleo chicks in 2012 (our most productive year ever!) and there are hatched Zoo Bronx Sulawesi.The of island native theIndonesian on home its of The Bronx Zoothe is only place you will find the endangered maleo bird outside an egg. egg. an lay to female the for sand the in ahole dig first pair maleo The 4. Male its development. development. its assess to shell thin egg’s maleo the behind placed is light abright which in “candling,” by monitored be can embryo growing The o egg h atc / h ing

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/ 27 wcs story White-cheeked gibbons watch over their new baby at the Bronx Zoo. Th t t wildlife health are achieving measurable results and increasing increasing and results measurable achieving are health wildlife 2012, WCS attendance increased 11 percent (436,000) above last above last (436,000) 11 percent increased attendance WCS 2012, Development (USAID), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (USFWS) Service Wildlife and Fish U.S. the (USAID), Development butions, federal agencies, foreign aid, and multi/bilateral funding funding multi/bilateral and aid, foreign agencies, federal butions, links global conservation with zoo-based programs, is also creat also is programs, zoo-based with conservation global links ago. adecade sources these from received funding operating reven programs through the United States Agency for International forInternational Agency States United the through programs p have likewise fueled continued growth in education, global con global education, in growth continued fueled have likewise infrastr plant nservatiCo ing new revenue sources forWCS. sources revenue new ing percent 44 provided sources These year. prior the from increase tilateral organizations totaled $98.5 million, a healthy 4 percent 4percent ahealthy million, $98.5 totaled organizations tilateral office have created new opportunities with European donors and donors European with opportunities new havecreated office of all operating revenue. Federal grant support of our global global of our support grant Federal revenue. operating of all f model focused on improving the visitor experience. In Fiscal Year Fiscal In experience. visitor the improving on focused model agencies. The development of the WCS Species Program, which which Program, Species WCS of the development The agencies. the times eight nearly $31.6 million, totaled agencies other and and foundations, federal and state agencies, foreign aid, and mul and aid, foreign agencies, state and federal foundations, and global and science, landscapes, species, in capacity-building and creasing park attendance and income through our new operating operating new our through income and attendance park creasing servation, zoo-based programs, and wildlife health. health. wildlife and programs, zoo-based servation, contri private from support Programmatic funding. sustainable h h o We have continued to focus on earned revenue growth by in growth revenue earned on to focus We have continued The establishment of WCS-Europe and the opening of a Brussels of aBrussels opening the and of WCS-Europe establishment The Our investments in programmatic and fundraising leadership leadership fundraising and programmatic in investments Our In Fiscal Year 2012, contributions and grants from individuals individuals from grants and contributions Year 2012, Fiscal In decade aperi been has e last e nint e pri operatingsitive f aside margins and set i nanc or y h c onsec on So ear . Operati u ct u ciet u t es tive y u ial re and tec y. A o taling $223.3 m t ended ons ofp ear t h report e sa h m nol o o e ti res sitive d oftransf o h m g e y y needs e illi , we sta wit ear - on –$15 m - - - u -

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lts eacnds or . W York Aquarium. Per capita earned revenues continue to increase, to increase, continue revenues earned Per capita York Aquarium. The lower value of utilities provided by the city for the Bronx Zoo Zoo Bronx forthe city by the provided of lower utilities value The This is due to improved earned income at the City Zoos, which which Zoos, City at the income earned dueto improved is This year to 4.47 million visitors. This was in line with projections, projections, with line in was This visitors. to 4.47 million year with strong growth in online activity. online in growth strong with particularly at the Bronx Zoo, thanks to a proactive pricing pricing to aproactive thanks Zoo, Bronx at the particularly of product the is success This $75 million. exceeded and percent reduced the Department of Parks and Recreation’s reimbursement reimbursement Recreation’s and of Parks Department the reduced tickets and memberships. Audience-driven revenue sources were were sources revenue Audience-driven memberships. and tickets winter throughout favorable weather to extremely part in thanks one third of total operating income in Fiscal Year 2012. Fiscal in income operating of total third one value of higher promotion and discounting, marketing, on-line maximize admission and other audience-driven revenue, while while revenue, audience-driven other and admission maximize and the New York Aquarium also contributed to the variance. variance. to the contributed York also New the Aquarium and management. expense tight and strategies, revenue pricing, active to WCS’s thanks city forthe of lower costs trend a continued and aquarium operations, $1.6 million less than the prior year. year. prior the than less $1.6 million operations, aquarium and and visitor services (food, merchandise, and parking) grew 14 grew parking) and merchandise, (food, services visitor and membership, exhibits, admissions, gate from Income spring. and commitment by $1.2 million compared to last year. This represents represents This year. to last compared by $1.2 million commitment ship is a key part of this initiative and results have been positive, positive, have been results and initiative of this part akey is ship Member online. and park the in management sales and strategy supporting free visitation times at the Bronx Zoo and the New New the and Zoo Bronx at the times visitation free supporting y h asmall s . WCS is using business intelligence and consumer research to research consumer and intelligence business using is WCS The City of New York provided a total of $22.1 million for zoo forzoo million York of $22.1 of New atotal City provided The mati tr ed e cl

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29 financial report 30 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Year 2012, $13 million or 6 percent higher than the prior year. year. prior the than higher 6percent or $13Year million 2012, Fiscal Year 2012. Though little changed from the prior year, this this year, prior the from changed little Though Year 2012. Fiscal ($223.3 million) 2012 o ue reven Programmatic activity at our zoos and aquarium and our global global our and aquarium and zoos at our activity Programmatic launched a five-year effort to replace most of WCS’s stand-alone of stand-alone most WCS’s replace to effort afive-year launched from our global conservation and health programs, which reached reached which programs, health and conservation global our from programs totaled just over $171 million. Half the growth came came growth the Half over $171 just totaled million. programs raising activities, and higher fringe-benefit and insurance expens insurance and fringe-benefit higher and activities, raising insurance, which are contributing to expense increases. increases. to expense contributing are which insurance, investment support totaled nearly $26 million. WCS’s endowment WCS’s endowment million. $26 nearly totaled support investment and endowment Year when 2009, Fiscal in than less $7 million is due to new hires that were grant-funded or essential to revenue- essential or grant-funded were that hires due to new the 2008 market crash. crash. market 2008 the a lean 14 percent of our expenditure base. This past year, WCS WCS year, past This base. expenditure 14 of our a lean percent a new high of $89 million through a combination of restricted of restricted acombination through of $89 million high a new during experienced loss investment percent 29 forthe account consolidations. Management and fundraising expenses make up make expenses fundraising and Management consolidations. management programmatic further with measures reduction cost growing cost of benefits like health and workers’ compensation compensation and workers’ health like of benefits cost growing es. Like many other organizations, WCS is struggling with the the with struggling is WCS organizations, other many Like es. government sources. sources. government and foundations individuals, from contracts and grants, gifts, services in Fiscal Year 2012, but management also continued continued also but management Year 2012, Fiscal in services spending policy requires that the payout be reduced over time to over time payout reduced be the that requires policy spending WCS operating expenses reached $221.5 million in Fiscal Fiscal in million $221.5 reached expenses operating WCS Zoo and aquarium expenses also increased from the prior year year prior the from increased also expenses aquarium and Zoo Investment income for operations totaled $19.3 million in in $19.3 million totaled foroperations income Investment Selected investments were made in fundraising and other support support other and fundraising in made were investments Selected Services Visitor Visitor (12%) Memberships Gate &Exhibit Admissions (6%) perating (16%)

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WCS enjoys a high degree of liquidity, with operating cash and and cash operating with of liquidity, degree enjoys ahigh WCS year ($408.3 million). The decrease resulted from the addition addition the from resulted decrease The million). ($408.3 year with WCS’s endowment spending policy. policy. spending WCS’s endowment with 2012. Of the 125 active capital projects, eight accounted for accounted eight projects, capital active 125 the Of 2012. Zoo, large projects included the next phase of the CV Starr Science Science Starr CV of the phase next the included projects large Zoo, Campus: the LaMattina Wildlife Ambassador Center and a new anew and Center Ambassador Wildlife LaMattina the Campus: $21 million, or 84 percent of total expenditures. At the Bronx Bronx the At expenditures. of total percent 84 or $21 million, Sharks! ($221.5 million) 2012 o f renewal e Island, WCS continued to invest in the development of the expan of the development the in to invest continued WCS Island, financial and administrative systems. When this project is com is project this When systems. and administrative financial better business intelligence, and foster organizational integration. integration. organizational foster and intelligence, business better up slightly from $796.6 million at the end of the prior fiscal year. year. fiscal prior of the end at the million $796.6 from up slightly budgeted endowment spending transfers to operations, in accordance accordance in to operations, transfers spending endowment budgeted funding partner for exhibit and other physical plant needs. needs. plant physical other and forexhibit partner funding plete, the entire organization will function on a single platform platform asingle on function will organization entire the plete, portfolio was $381.4 million, down $26.8 million from the prior prior the from million $26.8 down $381.4 was million, portfolio ing system. New York City continues to be our most generous most our to be York New continues City system. ing provide and savings, efficiencies significant create will investment isolation-quarantine unit at the Wildlife Health Center. In Coney Coney In Center. Health Wildlife at the unit isolation-quarantine the Central Park Zoo, most notably a new penguin exhibit cool exhibit penguin anew notably most Zoo, Park Central the of $3.2 million in gifts offset by negative investment returns and and returns investment by negative offset gifts in million of $3.2 managed at WCS’s New York headquarters. We believe that this this that We believe York at WCS’s New headquarters. managed cash equivalents totaling $67 million on June 30, 2012. At the the At 2012. 30, June on million $67 totaling equivalents cash end of Fiscal Year 2012, the market value of WCS’s investment of WCS’s value investment market the Year 2012, of Fiscal end Ocean Wonders: Wonders: Ocean new its York with New forthe sion Aquarium Aquarium xpenses Turning to WCS’s balance sheet, total assets were $798.3 million, million, $798.3 were assets total sheet, to WCS’s balance Turning Capital expenditures totaled $25.1 million in Fiscal Year Fiscal in $25.1 million totaled expenditures Capital Zoos & (36%) exhibit. Additionally, there were several improvements at improvements several were there Additionally, exhibit. perating and u nding Management & General plant (10%)

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June 30, 2012 and 2011, thousands in 2012 and 30, June Co NET ASSETS T Net Assets LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS NET AND LIABILITIES ASSETS O Bonds Payable Bonds Total U and E N Total Assets Net Permanently R Temporarily R Total Liabilities Investment D O General Unrestricted: O Post-retirement Benefit Annuity Liability Assets Total by O by Trust in Held Amounts Investments D E Prepaid Inventories and Pledges R Grants R F Sources Accrued E Accrued and Payable Accounts and E Property of N of R of N of R Accounts R E Cash and Cash ns TAL AND LIABILITIES unds Held by Bond Trustee Bond by Held unds eceivable from F from eceivable eceivable from the State State the from eceivable eceivable from the City City the from eceivable et Investment In Property Inet Property Investment esignated for L for esignated bligation eferred Charges eferred o ew Y ew ew Y ew thers lidated quipment nrestricted ork ork xpenses and and xpenses perating xpenses eceivable estricted estricted quipment B ong-Term ong-Term quivalents ederal ederal alance eceivable Sh eets $138,953 $659,308 $659,308 $798,261 $798,261 $798,261 $280,641 $280,641 381,466 150,600 150,600 228,067 228,067 231,305 114,105 114,105 164,795 164,795 33,485 33,485 35,383 35,383 60,342 60,342 66,520 66,520 28,810 28,810 11,947 67,149 67,149 2012 4,383 4,383 3,565 3,565 5,048 5,048 2,030 2,067 2,067 3,704 3,704 1,741 1,741 10 10 $126,005 $309,625 $796,614 $796,614 $670,609 $796,614 408,305 408,305 153,233 153,233 158,825 158,825 225,369 225,369 149,059 149,059 207,751 207,751 66,554 66,554 32,093 32,093 28,351 28,351 66,924 66,924 31,056 31,056 14,420 14,420 27,756 27,756 2011 3,344 3,344 1,684 1,684 2,090 2,090 4,861 4,861 4,037 4,037 5,765 5,765 1,741 1,741 10 10 upon request. statements are available ofCopies financial audited 31 financial report 32 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 June 30, 2012 and 2011, thousands in 2012 and 30, June Operating Program Services Program RENEWAL FU O E E RENEWAL FU Supporting Services Supporting UES REVEN T RENEWALPLANT F O XPENDIT X VER E VER O Royalties and L Sponsorship, E L Global Programs Total Revenue V E and Gate O N F N Bronx Zoo Bronx Visitor Services Visitor Total Services Program Habitat Conservation City Zoos City N of City N Total Supporting Services Total Supporting F Membership and General Management Investment Income Investment Membership Contributed CESS O CESS TAL E undraising ederal Agencies ederal ower Bronx R Bronx ower ducation Programs isitor Services rganization Grants rganization on-governmental on-governmental ew Y ew ew Y ew ther X X ork State ork ork Aquarium ork PENSES AND PLANT PLANT AND PENSES PENSES AND PLANT PLANT AND PENSES F REVEN U ew Y ew RES NDING NDING xhibit Admissions xhibit R ork ues even iver iver icensing, icensing, U U ES ES NDING and Ex $221,539 $221,539 $223,261 $223,261 $171,247 penses $50,369 $50,369 $30,812 $30,812 $16,660 $16,660 34,849 34,849 26,560 26,560 89,896 13,887 13,887 13,391 13,391 19,291 19,291 49,323 22,160 22,160 22,131 22,131 31,624 31,624 $2,820 $2,820 19,271 19,271 11,710 11,710 $1,722 $1,722 2012 3,886 3,886 2,505 2,505 1,665 1,665 2,525 2,525 3,103 1,027 1,027 6,147 6,147 $208,230 $208,323 $160,966 $160,966 $43,323 $43,323 $15,727 $15,727 $28,717 $28,717 84,244 84,244 15,448 15,448 30,060 30,060 48,057 48,057 10,960 10,960 32,813 32,813 21,216 21,216 12,010 12,010 23,876 19,051 19,051 $2,820 23,705 17,579 2011 2,364 2,364 2,046 1,392 1,392 1,421 1,421 5,137 5,137 3,178 3,178 126 126 $93 WCS, programmatically and financially, and we ended the year the year ended and we financially, and programmatically WCS, WCS’s investment portfolio beat investment performance bench performance investment beat portfolio WCS’s investment percent -2.5 was benchmark performance WCS’s investment 38.6 percent for the fiscal year. The actively-managed portion of portion actively-managed The year. fiscal for the percent 38.6 well-positioned to launch several new programmatic efforts. One One efforts. programmatic new several to launch well-positioned work. Subsequent to June 30, 2012, WCS received the first first the received WCS 2012, 30, to June Subsequent work. New York Aquarium in partnership with the City of New York. of New City the with partnership York in New Aquarium $20 million distribution from this bequest. this from distribution million $20 Unfortunately, these plans suffered a major and unpredictable setback. setback. unpredictable and amajor suffered plans these Unfortunately, bond ratings with stable outlooks from both Moody’s Investors Investors Moody’s both from outlooks stable with ratings bond for an endowment bequest (estimated to reach $50 million when when $50 million to reach (estimated bequest endowment for an percent. of -2.8 areturn had portfolio investment long-term Service and Standard &Poor’s. Standard and Service increase in pledges receivable, including a $20 million receivable receivable million a$20 including receivable, pledges in increase of our initiatives is the ambitious $147 million expansion of the the of $147 expansion ambitious the million is initiatives of our the poor performance of legacy investments, which were down down were which investments, of legacy performance poor the over the same period. The negative investment return was dueto was return investment negative The period. same over the marks. This loss in investment assets was offset by a $30 million million by a$30 offset was assets investment in loss This marks. all distributions are made) that will support global conservation conservation global support will made) that are distributions all For the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2012, WCS’s 2012, 30, June ending period twelve-month For the Liabilities have remained consistent, and WCS retains its AA- AA- its retains WCS and consistent, have remained Liabilities In summary, Fiscal Year 2012 was another successful year for year successful Year another was 2012 Fiscal summary, In $135,000 $180,000 $225,000

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Fiscal YearFiscal 2006 We are currently assessing the cost and timeframe for rebuilding, forrebuilding, timeframe and cost the assessing We currently are Coney Island Boardwalk, completely or partially flooding all all flooding partially or completely Boardwalk, Island Coney Rebuilding and reopening the aquarium will require a significant asignificant require will aquarium the reopening and Rebuilding but despite this terrible flood event, WCS remains committed to committed remains WCS event, flood terrible this but despite funding commitment from federal, state, and city governments. governments. city and state, federal, from commitment funding of our efforts to the Thanks campus. 14-acre the on buildings from Hurricane Sandy. The Atlantic Ocean surged over the over the surged Ocean Atlantic Sandy. The Hurricane from initial emergency efforts have been successful. We have stabilized We have stabilized successful. have been efforts emergency initial project. Sharks! Wonders: Ocean the our facilities and the animal collection from future flood events. events. flood future from collection animal the and facilities our of most exhibit buildings. buildings. exhibit of most ocean flood waters significantly damaged the facility’s heating, heating, facility’s the damaged significantly waters flood ocean mal life support equipment. Flooding also damaged the interiors interiors the damaged also Flooding equipment. support life mal and our design team is studying practical changes to both the the to both changes practical studying is team design our and forreconstruction. aquarium the prepared and support life animal air conditioning, electrical power distribution systems, and ani and systems, distribution power electrical conditioning, air expansion at the end of October. This project has been delayed, delayed, been has project This of October. end at the expansion existing aquarium and the planned expansion to better protect protect to better expansion planned the and aquarium existing staff, the animal collection did not sustain significant losses, but losses, significant sustain not did collection animal the staff, WCS was slated to begin construction of the planned aquarium aquarium planned of the construction to begin slated was WCS WCS quickly took a number of steps toward recovery and and recovery toward of steps anumber took quickly WCS On October 29, 2012 the aquarium suffered extensive damage damage extensive suffered aquarium 29, the 2012 October On 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -

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As Deputy Country What is your role at WCS? What were the key challenges of working Director for WCS’s I have been with WCS for 10 years, most recently in Myanmar during military rule? as Deputy Country Director for Myanmar. In Three things jump out. First, due to suspicion of Myanmar program, that role I have been supervising field projects, outsiders, the military government created a lot Saw Htun has building capacity and skills of field staff, and of restrictions and burdensome procedures that developing project proposals, among other ac- were time consuming and made conservation watched his nation tivities. As a conservationist, I have been mainly activities ineffective. Second, the military gov- transition from military involved in protected area management planning, ernment was hampered by a tendency to over- rule to democratic biological and socioeconomic research, biologi- promise and a failure to deliver on the ground. cal and threat monitoring, community-based And third, the command economy provided no government and natural resource management, and conservation systematic approach for development planning. embrace conservation awareness and education. Businessmen backed by the military government monopolized most of the lucrative businesses. as an important How did you become interested in This created a lot of conflicts with conservation. component of its wildlife conservation? I was unsure of my specific interest in forestry How has that changed under the future success. until I’d completed my second year as an under- new leadership? Here, he shares his graduate at Myanmar’s University of Forestry. Since March 2011, Myanmar has experienced a thoughts on WCS When our rector taught us about protected area rapid change in its political landscape. President management, he ignited a real passion for con- U Thein Sein has signaled an intention to efforts to monitor servation in me. I love intact forests, crystal clear conserve forests, woodlands, and wildlife, and threatened species streams, and wildlife habitat. As I understood promised to identify economic development more about the interconnectivity between all opportunities in parallel with environmental in the Hukaung Valley living and non-living things through my stud- conservation. He suspended the construction Wildlife Sanctuary, ies of forestry, biology, and ecology, I became of Myitsone Dam in the north and cancelled a Myanmar’s biodiversity convinced that conservation is essential for the 4,000-megawatt coal-burning power plant in survival of humankind. the south. He also endorsed and promulgated investment vision, the Environmental Conservation Law. It may and the majesty How did WCS’s Myanmar conservation be early to call him a “green” president, but he’s program originate? heading in that direction. of the endangered When it was launched in 1993, WCS’s Myanmar Asiatic black bear. Program originally focused on adding park rang- ers and developing protected areas. In terms of priority species, the program worked to protect tigers, Asian elephants, and other large mam- mals. We’ve built an effective conservation pres- ence in the country through a strong working relationship with the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, as well as the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. Since March 2011, the Myanmar government has paid great attention to environmental issues and postponed mega infrastructure projects.

What are the key conservation priorities What is your greatest wildlife moment in Myanmar? during your time with WCS? Recent collaboration between the Ministry of In 2004, the Forest Department and WCS Environmental Conservation and Forestry and conducted surveys in Hkakaborazi National WCS led to a “Myanmar Biodiversity Conserva- Park. Our team of 10 members traveled three tion Investment Vision.” This process engaged days from the nearest village to one of our desig- more than 80 participants from government nated sample plots. On the last day, we noticed departments, universities, and civil society something moving on top of a big tree about organizations. We identified over 100 species of 100 meters away. I looked through my binoculars globally Endangered and Critically Endangered to see a big Asiatic black bear! Once it heard us, wildlife and 132 key biodiversity areas holding the bear went down swiftly and disappeared into significant populations of species of high conser- the forest. I’ll never forget its shiny black fur, its vation concern. vigilance, and its mightiness. Sadly, this bear has been targeted by poachers due to demand for its What species and landscapes in Myanmar gall bladder and paws. Joint patrol teams of the [ opposite ] WCS Myanmar are of greatest concern and why? Forest Department and WCS have confiscated program Deputy Country Our highest priority species has been the tiger. bear parts and taken action against bear hunters. Director Saw Htun. WCS’s Myanmar Program helped the Forest [ above ] WCS works Department establish the nearly 6,500-square- What is your proudest conservation with Myanmar’s Forest kilometer Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in achievement? Department to protect 2004, and then worked to increase the protected The establishment of a systematic law enforce- 35 Asiatic black bears from area to 17,000 square kilometers. Since the reserve ment monitoring system in Hukaung Valley poachers. was established, WCS has been working with Wildlife Sanctuary – the biggest protected area n u the Forest Department on management plan in Myanmar. This landscape supports tigers development and systematic biological monitor- and other important wildlife, including the Htaw ing. Until recently this was difficult due to the Asian elephant, leopard, fishing cat, hog deer, complex political situation and the challenge of Western Hoolock gibbon, Shortridge’s langur, working in a huge area with limited resources. and white-rumped vulture. Law enforcement Q&A: S is the most important intervention to save these important species. Collaboration between Myanmar’s Forest Department, WCS, dedicated park wardens, and rangers has been critical to success in Hukaung Valley. We are now applying this model to other high-value landscapes. A Caribbean flamingo hatchling takes its first tentative steps at the Bronx Zoo's Aquatic Bird Exhibit. York, Washington, and Brussels to protect endangered species species endangered to protect Brussels and York, Washington, WCS c WCS and pr years to come. years wildlife. The common thread in every case is that decision makers makers decision that is case every in thread common The wildlife. wake of new budget challenges brought about by Hurricane by Hurricane about brought challenges budget of new wake G & pol & In Fiscal Year 2012, we were able to restore U.S. Agency forInter Agency U.S. able to werestore were Year 2012, Fiscal In g landscapes like the National Petroleum Preserve-Alaska (NPR-A) (NPR-A) Preserve-Alaska Petroleum National the like landscapes to necessary more the all streams funding European particularly federal programs, including the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, Partnership, Forest Basin Congo the including programs, federal Sandy. That reality has made new and expanded domestic and and domestic expanded and new made has reality Sandy. That as our science impacts decisions that will have ripple effects for effects have ripple will that decisions impacts science our as the despite intact priorities able funding to keep government its and Illegal Logging Enforcement. The report that accompanied accompanied that report The Enforcement. Logging Illegal and levels m continue our mission. our continue climate. economic volatile continuing gaging the U.S. State Department in stopping the illegal trade in in trade illegal the stopping in Department State U.S. the gaging that support critical habitat. WCS has been instrumental in en in instrumental been has WCS habitat. critical support that We level. New have worked in at every makers decision to inform the Andean Amazon, the Maya Biosphere Reserve, PREDICT, PREDICT, Reserve, Biosphere Maya the Amazon, Andean the such as sharks, jaguars and scarlet macaws, along with fragile fragile with along macaws, scarlet and jaguars sharks, as such now look to WCS as a leader on all facets of global conservation conservation of global facets all on a leader as now to WCS look national Development (USAID) funding for several WCS priority priority WCS forseveral funding (USAID) national Development S s tate u l Thanks to these efforts, over the past few years WCS was largely largely was WCS years few past over the efforts, to these Thanks On the policy front, WCS continues to use its scientific expertise expertise scientific its to use continues WCS front, policy the On Nevertheless, the risk of more belt-tightening remains in the the in remains belt-tightening of more risk the Nevertheless, edia ou obal ccess o , U ontin , b nservati Co o .S., Eu .S., v andtect gr , at hom u treac ild and strengt ment ern u t es r and mu opean h and action alerts i e and abr o c c on u Fu o ltivate and maintain relati y report y w vital f nding h o ad partnersen h ltilateral p d , is u nding f u .

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- $1.58 million as of September, bringing the the bringing of September, as $1.58 million Funds. In March, WCS staff testified before before testified staff WCS March, In Funds. Funds. In response, WCS assumed joint leader joint assumed WCS response, In Funds. other Department of the Interior wildlife pro wildlife Interior of the Department other Species of the support in country the around to groups sportsmen’s and circuses, aquariums, mobilize grassroots and influential supporters supporters influential and grassroots mobilize grams. Despite our efforts, the House commit House the efforts, our Despite grams. Species to the cut modest foranother called the Interior in support of the Species Funds and and Funds Species of the support in Interior the on Subcommittee Appropriations House the zoos, veterinarians, groups, of wildlife tion total to more than $11 million. $11 than tomillion. more total ship with the World Wildlife Fund of acoali Fund World the Wildlife with ship In February, the president’s FY 2013 Budget 2013 Budget FY president’s the February, In Conservation Approaches in Priority E Priority in Approaches Conservation E Afghanistan, Sudan, South as Amazon), well as Andean the in Conservation for (Initiative R 2012, USAI FY In company delivering food security and conservation in Zambia’s in E conservation and security food delivering company WCS’s by D founded Zambia in company the earth’s great wildlife and wild places. places. wild and wildlife great earth’s the between. oceans the and Americas, the Asia, Africa, throughout programs building capacity N P cuador, Tanzania, Zambia, R Tanzania,cuador, Zambia, RED egional Program for the E the for Program egional orwegian E orwegian At the global scale, USAI scale, global At the WCS is grateful for this support and for the U.S. Government’s commitment to saving saving to commitment U.S. Government’s the for and support this for is grateful WCS US The D aGlobal Under ICT program in partnership with the University of California, D California, of University the with partnership in program ICT U .S. F .S. F WS provides significant core support to the WCS species conservation and and conservation species WCS the to support core significant provides WS mbassy, WCS is providing technical support to C to support technical is providing mbassy, WCS ederal supported conservation activities in central Africa (Central Africa Africa (Central Africa central in activities conservation D supported evelopment Alliance with USAI with Alliance evelopment Go nvironment) and the upper reaches of the Andean Amazon Amazon Andean the of reaches upper the and nvironment) continued its support for the WCS-led SCAP WCS-led the for support its D continued vern wanda, Paraguay, R Paraguay, wanda, m ent cosystems) and Trans and cosystems) - - ale L ale Supp - - ewis, to help it become a viable stand-alone stand-alone aviable become it help to ewis, While European funding has remained difficult difficult remained has funding European While Office (EPO), which aims to raise WCS’s profile WCS’sprofile raise to aims which (EPO), Office year’s establishment of its European Policy Policy European of its establishment year’s within the European Union, advance WCS’s advance Union, European the within partners in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Europe. in elsewhere and Germany in partners bilateral European access and objectives, policy Senate Report included FY 2012 enacted levels levels enacted 2012 FY included Report Senate aid. The EPO’s strategic location in Brussels has has Brussels in location strategic EPO’s The aid. the Continuing Resolution through March 2013. March through Resolution Continuing the under operating to USFWS guidance to provide 50 The percent. than by more Funds Species the for 2013 funding FY cutting recommended tee to access, WCS successfully obtained funding funding obtained successfully WCS to access, bilateral with relations to deepen WCS enabled o This year, WCS continued to build on last last on to build continued WCS year, This ussia, Bolivia, and Guatemala. Guatemala. and Bolivia, ussia, D rt oyal Royal the and Mills, Cargill, , General L inks programs, and the the and programs, inks O MAC astern Province. Province. astern avis. avis. O L td., a non-profit td., anon-profit E S (Sustainable S (Sustainable Wonders: Sharks! 44,000 letters and petition signatures in less than than less in signatures petition and letters 44,000 Great Lakes Initiative. We currently receive ap receive We currently Initiative. Lakes Great On the New York City and New York York New New and the State On City Zoo (ZBGA) and $4.73 million for the Oceans and and Oceans forthe million $4.73 and (ZBGA) City support, with a 6.5 percent reduction. reduction. percent a6.5 with support, City Botanical Gardens & Aquariums Program Program &Aquariums Gardens Botanical $255 million. With help from supporters, the the supporters, help from With $255 million. $134 million, including $9 million for the Zoos, Zoos, forthe $9 million including $134 million, Fund in the future. the in Fund Fiscal Year 2012 adopted budget levels. levels. Year budget adopted 2012 Fiscal European Overseas Territories. New York Aquarium collections. While this is is this While York collections. New Aquarium Zoo Bronx forthe Year 2013 funding Fiscal From local conservation and cultural groups to groups cultural and conservation From local Percent for Culture has recruited 270 coalition 270 coalition recruited has forCulture Percent If strong relationship cultivation with policy with cultivation relationship strong If parks) budget declined in previous adminis previous in declined budget parks) proximately $3 million annually in ZBGA grant grant ZBGA in annually million $3 proximately council and city 43 boroughs five all in partners ing EPF support at current levels to growing the the to growing levels at current support EPF ing and space, open air, water, clean forclean fund public campaign to increase future city operat city future to increase campaign public for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) at (EPF) Fund Protection Environmental for the offices. forcity 2013 candidates from One organizations. forcultural support ing build momentum for One Percent for Culture, a forCulture, Percent forOne momentum build Co from the European Program for Biodiversity in in forBiodiversity Program European the from faced a severe 58 percent cut in New York New in cut City 58 percent asevere faced initially WCS While dire. less to appear began gaps to budget significant were there fronts, dialogue in Albany is shifting from maintain from shifting is Albany in dialogue districts and is beginning to gather support support to gather beginning is and districts a month and WCS was able to restore most of its of its most able to restore was WCS and a month than more generated tactics These funding. our of pygmy release video viral and a parks, five all alerts, action online including campaign advocacy above funding to increase Council City and Mayor the urged institutions cultural peer and and New York Aquarium, we were able to we were York New and Aquarium, good news, the EPF (New York State’s primary York (New State’s primary EPF the news, good marmosets using an iPad to tell the city to restore to restore city the to tell iPad an using marmosets at collection signature petition outreach, media slow improve but with past, years in as close rescue the majority of operating support, even even support, of operating majority the rescue situation the conditions economic in ment makers is a key ingredient to WCS’s legislative to WCS’s legislative ingredient a key is makers trations by 47 percent from a historic high of high ahistoric from by 47 percent trations ects. For the first time in several years, WCS WCS years, several in time first For the ects. support for the care of our Bronx Zoo and and Zoo Bronx of our care forthe support Ocean York New forthe Ocean Aquarium’s support capital new in million $45 than more securing success, so too are community partnerships. partnerships. community are too so success, WCS was able to maintain level State support support State level able to maintain was WCS In May, WCS once again deployed a grassroots agrassroots deployed again May, once In WCS In addition to these efforts, WCS continues to continues WCS efforts, to these addition In aliti s &A o ns q u , Ca ari exhibit and Bronx Zoo proj Zoo Bronx and exhibit u um Fu um c u &Commu ses nding nit ------y -

WCS leads the One Percent for Culture coali forCulture Percent One the leads WCS visits to underserved youth through the Urban Urban the through youth to underserved visits citizenship and toy drives, seniors, and veterans Council, the International Conservation Part Conservation International the Council, Advisory Foundation Caucus Conservation Environment, the Coalition of Living Museums, Museums, of Living Coalition the Environment, Fund Coalition. On the city and state levels, levels, state and city the On Coalition. Fund Institutions Group, Citizens for New York’s forNew Citizens Group, Institutions partnerships. Our local efforts include serving serving include efforts local Our partnerships. policy and funding agenda through its leadership leadership its through agenda funding and policy further our interests locally and globally. and locally interests our further impact and drive the U.S. global conservation conservation global U.S. the drive and impact on boards of local chambers, hosting events for events hosting chambers, of local boards on International the including coalitions, of various fronts all on works WCS neighborhoods, area and the Oceans and Great Lakes Coalition. Coalition. Lakes Great and Oceans the and and the Multinational Species Conservation Conservation Species Multinational the and ceremonies. WCS also provides career days, days, career provides also WCS ceremonies. mentoring opportunities, and free WCS park park WCS free and opportunities, mentoring tion and guides and strategizes for the Cultural Cultural forthe strategizes and guides and tion that alliances lead and strengthen, to create, nership, the Alliance for Global Conservation, Conservation, forGlobal Alliance the nership, On a national level, WCS helps optimize its its optimize helps WCS level, anational On In New York, WCS has built strong local local strong York, built New has WCS In the Environmental F Protection through state the across museums living 80 than more to support ing operat crucial provides This program R N the Aquariums program, administered by and Gardens Botanical Zoos, the for L State Andrew M. Cuomo and the N the and Cuomo M. Andrew N of people the serves WCS which through partnership public/private the tions. The City of N of City The tions. N Brooklyn R M. F Council and Member Council City Markowitz; Marty President Borough Brooklyn C. Quinn; Y R Michael Mayor R and Parks of D the and Affairs Cultural of D the through funds capital Y N of City the to is grateful WCS ork City Council Speaker Christine Christine Speaker Council City ork and operating provides which ork, ecreation and Historic Preservation. ew York. ew WCS would like to thank Governor Governor like thank to would WCS ecchia, Jr.; and the Bronx and and Jr.; Bronx the ecchia, and ew Y ew Su C egislature for operating funds funds operating for egislature it pp S y and ork State O State ork ew Y ew o inance Chair D Chair inance rt ecreation. We thank We thank ecreation. ork City Council delega Council City ork . Bloomberg; N . Bloomberg; ew Y ew tate ffice of Parks, Parks, of ffice ork is vital to to is vital ork

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Access Program (CAP). Our local efforts efforts local Our (CAP). Program Access and Conservation forWildlife School Assembly WCS to reach across both sides of the aisle to aisle of the sides both across to reach WCS WCS’s profile among Bronx and Brooklyn of Brooklyn and Bronx among WCS’s profile Over the past decade, WCS has increasingly increasingly has WCS decade, past the Over More recently, WCS has been working with the the with working been has WCS recently, More with the European Commission and Parliament. Parliament. and Commission European the with Congress, partisan gridlock has paralyzed even even paralyzed has gridlock partisan Congress, Bison campaign to designate the American American the to designate campaign Bison Bronx Zoo and New York New and Aquarium. Zoo Bronx Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and our Community Community our and Sisters, Brothers/Big Big Studies, forCoastal School High Carson Rachel U.S. Department of State and other NGOs to NGOs other and of State Department U.S. ficials. Last spring, more than 110 community than 110 community more spring, Last ficials. from key European institutions to provide for to provide institutions European key from Mammal. National the as bison of NPR-A areas important ecologically protect Species Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010. Act Stamp Semipostal Funds Species Multinational the to renew and drilling from become a respected authority among policymakers. among authority arespected become its mission. Through our wealth of science and and of science wealth our Through mission. its D full restoration of City operating support to the to the support operating of City restoration full advocate for bipartisan causes such as the Vote the as such causes forbipartisan advocate husbandry, and science education issues, WCS has has WCS issues, education science and husbandry, organizations sent letters to City Hall urging urging Hall to City letters sent organizations mal input into the policymaking process and has has and process policymaking the into input mal In trafficking. wildlife about awareness raise have gained the respect of community leaders, leaders, of community respect the have gained created a political support system and raised raised and system support apolitical created the most benign federal legislation, prompting prompting legislation, federal benign most the expertise on biodiversity, wildlife health, animal to further arena policymaking the in engaged started to establish important policy linkages linkages policy important to establish started t riving In Brussels, WCS has received accreditation accreditation received has WCS Brussels, In In Washington, we have been working to working we have been Washington, In h e I ss u es - -

York Times Angeles Times As a result, WCS is now regularly invited by the by the invited now regularly is WCS aresult, As Africa, WCS co-sponsored a major motion at motion amajor co-sponsored WCS Africa, Theodore Roosevelt worked with Bronx Zoo Zoo Bronx worked with Roosevelt Theodore to effort anew lead helped WCS year This Tim Johnson (D-SD) introduced The National National The introduced (D-SD) Johnson Tim Mammal of the United States. The campaign campaign The States. United of the Mammal Bison, a growing national coalition of 35 orga coalition national agrowing Bison, Bison Legacy Act on May 24. The bill attracted attracted bill The 24. May on Act Legacy Bison Vote Bison European Commission development department department development Commission European all on views its to give Commission European National Bison Legacy Act that was picked up picked was that Act Legacy Bison National Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress Congress World Conservation (IUCN) Nature lish the American Bison Society in 1905. in Society Bison American the lish to estab Hornaday William director founding protected areas in Central Africa. WCS has also also has WCS Africa. Central in areas protected pean Parliament endorsed in its latest report. latest its in endorsed Parliament pean for strategy to anew to contribute WCS invited Commission European the with met WCS ber, Los Los launch: campaign the covered outlets ing New The nationwide. of outlets by hundreds 18 from senators. support bipartisan prioritize the protection and conservation of conservation and protection the prioritize Parliamentarians out to European reaching been in September in Jeju, South Korea. The motion motion The Korea. South Jeju, in September in laws are implemented to achieve this goal, and and goal, this to achieve implemented are laws of Wild Fauna and Flora). Most recently, the the recently, Flora). Most and Fauna of Wild Species Trade Endangered in International on (Convention CITES on views its contributed and on its editorial page. Additionally, the follow the Additionally, page. editorial its on on several issues, including a call for total cessa fortotal acall including issues, several on cies that has been tied to WCS since President President since to WCS tied been has that cies aspe bison, American the protect and conserve and recently received significant foundation foundation significant received recently and cultural and historical significance. Toward significance. historical and cultural goal of designating the bison as the National National the as bison the of designating goal major issues relating to conservation. In Novem In to conservation. relating issues major calls on all African elephant range states to states range elephant African all on calls a among priorities its to advance continues communities to support conservation. conservation. to support communities the InterTribal Buffalo Council are leading Vote leading are Council InterTribalthe Buffalo the Associated Press published a story on The The on astory published Press Associated the and (R-WY) Enzi Mike Sens. U.S. end, that tion of shark finning in the EU, which the Euro the which EU, the in finning of shark tion elephant populations, ensuring that appropriate appropriate that ensuring populations, elephant of Conservation forthe Union International the that incentives are in place to encourage local local to encourage place in are incentives that showcases the American bison’s role in our bison’s our role in American the showcases the with 16 from states businesses and nizations national heritage and emphasizes its economic, economic, its emphasizes and heritage national sponding to the crisis of elephant poaching in in poaching of elephant crisis to the sponding Re meeting. CITES next at the species shark several to list campaign foramajor support entities multilateral and of bilateral group select WCS, the National Bison Association, and and Association, Bison National the WCS, The day after the legislation was introduced, introduced, was legislation the after day The Beyond the United States and Europe, WCS WCS Europe, and States United the Beyond very favorably supported the bill bill the favorably supported very ; MSNBC; American Public Public American ; MSNBC; ------Act was introduced in the U.S. House by Reps. by Reps. House U.S. the in introduced was Act The Hill The and Network; Information Ag highlighted highlighted York Times New The 12, July On Coordinator Keith Aune in the Houston Chron the in Aune Keith Coordinator Calvelli at National Geograhic’s Newswatch with 11 additional representatives as co-sponsors. as representatives 11 additional with website; WCS Senior Conservationist and Bison Bison and Conservationist Senior WCS website; Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), (R-NE), Fortenberry Jeff and (D-MO) Clay Lacy Radio’s Executive Vice President for Public Affairs John John Affairs forPublic President Vice Executive icle WY; Cheyenne, in KGWN-TV TX; Houston, in a few short months WCS built a remarkable aremarkable built WCS months short afew in session, Congressional this lawduring become around the country. country. the around outlets up by media picked was story the and Connecticut, in bison of awhite birth the about by WCS op-eds placed of prominently a series groundswell of bipartisan legislative support for support legislative of bipartisan groundswell the effort. With this strong backing, hopes are are hopes backing, strong this With effort. the article an in Campaign Bison National the While the National Bison Legacy Act did not not did Act Legacy Bison National the While WCS expanded the campaign’s reach through through reach campaign’s the expanded WCS On August 2, The National Bison Legacy Legacy Bison National The 2, August On USA Today USA Vin Roosevelt Theodore ; and Marketplace ; E&E News; KIAH-TV in in KIAH-TV News; ; E&E .

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WCS has been engaged in protecting key areas of of areas key protecting in engaged been has WCS WCS has had an interest in conserving the fragile fragile the conserving in interest an had has WCS years later, WCS is still involved in conserving conserving in involved still is WCS later, years Dr. Steve Zack and the WCS North America America North WCS the and Zack Dr. Steve Program team have identified the extraordi the have identified team Program Inlet-Admiralty Bay. That work led WCS to Bay. WCS work led That Inlet-Admiralty field work and policy advocacy. For several years, years, several advocacy. For policy and work field passed into law during the next Congress. Congress. next the lawduring into passed lease sales over the past few years. few past over the sales lease of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge. Sixty Sixty Refuge. Wildlife National Alaska of the creation to the led that Murie Margaret and of Land Management (BLM) related to NPR-A to NPR-A related (BLM) Management of Land high that the National Bison Legacy Act will be be will Act Legacy Bison National the that high Protecting Alaska’s Wilderness Protecting recommend that these areas remain off-limits off-limits remain areas these that recommend groundbreaking 1950s expedition with Olaus Olaus with 1950s expedition groundbreaking the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). Reserve-Alaska Petroleum National the on-the-ground both through landscape, unique this Schaller’s George since Arctic of the ecosystems the Colville River Special Areas, and Dease Dease and Areas, Special River Colville the to drilling in comments provided to the Bureau Bureau to the provided comments in to drilling nary biodiversity value of Teshekpuk Lake, of Teshekpuk Lake, value biodiversity nary WCS Species Program Bird Coordinator Coordinator Bird Program Species WCS -

the American bison as our our as bison American the aWCS-led of launch the [ N campaign to designate to designate campaign above ational Mammal. ational ] 2012 marked marked 2012 41 government & policy report In April, the BLM released its draft environ- finning, whereby the sharks’ fins are removed mental impact statement (EIS) and Integrated and their carcasses discarded. The high demand Activity Plan (IAP) for the entire NPR-A. WCS for fins for use in shark fin soup, an Asian deli- responded in support of a balanced manage- cacy, is driving declines in shark populations ment regime that adequately protects the wild- worldwide. Despite this threat, the Convention life of the NPR-A while allowing for expanded on International Trade in Endangered Species oil and gas production. To amplify WCS’s voice, (CITES), the 175-member treaty that regulates we issued an online alert that spurred more international trade of animal and plant species, than 40,000 WCS activists to contact BLM currently protects a mere handful of sharks and rays. and express support for the balanced alternative. Oceans 5 donor coalition recently awarded To showcase WCS’s scientific findings in the WCS a significant grant to run a global cam- region and explain our recommendation of a paign to list several species of sharks and rays balanced approach between conservation and for protection under CITES. In September, responsible development, we held a Congres- WCS and a coalition of 35 partners raised sional briefing, featuring Dr. Zack and WCS awareness of the threat to sharks and rays at North America Program conservationist Dr. Joe the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress Liebezeit. WCS repeated this message in news in Jeju, South Korea. The coalition called for stories placed in regional and environmental measures to improve fisheries management and media, along with an op-ed piece authored by conserve sharks and rays, and worked to bolster Dr. Zack. WCS submitted written comments to government and NGO support for increased the BLM in June. shark and ray listings at the March 2013 CITES On August 13, the Secretary of the Interior, Conference of Parties. Ken Salazar, announced the basic elements to be In New York State, WCS is using the shark [ ] Below WCS staff reflected in the final plan. Based on information expertise of its New York Seascape program and supporters at the available at that time, the BLM’s plan represented director Dr. Merry Camhi to inform a legislative ribbon-cutting for our new a good balance between wildlife conservation campaign to ban the sale, trade and possession Animal Ambassador and and energy development. On August 14, WCS of shark fins within the state. Although shark quarantine buildings at released a statement from Dr. Cristián Samper, finning is already illegal in federal waters and the Bronx Zoo's C.V. WCS President and CEO, applauding Secretary most state waters (including New York’s), the Starr Science Campus. Salazar’s announcement and expressing tentative continued legal trade of fins helps to drive shark [ right ] In November, WCS support. Since then, BLM released the final plan in mortality locally and globally. Efforts to enact a President and CEO Cristían December. WCS applauded its continued balance ban come on the heels of similar laws in Hawaii, Samper (back row, left) between conservation and development needs. California, Washington and Oregon. WCS is joined Secretary of State poised to work with legislative supporters to pass Hillary Rodham Clinton to Protecting Sharks Locally and Globally strong legislation next year that will serve as a highlight the growing illegal Millions of sharks are killed around the globe model for other states and build momentum for trade in wildlife. each year through a practice known as shark a future federal trade ban on shark fins.

Wildlife Trafficking WCS has long contended that wildlife poaching and the illegal harvesting of timber are the work of organized crime syndicates, which use the proceeds of these activities to finance the drug trade, terrorism and other illicit actions. WCS and other global conservation organi- zations have been working to educate and inform the U.S. State Department about the link between wildlife trafficking and national security. Those efforts led Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to declare that the transnational illegal trade in wildlife and tim- ber products should be considered a national security issue. The State Department followed through with a declaration of December 4, 2012 as Wildlife Conservation Day, during which thousands of people around the world pledged to protect and respect wildlife by not purchas- ing products made from endangered species and sharing the wildlife pledge with their networks. WCS participated in events at different U.S. WCS’s New York Seascape program grows, so so grows, program YorkWCS’s New Seascape N N N N F Montana D Idaho D Idaho N N N California D California D N D D D for Centers Bureau of L forAgency International D U D Alaska U N N D N D N will our engagement in the U.S. marine policy policy marine U.S. the in engagement our will U.S.- As fronts. many across crimes wildlife Burma relations open further, we will be advo be we will further, open relations Burma illegal wildlife trafficking, WCS seesan oppor ly, as our influence grows in Europe, we hope we hope Europe, in grows ly, influence our as dation for WCS policy positions at CITES in 2013. in at CITES positions policy forWCS dation and key Asian leaders commit to crack down on on down to crack commit leaders Asian key and up pressure steps States United the As arena. and opportunities in the year to come. to come. year the in opportunities and challenges policy conservation these addressing to We forward look priorities. conservation our cating for a strong focus on conservation. Final conservation. on focus forastrong cating As future. to the eye an keeping we are goals, embassies around the world, laying a strong foun astrong laying world, the around embassies tunity to build a public policy campaign to stop to stop campaign policy apublic to build tunity to bridge U.S. and European interests to further to further interests European and U.S. to bridge ew Y ew ew Y ew ew Y ew ortheast States R States ortheast ew Y ew ew Y ew Y ew .S. F .S. S .S. ew Y ew ew Y ew ew Y ew ew Y ew epartment of the Interior the of epartment epartment of D of epartment ofepartment Agriculture epartment of E of epartment epartment of E of epartment Y ew As WCS works to advance our current policy policy current our to advance works WCS As Conservation D and Historic Preservation Corporation R Construction ecreation evelopment Authority ( Authority evelopment ork State D State ork ork State D State ork ork State E State ork ork State D State ork ork State O State ork E City ork ork City D City ork ork City D City ork ork City D City ork ork City D City ork ederal Supp tate A o epartment of Transportation of epartment F of epartment epartment of F of epartment C rk ish, Wildlife &Parks Wildlife ish, and Management epartment of F of epartment isease Control &Prevention Control isease o gencies it Agencies conomic D conomic epartment of Parks and and Parks of epartment epartment of Cultural Affairs Cultural of epartment epartment of D of epartment epartment of E of epartment rting ducation nergy efense y A nergy R nergy ormitory Authority ormitory epartment of Transportation of epartment epartment of E of epartment ffice of Parks, R Parks, of ffice esearch Cooperative esearch gencies ish &Game ish ish &Game ish g esearch and and esearch evelopment evelopment evelopment ish and Game and ish NY o S vern

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For close to two What is your assignment with WCS? How do these animals help in our decades, Kathleen Collections Manager, Program Animals education work? The one-on-one, up-close, and personal interaction LaMattina has How long have you been with WCS? we can provide with our program animals is an been helping teach It will be 20 years on Valentine’s Day! incredibly effective teaching tool and allows us to engage with our audience in a really unique students and other What drew you to zoological or and dynamic way. It is an experience that will guests to the Bronx conservation work in the first place? always be remembered and inspires people to learn Zoo about conser- I always loved nature and being around animals. more about our conservation mission. I also loved teaching. I taught math and science vation and wildlife in Brooklyn before coming to the zoo. The job How will our new Animal Ambassador through up-close I have now combines the two things I am most Center help us to expand our program? passionate about. I really am very lucky. It is a beautiful new facility designed to provide encounters with the for the individual species needs of a really zoo’s program animal Were you interested in animals as a diverse collection. It will house mammals, birds, young person? reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. collection. As she Absolutely. I was always way more comfortable The design and space allocations will allow us describes here, these around the furred, feathered, and scaled than to incorporate larger and even more charismatic animals are a wonder- with members of my own species. My dad would species into our program. take me to the duck pond so I could watch and ful teaching tool and feed the ducks. I would catch and release frogs Are there certain animals that stand out bring out children’s and salamanders during summer break and most in your time at WCS? bring home injured birds, stray animals – it Each one of them is amazing in their own way innate fondness for drove my mom crazy! and I’ve loved them all! Nachman, a beautiful nature. And, if they little wallaby we raised after he was rejected by are a certain wallaby, What are the biggest challenges you his mom, was probably our most famous animal face in your work? ambassador. He was a very special little guy who they might even make Some animals, such as various reptile species, had a rough start in life. He was tossed out of his for a good golf cart spiders and others, are maligned and don’t enjoy mom’s pouch during a thunderstorm. Nachman good reputations with people. It’s both a chal- was less than a pound when we rescued him companion. lenge and an opportunity to successfully break and he was battling a bad infection. This little down these stereotypes and help people under- joey overcame many obstacles to develop into stand that all animals are important, have their a happy, healthy wallaby. He was an invaluable place in nature, and deserve protection. member of our collection and helped educate and inspire people of all ages. We often would ride What are program animals? through the zoo together in my golf cart and meet They are animals that serve as our “animal am- and greet zoo visitors – an unexpected surprise bassadors.” They help inspire and educate people for so many. Nachman was truly one of a kind. about wildlife, wild places, and conservation. Kevin is our young emu. She was hatched two days after I first saw the movie Up“ ,” which has a tropical bird whose gender is originally mistaken. Just like in the film. our Kevin was thought to be a male, but a part of me always suspected she Children believe they can save the world. It’s our job to give them the information, tools, and experiences to help them try.

was female. You can’t tell from physical inspection What do animals teach us? with a newly hatched chick, but a DNA test later They can teach us so much – we just need to confirmed it. She’s quite a hit with our course observe. Care, compassion, trust. Animals participants and zoo visitors. She hatched on don’t judge. May 19, 2011 at the Central Park Zoo. Today she weighs over 100 pounds, is as sweet as can Could you describe the most memorable be, and is quite the crowd pleaser. Having a full- event from 2012? grown emu walk into a classroom is a rare and I may be a little biased on this one. The opening amazing sight! Kevin is an invaluable resource of the new Animal Ambassador Center is defi- when discussing all things aves (birds). She is a nitely at the top of my list. It was a great day very unique emu and it’s astonishing how bond- when we moved these guys into their new digs! ed she is to her keepers and people in general. What makes you passionate about What are students most surprised to dis- your job? cover about the wildlife they encounter? Every morning I am greeted by an incredibly [ opposite ] Bronx Zoo I think people are most surprised when seeing diverse and amazing group of animals and the Collections Manager the unique relationship that exists between equally eclectic staff that helps care for them. Kathleen LaMattina with the animal and the educator or keeper. Besides It’s never boring. It’s a great feeling to know Stickers the porcupine. learning about the natural history of the animal, that while working with these animals, we are [ above ] The Bronx Zoo’s course participants are also very interested in the enriching their lives along with the experiences Program Animal collection individual animal’s history: its background, its of students and guests. 45 helps visiting students likes and dislikes. Details like these make the develop both empathy experience very personal and many of our visitors What is your greatest wildlife moment and wonder for animals. see animals as sentient beings for the first time in during your time with WCS? their lives. There are so many. My favorite times are when we receive animals from other zoos or rehab aMattina L Do animal encounters leave a lasting facilities. Sometimes these animals were deemed impression on students? “unworkable,” aggressive, or just not appropri- leen h

Yes, a huge one! Children especially have such ate for a teaching program. I hate labels. It’s a at an innate fondness for nature. It is so empower- wonderful feeling when, after spending time ing to help build upon that and make them feel with these animals, they begin to trust you. It’s Q&A: K Q&A: that they can protect the animals that they have an amazing experience each time you can form come to learn and care so much about. a bond with an animal. Often, these guys – like our Indian crested porcupine, our two-toed What new ideas, feelings, or perspectives sloth, and our pied crow – become favorites with do you hope students gain after visiting our staff and in our programs. the zoo? Caring, interest, wonder, and empathy. So many What is your proudest achievement? adults have developed a feeling of helplessness Being part of this team and able to represent the – a “well, there’s not much I can do” attitude. Wildlife Conservation Society. I am very proud It’s sad. Children really believe they can save the to be part of an organization that does so much world. It’s our job to give them the information, to save wildlife locally and around the globe. tools, and experiences to help them try. JANET GIBSON

As a child, WCS Belize What is your assignment with WCS? How did you first connect with the WCS Country Director Janet I am the Country Director for Belize and I’ve Belize program? been with WCS for just over 10 years. I also The WCS marine program was started in the Gibson developed worked for WCS from 1985 to 1992 in marine early 1980s by Archie “Chuck” Carr III. He’d an early passion for protected area and coastal zone planning. flown over the Belize barrier reef as a boy when traveling with his father to the green turtle the sea on fishing When did you know you wanted to dedi- nesting beaches of Tortuguero in Costa Rica. excursions with her cate your life to marine conservation? He recruited Jacque Carter, who carried out grandmother. Here, Belize is my home. I was born here and from an the early work on the Nassau grouper in Belize. early age I had a fierce pride in our barrier reef. I Chuck then approached me to join WCS and she discusses the grew up living by the sea and spent my summer develop the management plan for Ambergris connection between holidays swimming, snorkeling, and playing Caye, a proposed marine reserve near San Pedro. around in boats. My grandmother was an avid I enthusiastically agreed, and so began my long fisheries management fisherwoman, but on our fishing trips I recall relationship with WCS. and sustainable being quite squeamish when seeing fish dangling from the hook, and would secretly throw a few Why is Belize’s reef system important to livelihoods, the back into the sea. When I went to Kings College conservation? stunning biodiversity in London, I took as many marine courses as The Belize barrier reef system is unique for its of the Western possible. After my graduate studies at the Uni- size and array of reef types within one relatively versity of Newcastle, I returned to Belize in 1976 self-contained area. It is the longest barrier reef Hemisphere’s largest and went to work at the Fisheries Department, system in the Western Hemisphere and a center barrier reef, and how hoping to preserve our precious barrier reef. of marine biodiversity in the Atlantic. Seven of its marine protected areas were declared a World an early encounter Can you briefly describe your work Heritage Site in 1996. It encompasses a 220 with a Hawksbill turtle in Belize? kilometer-long barrier reef, three offshore atolls, took her to the Gallows. WCS operates the Glover’s Reef Research Station, numerous patch reefs, complex mazes of faro which provides a critical platform for coral reef reefs, fringing reefs, and large offshore man- research. Our conservation strategy for Glover’s Reef grove cayes. It is also home to several endemic, employs a threats-based approach. Overfishing was threatened, and endangered species. Belize relies identified as one of the main threats to the atoll’s bio- on this biodiversity, with a large part of the na- diversity, due primarily to increasing numbers of fish- tion’s economy dependent on the reef through ers. We are currently piloting a management approach fisheries and tourism. at the Reserve that represents a major paradigm shift – moving from an open-access fisheries situation to one of limited entry. First, we worked to ensure that only traditional fishers received fishing licenses. This year we are attempting to set a sustainable level of lobster catch for the reserve. It is an exciting development and I feel privileged to be a part of it. Belize depends on its marine biodiversity, with a large part of the nation’s economy dependent on the reef through fisheries and tourism.

What challenges have you seen the reef Have local fishers in Belize been system face? receptive to conservation actions? Over the years, the coral cover has declined and In the past, fishers have resisted the establish- there is increasing algal growth on the reefs. ment of marine reserves, but now many see the Much of this decline is caused by coral bleaching benefits to their livelihoods. Prior to the intro- and storm damage. In the early 1980s, key spe- duction of the limited entry program at Glover’s cies suffered major die-offs due to disease, sig- Reef, we spent a couple of years building nificantly impacting our reefs. Fish life has also awareness, understanding and trust. From our declined as the fishing industry has increased. preliminary surveys, support for the program is Despite these challenges, the health of the reef very strong. In fact, last fall a federation of fish- would be far worse if Belize had not established ers publicly congratulated the government on the its network of marine protected areas back in the designation of a new marine reserve. 1980s and 1990s. What has been your greatest wildlife mo- What are the greatest threats to ment with WCS? [ opposite ] WCS Belize corals today? When I was working with the Fisheries Depart- Country Director Janet Climate change, overfishing, marine pollution, ment and we were visiting an area of the barrier Gibson. and habitat destruction are the main threats. reef morbidly known as Gallow’s Point, I had my [ above ] WCS's Glover's Negative impacts arising from climate change first underwater sighting of a hawksbill turtle. Reef Marine Reserve sup- are basically out of our control, but if we man- It was sort of sleeping under a ledge of elkhorn ports an extraordinarily age our activities sensibly, we can build resilience coral. I was completely enchanted by it and its 63 high biological diversity within the system to cope with these threats. image is still very clear in my mind. We later across 135 square miles.

discovered that Glover’s Reef is an important N O How has fisheries management evolved foraging ground for this highly endangered and over the years? ancient species and WCS now has a hawksbill It has evolved from a species-based approach, turtle monitoring program there. with restrictions such as closed seasons and size limits, to an ecosystem-based strategy, which desig- What is your proudest achievement? nates marine-protected areas. Presently, the shift Setting up the Hol Chan Marine Reserve 25 Q&A: JANET GIBS is towards encouraging fishers to care for their years ago. It has served as a model for marine resources. The idea is to create an incentive – im- reserves in Belize and its success helped lead to proved catches – for good stewardship. At the same the designation of many others. One last goal I time, if managers restrict the numbers of fishers, hope to see realized is the revision of the Fisheries they have a responsibility to help transition those Act, which was passed in 1948. WCS has played who are displaced to other forms of livelihood. a critical role in developing changes to this outdated legislation, and I remain optimistic that they will be enacted soon and pave the way for many progressive conservation actions in the future. 64

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As a boy, WCS Vice What is your assignment with WCS? Describe the most memorable animal President Pat Thomas I am the Vice President & General Curator and you have worked with at WCS. Associate Director of the Bronx Zoo. I work There have been many, but if I had to choose spent hours buried in closely with all the animal department curators one it would be Leo, the snow leopard that we National Geographic, to develop our animal management programs. brought to New York from northern Pakistan. He was a hand-reared orphan that quickly captivated by legendary What are the biggest challenges you outgrew facilities to hold him. The Pakistani conservation biologist face in your work with WCS? government and our State Department turned George Schaller’s One of our greatest challenges is maintaining to us because of our long-term success with sustainable populations of animals. Our goal this species. I was among three WCS staff who writings on his work is to have genetically diverse, demographically traveled to get him. The trip was logistically dif- with African lions. stable populations that are viable over the long ficult, but Leo handled it well. Once at the Bronx term. We want to achieve this by having our Zoo, Leo was introduced to a female who helped Here, Pat shares the five parks manage species cooperatively, and him learn how to be a snow leopard. Now we joys and challenges of by working with other Association of Zoos hope he will successfully breed and add his and Aquariums (AZA) zoos on Species Survival valuable genes to the SSP population. his work as General Plan (SSP) and Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) Curator at the world’s programs. We currently participate in over How do our New York City parks assist in most famous zoo; 100 SSPs and TAGs. the conservation of threatened species? Our animals are ambassadors for their wild the thrill of bringing How has animal husbandry changed cousins. We take great pride in creating natural- Leo, an orphaned since you started working in this field? istic habitats that are stimulating to our animals Advances in zoo science and veterinary care over and encourage activity because we realize that snow leopard, back the past 30+ years have improved our ability to most of our visitors will never have the oppor- to New York City meet the myriad challenges we face in caring for tunity to see those species in nature. We want from Pakistan; and a large and diverse collection, and we certainly to exhibit our animals in a way that inspires apply more science in the management of our our guests to want to help us conserve them and the moment when animals. But there will always be an art to qual- their homes. he finally met his ity animal care. There is also a greater emphasis on formal enrichment programs – providing What is the connection between studies childhood idol. animals with a variety of stimuli that encourage done in our parks and WCS’s field work? the expression of species-typical behaviors and We design park studies to enhance our knowledge allow animals to have more control over their of our animals and provide them with better environments and daily experiences. care. Whenever possible, we try to conduct studies that benefit both our park animals and their counterparts in the wild. One example is the vaccination procedures we’ve developed for African wild dogs. These procedures can be used to vaccinate our wild dog pack at the Bronx Zoo, but may also be used to protect animals in the wild from disease. Whenever possible, we try to conduct studies that benefit both our park animals and their counterparts in the wild.

What is the most important function of to perfect this species’ propagation. Working zoos today? with the Toledo Zoo, we were able to breed Zoos must educate people about wildlife. Our enough toads to send back to the Kihansi Gorge. visitors should learn not only about the biology Another 2012 highlight was the first successful and behavior of the species they see, but also birth of a calf with pure American bison genes about the threats they face and what can be through embryo transfer. WCS has a long history done to ameliorate those threats. Zoos should in conserving American bison, and is now focused also inspire visitors to care about nature, and on its ecological restoration. Because so many encourage them to help protect wildlife. bison have interbred with cattle, we are looking to create herds of pure-bred American bison How do the curators at WCS’s New York at the Bronx and Queens Zoos by rescuing City parks work together? embryos from pure bison and implanting them We have a diverse, talented, and expert staff that in surrogate cow bison, which then give birth to works cooperatively across our five parks, meet- American bison calves. ing twice weekly to discuss issues related to our [ opposite ] Pat Thomas animals. WCS also has a unified collection plan What inspired you to go into the with a bison herd in that provides key data on more than 1,250 spe- conservation field? Genesee Park, Colorado. cies – including censuses, population targets, and I’ve been fascinated with wild animals for as [ above ] Snow leopard future goals – and identifies the role each species long as I can remember. When I was 11 years Leo thrives at the Bronx plays in our parks. This unified plan enables our old I read an article by George Schaller [then Zoo after his arrival from individual parks to manage their collections at a field biologist for the New York Zoological 79 Pakistan as an orphaned a facility level, while allowing for the integrated Society, as WCS was previously known] in cub in 2006. management of species across our four zoos National Geographic highlighting his work and aquarium. with African lions. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to work with wildlife. When t hom as

What keeps you passionate about WCS hired me in 1979, I was thrilled to be at your work? working at the wonderful Bronx Zoo and to I’ve been with WCS for over 33 years, and I can be part of the same conservation organization Q&A: P think of no better place to work than the Bronx as my childhood idol. I can still remember the Zoo. Part of what makes my job so appealing thrill I felt when l received a phone call from is the unlimited opportunity to learn. We have George asking me a question about a snow such a large and diverse animal collection, and leopard - it was like receiving a call from our staff has great expertise in a wide range of Bruce Springsteen! fields. You are constantly exposed to new and different experiences. What is your proudest achievement? I’m so proud to be a member of the WCS team What events stood out for you at the of curators, managers, animal care staff, and Bronx Zoo in 2012? veterinarians. This incredible team continuously One was the reintroduction of Kihansi spray toads, tries to advance the high quality care we provide a species declared extinct in the wild, to their na- to our animals, conducts studies to expand our tive habitat in Tanzania. The Bronx Zoo played a knowledge in order to benefit our animals and major role in saving the Kihansi toad. Our herpe- their wild cousins, and provides opportunities to tology department labored for the past 10 years train the next generation of zoo professionals. 80 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Hospital Clay: Terria Chin, Jessica Joanne V Executive Vice J. Breheny, James Z Zoo Santiago Munoz, Chief of Staff of Chief Sheldon, Gail O President and CEO and Cristián Samper, President Ihsaan Sebro, Kimberly R Kimberly D Krysten Marchese, Krysten D Karen L L F P R L Bonnie C Michelle Midea L Meredith M. Clancy, Paul P. & Paul Veterinarian Chief Calle, Pamela Manning Torres, elicia Hamerman, Senior Liaison isa B. E B. isa Executive Assistant Executive Wied, inda obert P. Moore, John M. Sykes, Sykes, P. M. John Moore, obert atho McAloose, OO linical FFICE O Associate Associate Paré: A. Jean Jonathan Little Cohen Director Director Cohen Little Jonathan Zoos and Aquarium and and Aquarium and Zoos Assistants Assistants Administrative Assistant Administrative Clinical Resident Clinical Veterinarians Veterinary Technician Veterinary Veterinary Technician Supervisor Veterinary Technician Veterinary Technician Veterinary Director Zoological Health Health Zoological Director Distinguished Veterinarian Simpson M. Marilyn The and Head President & Director, General Medicine Resident Scientist in Wildlife Health Schiff Family Distinguished Specialist of The Bronx Zoo Bronx The of l o AQS and H gical l . Ingerman, alletta, o . R Hospital Manager Hospital idlin, WCS S WCS D g ainwater, Department Department aphael, F TH y D Department Head, Head, Department epartm Associate Associate EALT Office Manager Office epartm Medical Records anci, E PRESIDENT Senior Senior U Lead Lead WCS/Cornell WCS/Cornell Zoological H PR ARI

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83 WC S S taff 84 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Joanne Carrillo, Joanne James Wohlmaker, Manager Blatz, Jeffrey Jason F Animal Programs Animal Anthony Boodoo, Country Director names are highlighted in bold. in highlighted are names Director Country Facility Director Director C. Facility Silver, Scott Selwyn R Selwyn scar Ceron, Oscar O O Assistant Curator of Curator Assistant Gibbs, Craig Ken N Ken E D Kelly Carmen, Barbara F Barbara Carmen, Kelly L L Q R R Michael F Monica N Melissa O Melissa Marcy Wartell Brown, Marcos Hall, Mark Security & Admissions Security ola Chung, Brenda Martinez, Martinez, Brenda Chung, ola uis Cruz, Stacey Cummings, Cummings, Stacey Cruz, uis ddie Wright, afael R afael eginald McKenzie, Chaitram onna-Mae Graffam, onna-Mae perations & M perations & M perations UEENS Z James Savastano, Takquan Terrie F Zoological Park Maintainers Park Zoological Zoological Park Maintainer Park Zoological Animals Animal Keepers Administrative Assistant and Assistant Administrative Volunteer Coordinator Aaron Springer,Aaron Margaret V V V Smith, Jennifer Soto, R Soto, Jennifer Smith, Singh, Shivanand Sookdeo, Sookdeo, Shivanand Singh, Maintainers Keepers Keepers Goldman, Susan Makower, Makower, Susan Goldman, Garcia, D Garcia, Christopher Scoufaras, Erin Scoufaras, Christopher E D D D E F R N McGill: and Curator of Animals of Curator and erguson, Brown, Kadeshia asquez: R Williams, Milton asquez, asquez: llis, Marvin Toribio: llis, Marvin isha Johnson, Angelita R Angelita Johnson, isha osebrock, Thomas Seals, icole Smith, Suheilee Suheilee Smith, icole avid McPhearson, Y McPhearson, avid avid Morales, R Morales, avid outre, Sosha F Sosha outre, Manager orris, ung, Assistant Manager Assistant amirez, Assistant Assistant amnaidu, Park Attendants Park egron-Cottle, azzino, V Veterinary Technician Veterinary rtiz, rancis: Assistant Supervisor Assistant OO Ticket Agents Ticket Senior Wild Animal Animal Wild Senior Senior Attendant Senior ana V ana Supervising Maintainer Supervising Assistant Manager Assistant Supervisor Zoological Park Manager aintenance aintenance asquez, R asquez, incent Supervisor Wild Wild usco: obin Sutker, Sutker, obin Supervisor

Assistant Assistant olanda olanda ung, Ira Ira ung, omualdo omualdo aul aul ivera, ivera, osa osa Josh Ginsberg, Josh R G. John John McBride, Todd Stevens, Tina Anderson, Joanne Crespo, V Sandra Comte, O Carolina Becker, Alexis O Alexis Becker, Carolina GL Carol White, Carol William Conway, Holly D Holly Conway, William David Wilkie, L L L L L GL H R C C R Matthew Hatchwell, Matthew Security & Admissions Security Paul F Paul ondon D ondon D eonard Golino, D Golino, eonard i eticia O incent Capobianco, ichard Godas, ichard afael Genao, Bo Y Bo Genao, afael ONSERVATI rlando Colon, E Colon, rlando ONSERVATI orticulture L Johanny Salcedo, James Attendant Assistant Zoo Park Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Callow Chair in Conservation Strategy Anthony Mark, N Mark, Anthony Augustella Zeko: V Sanderson, George Schaller: Executive, Europe, WCS Martin President President for Conservation and for Conservation President Horticulturist Park Maintainers Park Maintainers Garfield Mc Garfield O Senior Conservationists Science, Joan O. L. Tweedy Tweedy L. O. Joan Science, Williams: Imrich, Kate Mastro, E Mastro, Kate D R R Mohan, Timothy O Timothy Mohan, N ing Choo, Karl D Karl Choo, ing O OBAL C ilson Zeko: ilson ose, Samantha Strindberg osado, D osado, lson uda, Kim F Kim uda, elson, R elson, BAL INITIATIVES airall, rti, Executive Vice obinson, avies, Alfred D avies, Andres Gomez, D Attendants anielle Director Supervisor Supervising Supervising afael N afael Director handeo Shankar, Shankar, handeo ONSERVATI ON S E Assistant Assistant Executive Director Executive ON OPERATI Executive Assistant Executive Senior Vice Vice Senior Assistant Zoo Park Park Zoo Assistant isher, Christina isher, Christina achron, Carlton Assistant Manager Assistant ugene Texeira: ugene mily Sahl, Todd Sahl, mily annis Graham, Graham, annis L Ticket Agents Ticket oel Martinez, Martinez, oel U idier, L Zoo Zoo Tian: ang ieves, William William ieves, Chief aBruna, Manager PP ’Brien, R ’Brien, ORT ublin, E ublin, eGemmis, gando, gando, ynn ynn ONS N ON ob ob alini ric ric

— lizabeth Mc Elizabeth Mark, Annie Simon Hedges, Brian Horne, Horne, Brian Hedges, Simon Susan Tressler, Glenda Ayala Aguilar, Mark Mark Aguilar, Ayala Glenda O lizabeth Bennett, Elizabeth L PRO Benazir Ahmed, Boris Boris Ahmed, Benazir SPECIES C iz L iz cean Giants cean M José L José L Jambal, V Atkinson, Shirley Atkinson, Antaininaina, Zahangir Alom, Alicia Srinivas Alicia Suárez, N Suárez, F Silithammavong, Shiilegdamba, Soubanh Sireeda Miller, F Directors & Leads Leads & Directors O O Species Conservation Species Catia de Paula, Alberto Pérez, Pérez, Alberto Paula, de Catia Chotalal, Pablode D L Cavero, Cameron, Andrea Caselli, N D Ingram, Carter Wang, Wendy Weisman, Hafizullah Ziauddin Hafizullah Walston, Steve Zack Steve Walston, Hebe del V del Hebe Tolisano, Jim Ticona, Herminio Khammavong, Michael D D L Helen Howard R E R R Michael Westfall, Angela Y Angela Westfall, Michael Baudelaire Zorine N Zorine Baudelaire R Beldomenico, Kenneth R R N Mendoza, Melvin Merida, Melissa Manhas, Patricia Mouellet, Y Mouellet, Greatorex, Zoe Gilbert, Martin Michael Painter, Marcela Uhart, orbert Andrianarivelo,Norbert Patricia R Patricia L de Ponce Paulina irginia R irginia lizabeth Macfie, John Polisar, John Macfie, lizabeth odolfo N odolfo oy, D R Joey obles, osario Barradas, Pablo osario Barradas, ay V ay ’R ndzie, Stephani O ndzie, Stephani aniel O aniel guyen V guyen arine M Director auck, GRA ourke, Sarah O Sarah ourke, icturine, James Watson: James icturine, uis Mollericona, Wivine Wivine Mollericona, uis an Segan, E Segan, an M ee, Steve O Steve ee, ’R DEVEL an L an ucy Keatts, Kongsy Kongsy Keatts, ucy eanne Clark, Carlton Carlton Clark, eanne ONSERVATI ago, Ali Madad R Madad Ali ago, osenbaum, Joe allar Gutierrez, allar Gutierrez, eed, E eed, guyen Thi Thanh N Thanh Thi guyen ammals ourke, Tammie ourke, alle F alle ovana Murillo, Murillo, ovana Vice President President Vice ong, Stephanie Stephanie ong, osario, Celina Celina osario, Vice President, President, Vice rika Alandia Alandia rika erreyra, erreyra, lavia Miranda, O amien Joly, amien P abiola nktuvshin nktuvshin lson, Alain Alain lson, eon, Maria Maria eon, strowski, strowski, sofsky, sofsky, M kouantsi, kouantsi, iego, ENT ON D onald, onald, L . Kock, osloo osloo ajabi, ajabi, ang, ang, ancy ga, ga,

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AFRICA Eni, Bernard Fosso, Roger Central Africa Republic Isabelle Kasongo, James Deutsch, Executive Fotso, Romanus Ikfuingei, Andrea Turkalo Emmanuel Kayumba, Director Christopher Jameson, Marie Deo Gracias Kujirakwinja, Graeme Patterson, Kirstin Siex: Odile Kabeyene, Pius Awungjia Chad Innocent Liengola, Jacob Deputy Directors Khumbah, Gwendoline Ben Evans Madidi, Jean-Remy Fiona Maisels, Nick Mitchell, Kwankam, Joseph Liwongo Makana, Crispin Mahamba, David Moyer, Alastair Nelson, Mulema, Mbalnoudji Ngodjo Democratic Republic of Congo Joel Masselink, Robert Amy Pokempner, Mandy Ndodjim, Josiane Armele Joelle Badesire, Arcel Bamba, Mwinyihali, Boni Nyembo, Tshibangu Ngalamo, David Nzouango, Stephanie Bofua, Leonard Solange Osako, Baraka Jean Bosco Pouomegne, Chihenguza, Floribert Bujo Othep, Raymond Paluku, Cameroon Olivier Sene, Andre Hilaire Dhego, Corneille Ewango, Papy Shamavu, Richard Anthony Nchanji Chifu, Albert Siko, Eleonore Mewambe Benjamin Ntumba Kaciela, Tshombe, Alain Twendilonge, Ekinde, Indah Kuchambi Tchameni Baby Ngungu Kasareka, Peter Umunay

One of 53 community resource committees in Pakistan. Rangers supported by WCS have helped local Markhor sheep populations to expand by close to 60 percent. 86 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Country Director names are highlighted in bold. in highlighted are names Director Country Solofo Andriamaharavo, V Solofo Andriamaharavo, Gabon E Republic of Congo of Republic Nigeria M Kenya R R Margaret Kinnaird ( Kinnaird Margaret mmanuel Bassey, Andrewmmanuel Dunn ostand Aba’a, Gaspard Abitisi, Abitisi, Aba’a, Gaspard ostand ene Aleba, Patrick Boundja, adagascar Jonathan E Jerome Mokoko, D Mokoko, Jerome Jaozandry, Tiana R Tiana Jaozandry, Thomas Breuer, Ange D Zafindrandalana Aline N Andrianjakarivelo, Ambroise V Andrianarimisa, Aristide Andriamiravo, Abdoul Andriamandimbisoa, Starkey, R Starkey, Stevens R Stevens Mpala Research Station O N Gilbert Celestine Mengnjo, Louis Césaire R Césaire Koumakoudi, Ian L Hilde van L van Hilde Helene Blanchard, Romain Horace, Jean Jacques L L F Calaque Christopher H Christopher L Berthelot, O Berthelot, R aberirina D Raberirina Brenier, Christian Burren, R Ratelolahy, Santisy, Judicael Mintsa, Y Mintsa, Modeste Mengue, Pierre Makaya, E Michel O Bemahafaly R Bemahafaly N N N Malonga, Nazaire Massamba, N N Mireille R N ranck Lepemangoye, Quevain uccianie Raonison,uccianie F antoniaina Andriamampianiana, alavola Andriamaholy, ayden, Jeannick L azafimpahanana keke, Mark O keke, Mark se E se irina Rakotomahefa, Tim konyu, O konyu, arcisse Moukoumou, Sandra antenaina R alisoa Randriambololona, sseng, Caroline Pott, Tim Tim Pott, Caroline sseng, dombi, Tomo N , Martin Hega, Hector Hector Hega, , Martin wono Assoumou, yanganji, F andriankinasa, ves- amilison, amilison, uth Starkey, Mike Zue Zue Mike Starkey, uth lise Mazeyrac-Audigier, lise Mazeyrac-Audigier, amaroson, amaroson, gechi N gechi ban, Inaoyom Imong, eeuwe, R eeuwe, livia Scholtz, Malcolm Malcolm Scholtz, livia okolahy, aharison, E andriama, olmes tu ric Moubagou, Moubagou, ric seconded to seconded onjy onjy wachukwu, wachukwu, avid Morgan, Morgan, avid ahagalala, afferty, afferty, e R rancis , O , ichard ichard élix ishihara, ouzic- alina lga lga ) oubis,

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Manager, itzmaurice, itzmaurice, 91 WC S S taff 92 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2012 Joy V Joy Jon F Junior Scheurich, Jason José F Tonya E Architecture & Exhibit Design &Exhibit Architecture Anne R Anne Sarah E Sarah Stephen Taylor,Stephen Shane LeClair, Susan Chin, Susan Assistant Director, Smith, Gary Charles Brathwaite, Christopher D Christopher Carol Johnston, Christine Salvatore, Ceri Dowson, Wendy Corigliano, E Corigliano, Wendy E E R Exhibit Production Exhibit E M R Margarita Miranda, Margarita Maria Ortega, Brian D Brian Margaret Murphy,Margaret Mike Casella, DEPARTM Matthew Aarvold, Matthew Paul Tapogna, Project Manager Project Melley, . Stephen ileen Cruz-Minnis, osaura Barrios, osaura osanne Pignatelli, osanne O XHIBITI erchandise Services erchandise Jessica White: Associate Assistant Architectural Designer Architect Administrator Manager, NY Aquarium NY Manager, Zoo Park Manager, Central Managers, Bronx Zoo Bronx Managers, Leader Manager Park Zoo Park Bronx Zoo Bronx Project Assistant Project Designer Designer Designer Director, EGAD Administration &Chief Design and Planning Exhibit Production Exhibit Supervisor Supervisor of Design Management of Design itale, ouskaris, igueroa, Senior Senior Mesquita, ice wyer, dwards, dmunds, Manager, xzNY Aquarium xzNY Manager, ENT N & GRAP Vice President, President, Vice Executive Chef Executive Catering Manager Catering Director Warehouse Team Warehouse avila, Assistant Director Junior Landscape Landscape Junior Equipment Equipment Creative Director Creative Senior Landscape Landscape Senior Architectural Architectural Manager, Central Manager, Central Department Department Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Manager, Assistant Assistant Assistant Assistant Warehouse Sr. Sr. Warehouse Buyer Warehouse Warehouse Office Office dith L dith HIC ARTS uis, uis,

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68 lbs waterborne waste not created PHOTO CREDITS cover: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; inside cover: Mark W. Atkinson/WCS AHEAD Program; page 2 (left to right): Rolando Santos, Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 3 (left to right): 9,963 gallons wastewater fl ow saved Tim McClanahan/WCS, Ian Nichols, Stacy Jupiter/WCS; page 6: Julie Larsen Maher/ WCS; page 8 (left to right): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS, ©WCS, WCS Thailand; page 9 (left to right): Stacy Jupiter/WCS, Steve Zack/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 10: Julie 1,102 lbs solid waste not generated Larsen Maher/WCS; page 13: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 14:Julie Larsen Maher/ WCS; page 17: Carolina Marull/WCS; page 18: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 19: Jeff 2,170 lbs net greenhouse gases prevented Burrell/WCS; page 20: WCS Asia Program; page 23: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; pages 24-25: Mark Packila/WCS; pages 26-28 (8): Julie Larsen Maher /WCS; page 34: ©Tun Shaung; pages 35-36, 38 (3): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 40: Office of U.S. Rep. José 16,612,995 BTUs of energy not consumed Serrano; page 41: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 42: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 43: U.S. Department of State; pages 44-46 (3): Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 48-49: Caleb McClennen/WCS; page 50: Judith Wolfe/WCS; page 53: JNPC/DWNP/Panthera/WCS- Malaysia; page 57: Owen Hoffman@Patrick McMullen (1), Julie Larsen Maher/WCS (2-8, 12-13), Jason Green Photography (9), Owen Hoffman@Patrick McMullen (10-11); pages 30% 58-58: Steve Zack/WCS; pages 60-61: Judith Hamilton; page 62: J. Maaz/WCS; page 63: Rachel Graham/WCS; page 64: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; pages 67 & 68: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 71: J. Goodrich/WCS; page 75 & 76-77: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; Cert no. SCS-COC-00635 pages 78-79: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 81: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 82: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 85: WCS Pakistan; page 87: ©Julie Larsen Maher; page 88: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; pages 90-91: Andrew Dunn/WCS Nigeria; page 93: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; page 94 (clockwise from top right): Graham Harris, Julie Larsen Maher/WCS, Joe Walston/WCS, Susan Chin, Nalini Mohan/WCS; page 95 (clockwise from top right): J. Burrell/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher/WCS (2), Marcelo Romano/WCS, Tim McClanahan/WCS, Cristián Samper, Julie Larsen Maher/WCS; back cover: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS.

Recommended Form of Bequest 2012 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:

“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 For information on how you can support the Wildlife Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460, I hereby give and bequeath to be Conservation Society, please call our Global Resources used as determined by WCS for the general purposes of WCS.” Division at 718-220-5090. A copy of this annual In order to help WCS avoid future administration costs, we suggest that the following report may be obtained by writing to the Office of paragraph be added to any restrictions imposed on a bequest: “If at some future time, in the Chairman, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 the judgment of the Trustees of the Wildlife Conservation Society, it is no longer practical Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460. In addi- to use the income and/or principal of this bequest for the purposes intended, the Trustees tion, a copy of WCS’s annual filing with the Charities have the right to use the income and/or principal for whatever purposes they deem neces- Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney sary and most closely in accord with the intent described herein.” General may be obtained by writing to the Charities Bureau, New York State Attorney General’s Office, If you wish to discuss the language of your bequest and other planned giving options, please 3rd Floor, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271. contact the Office of Planned Giving at 718-741-1632. WCS Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo, 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, New York 10460 wcs.org