Wildlife Conservation Society ANNUAL REPORT 2011
SAVING WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES [ cover ] Steeple Jason Island, owned and maintained by WCS off the coast of Argentina, hosts the world’s largest black-browed albatross colony.
[ inside cover ] A silverback western lowland gorilla in the Bronx Zoo’s Congo Gorilla Forest.
[ back cover ] Zoo Center at the Bronx Zoo is currently home to two white rhinos. ANNUAL REPORT 2011
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.
table of contents
3 President /CEO & Chair Letter 4 Trustees & Committees Chapter 1
8 Q&A: Melvin Gumal 10 WCS 2011 Review: Achievements in Conservation Chapter 2
12 The 2011 WCS Story Chapter 3
26 2011 Financial Report Chapter 4
32 Q&A: Mariana Varese 34 2011 Policy Report Chapter 5
40 Projects in the Field & Parks Chapter 6
56 Our Conservation Footprint 58 Q&A: Anthony Brownie 60 Contributors Chapter 7
72 Supporting Governments Chapter 8
76 Q&A: Bonnie Raphael 78 Wildlife Heritage Circle Chapter 9
82 WCS Staff Chapter 10
94 Q&A: Michel Masozera 96 Publications Chapter 11
104 WCS by the Numbers Chapter 12
[ Left ] Ward Woods and Steven Sanderson at the Central Park Zoo.
dear friends,
2011 has been a tumultuous year, even by conservation strategy. Cameroon, Nigeria, and the dramatic standards of the last decade. the conservation community have designed a Macroeconomic and political crises have led plan for the region’s chimpanzees. The future to greater uncertainty in the world, making is by no means lost. conservation more difficult. Leading investors WCS continues to show its unique capacity have pointed out the incredible tax on nature to integrate our century of wildlife husbandry, imposed by human demands and the potential global wildlife health and field-based conservation, for neo-Malthusian collapse in the natural all in the service of wildlife and wild places. resource base. Volatile food and energy prices From our zoos and aquarium we are planning a have changed the economics of commodity coastal conservation strategy for the near-shore production, putting many fragile small produc- marine environment of New York, a Southeastern 3 ers at great risk. Governments have abandoned Asian strategy for freshwater turtles, a consor- or softened environmental safeguards to save tium effort to implement a worldwide flamingo on expenditures. The rivers of the Western conservation plan, and more. Around the world etter Amazon are threatened with an enormous net- we hope to devise multi-scale regional strategies r L r
work of dams, re-plumbing the largest alluvial for Coastal Patagonia, East Africa and the ai network in the world. A bottomless appetite Congo Basin, which promise to replicate the for ivory worldwide has led to the highest rates range- and species-wide commitments we have o & Ch & o of poaching in Africa in a generation. Elephant secured for tigers. e losses have surged to levels not seen since the So, the quest for conservation in a world of use /C 1989 ivory ban. continues. The short-term economic and political
Yet we end the year with great hope. There difficulties must not discourage us, as we enter esident
is much cause for optimism in the Global Tiger a new year that surely will provide us with new Pr Initiative, the expansion of wilderness parks surprises and new mission opportunities. in Western Canada, the discovery of previously unknown populations of wildlife in the Bay Ward Woods of Bengal, South Sudan, and the Congo Basin. Chair South Sudan has begun as a new country with clear devotion to the conservation of its wildlife Steven Sanderson and wild places. The Government of Tanzania President and CEO has published an ambitious national elephant
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E. Lisk Wyckoff, Jr. Wyckoff, Lisk E. Voell A. Richard Melhado A. Frederick McGrath R. Eugene Jr. Large, M. James IV Johnson Wood Robert Flaherty E. William Jr. Dana, A. Charles Mrs. Jr. C. Brown, Dr. Roscoe H Tweedy B. Richard Mrs. Stern N. Leonard Mrs. Jr. Robertson, H. Julian Jr. Phipps, Howard Goelet G. Robert Cullman M. Edgar Mrs. Trustees Life Barbara Hrbek Zucker Hrbek Barbara W. Woods Ward Ronald J. Ulrich TorresRoselinde Tisch H. Andrew Caroline N. Sidnam C. Sedgwick Walter TSchiff David SantoAlejandro Domingo onorary Trusteesonorary 1 [ at the Bronx Zoo. Zoo. Bronx the at opposite
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trustees & committees 5 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 6 Brian J. Heidtke, standing invitation J. Heidtke, Brian officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven Zucker Hrbek Barbara Tisch H. Andrew Jonathan D. Green Chair Sidnam, N. Caroline Subcommittee & Grounds Buildings officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven officio ex Gould, A. Paul officio ex Sidnam, N. Caroline III Irwin N. John Jonathan D. Green Bradley L. Goldberg Dolan L. Katherine Chair J. Heidtke, Brian Committee Finance officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven C. Sedgwick Walter Grumbach M. Antonia Jonathan L.Cohen C. Diane Christensen Chair III, Irwin N. John Trustees on Committee Ambrose Monell K. Grumbach M. Antonia Bradley L. Goldberg Chair D. Green, Jonathan Committee Audit officio ex Tisch, H. Andrew officio ex C. Sedgwick, Walter officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven officio ex Pattee, B. Gordon Mrs. officio ex McBean, Edith officio ex III, Irwin N. John officio ex J. Heidtke, Brian C. Diane Christensen Frederick W. Beinecke Chair W. Woods, Ward Executive Committee Comm ittees
ex officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven Ambrose Monell, K. officio ex Dolan, L. Katherine officio ex McBean, Edith C. Diane Christensen, III Irwin N. John J. Heidtke Brian Jonathan D. Green Frederick W. Beinecke Chair C. Sedgwick, Walter Committee Program officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven TSchiff David TorresRoselinde Tisch H. Andrew III Irwin N. John Grumbach M. Antonia Jonathan L.Cohen, H Compensation Committee Committee Compensation ex officio officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven TorresRoselinde II Phipps Ogden Pattee B. Gordon Mrs. McBean Edith Judith H. Hamilton, R External R Global officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven officio ex J. Heidtke, Brian W. non-Trustee Siguler, member George III Irwin N. John Goldberg L. Bradley Butler Gilbert Chair Gould, A. Paul Subcommittee Investment uman R uman esources & esources esources & esources elations Committee Chair Chair ex officio ex ex officio officio ex
standing invitation C. Sedgwick, Walter officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven II Phipps Ogden Ambrose Monell K. Keefe L. Anita Judith H. Hamilton Bradley L. Goldberg Friedkin Dan Thomas Choi Audrey Butler Gilbert Eleanor Briggs Frederick W. Beinecke Co-Chair McBean, Edith C. Diane Christensen, Subcommittee Global Conservation standing invitation C. Sedgwick, Walter officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven Thye, Pamela Zucker Hrbek Barbara Caroline N. Sidnam Keefe L. Anita J. Heidtke Brian Gould A. Paul Ambrose Monell, K. H Global standing invitation C. Sedgwick, Walter officio ex W. Woods, Ward officio ex Sanderson, E. Steven Zucker Hrbek Barbara TSchiff David Pattee B. Gordon Mrs. Keefe L. Anita Hamilton E. James III Irwin N. John J. Heidtke Brian Choi Audrey Chair Dolan, L. Katherine Subcommittee Education AquariumZoos, & ealth Subcommittee non-Trustee member Chair
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trustees & committees 7 Melvin Gumal
From his dreams of Were you interested in wildlife from clouded leopards. Working in the Upper Baram working in the forestry an early age? means that we look at several species of wildlife I suppose I was, without knowing it. My mum as indicators of the impact of logging. industry to his efforts was a clerk in the Forestry Department in Sarawak to protect some of when George Schaller came to conduct the first What are the elements of effective nest-count surveys for orangutans there. She conservation? Malaysia’s wildest would show us confiscated wildlife on the ground When I started, I had always thought that places, Melvin Gumal floor of her office. Among the animals often conservationists should keep up with science. has constantly taken in as pets were lesser adjutant storks, But we can always learn and do the current orangutans, gibbons, and even clouded leopards. science. In the last decade, my biggest challenge updated his outlook This was in the early to mid-1970s. has been on the human side, pushing the on conservation. As political administration not only for legislation How did you first get involved in but also for its implementation. We can have WCS country director conservation work? laws, policies, or action plans, but if they’re not for Malaysia since You could say that I was a convert. I studied implemented, they are mere book-ends. The forestry in Australia at the University of challenge is to create redundancies to ensure that 2003, Melvin works Melbourne, with the aim of working in the conservation happens. If it means getting manage- to help elephants and logging industry. There were a bunch of con- ment to have auditors who check on the work farmers co-exist and servationists in the program. They’d go fishing, being done, we have to do it. If the administration camping, swimming, and would volunteer to won’t act, we look for other avenues to get it to instill a respect for identify trees on the campus for students. They done—including outside the system. We cannot nature in the hearts always released the fish they caught and were afford to be negligent or apathetic. Our negligence very passionate about their work. They argued and apathy means wildlife or habitat loss. of young people. Here, with each other, but despite their differences he discusses being would work together toward a common conser- The illegal trade in ivory has escalated introduced to confis- vation goal. They took me out on the weekends, recently. How is Malaysia confronting and I slowly started volunteering with them. that problem? cated wildlife by his When I came back home, international interest In October and November 2011, we were asked mother, implement- in conservation was rising. I was lucky enough by the government to help facilitate the MIST to get a job riding on this crest of interest. Patrolling Programme throughout Malaysia ing WCS’s new tiger and also to work with government departments source site protection Describe where you work in and agencies on an Inter-Agency Illegal Wildlife Malaysia. What are the conservation Trade Awareness. The latter involves all the strategy, and his challenges there? major enforcement agencies in Malaysia and chance sighting of the We work in three principal areas. The Endau-Rompin promises to help curb Malaysia’s being a transit elusive golden cat. Landscape is important for tigers, elephants, point for ivory trade. MIST is a programme leopards, tapirs, otter civets, hairy-nosed otters, that promotes greater efficiency in field enforce- and sambar deer, among others. The Batang ment patrols. The programme is conducted in a Ai/Lanjak Entimau Landscape is important for transparent and accountable manner and uses orangutans, clouded leopards, hornbills, and bay standardized protocols for data collection. The cats. The Upper Baram has a suite of animals, data can also be analysed and patrol routes and the most charismatic being Hose’s civets and hot spots can be shown graphically. good progress in the state of Pahang. of Pahang. state the in progress good making of Johorand state the in targets our ing achiev toward We well are Endau-Rompin. the in areas breeding tiger protecting in successful We have been survive. animals these that ensure to will be a must There flourish. could fact in and of survival chance better have amuch will they enforcement better with But great. doing not are tigers general, In due to poaching. landscapes of these some in siege under are tigers Unfortunately, Landscape. Endau-Rompin the and Park, National Negara Taman Landscape, Belum-Temengor the Malaysia: in fortigers areas protected significant globally three are There c H etc. lights, noise, with back them chase and have intruded elephants the where area out to the head then They are. breaks the where them informing watchtowers, the in sentries up the wake then loud sirens piercing The circuit. the trip will wire the against pushes that elephant intruding Any alarm. trip-wire a as function fences siren The by villagers. staffed watch-towers and fences, low-cost sirens, low-cost we use by elephants, to crop-raiding response in For instance, wildlife. to protect communities to engage keen is WCS-Malaysia challenging. more much becomes then this crops, to their damage great causes wildlife the if or high), is wildlife of the value the when (especially poachers they’re However, if habitat. their and wildlife the protect to help us ears and eyes our be can they conservation, on keen they’re If interventions. conservation and research field our we conduct where lands of the part own Local communities often legally or technically engaged H urr o o w a w ar entl r e tige e Mala in y? c onse r y s fa sia r ’s r vati Mala in ing l o cal on ? c ommu y sia nities
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survive and flourish. and survive ensure that these animals There must awill be to for tigers in M significant protected areas There are three globally Wh Wh work. fortheir recognized be and career have aconservation can they where structure a creating and people, young in for wildlife passion greater a site), field old Ph.D. nurturing my includes (one of which parks national new ing creat in I’m proudahand to have had wildlife?” to save the you doing are “What time, at dinner questions hard the whoask I have my family, Now, to domore. to want arm the in ashot me gave That conservationists. fellow-minded with to interact me allowed again school in Being to adapt. learn and to school to go back I had changes. those up with to keep needed I’ve and have changed challenges the years, the Through achance. conservation give and apathy the front abit of apathy. quite to was con Iwanted there and developed, was land hunted, were Animals conservation. about cared people of alot not local fromAustralia, Sarawak to back came Ifirst When your job? d animal before. rare this seen never Ihad daytime. the during road the across jumping cat we sawagolden and Clyne, Peter and Robinson John York colleagues my New out with Iwas Endau-Rompin, in Once ur at k at g your is your ti your ing youpassi eeps m r mom wildlife eatest e wit h WCS? h WCS? o alaysia. nate ab ou t
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Q&A: Melvin Gumal 9 WCS efforts have helped to expand blue iguana numbers in Grand Cayman. WCS 2011 review: Achievements in Conservation
Discovery • WCS and partners launch a web-based, • Two injured bald eagles from Wyoming • WCS camera traps reveal a healthy open-access map to help governments find refuge at the Bronx Zoo. snow leopard population in Afghanistan and health agencies track emerging • Bronx Zoo vets help release blue iguanas and are the first to photographically infectious diseases across the world. back into the wild in Grand Cayman, document the species in the country. 2where they nearly became extinct in 2002. • A WCS census identifies a population of New Protected Areas • WCS conservationists help the Laos between 300-500 western lowland gorillas • WCS marine conservationists help declare Zoo successfully hatch 20 rare Siamese in Cameroon’s Deng Deng National Park. Fiji’s Totoya Island reef “sacred” on World crocodiles for eventual release into the wild. • WCS conservationists find a 211-foot Oceans Day. • WCS helps create conservation plan to natural stone arch in Afghanistan’s • Chile bans salmon farming off Tierra protect the world’s rarest chimp, the highlands. The Hazarchishma Natural del Fuego, where WCS works with the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee. 11 Bridge is the 12th largest of its kind. government on coastal management. • WCS and partners in Tanzania facilitate
• WCS conservationists help uncover how the return to the wild of three cheetahs n o an African-crested rat uses a plant toxin Superlatives captured for trade on the black market. vati
to defend itself from predators. • A WCS information sharing network r tracks a wild dog 250 miles between Debuts and Announcements nse Firsts Botswana and Zimbabwe, the longest • WCS’s Rachel Graham wins the Whitley • Santa Fe Province regulates lead gunshot journey recorded for this critically Gold Award for her shark conservation for the first time in Argentina, where WCS endangered species. work in Belize.
conservationists are studying the impact • A WCS genetic study finds that Marco • WCS opens a European office in Brussels, ents in Co of toxic ammunition on wetland ecosystems. Polo sheep in Afghanistan travel Belgium. m
• Climbers ascend Afghanistan’s highest between three countries, over very • The U.S. Postal Service “Save Vanishing ieve h peak, Mount Noshaq, for the first time steep, mountainous terrain. Species” stamp makes its debut in support
in decades in the wake of WCS efforts • WCS camera traps capture a record of international conservation programs. : A c to nurture ecotourism in the area. number of jaguars in Bolivia, identifying • The New York Aquarium unveils its new
• WCS and partners conduct the first 19 individual cats. Conservation Hall and Glover’s Reef exhibits. eview genetic study confirming that Cuban and • WCS ecologist Jerry Jenkins receives American crocodiles interbreed in the wild. Second Chances multiple honors for contributions to • The Bronx Zoo helps raise some 40 science, sustainability, and quality of life Innovation juvenile hellbenders, hatched at the Buffalo in the Adirondacks, including the Harold WCS 2011 r • WCS study uncovers a new approach of Zoo, in an effort to repopulate western K. Hochschild Award and the Adirondack assessing coral reef health via fish biomass New York with these large salamanders. Achievement Award. rather than coral cover. Award-winning image of lioness in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, by WCS Staff Photographer Julie Larsen Maher. As South Sudan gained independence in 2011, WCS celebrated 2011, in celebrated WCS independence gained Sudan South As APPLIES T W AND OUR world across national boundaries. There can be no starker no starker be can There boundaries. national world across Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan’s first national park, WCS conserva WCS park, national first Afghanistan’s Band-e-Amir, Nashaq, which re-opened to the public after decades of regional of regional decades after public to the re-opened which Nashaq, C C U practitioners are violent enemies of conservation and stanching stanching and of conservation enemies violent are practitioners protection of wildlife and wild places can be a source of peace of peace asource be can places wild and of wildlife protection its flow has become a strategic priority in our global efforts. efforts. global in our priority strategic a become has flow its into one nation-building process. nation-building one into natural sustainable conservation, wildlife to integrate efforts its of hope. alamp lit has conservation ours, than forces ESSA 500-PL and stability, even in time of war. Building on the creation of creation the on of war. Building time in even stability, and kind of diplomatic status to work with the provisional government. government. provisional the to work with status of diplomatic kind civil war. WCS conservation assessment activities accorded us a us accorded activities assessment conservation war. WCS civil greater of hands the in lies future Afghanistan’s Though conflict. A c Th resource management, and environmentally friendly ecotourism ecotourism friendly environmentally and management, resource world’s the and species of charismatic variety arich that revealed example than the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade. Its tionists helped lead an expedition this year to the top of Mount top of Mount to the year this expedition an lead helped tionists second largest wildlife migration had survived a decades-long adecades-long survived had migration wildlife largest second ONSENS HRONICALL NDA Elsewhere, conservation connects us to wild places and the the and places to wild us connects conservation Elsewhere, In South Sudan, 2006 aerial surveys by WCS conservationists conservationists by WCS surveys aerial 2006 Sudan, South In In Afghanistan, WCS and its compatriots have shown how the how the have shown compatriots its and WCS Afghanistan, In ult Y U IST WENDELL BE IST NTED AS T AS NTED e 2011 wcs stor U S P U O “ALL P ur S, ANDS, P OR ROJ A ECTS Y T e o LD.” STAFF, WCS W ROU H R E f hu BLED R RO ACTICES T ACTICES Y P ROU TECT WILDLIFETECT AN AND P HUM RRY W HAS R ACTICE T sband ND T EGI HAT S NS, S ONS,
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HAT NO At the same time, our wildlife health program has now converged now converged has program health wildlife our time, same the At Wendell Berry’s great insight that a true culture of husbandry is is of husbandry culture atrue that insight great Wendell Berry’s 2011 was a busy year for WCS’s programs in Afghanistan. Afghanistan. in forWCS’s programs 2011 year abusy was with international public health priorities, as the importance importance the as priorities, health public international with Work Despite the political conflict that has engulfed parts of the the of parts engulfed has that conflict political the Despite field efforts. Taken together, this work powerfully demonstrates demonstrates powerfully work this together, Taken efforts. field presence of palm civets (a first for the country), Asiatic black black Asiatic country), the for (a first civets of palm presence broadly recognized. recognized. broadly impact on wildlife since 1977, conservationists confirmed the the confirmed 1977, conservationists since wildlife on impact USAID- The cats. leopard and goats, markhor wolves, gray bears, one in which people and wild places are intimately connected. connected. intimately are places wild and people which in one of the stories that follow show the deep ties between our park and and park our between ties deep show the follow that stories of the Many aquarium. and zoos local at our and world’s the oceans, all of zoonotic diseases to human and wildlife wellness are more more are wellness wildlife and to human diseases of zoonotic of Nuristan. In the only study to examine the Afghan conflict’s conflict’s Afghan the to examine study only the In of Nuristan. survival of several important species in the mountainous forests forests mountainous the in species important of several survival supported study mirrored results from other parts of Afghanistan of Afghanistan parts other from results mirrored study supported the documented conservationists WCS years, formany nation RK OP ONNECTING U U SBAND The WCS narrative for 2011 includes our work in 65 nations, in in 65 nations, work in our for2011 includes narrative WCS The LT S IN NEW YORKS IN NEW CIT U UR LATI Throu ing TI E OFHU y ON DAIL RY T ONS. O DI
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13 The 2011 wcs story 14 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 Afghanistan, this animal continues to face many many to face continues animal this Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s highest peak, is safe for the inter forthe safe is peak, highest Afghanistan’s April encouraging news from this nation nation this from news encouraging April Conservation Wildlife by the led team A census WCS conservationists discovered a massive amassive discovered conservationists WCS WCS conservationists led an expedition to expedition an led conservationists WCS Noshaq, Mount that to confirm helped WCS A Mount Noshaq rises close to 24,580 feet above feet to 24,580 close rises Noshaq Mount Marco Polo and urial sheep, ibex, and snow and ibex, sheep, urial Polo and Marco Marco polo sheep). Also in the Wakhan, WCS WCS Wakhan, the in sheep). polo Also Marco wildlife found among these mountains. mountains. these among found wildlife Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) in the the in (ICCN) Nature la de Conservation Corridor. Camera traps set by community rang by community set traps Camera Corridor. Hazarchishma Natural Bridge, the spectacular spectacular the Bridge, Natural Hazarchishma Democratic Republic of Congo announced in in announced of Congo Republic Democratic Kahuzi-Biega National Park, revealed the presence presence the revealed Park, National Kahuzi-Biega pelts and the illegal pet trade. WCS is applying applying is WCS trade. pet illegal the and pelts presence. While the snapshots offer new hope hope new offer snapshots the While presence. leopards. To raise awareness and demonstrate demonstrate and To awareness leopards. raise for closed mountain the kept had instability population of Grauer’s gorillas had survived survived had of Grauer’s gorillas population asmall insecurity: and by warfare plagued ing of the snow leopard and its prey (ibex and (ibex and prey its and snow leopard of the ing in populations of snow leopard viability for the D Society and the Institut Congolais pour la la pour Congolais Institut the and Society leopards living in the mountains of the Wakhan Wakhan of the mountains the in living leopards individuals detected in the same sector in 2004. 2004. in sector same the in detected individuals arch in the world. the in arch decades. Located in the Hindu Kush Mountains, Mountains, Kush Hindu the in Located decades. areas will conserve snow leopards and other other and snow leopards conserve will areas approach management a community-based of political instability. decades and degradation, habitat deforestation, of 181 individual Grauer’s gorillas, up from 168 up from Grauer’s gorillas, of 181 individual census, The census. last the since increased and geological formation is the 12th largest natural natural largest 12th the is formation geological made progress toward two new protected areas, areas, protected new two toward progress made conducted in late 2010 in the highland sector of sector highland 2010 the late in in conducted gorilla, the Grauer’s gorilla is the largest sub largest the is Grauer’s gorilla the gorilla, enforce local and national laws against poach against laws national and local enforce the summit. summit. the included that ateam peak, of the accessibility the ers trained by WCS confirmed the rare cat’s rare the confirmed by WCS trained ers to be co-managed by local communities. The The communities. by local co-managed to be and patrol rangers The cat. wild this to protect beautiful animals’ forthe poaching as such threats, stone arch spanning 210 feet. Named the the Named 210 feet. spanning arch stone sea level and hosts a variety of species, including including of species, avariety hosts and level sea national mountaineering community. Regional Regional community. mountaineering national showing that wildlife continues to survive despite despite to survive continues wildlife that showing surprisingly healthy population of rare snow of rare population healthy surprisingly species of gorilla in the world, growing up to growing world, the in of gorilla species c emo A “cousin” to the more famous mountain mountain famous more A “cousin” to the WCS conservationists have discovered a a have discovered conservationists WCS Finally, in Afghanistan’s central highlands, highlands, central Afghanistan’s in Finally, In yet another exciting story out of Afghanistan, out of Afghanistan, story exciting another yet In h Res ieving c r atic Rep u lts f ublic or Gor or o f Co illas ng o / - - - -
Albertine Rift Coordinator in DRC. “Thankfully, “Thankfully, DRC. in Coordinator Rift Albertine Working with WCS’s Wildlife Crime Unit and and Unit Crime WCS’s Wildlife with Working WCS and partners, into Web advertisements for Web into advertisements WCS partners, and 500 pounds. The Grauer’s gorilla (also known known (also Grauer’s gorilla The pounds. 500 Jakarta arrest demonstrates how Indonesia has has how Indonesia demonstrates arrest Jakarta The investigation identified a number of suspects suspects of a number identified investigation The (PHKA) conducted the raid. raid. the conducted (PHKA) Forest Protection and Nature Conservation Conservation Nature and Protection Forest Nature’s (IUCN’s) Red List and may number number may and List Red (IUCN’s) Nature’s Indonesia were shipped using courier services. services. courier using shipped were Indonesia authorities 2011, February, Indonesian In In 2011, WCS worked with local communities, communities, local 2011,In worked with WCS used in traditional Chinese medicine. While the the While medicine. Chinese traditional in used protected species of animals and plants, the the plants, and of animals species protected protected wildlife that originated in Indonesia. Indonesia. in originated that wildlife protected ivory, used in jewelry and ornaments. Sun Bears Bears Sun ornaments. and jewelry in ivory, used wildlife illegal Indonesia’s Indonesia, in users like tigers, bears, and elephants and many other other many and elephants and bears, tigers, like illegal wildlife trade threatens iconic animals F fewer than 4,000 individual animals. animals. individual 4,000 than fewer forestry department’s Directorate-General for Directorate-General department’s forestry the and Police Indonesian the partners, local become a leader in safeguarding wildlife. safeguarding in aleader become insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic Republic Democratic eastern the in insecurity foreign buyers. Wildlife items from across across from items Wildlife buyers. foreign to Internet the using shopand art an from are killed for their gall bladders and bones, bones, and bladders gall fortheir killed are fortheir killed are Elephants medicine. ditional tra in and talismans, as souvenirs, as desired against the illegal wildlife trade. Hunters kill and the eventual arrest represented the start of start the represented arrest eventual the and during the survey,” says Deo Kujirakwinja, WCS’s Kujirakwinja, survey,” the Deo says during of forConservation Union International the on “Endangered” as listed is gorilla The of Congo. known least the is gorilla) lowland eastern the as advertise illegal wildlife parts to domestic and and to domestic parts wildlife illegal advertise and trader wildlife illegal asuspected arrested closely with local law enforcement in the fight fight the in lawenforcement local with closely cyber-trade will likely increase. The raid was was raid The increase. likely will cyber-trade recovered hundreds of items, including including of items, hundreds recovered tigers to supply the demand for tiger parts, parts, fortiger demand to supply the tigers authorities. by the enforcement effective elephant ivory, sun bear parts, tiger bones, bones, tiger parts, ivory, bear sun elephant the result of an investigation, conducted by conducted investigation, of an result the S to successfully hatch a clutch of 20 Siamese Siamese of 20 aclutch hatch to successfully partners and PDR, of Lao government the sale of illegal wildlife parts and with 30 million million 30 with and parts wildlife of illegal sale subspecies, due in large part to the 15 years of 15 years to the part large duein subspecies, skins, and teeth. The suspect had been trading trading been had suspect The teeth. and skins, news for the conservation community.” conservation forthe news positive is result census our and hurt, was no one “We had several close calls with armed militias militias armed with calls close “We several had ig aving S The raid shows the importance of working of working importance the shows raid The The Internet is a growing medium for the forthe medium agrowing is Internet The h W ting ia m ildlife Tr Cro ese c o ade diles /Ind /L o a o PD nesia - R
Management Plan applies community-based community-based applies Plan Management Lao PDR’s Savannakhet Province. Survey teams teams Survey Province. PDR’sLao Savannakhet Endangered” by IUCN, the Siamese crocodile crocodile Siamese the by IUCN, Endangered” landscape. The project’s first phase focused on focused phase first project’s The landscape. in the wild. wild. the in of number the to boost order in incubated transported were nests wild from Eggs lands. several in of crocodiles numbers small located range former of its much from eliminated been as “Critically Classified factors. other and loss, and the livelihoods of local communities in in communities of local livelihoods the and a as conservation to crocodile approaches healthy hatchlings. The project will release the the release will project The hatchlings. healthy crocs are large and robust enough to survive to survive enough robust and large are crocs young the when juveniles, second-year as crocs its across threatened species crocodiles—a means of protecting both crocs and the larger larger the and crocs both of protecting means range by hunting, habitat fragmentation and and fragmentation habitat by hunting, range grows up to 10 feet in length. The species has has species The length. upin to 10grows feet to the Laos Zoo, where they were artificially artificially were they where Zoo, Laos to the of Indonesia. parts and Asia Southeast through surveys of crocodiles, the wetlands they inhabit, inhabit, they wetlands the of crocodiles, surveys sites in the province’s river systems and wet and systems river province’s the in sites Launched in 2008, the Crocodile Resource Resource Crocodile the 2008, in Launched - Agriculture and Forestry Office and funded by funded and Office Forestry and Agriculture MMG, a mining company with operations in in operations with company amining MMG, whose habitat many incomes rely. incomes many habitat whose within living biodiversity the and wetlands which grow to just 4.5 inches in length, live in in live length, in inches 4.5 to just grow which In the spring of 2011, WCS health experts from from experts of 2011, health spring WCS the In Pro highlighting the critical connections between an an between connections critical the highlighting a new program that works to simultaneously to simultaneously works that program a new of North America’s smallest turtles. Bog turtles, turtles, Bog turtles. smallest America’s of North munities provide input and will help promote help promote will and input provide munities meadows and marshes, at woodland edges, and, and, edges, at woodland marshes, and meadows endangered species and local livelihoods. Com livelihoods. local and species endangered the recovery of this threatened crocodile, upon upon crocodile, threatened of this recovery the by landscape entire of an conservation the promotes project integrated this province, the Province Savannakhet by the Supported them. S true to their name, in bogs. Wildlife managers managers Wildlife bogs. in name, to their true the Bronx Zoo responded to a crisis facing one one facing to acrisis responded Zoo Bronx the save the Siamese crocodile, the Savannakhet Savannakhet the crocodile, Siamese save the tate The baby crocodiles represent a success for asuccess represent babycrocodiles The Bo tecting and Massac g Tur hu tles setts /N Y ew ork ork -
America’s diminutive to better understand understand better to [ health threats to North North to threats health bog turtle. below ] WCS vets work work vets WCS 15 The 2011 wcs story 16 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 [ Central Park Zoo. Park Central hatched in 2011 at the the at 2011 in hatched merganser ducklings ABOVE ] Seven Chinese Chinese Seven York and Massachusetts, where the turtles are are turtles the where York Massachusetts, and WCS has been studying and working to protect to protect working and studying been has WCS To get an idea of the population’s health, the the population’s health, To of the idea an get will pinpoint whether the recent losses stem stem losses recent the whether pinpoint will went into the field to investigate potential culprits. potential investigate to field the into went working in a few known bog turtle habitats in in habitats turtle bog known afew in working field and within our zoos. The team was led led was team The zoos. our within and field project conducted by Alison Whitlock, northeast northeast Whitlock, by Alison conducted project from infectious diseases, environmental environmental diseases, infectious from includes part of their intestinal tract), intestinal and in of their part includes bog turtles, which weigh a mere four ounces. a ounces. mere weigh four which turtles, bog 76), page head Q&A, (see Raphael by Bonnie at the state, national, and international level. level. international and national, state, at the disturbances, or other factors. factors. other or disturbances, and feces, swabs of their cloacae (which (which cloacae of their swabs feces, and of wildlife medicine for WCS. Raphael and her her and Raphael forWCS. medicine of wildlife the work in fortheir experts health turtle as check-ups included tests of the turtles’ blood blood turtles’ of the check-ups tests included colleagues searched for and examined the tiny tiny the examined forand searched colleagues estimates for bog turtles, the species is protected protected is species the turtles, forbog estimates the species since 1973. A bog turtle research research turtle Abog 1973. since species the these threatened reptiles in recent years. In New New In years. recent in reptiles threatened these for rates mortality higher reported Northeast the some cases, shell biopsies. Experts hope this this hope Experts biopsies. shell cases, some now considered endangered, WCS health staff staff health WCS endangered, now considered Although there are no reliable population population no reliable are there Although WCS veterinarians are widely recognized recognized widely are veterinarians WCS
This work represents a rarity in conservation: conservation: in ararity work represents This 2011, as they have for the last 10 years, to assist to assist 10 years, last 2011, have forthe they as Work Health experts from the Bronx Zoo traveled traveled Zoo Bronx the from experts Health Program—a consortium of local and international international and of local consortium Program—a funded by WCS’s North America program in 1995. in program America by WCS’s North funded Service, was one of the first conservation initiatives initiatives conservation first of the one was Service, B partners—has successfully released more than than more released successfully partners—has feet in length and sometimes weighing more more weighing sometimes and length in feet five than to more growing species, native largest by dogs and cats. In 2002, estimates placed the the placed estimates 2002, In cats. and by dogs destruction, car-related mortality, and predation predation and mortality, car-related destruction, becoming before interior, of the lands shrub dry the and areas island’scoastal of the over most of aspecies. recovery complete forthe a chance region coordinator for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife &Wildlife Fish U.S. forthe coordinator region endangered through a combination of habitat of habitat acombination through endangered extinction. from blue iguana to save the efforts entire island’s wild iguana population at less less at population iguana island’s wild entire than 25 pounds. The iguana formerly ranged ranged formerly iguana The pounds. 25 than in Cayman of Grand island Caribbean to the than 24 individuals. 24individuals. than l The Grand Cayman blue iguana is the island’s island’s the is blue iguana Cayman Grand The Since that time, the Blue Iguana Recovery Recovery Iguana Blue the time, that Since u e I Toing g u anas wa /Gr r d Rec Ca and o ve ym ry o an f
Allegheny River drainage. The animals now animals The drainage. River Allegheny 500 captive-bred reptiles. Recovery efforts have efforts Recovery reptiles. captive-bred 500 The Bronx Zoo is working to save from extinction extinction to save from working is Zoo Bronx The 2011. The hatchlings were the first of this species, species, this of first the were 2011. hatchlings The Zoos for WCS, hopes that by breeding the the by breeding that hopes forWCS, Zoos western New York, hellbenders—also known known York, New hellbenders—also western M population lies between 1,000 and 2,500 and and 2,500 and 1,000 between lies population Raising H breeding territory. Jeff Sailer, Director of City of City Director Sailer, Jeff territory. breeding of disturbance human and hunting, illegal pollution, destruction, dueto habitat falling is future for this species in the wild. the in species forthis future iguanas to ensure they reproduce well enough enough well reproduce they to ensure iguanas health acomplete receives iguana each facility, hatching their After reserves. three on focused its Central Park Zoo demonstrate the vital role vital the demonstrate Zoo Park Central its merganser Chinese threatened critically Seven from eggs collected by the New York Department York New by the Department collected eggs from live in an off-exhibit, bio-secure room in the the in room bio-secure off-exhibit, an in live ducks in captivity, we may be able to ensure a able to ensure be we may captivity, in ducks one of the world’s largest species of salamander, of salamander, species world’s of the one largest areas. The program will then monitor the the monitor then will program The areas. after wild to the return iguanas The assessment. breeding acaptive in more or years two and and aquarium. With these hatchlings, WCS and and WCS hatchlings, these With aquarium. and Chinese zoo-kept only continent’s the and ducks Zoo Park Central The zoo. American a North within mergansers, scaly-sided as known also in Zoo Park Central at the hatched ducklings and over-collection for use as fish bait and for bait fish as foruse over-collection and alterations (especially dams), disease, pollution, and loss habitat as such threats otters—face snot and alligators, Allegheny dogs, devil as of Environmental Conservation from the the from Conservation of Environmental 2009 October in Zoo Buffalo at the hatched merganser “Endangered.” Their estimated estimated Their “Endangered.” merganser Asia. to eastern native are which mergansers, of sea collection public largest the maintains raising 41 juvenile hellbenders. The amphibians amphibians The 41hellbenders. juvenile raising goal of 1,000 iguanas in the three protected protected three the in iguanas of 1,000 goal expects the population to reach its recovery recovery its to reach population the expects the two-foot eastern hellbender. Native to Native hellbender. eastern two-foot the to maintain the wild population. population. wild the to maintain of health. bill aclean them give results lab the that zoos play in wildlife conservation. wildlife play in zoos that York WCS’s New in zoos found City are that the pet trade. Studies show there are insufficient insufficient are show there Studies trade. pet the species (including storks, swans, and flamingos) flamingos) and swans, storks, (including species species in the wild. wild. the in species numbers of young hellbenders to sustain the the to sustain hellbenders of young numbers ATC Working with partners, the Bronx Zoo is is Zoo Bronx the partners, with Working The IUCN Red List considers the Chinese Chinese the considers List Red IUCN The Mergansers are one of several waterfowl waterfowl of several one are Mergansers In a few years, Program Director Fred Burton Burton Fred Director Program years, afew In ER RS/CENTGANSE R H ING ENDANGE ING Hellbenders R AL PA ED C ED /Bro H RK INESE INESE n x Zoo Z OO
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Montana and Saskatchewan, as well as mule mule as well as Saskatchewan, and Montana Cross River gorilla, Preuss’s monkey, and Preuss’s monkey, and gorilla, River Cross Path of the Pronghorn became the first federally federally first the became Pronghorn of the Path Preuss’s red colobus. red Preuss’s In October, a WCS paper called attention to attention called paper aWCS October, In Migr participation and support of local people, people, of local support and participation predators. Other terrestrial migrations profiled profiled migrations terrestrial Other predators. Hig include those of pronghorn between northern northern between of pronghorn those include lives of their amajority spend that populations for community livelihoods. Implementation of of Implementation livelihoods. community for lawmakers, and the public to these rapidly rapidly to these public the and lawmakers, ing animal movements and the impediments impediments the and movements animal ing understand in recently made strides great for the and habitat of desert fragmentation including include loss of grassland habitat, exurban exurban habitat, of grassland loss include ing, agriculture, fencing, highways, railroads, railroads, highways, fencing, agriculture, ing, in Alaska. For caribou, deeper winter snow winter deeper For caribou, Alaska. in caribou involve separate three report, the in loss, habitat development, increased identified designated migration corridor in 2008. in corridor migration designated also safeguard other primate species sharing the the sharing species primate other safeguard also would strategy The five years. next over the chimpanzees Nigeria-Cameroon remaining of the research, conservation lawenforcement, and and biological value of wildlife migrations, migrations, of wildlife value biological and By demon wonders. ecological disappearing document the longest known mammal migration migration mammal known longest the document additional stresses on pollinator bat populations, populations, bat pollinator on stresses additional plant of invasive spread the and development, deer and pronghorn in western Wyoming. Key Key Wyoming. western in pronghorn and deer to vulnerability increased and success, ductive repro less fat, body decreased to food, access less mean will harassment insect increased and common other as obstacles human-made and affecting snowpack—are and of rainfall amounts the and blooms flower and emergences of insect an emerging crisis: the loss of great wildlife wildlife of great loss the crisis: emerging an helped WCS and the National Park Service Service Park National the and WCS helped advent of new the credits paper The herbicides. housing development, and energy development. development. energy and development, housing corridor in the contiguous United States. The The States. United contiguous the in corridor recruitment and training of rangers, and support support and of rangers, training and recruitment migrations in the western United States. The The States. United western the in migrations effects of climate change—including the timing timing the change—including of climate effects the plan would protect more than 95 percent 95 percent than more protect would plan the to migration. GPS collars affixed to pronghorn pronghorn to affixed collars GPS to migration. geolocators and collars GPS like technologies threats to these migrations include cattle graz cattle include migrations to these threats to migrations. threats report The species. of several migrations the same habitat, such as the critically endangered endangered critically the as such habitat, same strating the tremendous cultural, economic, economic, cultural, tremendous the strating species into nesting sites. The report highlighted highlighted report The sites. nesting into species The study drew the attention of conservationists, of conservationists, attention the drew study The Threats to aerial (primarily bird) migrations bird) migrations (primarily to aerial Threats Of the five mammal migrations profiled profiled migrations mammal five the Of h lig atio h Thr ting ns /Nor t eats t h Ame r o W ica ildlife - - - -
Amazonian ecosystems. John A. Gwynne, Gwynne, A. John ecosystems. Amazonian WCS fosters support in the U.S. and Canada for Canada and U.S. the in support fosters WCS WCS’s Emeritus Chief Creative Officer, served served Officer, Creative Chief WCS’s Emeritus This year WCS helped publish Birds of Brazil, of Brazil, Birds publish helped WCS year This Martha Argel. Martha Co-authors included famed neo-tropical bird bird neo-tropical famed included Co-authors grassland endangered most the and wetlands wild places on Earth. More importantly, the the importantly, More Earth. on places wild promotes conservation through the passion of passion the through conservation promotes birds within the Pantanal and the Cerrado. The The Cerrado. the and Pantanal the within birds brainchild of the late José Márcio Ayres, former former Ayres, Márcio José late of the brainchild birding. In addition to sparking increased envi increased to sparking addition In birding. and boosting local economies. economies. local boosting and jobs creating of benefit the for places wild and of 740 species showcasing book illustrated an on-the-ground activities and policy initiatives initiatives policy and activities on-the-ground a series of five regional field guides (to include guides (to field regional of five a series ornithologist Tudor, Guy Brazilian and artist guide. of the artists and authors of the one as alegendary and program of WCS’s Brazil director highlight the bird life of some of the greatest greatest of the of some life bird the highlight conservationists to enjoy Brazil’s vibrant vibrant to enjoy Brazil’s conservationists to protecting life his whodevoted conservationist ronmental awareness in Brazil, the book aims aims book the Brazil, in awareness ronmental freshwater world’s the among largest are regions more than 1,830 known species), Birds of Brazil of Brazil Birds species), known 1,830 than more guide strives to inspire a nation of potential of potential anation to inspire strives guide r Inspi ecosystems and natural heritage. The first in first The heritage. natural and ecosystems bird renowned Ridgely, equally Robert expert work the was The respectively. ecosystems, to stimulate ecotourism in the nation’s parks nation’s the parks in ecotourism to stimulate series uses graphics, illustrations, and text to text and illustrations, graphics, uses series necessary for their conservation. fortheir necessary Published in Portuguese and English, the the English, and Portuguese in Published A ing Co vian nse r vati o n /Br azil -
Officer John Gwynne. John Officer Emeritus Chief Creative WCS of contributions the Birds of Brazil, features features Brazil, of Birds [ ABOVE ] A new bird guide, guide, bird Anew 19 The 2011 wcs story 20 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 As oil pollution and climate change increasingly increasingly change climate and pollution oil As The featherless chicks took longer to grow to to grow longer took chicks featherless The Magellanic penguins, which are closely related related closely are which penguins, Magellanic work hard to keep disease from an already long long already an from disease to keep work hard Cape Town, South Africa in 2006, the disorder disorder the 2006, in Africa Town,Cape South In the spring of 2011, WCS conservationists of 2011, conservationists spring WCS the In possible causes, including pathogens, thyroid thyroid pathogens, including causes, possible L list of threats that penguins face. penguins that of threats list in Argentina, conservationists from WCS and and WCS from conservationists Argentina, in as known is what with penguins—afflicted are Hemisphere Southern the in chicks penguin C but eventually grew new feathers. new grew but eventually feather-loss disorder—in colonies on both sides sides both on colonies disorder—in feather-loss of “naked” appearance The feathers. their losing disorders, nutrient imbalances, and genetics. genetics. and imbalances, nutrient disorders, and down. down. and due to the increased energy spent in thermo in spent energy increased due to the observed the disorder in the chicks of wild of wild chicks the in disorder the observed compromise penguin habitat, WCS conservationists conservationists WCS habitat, penguin compromise a size deemed suitable for release into the wild wild the into forrelease suitable deemed a size penguins. black-footed, or African, affected of the South Atlantic in recent years has left left has years recent in Atlantic South of the regulation in the absence of insulating feathers feathers of insulating absence the in regulation likely weight, and size in smaller were chicks more slowly than feathered chicks. Featherless Featherless chicks. feathered slowlymore than researchers from the University of Washington of Washington University the from researchers mystery: wildlife aperplexing confronted to African penguins. These affected chicks grew grew chicks affected These penguins. to African scientists puzzled. puzzled. scientists O O First observed at a rehabilitation center in in center at arehabilitation observed First In 2007, on the other side of the South Atlantic Atlantic South of the side other 2007, the on In So far, conservationists have identified several several have identified conservationists far, So SS/SOU NF RO NTING PENG T HE R N HE M UIN FEATH ISP HE R E ER
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The spectacular 4,000-square-foot building is 2011 in its York unveiled New The Aquarium Aq Madagascar fish that are now extinct in the the in are nowextinct that fish Madagascar —from corals and eels to African freshwater freshwater to African eels and corals —from wild. The lab is a fully functioning research research functioning afully is lab The wild. C Forest. Adjacent to these exhibits is a 167,000-gallon a167,000-gallon is exhibits to these Adjacent Forest. Pacific, Africa’s Great Lakes, and Brazil’s Flooded Flooded Brazil’s and Lakes, Great Africa’s Pacific, Island in Brooklyn. in Island fish. The renovations are the first steps ofAS steps first the are renovations The fish. provide information about environmental threats uses compelling graphics to explain how the how the to explain graphics compelling uses pollution. By putting guests in close contact contact close in guests By putting pollution. private capital initiative that will transform the the transform will that initiative capital private facing reef systems, such as global warming and and warming global as such systems, reef facing G and Hall into some of the world’s most fragile underwater underwater world’s of the fragile some into most aquarium staff maintains several species of species several maintains staff aquarium Lab Fish Malagasy The science. marine about D aquarium and contribute to the re-birth of Coney of Coney re-birth to the contribute and aquarium renovated Conservation Hall and Glover’s Reef. Glover’s and Reef. Hall Conservation renovated Indo- of the Triangle Coral The habitats: three contains Hall Conservation new The ecosystems. that serves as an opportunity for visitors to learn to learn forvisitors opportunity an as serves that tank that replicates Belize’s Glover’s Reef coral Glover’scoral Reef Belize’s replicates that tank space where visitors see our keepers at work. keepers our see visitors where space several years. at work for hard been has WCS where system, now home to 100-plus species of aquatic animals of aquatic species now to 100-plus home hange ebu The refurbished exhibits give visitors a glimpse aglimpse visitors give exhibits refurbished The Graphics and a new interactive coral kiosk kiosk coral interactive anew and Graphics Conservation Hall is a captivating attraction attraction acaptivating is Hall Conservation u a ting r i um public- $150, a10-year, million-plus, a Ren l o ve o r’ vated s Reef Co /N r nse Y ew vati ork o ea n
30 biologists and close to 300 scientific papers papers scientific to 300 close and biologists 30 The Crown of the Continent between the U.S. U.S. the between Continent of the Crown The worked hard to protect the Crown. Unfortu Crown. the to protect worked hard eco The wildlife. diverse and sources, water with some of the world’s most exotic marine world’s marine of the exotic some most with Rocky Mountains from Glacier National Park Park National Glacier from Mountains Rocky Pr pressures may be affecting species in 1.3 1.3 in species affecting be may pressures established, was 1910, Glacier when Since Rockies. Canadian to the north Montana in Co local species, WCS proposed that 880,000 acres acres 880,000 that proposed WCS species, local between them. between of roadless, public lands there. there. lands public of roadless, pristine landscapes, dramatic holds Canada and ocean-based and freshwater ecosystems. freshwater and ocean-based visitors aquarium to inspire hopes WCS animals, habitat connectivity and for the future of iconic of iconic future forthe and connectivity habitat for areas of certain importance the highlighted have representatives government and citizens current and future habitats and the connections connections the and habitats future and current million acres of the Crown. The resulting report report resulting The Crown. of the acres million emerging threats like climate change according according change climate like threats emerging to a WCS study assessing the conservation value value conservation the assessing study to aWCS examining how climate change and other other and change how climate examining to become wildlife stewards and advocates for advocates and stewards wildlife to become the species’ distribution and identified their their identified and distribution species’ the system stretches more than 250 miles along the the along miles 250 than more stretches system nately, those efforts may not be keeping up with up with keeping be not may efforts nately, those sheep, and grizzly bears. The study mapped mapped study The bears. grizzly and sheep, bighorn trout, wolverines, as such species, The investigation synthesized the work of the synthesized investigation The To guarantee the most secure protection for protection secure most the To guarantee ntinent ese r t ving /Nor h e Cro th Am o wn er ica f t h e
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310,000 acres (23 percent) would be managed managed be would percent) (23 acres 310,000 Thus these majestic, intelligent, and highly highly and intelligent, majestic, these Thus A (67 percent of the roadless lands) be added added be lands) roadless of the (67 percent very future in peril. peril. in future very where forest elephants live typically fails to fails typically live elephants forest where Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and and of Congo, Republic the Gabon, Republic, o New development and access points are are points access and development New upon previous work, the conservationists conservationists the work, previous upon infrastructure in the Central African countries countries African Central the in infrastructure development of the central African interstate interstate African central of the development The landscapes. large across dung of elephant attacks in recent years, putting the elephant’s elephant’s the putting years, recent in attacks and of roads construction The partners. and highway system to maximize benefits to people people to benefits to maximize system highway and conservation. The report is a first and afirst is and conservation. report The recreation fornon-motorized ‘backcountry’ as counts provide a good general estimate of the of the estimate general agood provide counts coincide with adequate anti-poaching efforts. efforts. anti-poaching adequate with coincide greatest remaining wild landscapes. wild remaining greatest elephants, WCS recommends the strategic strategic the recommends WCS elephants, To forest numbers. protect elusive animal’s the Democratic Republic of Congo. Building Building of Congo. Republic Democratic the conservationists to WCS according elephants, essential step in conserving one of the world’s of the one conserving in step essential threatening the survival of African forest forest of African survival the threatening to the National Wilderness system. Another Another system. Wilderness National to the settlements, roads, and rivers in five different different five in rivers and roads, settlements, systematically counted and mapped the location location the mapped and counted systematically national parks in Cameroon, Central African African Central Cameroon, in parks national by decimated have been animals sociable le f The WCS study looked at distances to at distances looked study WCS The For r t ting est Elep h e Wor h ants ld t /C entr o t h al e P A lig f r h ica t
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21 The 2011 wcs story 22 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 WCS’ the city each year. each city the across from students of to thousands programs free and subsidized offers and Bronx the in Conservation Wildlife for School Assembly Urban the with partners WCS students. underserved to education math and engineering, technology, science, provide City to York across New works and annually teachers 3,000 and students 100,000 than more serves division The stewards. informed community of conservation an cultivate and attitudes change to literacy ecological and education ence sci advanced has Division Education Services. Business and Technology tion Informa to Affairs Public and Education Environmental from ranging areas in WCS, across internships part-time in students Internship places Ladder Career The Zoo. Bronx the at guests for exhibits interpret to students trains Program biology.conservation An Explainers and science, wildlife health, animal as such topics in instruction receive students which during components mer weekend, and sum includes afterschool, country. the in communities income lowest the of some from come students these of Many time. given any at program the in pate partici people 25 young Approximately year. junior their to school high in year sophomore their of beginning the from students minority engages that program is amulti-year Ladder Career AZA. throughout institutions in diversity promote to program reaching innovative,significant far-productive, most the recognizes award The Georgia. Atlanta, in Conference Annual 2011 AZA the at aceremony at Award Diversity in Excellence Peterson Angela the received department zoo’s The teens. education Bronx for program Ladder Career Zoo’s Bronx Wildlife the to education of field the in diversity in excellence for honor top its awarded Aquariums and Zoos of Association 2011,In the E Top d For more than 80 years, the WCS WCS the years, 80 than more For program Ladder Career Wildlife The Wildlife the 2008-09, in Established u Honor cati s Bro o n Pro n s x Zoo Teen g r a m W
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WCS’s Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory in in Laboratory Diagnostic WCS’s Molecular vaccination. In Africa, massive vaccination vaccination massive Africa, In vaccination. diagnostic conducted colleagues, veterinary valued in Japan for use in traditional seals and and seals traditional in foruse Japan in valued Canine distemper infects domestic dogs worldwide, worldwide, dogs domestic infects distemper Canine while reducing ecological risks, such as habitat habitat as such risks, ecological reducing while walked into a village, displaying abnormal neu work to better understand how this disease disease how this understand work to better Russian Far East. Far Russian November 2003, a similar event occurred when when occurred event asimilar 2003, November Bro poachers in 2011. Last April in Gabon, aerial aerial Gabon, in 2011. April in Last poachers unfazed by the new environment, the tiger tiger the environment, new by the unfazed for a wave of brazen new attacks by ivory by ivory attacks new for awave of brazen points. access poacher and fragmentation is now impacting Amur tigers. Working at Working tigers. Amur now impacting is Russian with working Zoo, Bronx the from Serengeti have appeared effective in reducing reducing in effective have appeared Serengeti in raccoons and Africa, in ecosystem Serengeti the in lions Russia, in seals Baikal Canada, in in Asia for use in Chinese carving and statuary, statuary, and carving Chinese in foruse Asia in out miles only Wonga Wongué the Reserve, in incautiously into another village. Preserved Preserved village. another into incautiously and other tests to confirm and characterize characterize and to confirm tests other and bobcats and lynx as such species wild as well as distemper in domestic dogs is controlled through through controlled is dogs domestic in distemper wild tiger walked looking healthy otherwise an In failed. attempts capture several after her as plectrums for stringed instruments. WCS WCS instruments. forstringed plectrums as conservationists for close to a decade—had to adecade—had for close conservationists campaigns of dogs in villages surrounding the the surrounding villages in of dogs campaigns canine distemper diagnosis provides important important provides diagnosis distemper canine canine distemper. Whether the tigers picked up picked tigers the Whether distemper. canine seemingly and gaunt Appearing signs. rologic genetic confirmation of this illness, which appears appears which illness, this of confirmation genetic minimizes wildlife impacts. out running is time that suggests research elephants appears to have been a driving force force adriving to have been appears elephants exists on diseases that afflict this animal. The The animal. this afflict that diseases on exists S threatening tigers, relatively little research research little relatively tigers, threatening lions. on impact disease’s the the from tigers Amur wild two in infection the sequencing DNA used conservationists the Zoo, Bronx at the Center Health Wildlife the States. United the to be a relatively new threat. The health team team health The threat. new arelatively to be the hard ivory of forest elephants is particularly particularly is elephants of forest ivory hard the the virus from local dogs is unknown. Canine Canine unknown. is dogs local from virus the for positive tested tigers the from samples tissue to expand local infrastructure in a way that away that in infrastructure local to expand searched for dogs as an easy meal. Police shot shot Police meal. easy an as for dogs searched side of the nation’s capitol of Libreville. Desired Desired nation’s of the side of capitol Libreville. elephants of 30 slaughter the revealed surveys t With poaching and habitat loss greatly greatly loss habitat and poaching With One of the tigers—Galia, studied by WCS by WCS studied tigers—Galia, of the One Increased access to Central African forest forest African to Central access Increased In September, a team of health pathologists pathologists of health ateam September, In u d n y R x Zoo and ing D m iste per in u ssia Tigers / - -
A WCS-led study released last March revealed revealed March last released study A WCS-led Abington Island giant tortoise. Though scientists scientists Though tortoise. giant Island Abington 3 to South America, 3 to Africa, 1 to Australia, 1to Australia, 3to Africa, America, 3 to South veterinarians have been working with Chinese Chinese with working have been veterinarians was the first to look at the full range of bird of bird range full the at to look first the was Conservation International among other groups, groups, other among International Conservation which currently reside at China’s Suzhou Zoo. Suzhou China’s at reside currently which Lake region is to tens of thousands of birds of birds of thousands to tens is region Lake Decimated by habitat loss and illegal hunting, hunting, illegal and loss by habitat Decimated Mo f Pro at awidely-attended results its presented in the Russian Far East city of Ussuriysk. The The of Ussuriysk. city East Far Russian the in diseases wildlife on symposium international but productive summers. The four-year study study four-year The summers. but productive brief its during Arctic western the in breeding preventing the extinction of many of these species. of these of many extinction the preventing remaining only the George,” “Lonesome includes and turtle endangered most 25 the identified and Alliance, Survival Turtle the WCS, includes protection drastic unless decade next the in bolster turtle populations and are essential to to essential are and populations turtle bolster laws, trade of existing city. Enforcement the in every affects products turtle and turtles in on the brink is the Yangtze giant soft shell shell soft giant Yangtze the is brink the on agree all tortoise, of Galápagos asubspecies or species arecognized is he to whether as disagree list The Mexico. and America 1to Central and how critically important Alaska’s Teshekpuk Alaska’s important how critically are trapping and killing turtles unsustainably unsustainably turtles killing and trapping are last the breed to partners other and officials habitat protection, and captive breeding help help breeding captive and protection, habitat with markets such other three of at least knows Hunters problem. aparticular is Asia in hunting turtles, giant of these pair male-female known t Uniting conservationists in a2011 by in study. Areport conservationists consumption during a religious holiday. WCS holiday. WCS religious a during consumption to WCS according taken, are measures to go extinct likely are species turtle many market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, close to 100,000 to 100,000 close Bangladesh, Dhaka, in market tion of the importance of the health sciences to sciences health of the importance of the tion turtle, with just four known individuals. WCS WCS individuals. known four just with turtle, species Another kind. of his last the is he that of which some world, the in species tortoise which Coalition, Conservation Turtle the turtles were butchered in the past year for for year past the in butchered were turtles one just In Asia. in species turtle and tortoise trade international The medicines. traditional and pets, forfood, continent the throughout successful wildlife conservation efforts. recogni growing the underscored symposium number fewer than five individuals. five than fewer number or t or What is driving turtles to extinction? Illegal Illegal to extinction? turtles driving is What Of the 25 species, 17 are native to Asia, 17 to Asia, native are species, 25 the Of st tecting E h e Wor ndange o Pro a ld Cr r t tect ’ s B ed itical Tur ir h ds e Wor Nursery tles /A las /G ld l k obal ’ a s 25
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After more than a year of careful animal husbandry husbandry animal of careful ayear than more After A (BLM) from oil and gas leasing in July of 2010 July in leasing gas and oil from (BLM) withdrawn by the Bureau of Land Management Management of Land Bureau by the withdrawn Reserve (NPR-A). Reserve Petroleum National Alaska’s within falls Lake Forest’s Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Okapi Jungle Jr. Jungle Okapi Wood Johnson Robert Forest’s protection and future energy development in in development energy future and protection is evaluating how best to balance wildlife wildlife to balance how best evaluating is young its –calves hunting for subsistence indicating that the Teshekpuk area is a crucial acrucial is Teshekpuk area the that indicating over concerns for wildlife. Currently, the BLM BLM the Currently, forwildlife. over concerns temporarily was that reserve petroleum of the to lake to the migrate of geese of thousands on the area. Results showed that the landscape landscape the that showed Results area. the on and Ituri Field Camp. Field Ituri and caribou herd—essential to native Alaskans Alaskans to native herd—essential caribou case for long-term protection of the area. area. of the protection forlong-term case a70,000-strong and summer the molt in Tens site. wildlife important an as recognized densi bird nesting highest of the some contains made her public debut in the Congo Gorilla Gorilla Congo the in debut public her made S there. The study site exists within a portion aportion within exists site study The there. Teshekpuk because noteworthy especially the NPR-A. The WCS study makes a strong astrong makes study WCS The NPR-A. the ties and nest productivity across Alaska’s Arctic, Arctic, Alaska’s across productivity nest and ties the zoo’s okapi family grew by one. The calf, calf, The by one. grew zoo’s family the okapi species from around the world that descend descend world that the around from species science by the Bronx Zoo’s mammal curators, curators, Zoo’s mammal Bronx by the science nursery for global bird populations. This is is This populations. bird forglobal nursery named M’bura, was born on June 2, 2011 and 2, June on born was M’bura, named dvancing cience The area around the lake has long been been long has lake the around area The /Bro Ani n x Zoo m al H u rysband
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[ science. to achance students gain experience in wildlife wildlife in experience gain A bove ] WCS gives local local gives WCS 23 The 2011 wcs story 24 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 Alto Heath, a region at the headwaters of headwaters at the aregion Heath, Alto WCS conservationists announced in October October in announced conservationists WCS The images come from the Alto Madidi and and Madidi Alto the from come images The Okapi Faunal Reserve and Maiko National Park. National Maiko and Reserve Faunal Okapi Zoo’s okapi program has been a tremendous atremendous been has Zoo’s program okapi (in particular the beaches of rivers and streams) streams) and of rivers beaches the (in particular Bolivia than ever before with a camera trap trap acamera with before ever than Bolivia Republic of Congo (DRC). They live in a large alarge in live (DRC). ofThey Congo Republic Reserve, created following a previous WCS WCS aprevious following created Reserve, Executive Vice President & General Director Director &General President Vice Executive film units used in the past. The cameras are are cameras The past. the in used units film H in protected areas, however, owing in part to part in however, owing areas, protected in better understand the reproductive biology of biology reproductive the understand better zoos Few years. 20 last the in calves of 12 birth the in resulting initiated, was program breeding from these images can provide insights into into insights provide can images these from for weeks at a time, snapping pictures of animals of animals pictures snapping at atime, for weeks outstanding Madidi National Park. Park. National Madidi outstanding as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN, they are are they IUCN, by the Threatened” “Near as and Bronx Zoo Director, notes, “The Bronx Bronx “The notes, Director, Zoo and Bronx other species such as white-lipped peccaries, peccaries, white-lipped as such species other have achieved comparable success with the the with success comparable have achieved U camera traps, which replaced the traditional traditional the replaced which traps, camera gleaned data The needs. ecological its and cat ment. Wild populations are relatively stable stable relatively are populations Wild ment. Listed River. Congo of the sides both on range returning to the traps can now download the the now download can traps to the returning generate a density estimate for the area. forthe estimate adensity generate zoos around the world, and the IUCN estimates estimates IUCN the and world, the around zoos excellence in animal husbandry science and and science husbandry animal in excellence they had identified more individual jaguars in jaguars individual more identified had they the Madidi and Heath Rivers inside Bolivia’s Bolivia’s inside Rivers Heath and Madidi the 19 jaguars. we identified patterns, by stripe tigers to protect okapi and other wildlife in DRC’s in wildlife other and okapi to protect Society Conservation Wildlife work of the the these beautiful creatures.” creatures.” beautiful these wild. the in remain to 35,000 10,000 that okapi an 1992, In leadership. to that testament a was calf okapi recent most of the arrival the these images to find out more about this elusive this more outabout to find images these the lives of individual jaguars and will help us help us will and jaguars of individual lives the that cross an infrared beam. Conservationists Conservationists beam. infrared an cross that survey. Using technology first adapted to identify to identify adapted first technology Using survey. susceptible to habitat loss and human encroach human and loss to habitat susceptible success and has helped the zoo community community zoo the helped has and success species. There are approximately 146 in okapi approximately are There species. spider monkeys, and giant otters. WCS will use use will WCS otters. giant and monkeys, spider and of jaguars abundance ahigh revealed study That River. Madidi the along 2004 in survey native to the Ituri Forest in the Democratic Democratic the in Forest Ituri to the native strategically placed along pathways in the forest forest the in pathways along placed strategically SING DIGITALSING CA ELP IDENTIF Jim Breheny, WCS Zoos and Aquarium Aquarium and Breheny, Zoos WCS Jim The Bronx Zoo has a long tradition of tradition along has Zoo Bronx The The survey included Ixiamas Municipal Municipal Ixiamas included survey The The study was noteworthy in its use of digital of digital use its in noteworthy was study The Okapis are closely related to giraffes and and to giraffes related closely are Okapis Y J AG M U E AR R A T S/BO R APS T APS LIVIA O
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“Understanding the densities and ranging habits habits ranging and densities the “Understanding WCS’s Guatemala Program, the Bronx Zoo, Zoo, Bronx the Program, WCS’s Guatemala WCS’s Latin America and Caribbean Program. Program. Caribbean and America WCS’s Latin The fledged birds totaled 29 – a big success for success 29 –abig totaled birds fledged The victory from Central America: a bumper crop crop abumper America: Central from victory G film to develop. to film Hand underscore the importance of the Madidi land Madidi of the importance the underscore for days waiting than rather seconds, in images of magnificent scarlet macaw fledglings that fledglings macaw scarlet of magnificent amajor November in reported groups other had taken flight over the forests of Guatemala. Guatemala. of forests the over flight taken had of jaguars is an important step in formulating formulating in step important an is of jaguars the National Park Service of Guatemala, and and of Guatemala, Service Park National the effective management plans for what is arguably arguably is forwhat plans management effective the most biodiverse landscape on the planet.” the on landscape biodiverse most the species,” says Dr. Julie Kunen, Director of Director Kunen, Dr. says Julie species,” rainforest charismatic other and to jaguars scape “The preliminary results of this new expedition expedition new of this results preliminary “The S iving /Gu ca ate r Macawslet aHelping mala -
300 macaws in the country, each successfully successfully each country, the in macaws 300 veterinarians from the WCS Global Health Health Global WCS the from veterinarians weak and at-risk chicks—some of which were were of which chicks—some at-risk and weak Bronx Zoo’s Department of Ornithology and and of Ornithology Zoo’s Department Bronx Reserve. They had hoped to record at least one one at least to record hoped had They Reserve. Program. The rehabilitated chicks were then then were chicks rehabilitated The Program. fledgling from each monitored nest (24 nests in nests (24 nest monitored each from fledgling fledged bird is critical for the survival of the the of survival the for critical is bird fledged fostered back in nests with chicks of the same same of the chicks with nests in back fostered the from guidance hospital—with ajungle in in the 2011 season stands in stark contrast to contrast stark in stands 2011 the season in age, a procedure that greatly increased the the increased greatly that aprocedure age, chances of survival for these rare birds. birds. rare forthese of survival chances conservationists working in the Maya Biosphere Biosphere Maya the in working conservationists removed from tree cavity nests and hand-reared hand-reared and nests cavity tree from removed resulted from 15 nests. from resulted total) during the 2011 season. 2011 the season. during total) the 2003 season, in which only one fledgling fledgling one only which in season, 2003 the species. The high number of surviving fledglings fledglings of surviving number high The species. With a total estimated population of only of only population estimated atotal With The monitoring program focused on helping helping on focused program monitoring The
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27 2011 financial report 28 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 commitment to set aside a portion of restricted income fora income of restricted aportion aside to set commitment the continues WCS base. 13.7% expenditure ofup our alean make expenses fundraising and Year management 2010-11. Still Fiscal in services support other and fundraising in made were investments Selected crisis. economic global to the 15% reaction in by costs fixed reduced WCS as levels 2008 below substantially remain York-based New forour programs count head and penses However, ex priorities. operational other and activities raising revenue to support essential or funded grant were that count head in increases and raises of staff provision of the aresult as activities. to WCS’s global commitment of level their to raise donors other to motivate designed match million a$25 is Challenge Wilson The Challenge. Trust Wilson the of renewal generous of a beneficiary the is WCS that to note important is It sources. governmental and foundations viduals, indi from contracts and grants gifts, of restricted a combination by funded million, of $84 high anew reached programs global our total this Within over $160 just million. totaled programs global our and aquarium and zoos at our activity Programmatic Year 2008-9. of Fiscal end at the made cuts budget sharp from suffered which year prior the than 4% or 2010-11, higher $9 million ($208 million) r 2011 o ue even Zoo and aquarium expenses also grew from the prior year year prior the from grew also expenses aquarium and Zoo Year Fiscal in million $208.2 reached expenses operating WCS Services Visitor Visitor Gate &Exhibit (12%) Memberships Admissions (14%) (6%) pe
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the investment losses incurred at the end of calendar year 2008. 2008. year of calendar end at the incurred losses investment the from back climb its continues endowment Our invested. fully and complete is portfolio of WCS’s investment restructuring the Subcommittee, Investment Trustees’ work of the the Through 2011. 30, June on million $67 nearly totaling equivalents cash and cash operating with of liquidity degree enjoys ahigh WCS year. fiscal prior of the end at the $765.9 up from million million, $796.6 were Total assets management. cash and sheet balance to our attention we pay strict budgets, capital and operating needs. plant physical other and forexhibit partner funding generous most our York to be of New City continues The Center. Health Wildlife at the unit care special isolation-quarantine anew and Center Ambassador Wildlife LaMattina the Campus: Science Starr CV of the phase next the on broken was ground redevelopment— of aquarium phase next forthe design work the on continue We future. the in now and aquarium the hub to service utility anew and Deck, Oceanic of the completion the Hall, Main at exhibits of new opening the with achieved was Aquarium New the York revitalize to plan ambitious of our phase first The purpose. forthis aside set was million $2.8 year past this and needs infrastructure forour fund renewal facilities ($208 million) r e 2011 o Aquarium xpenses f enewal In addition to staying focused on good management of our of our management good on focused to staying addition In Year 2010-11. Fiscal in $13.5million totaled expenditures Capital Zoos & (37%) pe r and ating u nding At the Bronx Zoo, Zoo, Bronx the At Sharks! Wonders: Ocean Management plant & General (10%)
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June 30, 2011 2010, 30, and thousands June in Co ASSETS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS NET AND LIABILITIES Net Assets NET ASSETS T O of New York New of State the from Receivable of New York New of City the from Receivable Accounts Receivable Grants and Pledges Receivable Grants Sources Federal from Receivable Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Deferred Charges Deferred and Expenses Prepaid Inventories Funds Held by Bond Trustee Bond by Held Funds Investments Property and Equipment Property by Others by Trust in Held Amounts Total Assets Total Obligation Post-retirement Benefit Payable Bonds Annuity Liability Expenses Accrued and Payable Accounts Permanently Restricted Temporarily Restricted Total U and Equipment In Property Investment Net Investment Long-Term for Designated Operating General Unrestricted: Total Liabilities Total Assets Net ns TAL AND LIABILITIES o lidated nrestricted B alance Sh eets $126,005 $126,005 $309,625 $796,614 $796,614 $796,614 $796,614 $670,609 408,305 408,305 153,233 153,233 158,825 158,825 225,369 225,369 149,059 149,059 207,751 207,751 66,554 66,554 32,093 32,093 66,924 66,924 28,351 28,351 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 $640,900 $640,900 $320,830 $320,830 $124,993 $124,993 $765,893 $765,893 $765,893 $765,893 380,869 380,869 230,856 230,856 205,566 205,566 114,504 114,504 154,810 164,279 66,590 66,590 61,684 61,684 26,987 28,011 28,011 28,914 28,914 31,927 31,927 15,476 15,476 2010 3,405 3,405 2,930 2,930 1,605 1,605 4,452 4,452 5,377 5,377 1,790 1,790 1,741 1,741 13 13 upon request. statements are available ofCopies financial audited 29 2011 financial report 30 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 June 30, 2011 2010, 30, and thousands June in Oper R Services Supporting E Program Services Program O E R T R PLANT R O XPENDIT X VE ENEWAL F U ENEWAL FU UES EVEN Global Programs Zoos City Visitor Services Visitor Total Services Program Habitat Conservation River Bronx Lower New YorkNew Aquarium Fundraising Membership and General Management Total Revenue Bronx Zoo Bronx Visitor Services Gate and Exhibit Admissions Exhibit and Gate Grants Organization Non-governmental Agencies Federal YorkNew State Total Supporting Services Total Supporting Other Royalties and Licensing, Sponsorship, Education Programs City of New York New of City Income Investment Membership Dues Membership Contributed CESS O CESS TAL E R E ating X X PENSES AND PLANT PLANT AND PENSES ENEWAL FU PENSES AND PLANT PLANT AND PENSES F R UR ES NDING NDING EVEN ues Reven U ES ES NDING and Ex $208,230 $208,323 $160,966 $160,966 penses $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 $2,820 23,705 17,579 2011 2,364 2,364 1,392 1,392 2,046 1,421 1,421 5,137 5,137 3,178 3,178 126 126 $93 $93 $199,283 $199,283 $201,024 $201,024 $153,572 $153,572 $44,045 $44,045 $26,845 $15,541 46,509 46,509 12,094 28,609 18,959 18,959 29,221 29,221 78,168 78,168 24,189 24,189 10,492 10,492 20,181 20,181 16,810 16,810 24,420 24,420 10,875 10,875 $3,325 $3,325 $1,741 $1,741 2010 1,590 1,590 3,329 3,329 1,593 1,593 1,818 1,818 4,637 4,637 1,875 1,875 2,027 2,027 another $25 million from operations into the plant fund for fund plant the into operations from million $25 another we allocated and assets, investment long-term into bequests of unrestricted investment the and surpluses operating through assets financial to unrestricted million over $34 we added period time this Over years. consecutive foreight budget abalanced had has WCS 2000. in were they what times five are programs global Our have doubled. activities programmatic our and revenues operating our years ten last the Over losses. investment recent despite by athird, have grown Total assets thrived. has WCS challenges, Poor’s Moody’s. and and Standard both from outlooks stable with ratings bond AA-/Aa3 its retains WCS and stable, have remained Liabilities year. entire forthe invested fully not was portfolio the and poorly performed investments legacy certain because indices market other and WCS’s benchmark lagged result This 12.4%. of return investment total reflecting million, $408.3 was portfolio investment of the value 2011 market 30, the June On Looking back over the last decade and through recent economic economic recent through and decade last over the back Looking $225,000
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As WCS’s director for What drew you to conservation science? Describe one of your main projects in 2011. Peru and Amazonia, I was a teenager in the eighties (yes, I am 40). Several hydroelectric infrastructure projects I grew concerned about sustainability issues threaten Andes Amazon watersheds, particularly Mariana Varese and the impact of humanity on earth – from the Inambari watershed in Southeastern Peru. provides support to the fear of a nuclear disaster to a worry that To address this problem, we assembled a team we might consume all global oil reserves before of scientists, lawyers, and anthropologists. We six landscapes in five the year 2000. Conservation helped me shift are now working with local communities and countries. She tackles from being scared and pessimistic to believing I government agencies to ensure that appropriate some of Latin America’s could work in those last wild places that humans standards and policies are implemented. This were moving into. As I think about it, while aims to be an experiment to promote a produc- toughest conservation studying social sciences in college, I was drawn tive and timely mix of science, integrated land/ challenges, from to conservation initially not because of wildlife, watershed management, policy making, and but because of humans. The people who live on capacity building that can be replicated through- engaging local com- the frontiers of human expansion are among out the Andes Amazon. munities in resource the poorest and most marginalized in the world. How can we use social and natural sciences What is the role of community-based management decisions to make their lives better while preventing the conservation in Peru? to protecting critical destruction of the wild places they occupy? Community-based conservation combines the carbon stocks. Here traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous What are the biggest challenges you and local people with western science to find she discusses that face in your work? ways to sustainably use natural resources. In this work, the day she The Andes Amazon faces urgent threats that way, community livelihoods are improved. In stem from a combination of two things. First, Peru, community-based conservation is particu- encountered a tapir the unprecedented levels of investment in larly relevant because of the country’s cultural and its baby, and why extractive industries and infrastructure (roads, diversity (49 indigenous languages are spoken) one should take cau- dams, railroads, waterways) at a pace never seen and its long history of natural resource use by before. Second, the structural weakness of many indigenous peoples. Peru is one of the 10 most tion walking third on South American states, with weak laws and biologically-diverse countries in the world. In its a rainforest transect. regulations, weak enforcement capacity, lack rainforest are found many examples of how local of transparency and advance consultation, and and indigenous people have been able to subsist plain old corruption. These problems are already and thrive in harmony with the environment and having deep and widespread impacts on the the wildlife that surrounds them. By generating wildlife, wild places, and local livelihoods of the tangible proof that they actively and sustainably Andes Amazon. In addition, while conservation manage their resources, local people gain stronger threats in South America are ever larger and tak- claims to the land. Sadly, the recent wave of ing place faster, the resources for conservation infrastructure development and the growth of and local sustainable development have become extractive industry in the Andes Amazon threat- scarcer. Events are evolving very fast and I worry ens both wilderness areas and local livelihoods. the conservation community does not have the Community-based conservation can be a powerful capacity to respond adequately. tool to address those threats. and spectacular beauty of nature in the Andes Andes the in of nature beauty spectacular and mystery, diversity, vastness, the things: Several Wh and humility. flexibility, perseverance, training, requires It mammals. large to see lucky be and carefully, look You patient, to see. to be need hard mysterious, are wildlife its and rainforest epiphany. an was The experience The bitten. gets one third the and it, annoys one second the snake, the up wakes line in person first the transect, a on you walk when joke that was hunters’ local The of animals. how forsigns to look plants, the shaking without how to walk sounds, certain how to how recognize to enjoyand it safely: ecosystem of this wonders the me taught They communities). their in experts (the wildlife hunters local and biologists young exceptional with forest rain the through Iwalked Peru. southeastern in people local among products of wildlife use the on research Icompleted when rainforest, the in time significant Ispent that twenties my early in only movies). was It the in you see it (things inhabit that beasts the and rainforest of the scared, also but fascinated, up being Igrew So of wildlife. but alot not spaces open impressive, had places These highlands. the in settings agricultural and (a desert) coast Peruvian to the but mostly my family, with alot Itraveled but wildlife. not animals, domestic around Iwas kid, ayoung As in H here. projects to carbon urgency great provides sinks and repositories carbon to these of threats level unprecedented The bogs. peat and mangroves, Argentina, and Chile in forests boreal southern Reserve, Biosphere Maya the rainforest, Amazon the including world, the in sinks carbon and stocks of carbon tracts largest of the some harbors America Latin im Why a o wildlife? p w at m or did r tant a e k you fi ca you passi es in r b L on rst atin c bec onse Am o nate ab e om rica r vati e inter ? on ou p your jo t your ested rojects
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37 2011 policy report 38 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 John Calvelli; U.S. Rep U.S. Rep Calvelli; John Ward Woods; and David David and Woods; Ward the illegal bushmeat trade. bushmeat illegal the discuss to meeting Hill Foundation, at a Capitol aCapitol at Foundation, Board of the International International the of Board the of Chairman Barron, Michael Grimm (R-NY); (R-NY); Grimm Michael [ Conservation CaucusConservation P right to left ictured ] first choice for designation, among other areas. areas. other among designation, for choice first WCS’s Continent, of the of Montana’s Crown selection site the in culminated this November, In areas. of priority recommendation to the hearings gathering information early from administration the engaged has WCS track. on remains spaces outdoor their with Americans to connect initiative Outdoors Great America’s administration’s the Likewise, maps. leasing 2011 final the in incorporated have been which BLM, to the recommendations formal mitted sub WCS Arctic. the in development for energy possibilities the evaluates (BLM) Management of Land Bureau the as continue (NPR-A) Alaska – Reserve Petroleum National of the segments important to protect 2011. efforts in Our issues policy environmental U.S. of domestic climate. fiscal federal uncertain an in programs WCS many for expense, at no taxpayer stream, funding independent and important an is stamp The D.C. Washington, in stamp tiger of the sale the launch to ceremony Service Postal U.S. official the in role aprominent played WCS spoke. leadership WCS where Aquariums, and of Zoos Association of the ceremony at aCapitolHill staffs their and of Congress to members unveiled was image stamp’s May, tiger In work. the conservation global WCS’s support will cents to four three estimated an sold, stamp For each programs. MSCF benefit will which stamp, the to create year last passed Legislation leadership. and efforts WCS of of a decade culmination the was stamp tiger WCS brought its science to bear on a number anumber on to bear science its brought WCS Service Postal U.S. of the launch September’s -
ening of federal law pertaining to shark finning. to shark lawpertaining of federal ening strength recent the after and states, West coast other and California, Hawaii, in laws of similar heels the on comes of fins trade and sale the to ban effort This globally. and locally mortality shark drive to helps of fins export and import ued contin the York New allowing in waters, illegal already is finning shark Although worldwide. populations shark in to declines leading soup, is fin shark delicacy, Asian expensive the prepare to forfins demand high The discarded. is carcass the and removed are fins the whereby finning, shark as known practice a through fins, for their year each globe the around killed are of sharks Millions state. the within fins of shark form any of distribution and trade sale, the ban would that legislation pass and to introduce legislature of the members and groups conservation other America. in of bison heritage ecological and economic cultural, the to celebrate together stakeholders diverse bring would abill Such mammal. national States’ United the as bison American the to designate federal legislation drive and to develop organizations conservation and sportsmen producers, bison of tribes, tion acoali with working is WCS west, Out sharks. and of bison behalf on policy work to further U.S. the around cities in waterways urban select other and these on efforts restoration to further together partners federal and state local, bring to aims initiative Outdoors Great America’s of program This Partnership. Waters Federal Urban new forthe amodel as now serving is River) Harlem of the parts (and recently more River lower Bronx the to restore NOAA with will to sustain them. to sustain will political and resources necessary the to mobilize and ground the on realities become targets these to ensure level national at the governments with to work continue will WCS nature. on change climate of impacts the and to address fisheries, and forestry, of agriculture, sustainability the to improve goals ambitious set leaders ernment gov the meeting, the During areas. protected marine and forterrestrial targets increased to substantially themselves committed nations Nagoya, At governance. and adaptation, based ecosystem- finance, conservation landscapes, resilient climate on panels WCS-organized featured conference the worldwide, ecosystems and of species diversity the in decline the 2010. Addressing October in Japan Nagoya, in Diversity Biological on Convention international of the at aconference world’sthe governments to 193 of inputs science-based provided WCS INF In New York State, WCS is working with with working Yorkis WCS New In State, initiating is WCS months, coming the In partnership WCS’s successful to home, Closer ORM ING G ING O VE R N M ENTS W ENTS OR LDWIDE - - - -
tigers to numerous birds, reptiles, and amphib and reptiles, birds, to numerous tigers and elephants from species, to myriad threat conservation. and mitigation change to climate both importance of critical theme degradation—a forest and deforestation from emissions reducing on ment agree international an to related issues difficult resolving on guidance provided that experts of 2011. apanel June in We chaired Bonn in gathered negotiators change to climate inputs WCS conservationists. year in Afghanistan by by Afghanistan in year Natural Hazarchishma Bridge, discovered this this discovered Bridge, Wildlife exploitation and trade remain a major amajor remain trade and exploitation Wildlife policy and science provided WCS Similarly, - -
plummet around the world. the around plummet to continue of which populations the species, of shark range forabroad protections enhance to initiatives up policy for major gearing are we ahead, Looking trade. wildlife about decisions into incorporated are knowledge conservation hands-on and data, science, our to ensure states, member its and (CITES) Species Trade Endangered in International on Convention We the by trade. work with endangered forwildlife protections increased for to press continues WCS Accordingly, ians. 39 2011 policy report Central African forest elephants gather at bais like this one in the Central African Republic. projects in the field & Parks
CHALLENGES, The Creation of a Subnational Review of Best Management D. Wilkie, A. Mark, L. Painter, CONSERVATION SUPPORT Approach to REDD in Practices for OT mine in South R. Wallace, M. Painter M. Masozera & CENTRAL INITIATIVES Murchinson Falls, Uganda. Gobi. R. Victurine, A. Fine Translinks Article Summarizing M. Leal, G. Nangendo Sustainable Financing for Coastal WCS PES Activities. C. Ingram, Agricultural Intensification as REDD Project Development in Marine Areas. R. Victurine,6 D. Wilkie, T. Clements, R. McNab, Conservation Strategy in Makira, Madagascar. C. Holmes, G. Harris E. Bauer African Landscapes. C. Burren, N. Raharison Planning toward development of Biodiversity Offset Program. M. Painter, R. Mwinyihali Albertine Rift Climate Change Patrimonial Fund. R. Victurine, R. Victurine Integrated Coastal Resource Project. J. Watson, A. Seimon, R. McNab Conservation Trust Fund Management in Equatorial A. Plumptre Conservation and Sustainable Investment Survey. R. Victurine Guinea. M. Painter, A. Formia, Watershed Management and Forest Management in the Analysis of PES in Biodiversity 41 C. McClennen, T. Stevens, Modeling Research with USFS Paraguayan Chaco. M. Painter, Conservation. C. Ingram,
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REDD Feasibility Study in Tanzania. C. Ingram, Africa Watershed Services and Climate Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of a Takamanda Mone. O. Sene, Program (NY), M. Masozera, Services in the Pantanal of Linkages (HEAL) Initiative. C. Burren, R. Rose, F. Okeke, D. Lewis, D. Muttekanga Brazil. C. Ingram, M. Johnson, C. Ingram, S. Osofsky, C. Gray, M. Arpels Mangrove Conservation Strategy. A. Keuorigan K. Redford, D. Wilkie, T. Stevens
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in the Congo Basin. C. Burren, Ituri Mining Impact Assessment M. Varese, O. Castillo M. Atkinson, S. Atkinson, p M. Starkey, J.R. Makana, (BATS). R. Victurine, Strengthening Resilience of D. Cumming, and regional O. Sene, M. Arpels R. Tshombe, R. Mwinyihali, Vulnerable Island Communities colleagues Developing a Subnational J. Masselink, C. Ewango in PNG. J. Watson, PNG AHEAD (Animal & Human Health Approach to REDD in Zanaga Baseline Studies and Program Staff for the Environment and Mambasa, DRC. J.R. Makana Pre-Feasibility Impact Analysis. Alaskan Shorebird Climate Change Development) – Kavango- Supporting Natural Regeneration R. Victurine, P. Telfer Analysis. S. Zack, J. Watson Zambezi Transfrontier in Nyungwe National Park, Seima Protected Area REDD Project. Land Cover Change Modeller Conservation Area program. Rwanda. M. Bana, T. Evans, M. Gately, M. Arpels Training. Robert Rose, M. Arpels M. Atkinson, S. Osofsky, F. Mulindahabi, A. Nicholas, Building Capacity for REDD in Ecosystem Services for Poverty S. Atkinson, D. Cumming, M. Masozera, M. Arpels Laos. C. Moore, J. Ferrand Alleviation Workshop. C. Ingram, M. Kock and regional colleagues 42 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 Partnering with IndigenousPartnering and socialimplications Ecological Coordination Areas Protected Envisioning Greenprints: analysis global A comparative of London Society Zoological Wildlife Health Policy Program. Care and Handling Capture, Wildlife participation and support Ongoing in workshops training WILD work (field work veterinary Field Wildlife assistance to veterinary Using Action: in Health One C. Chetkiewicz Aune, K. Matthews, S. America. North in Peoples Reed S. Glennon, M. H.development. Kretser, exurban low-density of M. Hatchwell Diversity. L. Krueger, with Convention on Biological Lin) Maya (with Fisher K. Sanderson, E. andpeople for nature. for work that landscapes Fisher K. Sanderson, E. priority. conservation of areas influence of how national economies collaboration. M. Hatchwell Osofsky S. and regional colleagues Kock, M. Zimbabwe. Course, colleagues and Kock M. 2012. in Course NZG Medicine Conservation Southern Africa, including in programs in training international colleagues funds). M. Kock and regional/ AU-IBAR and (RESPOND College Veterinary Royal and FAO AU-IBAR, with collaboration Adwok, Paul Elkan David Gwake, Aldo Kock, M. Program. Sudan South of Republic the with building) capacity and training program, Health aOne developing and colleagues and Nazare A. DNSV. Kock, M. and program) (TFCA DNAC under Program Bank World Mozambique, of Republic the Kock M. Atkinson, M. Atkinson, S. Osofsky, S. Africa. southern in development livelihoods, and conservation land-use, sustainable foster to tools One-Health
Conservation MeasuresConservation Wildlife Books for Children with throughConservation social Leadership Conservation GISConservation and Remote TrapCamera Management Data Biology OnlineConservation MBAs for Program. Conservation Program. Scholarship Graduate The and Conservation Human for Payments Incentive TrustConservation Fund forPayments Ecosystem Market-based Conservation Product Wildlife Friendly of development and Design standards co-benefit Biodiversity vulnerability bird breeding Arctic Climate Change for Adaptation Initiative. Conservation Corridor Partnership: Results-based Results-based Partnership: Mohan N. D. Wilkie, Children’s Books. Dot-to-Dot Mohan N. D. Wilkie, Impact. Media with marketing Mastro K. C. Imrich, W. Banham, Network. Alumni and Training, Program: Internships, Wilkie D. C. Ingram, Rose, R. University. Clark with Course Sensing T. O’Brien Fisher, K. Application. Web D.Dieneman-Keim Mastro, K. Mohan, N. Course. W. Banham Mastro K. W. Banham, D. Painter, Wilkie M. Rights Initiative. Redford, K. R. Victurine T.Conservation. Clements, Investment Survey. R. Victurine Victurine R. Masozera, M. C. Ingram, Services. H. Crowley Initiatives. R. Victurine Development. H. Crowley, Krueger L. Varese, M. Hatchwell, M. T. Clements, Victurine, R. Johnson, M. Arpels, M. T. Stevens, projects. forestsite-based carbon C. Holmes T. Clements, Krueger, L. Victurine, R. Arpels, M. projects. carbon for J. Liebezeit Cross, M. assessment. E. Rowland, Rowland E. Cross, M. Landscapes. America North J. Beckmann Aune, K.
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Large mammal surveys and and surveys mammal Large Management of Mbam-Djerem Management of the Kagwene Status and of conservation Cross C R AF Terra Nova: America Beyond Beyond America Nova: Terra Priority Wide Range Guanaco Elephant RangeAfrican Wide Training. Teacher Zoo Bronx EducationRwanda Outreach. Monitoring. Wildlife Mongolian Priority Crane White-Naped Strategic Idaho Laboratories Congo Strategic Landscapes Ocean Giants Monitoring Analyses. Prey Tiger and Tiger in Markets Wildlife Monitoring a Mbam-Djerem National Park. Mbam-Djerem bushmeat studies around Pouomegne B. Fosso, B. Fotso, R. Park. National Nchanji Y. A. Warren, Nicholas, A. Sanctuary. Gorilla Warren Y. Nicholas, A. Highlands. Cameroon the in gorillas River E. Sanderson Suburbs. and Cars Oil, Novaro A. Baldi, R. Hickey, L. Rose, R. Setting. Bennett E. J. Deutsch, D. Hickey, Wilkie, L. D. LaBruna, Rose, R. Setting. Priority Wagy A. Mohring, M. Williams, F. Cristofaro Charlton, R. Mohan, N. Masozera M. I. Buvumuhana, C. Tuyishime, Nicholas, A. Mohan, N. Bayarbaatar, B. Fine, A. Fisher, M. Strindberg, S. Didier, K. Lee Lishu Fisher, M. J. Tallant, O. Lkhamjav, Fine, A. Didier, K. Setting. Shurtliff Q. Didier, K. Duda, L. Planning. P. Telfer, Siex K. Didier, K. Duda, L. Planning. Rosenbaum H. Cerchio, S. S. Strindberg, T. Collins, Support. Research and Stokes E. J. Goodridge, D. Miquelle, Strindberg, S. Staff Program China WCS Stokes, E. S. Strindberg, Guangzhou. Strindberg S. Fisher, K. m e ICA roon
R. Fotso, F. Maisels D. Dos Santos K. Cameron, T. Reed, M. Kock in Virunga National Park. Support for Law enforcement of Mondika Gorilla Habituation Comparative ape parasitology. D. Kujirakwinja, A. Plumptre, bushmeat and illegal hunting in Project. P. Mongo, T. Breuer T. Reed, T. Gillespie, K. Jeffery, P. Shamavu and around the Mbam Djerem Conkouati-Douli National Park K. Cameron, S. Ratiarison, Support to park management National Park. R. Fotso, Project. H. Vanleeuwe, C.Sanz, D. Morgan planning park management and B. Fosso, D. Nzouango G. Bonassidi USAID Emerging Pandemic transboundary collaboration CAMRAIL: Support of law Bateke Plateaux Conservation Threats PREDICT Program. with Uganda. D. Kujirakwinja enforcement of bushmeat Project. N. Mabiala, K. Cameron, T. Reed, Large Mammal surveys in transport on the railway. R. Fotso D. Rakotondranisa, P. Telfer A. Ondzie, D. Joly the Salonga Landscape. Wildlife and Human Impact Bateke Plateaux Elephant Project. The Critical Need to Proceed I. Liengola, F. Maisels Monitoring Mbam-Djerem C. Inkamba, N. Mabiala with the Ebola Virus Fecal Conserving endangered Bonobos National Park. F. Maisels, Batéké Plateaux Zanaga Mining Test to Determine Prevalence. in the Tshuapa-Lomami- R. Fotso Project. L. Johnson, P. Telfer, K. Cameron, P. Reed, A. Ondzie, Lualaba Landscape Democratic Wildlife and Human Impact R. Victurine S. Olson, D. Joly, T. Seimon Republic of Congo. I. Liengola, Monitoring Takamanda Planned Nouabalé-Ndoki National F. Maisels National Park. F. Maisels, Park Buffer Zone Project. Democratic Republic of Land Use Planning Conservation Y. Warren, H. Mboh, A. Nicholas, T. Nishihara, J.C. Dengue Congo and Forestry in the Ituri R. Fotso Odzala-Kokoua National Park Okapi Faunal Reserve and Landscape. R. Mwinyihali, Advice on general monitoring and Buffer Zone Project. Community Management E. Brown, J-R Makana survey methodology to WCS R. Molanga, P. Ngeumbe Zoning Project. R. Mwinyihali, Floristic Inventories and Cameroon. F. Maisels Lac Tele Community Reserve E. Brown, B. Ntumba Measurement of Carbon in Management of Deng Deng Project. F. Twagirashyaka, Ituri Forest Research and Training Salonga National Park and National Park. R. Fotso D. Essenie Center (CEFRECOF). R. Mwinyihali Surrounding Forests. Status and conservation of the Great Ape Health Program. Botanical exploration of the Okapi J-R Makana, C. Ewango Western lowland gorilla in Deng K. Cameron, P. Reed, Faunal Reserve. C. Ewango Wildlife Sampling to Inform Risk- Deng National Park. R. Fotso, A. Ondzie, B. Z. Nkouantsi, Healing the Rift: Peace-building Based Predictive Modeling in Y. Warren, F. Maisels T. Breuer, M. Breuer-Ndoundou in and around Protected Areas the Greater Congo Basin. Cross River gorilla preventive Hockemba, P. Mongo in Democratic Republic of K. Cameron, T. Reed health program at Kagwene Building capacity to identify Congo’s Albertine Rift Gorilla Sanctuary. Y. Warren, pathogens threatening great (Kahuzi-Biega National park Gabon K. Cameron, A. Nicholas apes of Central Africa. and Itombwe components). Developing community-based K. Cameron, T. Reed, F. Amsini, D. Kujirakwinja protection of a remnant Central African Republic B.Z. Nkouantsi, L. Miguel Supporting the conservation of elephant population at three Dzanga forest elephant Protecting Central Africa’s great Mt. Hoyo and development bai’s in and around Batéké demographics and social apes against the Ebola virus. of a corridor to Virunga Park. National Park. S.N. Esseng, dynamics. A. Turkalo T. Reed, K. Cameron, P. Shamavu, D. Kujirakwinja, Olivia Scholtz Research on the use of elephant A. Ondzie, B.Z. Nkouantsi A. Plumptre Ivindo-Chaillu Forest Landscape: infrasound as a method of Expanding Ebola surveillance, Biodiversity surveys of Itombwe Protecting the forest giants of 43 censoring in forests (Cornell response and preventive massif for planning zoning of a Ivindo National Park though
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CROWN OF THE CONTINENT Analysis of roadless areas: wildlife, connectivity and climate change in the Crown of the Continent. J. Weaver Ecological restoration of bison. K. Aune Capacity building for wildlife Camera traps in management. K. Aune Alaska are helping WCS conservationists ADIRONDACKS to assess the impact Boreal birds and their habitats in of energy infrastructure the Adirondacks. J. Jenkins, on Arctic predators M. Glennon like this grizzly bear. Adirondack Communities and Conservation Program. L. Karasin, Z. Smith Adirondack Loon Conservation Program. M. Glennon, Information management in wildlife products. D. McAloose, L. Karasin pursuit of conservation: the A. Newton, T. Seimon Adirondack Return of the Moose Global Animal Information Health assessments of raccoons Assessment. M. Glennon, System (GAINS). D. Joly in Central Park, New York City, H. Kretser USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats during a raccoon rabies Climate Change in the Lowland PREDICT Program. D. Joly, epizootic. P. Calle, K. Rainwater, Boreal, Adirondacks. J. Jenkins, T. O’Rourke, M. Manhas, C. Roy M. Clancy, K. Marchese, I. Sebro M. Glennon, L. Karasin Protecting Carnivore Connectivity: Developing molecular diagnostics 55 Tools for conserving wildlife Southern Arizona Borderland. capacity for diseases of
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regimes. K. Ellison, S. Zack Appalachians/Acadian P. Calle, K. Ingerman, p ecoregions. G Woolmer K. Marchese, I. Sebro, Regional Mapping the Northern Jaguar. A. Newton Two Countries, One Forest: E. Sanderson, K. Fisher Species identification of DEC Connectivity in the Pacific fisher habitat needs and confiscated felid. C. Rodriguez, Transboundary Ecoregion. forestry. S. Matthews T. Seimon G. Woolmer, J. Ray, Planning for migratory species USAID Emerging Pandemic M. Glennon, Z. Smith conservation. J. Berger, S. Zack Threats PREDICT Program. Introduced livestock diseases Identifying public health risks H. Lee, W. Weisman, M. Westfall, and conservation of bison in associated with introduction D. Joly, S. Miller northern Canada. D. Joly of zoonoses through smuggled our Conservation Footprint
WCS Priority Landscapes & Seascapes 2 1 3 North America 2 Arctic – USA 3 Northern Boreal Mountains – Canada 8 4 4 Crown of the Continent – USA & Canada 6 9 7 5 Klamath-Siskiyou – USA 5 10 6 Lost River Sinks – USA 7 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem – USA 11 8 Ontario’s Northern Boreal – Canada 9 Adirondacks – USA 11 Southwest Borderlands – USA & Mexico 12 13 14 Latin America & the Caribbean 15 12 Zapata Swamp – Cuba 16
13 Maya Biosphere Reserve – Guatemala 17 18 15 Bosawas – Nicaragua 19 17 Caura River Watershed – Venezuela 20 18 Central-Western Andes – Colombia 21 22 19 Andean-Amazon Piedmont – Colombia 20 Greater Yasuni Landscape – Ecuador 23 21 Greater Samiria – Yavari Landscape – Peru 24 25 22 Piagaçu-Purus – Brazil 23 Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape 56 – Bolivia & Peru 24 Gran Chaco – Brazil, Bolivia & Paraguay 25 Pantanal – Brazil 26 26 Andean Patagonia Steppe – Argentina t 2011 28 Bernardo O'Higgins – Chile or 27 30 Karukinka – Chile 28 31 31 al Rep Grand and Steeple Jason Islands 29 30 u – Falkland Islands nn
A Africa asia 32 Cross River – Cameroon & Nigeria 44 Nyungwe – Rwanda 57 Bamyan Highlands – Afghanistan 33 Central Cameroon – Cameroon 45 Tarangire – Tanzania 58 Gilgit Baltistan – Pakistan society 34 Ndoki – Congo 46 Ruaha – Tanzania 59 Pamir Mountains – Afghanistan, China, Pakistan & Tajikistan 36 Gabon Forest – Gabon 47 Zanzibar Forest – Tanzania 60 Eastern Steppe – Mongolia 37 Bateke – Gabon & Congo 49 Luangwa – Zambia 61 Amur/Heilongjiang Forests – China & Russia 38 Salonga – DRC 50 Southern Highlands – Tanzania
conservation 62 Chang Tang – China 39 Boma-Jonglei – South Sudan 52 MaMaBay – Madagascar 63 Northern Forest Complex – Myanmar 40 Kidepo – South Sudan & Uganda 55 Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) TFCA – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia & Zimbabwe 64 Central India Tiger Landscape – India 41 Ituri – DRC wildlife 56 Great Limpopo TFCA – Mozambique, 65 Western Ghats – India 42 Greater Virunga – DRC, Rwanda & Uganda South Africa & Zimbabwe 67 Nam Et-Phou Louey – Lao PDR 43 Murchison – Uganda 60 61
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Anthony Brownie’s What makes you passionate about Can you share with us one or two 35-year career with your job? of the animals you’ve most enjoyed My love of animals and living in New York City. working with? WCS took him from a I think working with snow leopards and opening summer job working What are the biggest challenges you the Himalayan Highlands exhibit at the Bronx face in your work? Zoo was very special for me. It was great being on the Bronx Zoo Working with and training new staff members part of that then, and it is great now to be a part Skyfari ride to his about husbandry. Many people come into this of the new snow leopard exhibit here at CPZ. position today as field because they love animals, but few have a After working in the mammal department in the real feel for working with and around animals. Bronx, moving to CPZ and learning about bird Collection Manager husbandry was amazing at that point in my career. at the Central How have animal husbandry and enrichment activities changed since How do WCS’s five parks work with each Park Zoo, where you started working in this field? other in managing their collections? his responsibilities We have more developed and formalized training We work together mostly through weekly meetings programs and enrichment has become a key part of curatorial staff to discuss changes in the ani- include breeding and of animal care in all zoos. mal collections, as well as future breeding and husbandry programs. husbandry programs. The city zoos also work Here, he discusses What impact do you hope to have on closely together to coordinate shipments and guests to the central park zoo? quarantine availability between the parks. traveling to Belize for After visiting our parks visitors walk away with a jaguar camera trap a yearning to learn more about animals and the current state of the world. This is especially true project, the prized of CPZ because of the large numbers of interna- Siamese fighting tional tourists we get here. fish of his youth, and what it feels like to have your dream job.
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Dissecting road-kill What Keeps you passionate about at a zoo where there was a group of okapi and while growing up in your job? an animal management team that afforded me There are a couple of things. First of all, in wildlife the opportunity to contribute to solving both of western Michigan, medicine one can say on almost a daily basis that those problems. Some of the advances we made Bonnie Raphael knew one is doing something that one has never done in neonatal care included developing vaccination before. So, it stays interesting and challenging. protocols, monitoring, and even performing she wanted to be an Secondly, I’m working in the best zoo-based blood transfusions. In the area of reproductive animal doctor. Here, conservation organization in the world. If I have research, we worked on developing non-invasive our Department Head a bad day, I can always buoy myself by taking a methods of pregnancy diagnosis and embryo long look and reflect on the fact that I help affect transfer in okapi. This was happening just as for Wildlife Medicine conservation and welfare of animals by being a WCS researchers were unlocking the mystique in the WCS Global part of WCS. of these animals in the wild.
Health Program What are the biggest challenges you How does the work of the zoo-based describes three face in your work? veterinary staff relate to WCS’s global The biggest challenge of working with wild conservation efforts? decades of veterinary animals is just that. They are wild and therefore The procedures we use in zoos are, more and work that includes not as amenable to handling as domestic animals. more, becoming those that are needed in the developing vaccination One of the most important skills that one uses field. As wild places become more constrained, is observation, being able to assess animals as challenges such as disease diagnosis and preven- protocols for okapi, they stand in the field, perch in a bush or swim tion are becoming more important. Vaccination reintroducing captive- by. We seldom have our hands on an animal to procedures worked out on captive animals, such do physical exams prior to having to anesthetize as African wild dogs, are being used to protect bred alligators to them, which means that each anesthetic event is animals in the wild. Anesthetic drugs, dosages, China, and glimpsing a significant challenge. There is also the challenge and combinations are used first on captive a bongo in the wild of working on extremely diverse creatures. For animals as well. And, we provide training both instance, even the relatively simple procedure here in New York as well in range countries on her 50th birthday. of doing dental work requires very different (Burma, Colombia, Guatemala, China, Vietnam) equipment when working on a rhinoceros versus to many levels of professionals. a mouse lemur; or doing ultrasound on an okapi versus a viper to diagnose pregnancy requires How do the veterinary staff at WCS’s knowledge of diverse anatomy. 5 parks work with each other? We’re all based at the Wildlife Health Center at Can you describe one of the most the Bronx Zoo. Every morning during the week memorable projects you have worked on? we meet with the pathologists, veterinary techni- In the course of my career, okapi have gone cians and animal care staff to review cases and from being one of the rarest creatures in zoos map out what’s going to be done during the day. to having an expanding captive population. In All of the parks have clinics, and the aquarium the early 1980’s, there were so few animals – has a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art hospital, based in 4 zoos – that I knew the names of each. so most veterinary procedures are performed at Infant mortality was a major obstacle, as was those facilities. However, when more extensive lack of knowledge about reproductive cycles and work or round-the-clock veterinary care is required, pregnancy diagnosis. I was fortunate to work animals come to the Wildlife Health Center. Wh populations. different four from turtles on assessments health we performed biologists, local with Working disease. now possibly and trade, pet forthe tion over-collec of habitat, by destruction extinction of brink to the brought been They’ve America. North in turtles smallest the are they ounces, four only Weighing turtles. of bog status health the to investigate England New in here right Service Wildlife and Fish US the We worked with t in r Cou care. intensive and treatments after-hours perform and grounds on wholive residents We veterinary have two draw. stronger the became conservation species in adifference able to make of being vision the Then, practice. private in been had and school veterinary from graduated I after until medicine wildlife or zoos include didn’t My vision my life. to dowith I needed what questioned Inever that forme allure such thatheld combination was a field, a scientific in animals, with able to work outdoors, Being school. to veterinary admitted were women how on many quotas were there when unusual, very were profession the in women when a time at was This training. my professional up through right continued support That doctor. animal an to be Iwanted that age, early at an nouncement, of my pro supportive very were My parents animals. were friends my best of Michigan, area rural anon-farming up in growing achild, As esea at d h you desc ld e fi r r c r you t ew h p place st roj 2011? in ects r s ibe o vete ? om r e o ina your f your ry m edicine
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Alberto Pérez, Alberto Angela Yang, Soubanh Silithammavong,Soubanh Kongsy Glenda Ayala Aguilar, Hebe Hebe Aguilar, Ayala Glenda Enktuvshin Shiilegdamba, Enktuvshin Losloo Jambal, Field Program Latin America Latin Program Field Field Program Asia Program Field Associate Associate Uhart, M. Marcela Veterinary Veterinary VanLong, Nguyen Martin Gilbert, Martin Pablo Beldomenico, Priscilla Joyner, Lucy Keatts, Keatts, Lucy Joyner, Priscilla José Luis Mollericona, Nancy Nancy Mollericona, Luis José Merida Melvin Zapata, Jorge Veterinarians Program Officer Epidemiologist Manager Epidemiologist Epidemiologist Regional Coordinator Director Ostrowski, Ali Madad Rajabi, Rajabi, Madad Ali Ostrowski, Cavero, Yovana Murillo, Catia Catia Murillo, Yovana Cavero, Khammavong: Erika Alandia Robles, Nestor Hafizullah Ziauddin: Hafizullah Leanne Clark, Stephane Stephane Clark, Leanne Roncancio, Patricia Mendoza, Miranda, Maria Virginia Rago, Rago, Virginia Maria Miranda, de Paula: de Flavia Ferreyra, Valle del Field Veterinarians Senior Regional PREDICT Amazon Amazon PREDICT Associate Director Associate Logistics Assistant Logistics Field Assistants Field Wildlife Wildlife Field Wildlife Wildlife 83 WCS staff 84 wildlife conservation society Annual Report 2011 Jessica Bicknell, Jennie Inchausti, Jennie Plumber, Jennifer Joanna Cagan, Andrea Caselli, Fabiola Suárez: Andrea Beauchamp,Andrea Francesca Dobelle, Ami Chandra Bennett, Chandra Christopher MacKay,Christopher Ilyssa Gillman, Kimberly N. Fletcher,Kimberly Kimberly Acevedo, Karen Tingley,Karen LaMattina, Kathleen Donald C. Lisowy, Erin Prada, Kimberly N. Fletcher,Kimberly Maher,Kate Herminio Ticona, Rosario Rosario Ticona, Herminio Leslie Schneider, New Y Zoo Education Bronx Robyn Charlton, Senior Senior Cummings, Robert Bricken Sparacino, Central Park Zoo Education Education Zoos City C Ronald Griffith, Maria Zampella, Maria Melissa Carp, Manager of Beach, Michelle Philana Otruba, Philana Administrative Diego, de Pablo ONSE Administrator Assistant Administrator Coordinator Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers Coordinator Volunteers Amanda Wagy: Program Development Development Professional Instructor Education Education Education Manager Wildlife Health Consultants Health Wildlife Support Cristofaro-Williams, Tom Frankie, Tom Frankie, Cristofaro-Williams, Barradas: of Education of ork Aquarium Education R VATI Coordinator of Instructor Research Assistants Research Distance Learning Instructor Program Coordinator Program Director of City Zoo Zoo City of Director ON ED Assistant Director SeniorInstructor Instructor Director of of Director Administrative Manager of Instructor Instructor Teacher Trainers Coordinator of Manager Director of WCS WCS of Director Coordinator of Program Collections Collections Instructor Divisional Divisional U CATI ON
Joshua Charlton, DavidPowell: Executive Vice J. Breheny, James Thomas Hurtubise, Trevor Allen, Assistant Curator Behavioral Behavioral Curator Assistant Avril Armstrong, Alexis Amann, Amann, Alexis Armstrong, Avril Allison Hague, Allison Instructor Kudroff, Alex Colleen McCann, Kate Anderson, Bongaarts, Karina Debbie Dieneman-Keim, Debbie Lisette Antepara, Lisette Robert Terracuso, Kris Theis: Kris Terracuso, Robert Ralph Aversa, Michelle Blatz, Blatz, Michelle Aversa, Ralph H M B Education ParkZoo Prospect Brenda Kramer, Jessica Moody, Robidas,Bryan Queens Zoo Education Queens Melissa Nelson Melissa Malaska, Megan Patrick R. Thomas, Penny Kalk, Claudia Wilson: Claudia Kalk, Penny RO usbandry ammalogy Joan McCabe-Parodi, Jeffrey Jeffrey Joan McCabe-Parodi, Jose Vasquez: Jose & General Curator and and Curator & General Associate Director Associate Assistant Curators Assistant Collection Managers Collection Coordinator of Volunteers Senior Senior Zybura: Martin Stark, Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Keepers Animal Wild Primary President & Director, General Supervisors Clifford, Kelly Cochran,Katherine Cochran,Katherine Kelly Clifford, Kristin Antonaccio, Adele Adele Antonaccio, Kristin DiGirolamo, Kerri Donner, Davis, Dawn Davidson, Emily D’Arasmo, Lawrence D’Andrea, Hershonik, Loraine Dolan, Kitty Linda Edge, Juliet Elkins, David David Elkins, Juliet Edge, Linda Forgione, Mary Gentile, Amy Amy Gentile, Mary Forgione, Joel Flores, Carlos Fernandez, Robert Dempsey, Brian Lacy Caton, Dana Buffill, Anthony Beasty, Taryn Barone, Kathleen Klecha, Florence Brandon Moore, Jason Rowe, Rowe, Jason Moore, Brandon Munson, Phillip Reiser, Gerard Reiser, Gerard Phillip Munson, MacLaughlin, Douglas Mase, and Director, Bronx Zoo Bronx Director, and N X ZOO Instructor Instructor Supervisor Instructor Assistant Assistant Manager Curator Registrar Instructor Manager Vice President President Vice
James Musano, Jeannine Correa, Elaina Juan Cornejo, John Scarola, John Tractable Animals Valorie Titus, Garden, CamelR Garden, O Donal Boyer,Donal H Matthew Vara, Matthew Children’s Zoo, Butterfly Butterfly Zoo, Children’s Ruth Iannuzzi, Diana Belich: Assistant Assistant Huth: Ken Hofling, Mark Iorizzo, Mary Megan Baumer, Alyssa Borek, Nancy Clum, Special Animal Exhibits: AnimalExhibits: Special Patricia Cooper, Nancy Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Nancy Cooper, Patricia Paul Kmiotek, rnithology erpetology Jonathan Perez, Noel Perriello, Perriello, Noel Perez, Jonathan Nugent, Keri Nappi, Joseph Tassler, Nate Thompson, Thom: Yee: Yvetta Pokorny, Brian Tierney: Brian Pokorny, Yvetta Ashley Kulbacki, Melissa Melissa Kulbacki, Ashley Vanessa Koplish, Jones, Sara Squillari, Danielle Steele, Steele, Danielle Squillari, Maintainer Susan Leiter, Alana O’Sullivan, O’Sullivan, Alana Leiter, Susan Schaumburg, Kim Smith, Ramsay Ramsay Smith, Kim Schaumburg, Fellow Keeper Fellow Keepers Golden, Mary Gremler, Carol Carol Gremler, Mary Golden, Giacomara, Tasha Hook, Tim Tim Tasha Hook, Giacomara, Senior Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Senior Supervisors Supervisors Supervisor Crocuitto, Myra Dremeaux, Gigi Gigi Dremeaux, Myra Crocuitto, Warren, Mike Wrubel, Rebecca Rebecca Wrubel, Mike Warren, Kimberly Warno, Walker, Tiffany William Orrico, Rebecca Pearce, Henger, Danielle Hessel, Elizabeth Mills, Douglas Morea, Morea, Douglas Mills, Elizabeth William Orrico: William Liggio, Jennifer Macina, Lacy Revie, Chris Salemi, Sabrina Sabrina Salemi, Chris Revie, Rebecca Raymond, Daphne Monika Stroeber, Heather Medina, Michelle McGillycuddy, Maur, Cindy Joanne Martin, Mohl, Jeremy Sanders, Kristin Kristin Sanders, Jeremy Mohl, Patricia-Ann Vierling, Lisa Lisa Vierling, Patricia-Ann Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Curator Collection Manager Collection Curator Curatorial Science Curatorial Science Operations Curatorial Science Curatorial Science Senior Wild Animal Animal Wild Senior Supervising Park Park Supervising Park Maintainer Park Wild Animal Wild ides, ides,
Joseph White, Joseph Jim Lo, Jim Briller, Joseph Jason Wagner, John Duke, John Thomas Corr, Thomas Animal Commissary Animal Animal M Anne Rockmore, Diana Tancredi: Azaad Gaffar, Azaad Steve Condon, Dave Gallart, Gallart, Dave Condon, Steve Sergio Rivera, Sergio Quincy Banks, Michael Cruz, Cruz, Michael Banks, Quincy OPE Carmen Guzman, Carmen Kirsty Mae-Black, Shakira Paula: Shakira Mae-Black, Kirsty Haseeb Baksh, Jesus Padilla, Padilla, Jesus Baksh, Haseeb Edward Cooney, Luis Barreto, Steven Carr, Steven Steven Carr, Steven Barreto, Luis Life Support Systems Support Life Pest Control Pest Zoo FacilitiesBronx Raynor Mattson, Executive Director Executive J. Gavlik, Robert Data and and Data Vazquez, Mariluz Moruf Egbo, MichaelMoruf Marano: Michael Santomaso, Mary Bynon, Jason Castro, Aubrey Aubrey Castro, Jason Bynon, Mary Nilda Ferrer, Security Technician Technical Support Assistant Technical Support Zoological Park Maintainers Park Zoological Animal Records Specialists Animal Records Assistant Supervisors Assistant Control Applicator Control Coordinator Maintainers Manager Director Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Guillermo Guzman, John King: Senior Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Senior Crowley, Deeny, Margaret Weston Hill, Ivonne Collazo, Collazo, Ivonne Hill, Weston Barreto, Jimmy Williams, Kennedy Samuels:Kennedy Donald Thompson: Luke Torres: Ralph Zamboli: Maribel Perez, Robert Rosario, Perez,Maribel Robert Melanie Lumba, Patricia Ortiz, Ortiz, Patricia Lumba, Melanie Pippa, Gregory Upshaw, James James Upshaw, Gregory Pippa, R ATI Store Keeper Store ONS anagement Services Director Curator and Registrar and Curator Pest Control Applicator Control Pest Part-time Pest Pest Part-time Assistant Manager Assistant Animal Commissary Commissary Animal Manager Wild Animal Keepers Animal Wild Life Support Support Life Manager of Security Assistant Manager Assistant Animal Shipping Shipping Animal Zoological Park Assistant Assistant Supervisors Assistant Assistant
John Tralongo, Ferreira, Johnnie John Sperlongano, Joel Annunziato, Luigi Marricco, Jeffrey Taylor,Jeffrey John Bruno, Jr., Migdalia Cordero, Cordero, Jr., Migdalia Bruno, John Anthony Corvino, Gregory Kalmanowitz, Robert Robert Kalmanowitz, Gregory O Walter Almodovar, James Byrne, Byrne, James Almodovar, Walter Dominick Caputo, Dominick Laurel Toscano,Laurel M Raquel Camacho, Rafael Adorno, William Castro, Castro, William Adorno, Rafael Maria Maldonado, perations Shops perations aintenance Jr., Orlando Figueroa, Gabriel Torres: Assistant Attendant Assistant Assistant Zoological Park Park Zoological Assistant Attendant Zelenka: Vehicle Operators Vehicle Operator Anthony Petrone, Jose Raul Angela Limardo, Louis Landi, Landi, Louis Limardo, Angela Maintainers Scholler,Sausto, Edward Santarelli, Marconi St. Hill, St. Marconi Santarelli, Maintainer Maintainer Manager Maintainers Maintainers Gonzalez, Alfred Hart, John John Hart, Alfred Gonzalez, Othniel Gulley, Mary Martin, Martin, Mary Gulley, Othniel Gonzalez, Santos Gomez, Green, Porfirio Gutierrez, Keith Keith Gutierrez, Porfirio Green, Carlos Year: Cushin, Joseph Corry, Robert Robert Corry, Cushin, Joseph Carmen Montalvo, Manuel Manuel Montalvo, Carmen Winston Newton, Nicholas Nicholas Newton, Winston Illenye, Laino, Anthony Ramon Eduardo Vidal, Raymond Kalmanowitz, Sonia Harris, Benedetto Cardillo, Francis Benedetto Rivera, Michael Sbarbori: Robert Stillwell, Nathaniel Nathaniel Stillwell, Robert Mendoza, Alison Modeste, Modeste, Alison Mendoza, Roberto Figueroa, Gilbert Gilbert Figueroa, Roberto Michael Locascio: Moura, Mildonia Nunez, Gerard Gerard Nunez, Mildonia Moura, Figueroa, Carlos Estrada, Maria Niurka Ramos, Pedro Velez, Velez, Pedro Ramos, Niurka Perrone, Nelson Prado, Frank Palinkas, Raymond Quaglia, Supervising Park Park Supervising Attendants Supervising Motor Supervising Zoological Park Zoological Park Administrative Supervising Park Park Supervising Supervising Park Park Supervising Administrative Manager Senior Senior Assistant Assistant Motor Motor
Joshua Sisk, Joshua Director of City City of Director Sailer, K. Jeffrey James Coelho, Robert Herkommer,James Coelho, Robert Animal Programs Animal Anthony Brownie, Susan Cardillo, Susan Celia Ackerman, Veronica Correa, O Charles Cerbini, Charles Wayne Bourdette, Igor Laboutov, Dave Autry, Kevin Bermeo, Ivonne Lopez, Lopez, Ivonne Bermeo, Kevin Edwina Jackson, Baksh, Farouk Bailey, Dave Robert Gramzay, Melissa Mason, Mason, Melissa Gramzay, Robert Bernadine Leahy,Bernadine H CENT Cogeneration Executive Assistant Executive J. Moss, Beverly Michael Nedd, Marlon Ragbir: Marlon Nedd, Michael Mong Lee, Anderson, Mark Michael Henry, Noemi Medina, Paul Fialkovic, David Rosenthal: David Fialkovic, Paul perations & M perations orticulture Juan Romero, Nora Berine: Tumeca Shanna Gittens, Zoos, Facility Director and and Director Facility Zoos, Zoological Park Maintainers Park Zoological Maintainers Park Zoological Zoological Park Maintainers Park Zoological Animal Keepers Veterinary Technician Veterinary Operations, City Zoos City Operations, Cogeneration Curator CPZ Curator Department Assistant Department Ocasio, Veronica Thomas: Veronica Ocasio, Gretchen Stoddard, Brian Senior Wild Animal Keeper Animal Wild Senior Supervisor Systems Specialist Systems Supervisors Karen Pedevillano, Angel Angel Pedevillano, Karen Dempsey, Luis Jimenez, Diana Diana Jimenez, Luis Dempsey, Lassegard, Kyle Germano, Germano, Kyle Lassegard, Hervin Brown, Steven Kozy, Kozy, Steven Brown, Hervin David Hyde: Lloyd Pearson: Major, Bill Robles, Jeff Schmidt, Schmidt, Jeff Robles, Bill Major, Reynolds, Sanjeev Seodas: Sanjeev Reynolds, of Animals of of Electric Services and and Services Electric of Parmanand Kesraj, Keith R AL PAAL Assistant Manager/ Assistant Animal Supervisor Assistant Animal Animal Assistant Director of of Director ZOO RK Gardeners Gardeners Manager Assistant Curator Curator Assistant Research Assistant Research Receptionist/ Supervisor Collection Manager Collection Secretary Assistant Assistant Senior Senior aintenance Manager Wild Wild
Joan Shovlin, Joan Jon Forrest Dohlin, Jolanta Lewinska, Jolanta John Geist, Todd John Comstock, Animal Programs Animal Angela Coccoma, Cristina Vieira: Cristina Coccoma, Angela Arkady Gutman, Alistair Alistair Gutman, Arkady Stephen Carey, Stephen Sonia Colon, Joanne Kittler, Guenter Skammel, David DeNardo, Eusebia Alvarez, Joshua Doval, Doval, Joshua Alvarez, Eusebia M H AQ YORK NEW Fitzroy Neufville, John Bohan, Bohan, John Neufville, Fitzroy Michael Morgano, Hans Walters: Richard Blankfein, Martha Hiatt, Martha Rafael Fernandez, Robert Brinson, Wayne Martin: Wayne Brinson, Robert Security, Admissions &Security, Admissions orticulture embership Joseph, Marilyn Maldonado, Maldonado, Marilyn Joseph, Johnson, Jose Torres, Nasrali Nasrali Torres, Jose Johnson, Trainers Torres, Alberto Gonzalez, John John Gonzalez, Alberto Torres, Agents/Cashiers Maintainers Park Zoo Assistant Attendant Supervisors Officer, Volunteer Dive Program Program Dive Volunteer Officer, Operations Volunteer Coordinator Behavioral Husbandry Sookiah Maharaj: Sookiah Manager Director Santa Alequin, Irma Rodriquez, Rodriquez, Irma Alequin, Santa Horticulturist Horticulture, Zoos City Maintainers Carlton Davidson, Evelyn Evelyn Davidson, Carlton Everton Pearson, Antonio Kinlaw, Geraldo Peralta, Hosein, Richard Deonarine, Harry Basdeo:Harry Lakisha Terry,Lakisha Veerapen, Robert Frederick Miller,Frederick Morera, Nestor Rabindranath Lowtoo: Rabindranath Ramdhannie Dwarka, Crystal Ramdhannie Crystal Dwarka, Nunez, Ramanen Veerapen: Pagan, Jaime Nedd, Nixon to Director to and Animal Husbandry Husbandry Animal and and Director of Animal Animal of Director and and Director Manager Executive Assistant Assistant Executive Supervisor, Assistant Facility Facility Assistant General Curator General U Attendants Assistant Assistant A Assistant Assistant Dive Safety Safety Dive Vice President President Vice Senior Trainer R Ticket I Curator of of Curator UM Zoo Park Park Zoo
John Moore, Kenneth Prichett, Prichett, Kenneth Moore, John Terry Webb, Terry Aquatic Aquatic Animal Programs Animal Ann Soobrian, Vanessa Campos, Raul Raul Campos, Vanessa Samuel Black, Richard Jarus, Owen Owen Jarus, Richard Black, Samuel Christopher Hackett, Christopher Catherine McClave, Catherine Security Security Martinez, Carlos Kayla Bergman, Nicole Ethier, Nicole Bergman, Kayla Dennis Ethier, Denise McClean, Frank Greco, Leslie Leffler, Ellen Ellen Leffler, Leslie Greco, Frank Diana Barreto, Carlos Emiliano Emiliano Carlos Barreto, Diana Plant Engineering P Services Park Miranda Feldmann, Miranda Richard Bullen, Richard DiStefano, Rodney Rollins, Rodney Mary Messing, Mary Toledo, Patricia Ostek, Marisa Melvin Pettit, Melvin Patti Blydenburgh, Patti RO Technicians Assistant Assistant Assistant Andrea Reimold, Veronica Smith, Smith, Veronica Reimold, Andrea Alfred Escalera, Rucaldeau Rucaldeau Escalera, Alfred Alicia Shannon: Spencer, Wayne Stempler: Stephanie Mitchell, Lora Murphy, Murphy, Lora Mitchell, Stephanie Maintainers Engineering Buildings Maintainers Security Park Senior Keepers Animal Department Supervisors, Systems Supervising Park Maintainers Park Supervising Supervisor Services Assistant Assistant Weir: Hector Quiles, Karen Wallack: David Scheurich, Michael Tine: Michael Scheurich, David Domenech, José Gonzalez, Gonzalez, José Domenech, Louis Parker, Christopher Park Park Vargas: Renodeau,Tony Ralph Ramos, William Sheehan, Sheehan, William Ramos, Ralph Nicole Pisciotta, Sal Puglia, Pisciotta, Nicole Mayhew: of Aquatic Health and Living Living and Health Aquatic of Peter Inesti, Eldwin Lebron, SPECT PA SPECT H ealth & Living Systems & Living ealth Park Security Maintainers Security Park Collection Manager Collection Manager of Facilities Director of Plant Plant of Director Administrative Project Assistant Assistant Project Director of Park Park of Director ZOO RK Facility Director Facility Keepers Attendants Supervisor, Administrative Curator Curator Project Project
85 WCS staff Dominick Dorsa, Animal Supervisor Eddie Wright, Assistant Manager Kelly Carmen, Barbara Fung, Paul Fairall, Supervisor Jamie Ries, Animal Supervisor Joanne Carrillo, Supervisor Ira Goldman, Susan Makower, Leonard Golino, Dannis Graham, Nicole Shelmidine, Assistant Rogelio Dickens, Michael Fazzino, David Morales, Robin Sutker, Anthony Mark, Noel Martinez, Supervisor Vincent Ferguson, Kadeshia Christopher Scoufaras, Erin Garfield McEachron, Carlton Hulya Israfil, Leslie Steele, Brown, David McPhearson, Rosebrock, Thomas Seals, Nelson, Rafael Nieves, William Jennifer Greig, Frances Verna: Yolanda Smith, Jennifer Soto, Aaron Springer, Margaret Rosado, Dhandeo Shankar, Senior Wild Animal Keepers Romualdo Vasquez, Milton Doutre, Sosha Fusco: Vilson Zeko: Assistant Zoo Park Gwen Cruz, Crystal Dimiceli, James Williams, Rosa Ellis, Sylvia Wild Animal Keepers Maintainers Gottlieb, Astra Kalodukas, Atu Albert: Assistant Zoo Park Melissa Ortiz, Veterinary Technician Tina Anderson, Joanne Crespo, Marshall, Fran Moghab, Denielle Maintainers Augustella Zeko: Ticket Agents Muoio, Justine Wilber, Kate Lola Chung, Brenda Martinez, Operations & Maintenance Massarone: Wild Animal Keepers Nicole Smith, Suheilee Vasquez: Jeffrey Blatz, Manager GLOBAL CONSERVATION Karen Wone, Veterinary Technician Ticket Agents/Cashiers James Wohlmaker, Supervisor John Robinson, Executive Vice Rafael Genao, Bo Yang Tian: Zoo President for Conservation and Operations & Maintenance QUEENS ZOO Park Maintainers Science, Joan O. L. Tweedy Anthony Boodoo, Manager Scott C. Silver, Facility Director Orlando Colon, Eugene Texeira: Chair in Conservation Strategy Rafael Ramirez, Assistant and Curator of Animals Assistant Zoo Park Maintainers Joshua Ginsberg, Senior Vice President Manager Carol White, Supervising Leticia Orti, Director, Conservation Oscar Ceron, Reginald McKenzie, Animal Programs Attendant Operations Chaitram Singh, Shivanand Craig Gibbs, Assistant Curator of Carolina Becker, Alexis Ogando, Sandra Comte, Todd Olson Sookdeo: Zoo Park Maintainers Animals Johanny Salcedo, David Matthew Hatchwell, Director WCS Selwyn Ramnaidu, Assistant Zoo Monica Negron-Cottle, Williams: Attendants Europe, Martin Callow Park Maintainer Administrative Assistant and William Conway, Holly Dublin, Luis Cruz, Stacey Cummings, Volunteer Coordinator Horticulture Margaret Kinnaird, Eric Eisha Johnson, Angelita Rivera, Donna-Mae Graffam, Supervisor John McBride, Assistant Sanderson, George Schaller: James Savastano, Takquan Mark Hall, Assistant Supervisor Horticulturist Senior Conservationists McGill: Park Attendants Marcy Wartell Brown, Marcos Garcia, Dana Vasquez, Raul Security & Admissions PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Security & Admissions Vasquez: Senior Wild Animal Vincent Capobianco, Manager Susan Tressler, Vice President Ken Norris, Manager Keepers Richard Godas, Assistant Manager Lisa Gaylord, Director Liz Lauck, Annie Mark, Elizabeth McDonald, Silvina Weihmuller
CONSERVATION SUPPORT David Wilkie, Director Will Banham, Associate Director LiLing Choo, London Davies, Alfred DeGemmis, Karl Didier, Lynn Duda, Kim Fisher, Lisa Hickey, Christina Imrich, Danielle LaBruna, Kate Mastro, Nalini Mohan, Tim O’Brien, Rob Rose, Emily Sahl, Samantha Strindberg
SPECIES CONSERVATION Elizabeth Bennett, Vice President of WCS Species Program Simon Hedges, Brian Horne, Elizabeth MacFie, John Polisar, Howard Rosenbaum, Monica Wrobel
CONSERVATION CHALLENGES WCS Executive Vice President & General Director and Todd Stevens, Executive Director Bronx Zoo Director Jim Breheny appears monthly on Good Helen Crowley, Michael Painter, Day New York/Fox 5 in segments promoting the Bronx Zoo Ray Victurine: Associate Directors and all of WCS’s work. Here, Jim discusses winter zoo Marisa Arpels, Zach Barasz, attendance during an interview with reporter Jill Nicolini. Carter Ingram, Anton Seimon, James Watson Jennifer Kennard, Maisels, Fiona Joelle Badesire, Arcel Bamba, Bamba, Arcel Badesire, Joelle James Deutsch, R AF Andrea Turkalo Alastair Nelson, Alastair R Rene Aleba, Patrick Boundja, Ben Evans Ngalamo Ambahe, Dupleix Rufin Chad Central Africa R Cameroon Democratic R of Congo of epublic of Congo of epublic Joel Masselink, Robert Robert Masselink, Joel Jean Bosco Pouomegne, Olivier Josiane Armele, Nanfack Thomas Breuer, Christain Ymke Warren Alain Twendilonge, Ashley Vosper Vosper Shamavu, Richard Tshombe, Tshombe, Richard Shamavu, Osako,Solange Baraka Sene, Andre Hilaire Siko, Siko, Hilaire Andre Sene, Stephanie Bofua, Leonard Deputy Directors Deputy Othep, Raymond Paluku, Papy Gracias Kujirakwinja, Innocent Innocent Kujirakwinja, Gracias Gwendoline Kwankam, Joseph Kwankam, Joseph Gwendoline Awungjia Pius Kabeyene, Odile Graeme Patterson, Kirstin Siex Kirstin Patterson, Graeme Chihenguza, Bujo Floribert Kasareka, Isabelle Kasongo, Kasongo, Isabelle Kasareka, Kaciela, Ngungu Baby Khumbah, Indah Kuchambi Eni, Eni, Kuchambi Indah Khumbah, Emmanuel Kayumba, Deo Deo Kayumba, Emmanuel Ntumba Benjamin Dhego, Eleonore Mewambe Tchameni,Eleonore Mewambe David Moyer, Amy Pokempner, Liengola, Jacob Madidi,Liengola, Crispin Jacob Liwongo Mulema, Mbalnoudji Burren, Richard Malonga, Marie Ikfuingei, Romanus Fotso, Roger Fosso, Bernard Mwinyihali, Boni Nyembo, Nyembo, Boni Mwinyihali, Makana, Mahamba, Jean-Remy Mokoko, David Morgan, Aline Aline Morgan, David Mokoko, Mandy TshibanguMandy Ndombi, Tomo Nishihara, Nazaire Massamba, Jerome Nicholas, David Nzouango, Aaron Ndodjim, Ngodjo Ekinde, Albert Chifu, Nchanji Anthony Borel, Nguegim ICA epublic Assistant Director Executive Director, Director, Executive epublic
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93 WCS staff Michel Masozera
An early interest in Describe your work as country director What were your priority projects this year? medicine drew Michel in Rwanda. We had two main projects in 2011. One is I coordinate our projects in the country and related to the development of a carbon project Masozera to study develop new ones based on the threats to con- in Nyungwe National Park. This project aims at biology, but under- servation. My job is about problem solving and assisting the natural regeneration of areas previ- meeting the every-day challenges of conservation. ously damaged by wildfire. The second involves graduate fieldwork in This requires teamwork and collective effort. developing a national policy related to payment the Congo triggered At the same time, I am working with the for ecosystem services from Nyungwe National his passion for con- WCS Challenges Program to develop efforts Park. Given the level of poverty around protected on ecosystem services throughout Africa. areas, WCS is looking for innovative mechanisms servation. Now as our to generate funding for conservation and local dedicated country What are the biggest challenges – livelihoods through carbon markets and payment conservation or otherwise – you face for watershed services. director for Rwanda, in your work? Michel discusses The two biggest challenges are ever-increasing How does WCS work to protect biodiver- population density and poverty. Rwanda has sity in Rwanda? the creation of that the highest rural population density in Africa. WCS’s work in Rwanda dates back to 1959, when nation’s Nyungwe Most of communities living near the parks are George Schaller conducted a census of mountain National Park, the extremely poor and directly dependent on the gorillas in what is now called Volcanoes National resources that the park can offer, such as trees Park. Through sound science, we’ve been able to ways conservation for firewood, charcoal, and construction. Every- advise the government on how best to manage has eased tensions thing the park has to give is needed by people. protected areas for the maximum benefit to local Even the land of the park can be encroached on communities and the national economy. Over in Rwanda after years as people search for more space to grow food. the last several decades, we’ve been focused on of civil conflict, and It’s our challenge to make conservation work in the Nyungwe Forest Reserve (now Nyungwe the day he met the this context. National Park). But when a conservation issue calls for it, we engage in activities in the other world’s biggest group Describe the landscape you work in. protected areas, including Volcanoes National of Angolan black- Why is it important to conservation? Park in the northwest, Akagera National Park Nyungwe National Park, where the majority of in the east, and even the Gishwati Forest Reserve and-white colobus our projects are located, is the largest remaining farther away in the west. monkeys. tropical forest in Rwanda. In fact, it’s the largest remaining tropical forest in the entire Albertine What are some conservation considerations Rift region of Africa. It has 13 primate species that are unique to Rwanda? and many endemic and threatened species of Rwanda is unique due to its high population birds and plants. It’s also one of the country’s density, its small size (roughly the same as major watersheds. Vermont), and the presence of endangered species such as mountain gorillas. 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95 Q&A: Michel Masozera WCS staff from the Bronx and Queens Zoos have partnered with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate the steep decline of the northern cricket frog. “Climate variability affects the impact of of impact the affects variability “Climate “Applying domestic animal health and Journal of Zoology Journal 12(2): 413-422. Alandia, E., R E., Alandia, Alandia, E. Antoniazzi L.R., D. Rohrmann, M.J. Saravia, Saravia, M.J. D. Rohrmann, L.R., Antoniazzi S. H S. M.A., Ahlering, S.D. J V.M., S.D. Mills, M. Adams, pu October 2011: 26-27.October In Press.Organization. Wildlife Science Digest, Conservation W. K W. L. Silvestri, P. Silvestri, L. the Nakai Plateau, Lao PDR, based on non- on based PDR, Lao Plateau, Nakai the (2011). “Genetic diversity, social structure, structure, social diversity, (2011). “Genetic parasitic flies on Argentinean forest birds.” forest Argentinean on flies parasitic R.L. Pressey (2011). “Improving social social (2011). “Improving Pressey R.L. invasive sampling.” Conservation Genetics invasive Genetics sampling.” Conservation Conservation 144(1):Conservation 350-361. M. Tyson and conservation.” OIE –World Animal Health Health Animal –World OIE conservation.” and diseases prevention for livestock, people and conservation value of the elephants of of elephants the of value conservation and and unfished currently areas.” Biological area protected marine of acceptability husbandry forhusbandry purposes.” conservation networks: A method for estimating opportunity opportunity estimating for Amethod networks: costs to multiple gear types in both fished fished both in types gear multiple to costs aresh , S.G. Schuttler, and L.S. Eggert Eggert L.S. and Schuttler, , S.G. (2011). “Bolivia – Integrated –Integrated (2011). “Bolivia , b M . Wallace, M . Wallace, . U M . Beldomenico hart l
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“To the Wildlife Conservation Society (“WCS”), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization incorporated in the state of New York in 1895, having as its principal address 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460, I hereby give and bequeath to be used as determined by WCS for the general purposes of WCS.” In order to help WCS avoid future administration costs, we suggest adding the following paragraph to any restrictions that are imposed on a bequest: “If at some future time, in the judgment of the Trustees of the Wildlife Conservation Society, it is no longer practical to use the income and/or principal of this bequest for the purposes intended, the Trustees have the right to use the income and/or principal for whatever purposes they deem necessary and most closely in accord with the intent described herein.”
If you wish to discuss the language of your bequest and other planned giving options, please contact the Office of Planned Giving at 718-220-6894.
For information on how you can support the Wildlife Conservation Society, please call our Global Resources Division at 718-220-5090. A copy of this annual report may be obtained by writing to the Office of the Chairman, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10460. In addition, a copy of WCS’s annual filing with the Charities Bureau of the Office of the New York State Attorney General may be obtained by writing to the Charities Bureau, New York Sate Attorney General’s Office, 3rd Floor, 120 Broadway, New York, New York 10271. WCS
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