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Bright Future for Bison It will take a country and likely a century, but conservationists believe they can restore the American bison to a surprising amount of its former range.…Read More

Adirondacks To Grow Greener Smart Growth grants will help the WCS Adirondack Program preserve wildlife habitat, promote sustainable development, and build leadership in local communities.…Read More

Eye in The Sky Follows Loons to East Coast Using satellite transmitters, researchers from the Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program (ACLP) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have learned that common loons from the Adirondacks spend their winter months along…Read More

Wolverine Takes a Road Trip ~ Scientists Track Male Animal Over a Three-State, 550-Mile Walk-About Scientists from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) may have referred to the wolverine they were tracking as simply “M304,” but “Lance Armstrong” may be more descriptive as the…Read More

Atlas provides new views of the Adirondack park A unique new atlas of the Adirondack Park—the largest protected area in the lower 48 states—features everything from the area’s geology and wildlife to the history of human settlements and…Read More

Study: Scientist Develop High-Tech Map to Predict Where Wolves Will Attack Livestock Scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups have developed a high-tech map that predicts where wolves will prey on livestock, which in turn may allow wildlife…Read More

There’s a Fungus Among Us: Woodpeckers Carry Fungus in Beaks That Promotes Tree Decay A new study in the journal Condor by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Arkansas State University suggests that a woodpecker’s beak is a virtual petri dish of…Read More

Study Finds Wide Attitude Gap on Wolves Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? The survey says: it largely depends on who you are and what you do, according to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society…Read More

Having Our Wine, and WildlifeToo Bobcats, Foxes and Coyotes Resort to Vineyards as Hunting Grounds California’s vast and growing vineyards are home to more than just trellises of ripening grapevines.  According to a new study by scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and University…Read More

Where Do Adirondack Loons Go for the Winter? The Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program Launches Migration Project The Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program (ACLP), a research and education partnership of the Wildlife Conservation Society and four other organizations, have announced a new study to learn where Adirondack loons…Read More