Wildlife Conservation Society news

The New York Aquarium is celebrating the launch of its US$158m (€135.6m, £120.2m) shark-themed expansion, with the new addition opening on Coney Island's iconic boardwalk ... More

New research has suggested that a third of the world's protected sites – an area covering roughly 2.3 million square miles – are under intense ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has named Jim Breheny, director of the Bronx Zoo, as its new chair. As chair, Breheny, along with ... More

A collection of 19 US aquariums have announced plans to phase out plastic use as part of an initiative to protect the world’s oceans. The ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has dished out more than US$500,000 (€447,000, £381,500) across two separate schemes to a selection of 50 projects ... More

A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new attraction at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium on Coney Island has taken place, marking ... More

The Zoos and Aquariums Association (AZA) has announced its honours and award winners for conservation, innovation and design feats at its yearly conference in Kansas ... More

Image: Work is expected to start later this year New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced new funding towards New York Aquarium's new Ocean ... More

Image: The appointment comes into effect in October Kirk Johnson has been named director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in ... More

Work will begin later this year on the US$30m (22m euro, £19m) Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibition, the first phase of a US$150m (112m euro, £94m) ... More